With Unsharpened Branches!

Colossians 4:6 “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” With Unsharpened Branches! Razor blade arrows are often so crippling when satan deploys evil spirits against us. Even greater when known are they by human hearts which unconsciously slip to speak things […]

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FAR More Often!

Psalm 34:1 “I will bless the LORD at all times; HIS praise shall continually be in my mouth!” FAR More Often! One speaks of work and another of  Health. A third of the  weather and then of  themselves.  Still others complaining bring  Shame with their  actions…and join with  the countless whose  speech is lukewarm. Even […]

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Selectively Speaking!

Proverbs 12:18 “There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” Selectively Speaking! Worthless words spoken are those misdirected. They point others backwards or sideways at best. Such phrases — off target — then “miss the mark” wholly till spiritually errant, their end is a wreck. […]

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Victoriously Shed!

Ephesians 1:7 “In HIM we have redemption through HIS blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of HIS grace!” Victoriously Shed! Diluting paint meansits coverage —diminished withEffectivenesslessened, undoneand unfinished. Would you then mixred ink into CHRIST’sperfect blood…as if it cleansed thesame as HIS crimsonstained love?! Shout “NO!” everyTime and with Zealrepresent…JESUSCHRIST WHO bledVictory […]

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Endlessly Credited!

1 Peter 1:18 “Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile waysinherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold…” Endlessly Credited! Buy gold without silverand goods withoutcredit. Invest everycell in your soul withour GOD! Through the faminesand drought, keepplanting — mostfaithful. Yea, trustevery harvest stillpending…to CHRIST. For the MASTER iscoming […]

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Lift HIM Up!

Psalm 18:46 “The LORDlives! Praise to myROCK! May the GODof my salvation beexalted!” Lift HIM Up! Glory to GOD, lift allglory to GOD! Fromthis world’s wicked clutches,take Joy from its judgesand give every praiseto HIS NAME! So sing Thanksgivingsongs to our SAVIOUR!With your volumes sethighest, crush eachoff-tune Darkness…and soar as the LORDfills your lungs! As […]

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“UN-Denting the Drywall!”

Jeremiah 17:14 “Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for YOU are the oneI praise!” “UN-Denting the Drywall!” There are set intersections where GOD chooses us to connect with HIS will. Even so, there are others which cross other lines…brought by numbers who pray! Through such […]

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With the CONDUCTOR!

1 Chronicles 16:11 “Seek the LORD and HIS strength; seek HIS presence continually!” With the CONDUCTOR! Confess The Blood,Accept HIS cleansing…Dependent! Preach all the WORD;Praying and fasting…Surrendered! Marching in Faith;Uncompromising…Resilient! Soaring with CHRIST;Transformed spotlessly…Brilliant! As HIServant ever pressing onward until “wholly changed” on THAT Day by HIS Presence, Whitney Devotional: Hebrews 1:3a “HE is the […]

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Healing Rain!

Hosea 6:3 “Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; HIS going out is sure as the Dawn; HE will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth!” Healing Rain! Whenever “dry cracks”our hearts notice…then for Rains’restoration we pray. For more than the mistswhich HE sends […]

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In Mid Sentence!

Philippians 1:6 “Being confident of this very thing, that HE WHO has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of JESUS CHRIST…” In Mid Sentence! Before the ink dries,In advance of its setting;Ere the song is completed,HE still moves. Stopped in mid Sentenceincompletely remainingeven paused in HIS footprints,yet! HE moves! […]

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The NOW Crier!

Mark 16:15 “And HE said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel to the whole creation.” The NOW Crier! Rejoice! Lift high HIS NAME,yea, rejoice!With hearts lifted highest,and voice; lead all those‘round you; sing HIS praises! Because! HE put songswithin us…because!The Hope of our callingis CHRIST; so raise yeHIS banners! HE’s […]

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Hand Watching!

Psalm 63:8 “My soul clings to YOU; YOUR right hand upholds me!” Hand Watching! Raised up or in pocketsExtended or withdrawnEver open or closedWaving welcomes…or not. Found leading or lagging,so are we by others…whose daily observanceof hands is proactive. To see who is givingto learn who is caringTo find out whose praiseof the LORD isn’t […]

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Without Footprints of Pretense!

1 John 1:8 “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” Without Footprints of Pretense! No concept of right canbe held by those left;those absent of scarswhich the LORD aloneheals. Though parrotinglanguage CHRISTspoke as if theirs;…though acting as ifin their steps JESUSwalked. Those who take everywound […]

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Hallelu, YAH!

2 Samuel 22:4 & Psalm 18:3 “I will call upon the LORD, WHO is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies!” Hallelu, YAH! “Step aside, Reverend  Make way for THE  SHEPHERD!”; Faith’s  AUTHOR and FINISHER found! HIS paths make ye  straight so those  hearing proclaim, “To CHRIST shall our  praises […]

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LIGHT Expectancy!

