To See JESUS CHRIST!
Romans 12:11: “Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the LORD!” When Aligned with HIS Zeal! How often are motions “gone through” while expanding one’s smile as though seeming to care? How subtle Deception is often “upfront” so that few see beyond it to find any truth! Reality then requires our […]
Read More When Aligned with HIS Zeal!Philippians 1:21 “For to me, to live is CHRIST, and to die is gain!“ Torn Between! We want YOU, LORD with less of “me” with each step taken. Yea, as we breathe! For how much angst with longing weighs us to see YOUR face! Oh come, LORD JESUS! Thus unfulfilled, leave not our frames; our […]
Read More Torn Between!Luke 9:23 “And HE said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow ME.” Yet Closer Still! LORD, Help us to live more fully for THEE without waver or doubt nor a “less than” belief. Grant us YOUR strength to shout louder each […]
Read More Yet Closer Still!1 Peter 2:21 “For you have been called for this purpose, since CHRIST also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in HIS steps…” While In Route! Self injuring blows we often apply without weighing the costs to our lives. “Shooting ourselves in the foot” then becomes a truth that repeats […]
Read More While In Route!James 4:7 “Submit yourselves therefore to GOD. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.“ With Total Resistance! Reject all returns to Egypt and deny any steps back to prison. Stay true to the LORD in each sense of the phrase and give way to HIS words filled with Wisdom! For the time is […]
Read More With Total Resistance!Romans 8:38-39 “ For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 NOR HEIGHT NOR DEPTH, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of GOD in CHRIST JESUS our LORD!” No Height nor […]
Read More No Height nor Depth!Psalm 32:8 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.” The Best Alterations! To be crushed by GOD is far better than to be set free by oneself. To be broken by HIS holy hand is greater than left whole […]
Read More The Best Alterations!Hebrews 12:2 “Looking unto JESUS the Author and Finisher of our faith; WHO for the joy that was set before HIM endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of GOD.” Sacrificially Following! When will YOU come reaching down for our souls which we uplift to […]
Read More Sacrificially Following!Mark 16:15: “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.” The Loudest Town Crier!” Oh GOD, LORD GOD: How great YOUR NAME is! This soul craves more, my lips proclaim this! “Surrender all; make HIM your Sacred!” Yes — go and tell the world! CHRIST’s message then must be repeated […]
Read More The Loudest Town Crier!”Psalm 66:9 “Our lives (hearts) are in HIS hands, and HE keeps our feet from stumbling.” What Priceless Privilege! CHRIST for sinners slain and risen once again… gained for HIS own eternal life and shall return us home. Why then to the devil are souls sold as though bread? But GOD redeems from every and […]
Read More What Priceless Privilege!Proverbs 19:21 “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that shall stand!” Alpha and Omega Thread Management! Did you know? Every chaotic thread in the world today already connects backwards to a point? It’s the crossroads where GOD spoke all things into being. There […]
Read More Alpha and Omega Thread Management!1 Peter 2:14 “But thanks be to GOD, WHO in CHRIST always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of HIM everywhere!” HIS Sovereign Cause-Way! Brought to our knees when the flesh was surrendered, we find GOD’s love caused us — again — to be born. Drawn by […]
Read More HIS Sovereign Cause-Way!1 Peter 1:7 “These (trials) have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when JESUS CHRIST is revealed. Faith Stretching Fabric! We walk through this life wearing clothing which fades. It wears and it tears being […]
Read More Faith Stretching Fabric!Luke 19:38 “Saying, “Blessed is the KING WHO comes in the name of the LORD! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Unfading Glory! How close do we hold “cotton candy” possessions? How firm is our grasp on such things which just fade? Do we cling to what’s temporal or all that’s eternal? Will […]
Read More Unfading Glory!1 Chronicles 16:29: “Ascribe (Give) to the LORD the glory and honor due HIS NAME!” Accurately Applying! Glory given flesh means that much from CHRIST is stolen. Yea, when less to CHRIST is lifted, burdens gain more weight within. So a soul shall lighter feel when no praise misplaced remains… …in our thoughts nor any […]
