To See JESUS CHRIST!
2 Peter 1:1 “Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of JESUS CHRIST, to those who have received like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our GOD and Savior JESUS CHRIST:” Of Like Faith! Memory’s stains, within sinners, are often refreshed by Belief’s weakest side where Self’s doubtsare unleashed… …where Deceit’s errant darknessattempts to […]
Read More Of Like Faith!Proverbs 31:8 “Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all appointed to destruction.” (Ensure justice for those being crushed!) So Run…All Ye Faithful! For the one whose voice cannot be heard, will you stand…and champion their cause with great zeal — as your own? For those souls who are mute […]
Read More So Run…All Ye Faithful!Psalms 27:13 “I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!” (Let Freedom Ring!) Let TRUTH be Told! This tale of Truth compares sides of a coin… by measuring pow’r and endurance. Retelling HIS story, eternally perfect, so are we reminded of WHOSE power reigns. […]
Read More1 Corinthians 13:7 “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” Leaving the Ledge! Sin’s horrors should cause us to quickly recoil from its clutches. Yet! Many are found who still linger. At the edge of a cliff looking downward in darkness, they stand. Yet! Not steadfast! Hence, unstable ground! […]
Read More Leaving The Ledge!Ecclesiastes 5:20 “They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because GOD keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.” Disrobing Regret! Regret is a well worn and drenched blanket…with huge holes in it. On only the coldest of proverbial winter nights it is pulled out…and then thrown atop a most grieving soul. Thread bare […]
Read More Disrobing Regret!Revelation 19:16 “HE was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and HIS NAME is called The WORD of GOD! Wearing HIS WORD! With papers in hand so are soldiers commissioned: instructions for battle with acts to perform. With tasks “checking off” as their list grows no shorter, so does such assignments become part of […]
Read More Wearing HIS WORD!John 1:42 “And he brought him to JESUS. Now when JESUS looked at him, HE said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, A Stone). Peter > Simon Known truth is HIS WORD; both written and spoken. Known lies come from foes; most notably satan. As such, […]
Read More Peter > Simon!Psalm 91:7-8 “A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked.” When Justice Stands! In Justice, we find the payment for crimes. Injustice we see often happens instead. So […]
Read More When Justice Stands!Proverbs 19:23 “The fear of the LORD leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.” Resting Satisfied! Walking on marbles is better than eggshells. “Unless solid footing is surely required”; so say those on physical paths. But streets through the mind counter all of this logic: trying […]
Read More Resting Satisfied!Philippians 1:9-10 “And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of CHRIST…” Given: CALVARY! What blessed release; what relief brings our SAVIOUR! Though once crushed and defaced, yet […]
Read More GIVEN: CALVARY!2 Timothy 1:7 “For GOD has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” With Fear’s Enemy & Doubt’s Foe! The spirit of this world rages against both vessels of clay. Yet men and women alike sometimes hold it captive within…as though a captor enjoying […]
Read More With Fear’s Enemy & Doubt’s Foe!Job 14:5 “Since his (man’s) days are determined (set), and the number of his months is with YOU, and YOU have appointed his limits that he cannot pass…” Unwavering Truth! No weapon formed against us can get past HIS armor; No arrow nor sword shall pierce through to our souls! By Love’s WORD defense, have […]
Read More Unwavering Truth!Revelation 3:14 [ To the Church in Laodicea ] “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the FAITHFUL and TRUE witness, the ruler of GOD’s creation.” Faithful and True! Can comfort come through heartache or an empty pen shed ink? Just a pair these questions are […]
Read More Faithful and True!Galatians 5:1 “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith CHRIST has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage!” Because Faith Creates Freedom! Since gifts are given blessings, Faith’s presence isn’t the result of self-creation. Belief, then, is the followup to this favorable outpouring from GOD. But what if, like […]
Read More Because Faith Creates Freedom!1 Peter 5:10 “But may the GOD of all grace, who called us to HIS eternal glory by CHRIST JESUS, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and…settle you.” The “Broken” Discovery What a wonderful gift being broken becomes when one “runs” to LORD’s outstretched hands; from the valley of Death with all […]