Isaiah 60:1 “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you!” LIGHT Expectancy! As the Dew covered each new blade of grass, those which sprung up with the Dawn… …so she was reminded of newness in life because of CHRIST.  Every morning she’d awaken and rise from […]

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The Psalmists’ Path

Psalm 25:9 “The humble HE guides in justice, and the humble HE teaches HIS way.” The Psalmists’ Path! Correction over comfortIs a need exceedingly wantSince none desire training whentheir easy street becomes… …a road that’s turning rough as an “comfort zone” — decayed. Redirection isn’t painless so some stay rightwhere they lay. Remaining in “lesser […]

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Remembering HIS Promises!

John 14:3 “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with ME that you also may be where I am.” Remembering HIS Promises! As a wretch scarred by Leaven yet destined for heaven; un-enviably broken more times than remembered, Still HIS mercies are clearest, […]

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Our Unmerited Key!

Psalm 103:10 “HE does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities!” Our Unmerited Key! Since each is a sinner with stainsWith “rap sheets” foundadded to — dailyso the thoughts of one’sfreedom escapes us…because those intentions of Self— we know best. Why then would the LORD diefor me…WHO […]

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HIS Praise, One Voice!

Psalm 150:6 “Let everything thathas breath praise the LORD!Praise the LORD!” HIS Praise, One Voice! Hallelujah! Our Redeemer’slove comes through HISstripes — victorious;How glorious is HIS NAMEin all the earth! All glory to our GOD andKING WHOSE righteousways transform us.How great is HE WHOSEface we long to see! So on our knees with liftedhands, HIS […]

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The “Better View’s” Daily Climb!

Colossians 3:2 “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” The “Better View’s” Daily Climb! Hear confessed my sinful stainingsNot because I doubt YOUR bloodNor as if YOURcleansing faded.Rather! Prayed is this because…. …all my debts I’ve not forgotten!So these thoughts propel my zeal…to avoid Sin’s future trappingswhere Inaction’s actions fail. […]

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In Crimson’s Eternal Lettering!

Ephesians 1:7 “In HIM we have redemption through HIM blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of GOD’s grace!” In Crimson’s Eternal Lettering! Scribing in ink versuswriting in pencil…shows Difference! With one — permanentthinking andtemporal — the otherWhat contrast! Thank we GOD then,that crimson CHRIST shedfor our sins…every one! With Forever’s mindsetand […]

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Through CHRIST, Crossing Over!

Matthew 20:28 “Even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give HIS life as a ransom for many.” Through CHRIST, Crossing Over! Confessing Sin withoutits focus,Never dwelling on suchfeatures…is a slippery slopewhere we invoke HIS NAMEto get beyond it. On Guilt’s terrain we loseour footingwhen attempting solocrossings.Often […]

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HIS Righteous Right Hand!

Isaiah 41:10 “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your GOD. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with MY righteous right hand.’ HIS Righteous Right Hand! Memorial momentsand times ofremembrance helpsouls who reflect togive thanks. Through sorrows for Lossand Absencethey gaze…prayingfor that […]

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With The GARDENER’s Heart!

Isaiah 58:10: “If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.” With The GARDENER’s Heart! What’s a three petaled rose or a daisy with four? Two options in view which some deem — incomplete. […]

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With Unfettered Praise!

Psalm 150:6 “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!” With Unfettered Praise! YOU’ve saved us from ourselves;no greater rescue known.As such, with Faith we waitknowing we are not our own! These steps are not for selfnor meant self centrically,for bent they are to Heaven;towards our SAVIOUR — THEE! Now zealous is […]

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Universal and Eternal!

Ephesians 5:1 “Therefore be imitators of GOD, as beloved children.” Universal and Eternal! So many languages escape us! Both their motives and intentions……are often lost within translation. Vaguely then, one’s heart is felt. How very shallow — Understanding which is limited profusely…unless we speak in “Common’s tongue”. Save this then…Confusion reigns. But within HIS HOLY […]

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At the Door!

2 Peter 1:11 “Then our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST will give you a glorious welcome into HIS kingdom that will last forever!” At the Door! We’ll take your mansionover Self’s and gladly throwaway these keys… …to have these dreamscome finally true and seeYOUR glory face-to-face. There at Heaven’s gate tomeet YOU standing withan opened […]

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1 Corinthians 3:16 “Do you not know that you are GOD’s temple and that GOD’s SPIRIT dwells in you?” Compelled by HIS Love! The SPIRIT’s indwelling is after acceptance. HE follows Belief, occupying the soul. External no longer but now inside breathing, so starts our transforming till Rapture begins! But failing to further one’s steps […]

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