Read More Accurately Applying!Romans 12:11 “Do not be lacking in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the LORD!” With Exclusive Reflections! Mountainous seas of humanity surge through the valleys; From darkness and night, drawn by GOD’s sovereign light, to the heights of Redemption’s rejoicing… WHEN our vessels reflecting HIS glorious presence… touch those yet rejecting HIS merciful blessings… […]
Read More With Exclusive Reflections!Isaiah 43:25 ““I, I AM HE WHO blots out your transgressions for MY OWN sake, and I will not remember your sins!” Better than Amnesia! Have you longed for the voids of amnesia to claim every memory of personal sin? Where no longer its replay of Error can plague you; Where all of such stains […]
Read More Better than Amnesia!2 Chronicles 15:7: “But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded”. Persevering Past! Enduring to the end; persevering past the finish line. So called are we to press into the storm. Completing every course; never lingering nor stepping back save when HE redirects us for a time. So […]
Read More Persevering Past!Matthew 5:16 “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your FATHER WHO is in heaven.” Today’s Temperature! None can unmelt each snowflake already in hand nor turn into water those found below freezing. But the heart which is broken can […]
Read More Today’s Temperature!2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the LORD is that SPIRIT: and where the SPIRIT of the LORD is, there is liberty!” In This Moment! May our sins far shorter — not longer — be found. May our spans of attention before HIM grow greater. Sing praise revelations then lost in HIS presence while letting our feet […]
Read More In This Moment!Psalm 56:8 “YOU keep track of all my sorrows. YOU have collected all my tears in YOUR bottle. YOU have recorded each one in YOUR book.” Translating Teardrops! There’s a message in each bottle of tears which GOD gathers. Much farther beyond just such liquid combined. Rather! HE seals every drop our hearts shed with […]
Read More Translating Teardrops!Psalm 71:8 “My mouth is filled with YOUR praise, and with YOUR glory all the day.” With Tandem Praise! “Rejoice with ME for what’s lost has been found!” So says CHRIST aloud when the wayward return! For their humbled concession , rejoice with ME, child…just as others did when I spoke to your soul!” Rejoice […]
Read More With Tandem Praise!Matthew 7:14 “For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” The “Intolerant” Few! The tolerant gap bears a chasm for fools whose space decries limits, constraints and set rules. Yet excess unhindered called “fairness for all” ends the same for those claiming […]
Read More The “Intolerant” Few!Psalm 145:19 “My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise HIS holy NAME for ever and ever.” Praise Pairings! The Harp is a kindred, stringed instrument; well known for its soul-felt expressions. Notes of Sorrow and Praise have flowed through it and Time; thus outpouring emotions once kept deep within. […]
Read More Praise Pairings!2 Chronicles 15:7 “But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!” Keeping Up! Whatever hourHE’s chosen inyour Life for coursecorrection; Whichever soulsHE brings acrossour paths by HISdirection… with certainty knowthis! GOD’s timingstands withoutcritiquing. Therefore follow allHIS footprints andembrace the paceHE’s keeping! As HIServant keepingup with whollysurrendering […]
Read More Keeping Up!James 1:12 “Blessed is the one who remains steadfast under trial, for when they have stood the test, they will receive the crown of life, which GOD has promised to those who love HIM.” Action Verbs, Active Words! Have you tried todescribe CHRIST in“your own words”? Meaning: Does yoursoul speak of HISglorious presence? Well! Our […]
Read More Action Verbs, Active Words!1 Corinthians 3:11 “For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is JESUS CHRIST.” Footprint Foundations! Being keenly aware of our spiritual battles is first and foremost a foundational need. For those who sit solely in darkness discouraged are yet unaware of the LIGHT WHO is coming! This life […]
Read More Footprint Foundations!1 Chronicles 16:23 “Sing to theLORD, all the earth. ProclaimHIS salvation day after day!” The Song of the Saints! The structure andwords of all languagesdiffer. With patternsand placements —each purposedreplacement — carries then othermeanings…so often. Both uniquely andcultured so writtenare they. Taught by GOD toeach childwho can learnto define what HIS NAME isas referenced inCHRIST! […]
Read More The Song of the Saints!1 Peter 4:10 “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of GOD’s varied grace…” Individually Assigned! Assigned activities are much more than suggestions. As commands they are often applied many times. Why those found in HIS scriptures gain lesser adoption… …then begs this last question. Who’s listening […]
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