Read More The “Broken” Discovery!Genesis 1:27 “So GOD created man in HIS own image, in the image of GOD HE created him; male and female HE created them.” Rest Wholly!! The Carpenter finished our temples by completing redemption on Calvary‘s cross; By rising again onto newness of life so we would be saved; no more labeled as lost. Yet […]
Read MoreJohn 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly!” Resting’s Repayments! Some steal Rest from the Body as if such was treasure; as though it were gold. They restlessly crave it each hour and thirst for those peaceful to quickly devour. […]
Read More Resting’s Repayments!Colossians 1:13-14 “For HE rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of HIS beloved SON, in WHOM we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins!” Sweet Redemption! The stone — still rolled away — shows our sins are cleansed — now vanished! Calvary‘s cross yet empty stands thus reminding Death […]
Read More Sweet Redemption!John 8:12 “Then JESUS again spoke to them, saying, “I AM the Light of the world; he who follows ME will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life!” CHRIST Lines! Where I have rewritten those roads which were authored, and stepped over the boundaries YOU perfectly drew; then this prayer […]
Read More CHRIST Lines!1 Corinthians 15:57 “But thanks be to GOD, WHO gives us the victory through our LORD JESUS CHRIST!” Disabling your Storm Fronts! (Hourly Emptied!) In the midst of CHRIST’s favor, withdrawing our hearts from this life of such darkened oppression; so find we the strength to fight without fail for our LORD leads the battle […]
Read More Disabling your Storm Fronts! (Hourly Emptied!)Psalm 105:2 “Sing to HIM, sing praise to HIM; tell of all HIS wonderful acts!” With Praise Songs Preceding! With “Thank YOU, LORD!” lifted, (my hands as companions), these eyes rose to Heaven; all meeting with CHRIST! For this days’ unveiling had brought with it — blessings! Thus speechless this voice was… rejoining bent knees! […]
Read More With Praise Songs Preceding!Matthew 21:9 “Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is HE who comes in the name of the LORD!’ Hosanna in the highest!”” With Unfollowed Praise! Great praise comes from graciousness, flowing from vessels whose frames made of clay for HIS […]
Read More With Unfollowed Praise!Mark 13:5 “And JESUS began to tell them, ‘Be careful and watchful that no one misleads you!’” All Ready — Expectant! The upper barn doors sat contrasting each other. Both faded and worn yet one open, one closed. Its equally weathered gray structure, still silent, sat patiently waiting through decades of storms. Somehow this forgotten […]
Read More All Ready — Expectant!Proverbs 15:30 “The Light in the eyes [of him whose heart is joyful] rejoices the hearts of others, and Good News nourishes the bones.” As HIS Life-Bringing Lights! Beaming messengers, transferring HIS glow; make beacons from tinder and diamonds from coal. Igniting with Love, and fanned by great faith, so our Source creates more […]
Read More As HIS Life-Bringing Lights!Matthew 11:28 “Come to ME, all l you who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest! And I will give you Rest! The greatest addition to HIS finished work is Rest — thus perfected by CHRIST! The greatest “subtraction” is what our flesh adds to HIS cross…as if we had been […]
Read More And I will give you Rest!Hebrews 12:2 “Let us fix our eyes on JESUS, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before HIM endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of GOD.” Decisively Forward! Embrace the comparison of who you are now with who HE called […]
Read More Decisively Forward!Proverbs 4:25 “Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you!” Abandoning Yesterday’s Battles! Are we not sinners restaining our face with the sins of the past which no flesh can erase? Isn’t every day’s battle a constant reminder of being our own worst reflection? This — hell’s hosts — keep on […]
Read More Abandoning Yesterday’s Battles!Jeremiah 30:17 “For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the LORD…” On HIS Waves of Restoration! Found missing at sea as a mystery, without secured bindings or crew; so the captain-less vessel for decades adrift bore damage from weathering storms. Through the harshest of elements cast, through brutal […]
Read More On HIS Waves of Restoration!Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of GOD, and HIS righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you!” Come LORD JESUS! The wicked deceptions surrounding our senses grow greater the closer HIS presence draws near. Delusions man-made,manufactured as lies, are like nets in our skies to hide what was once clear. […]
Read More Come LORD JESUS!Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears MY voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with ME.” Else: Standing By! Opened doors cannot be shut when GOD’s will compels them solely… and closed doors cannot remain when HIS voice proclaims “Come […]
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