To See JESUS CHRIST!
Proverbs 16:24 “Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” Word Mapping! Language choices andchanges we make;as our preference to“dummy things down”. With shortcuts and slang,with words and withblanks, so altered ourspeeches are found. Both elders and youthdisagreeing;as to which verbiage ismost preferred. So Meaning getsdropped, Understandingis lost […]
Read More Word Mapping!James 4:6 “But HE gives more grace! Therefore it says, “GOD opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” With Pride Ending Praises! Single us out, LORD… from Pride’s congregation. Remove all our steps from such selfish communion. Till in great silence of Prayer most fervent, we only see YOU…just ahead all through Life. […]
Read More With Pride Ending Praises!Matthew 4:4 “But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of GOD.’” Faith’s Food Critics! Feed not the flesh, just the SPIRIT for by grace are we saved through Faith. Which is not birthed by Self but from GOD WHO compels […]
Read More Faith’s Food Critics!Matthew 16:24 “Then JESUS told HIS disciples, “If anyone would come after ME, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow ME.” Before, then After! Please do not relieve those whose future potential will intersect such who believe in what’s false. Yea LORD! May it be their lives reach full extension to […]
Read More Before, then After!2 Timothy 4:2 – “Preach the WORD; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.” Dually Purposed! GODly repentance leads unto sorrow yet Calvary’s remembrance brings Joy. So leading one into Confession’s remorse comes before a soul knows HIM as LORD! Though hurt and offense often comes with […]
Read More Dually Purposed!1 Thessalonians 4:18 “Therefore encourage one another with these words!” Waiting for Five! A gathering of numbers, of such kindred souls, with reunions of hearts once again… What blessed embrace as each greets one another…on streetsmade gold…found in Heaven! So three went ahead by our SAVIOUR’s recall to serve HIMin HIS presence — rejoicing! With […]
Read More Waiting for Five!11/4/25 Devotional: A Wretch set Free! Do you recall Romans 7:24? “O wretched man that I am: who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” The Roman custom for a murderers’ punishment was to chain the dead body to the murderer until both were dead. What a horrific visual and experience that was […]
Read More Do you recall Romans 7:24?Hebrews 4:12a “For the WORD of GOD is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword…” Choosing Both! HIS WORD is complete yet ongoing still in regards to this life. The Bible keeps telling us what happens next yet some leave it closed. Since HIS Scripture is (both) living and active then choose…to be also! […]
Read More Choosing Both!Romans 8:29 “For those whom HE foreknew HE also predestined to be conformed to the image of HIS SON, in order that HE might be the firstborn among many brothers.” Transformation Day! When JESUS returns,what a change HEwill bring! What atransforming line weshall cross! From this body of flesh,even Death as Paul tellsus, to newness […]
Read More Transformation Day!Revelation 7:9 “After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, …from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the LAMB, …clothed in WHITE ROBES, and palm branches were in their hands.” Given HIS Robe! Naked came we into this world […]
Read More Given HIS Robe!Mark 13:33 “Be on guard, keep awake. for you do not know when the time will come.” Ever Faithfully Seeking! I’m praying for today though it may be tomorrow. My faith remains firm in HIS steps which I follow! HIS blood made me worthy with the Mercy I craved… yet if Time passes onward and […]
Read More Ever Faithfully Seeking!2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or…do you not realize this about yourselves, that JESUS CHRIST is in you…unless indeed you fail to meet the test!” Church Hopping? We sit in the pewsof a number of churcheswhich all claim the NAMEof our SAVIOR and LORD. But […]
Read More Church Hopping?Romans 10:9 – “That if you will confess with your mouth the LORD JESUS, and shall believe in your heart that GOD raised HIM from the dead, you shall be saved!” Saved by The ANSWER! Who gets the answerthen works their ways backwardsTo half truths and proofswhich prove – partial? Who hears HIS solutionbut blinds […]
Read More Saved by The ANSWER!Mark 16:15 “And HE said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” Heaven’s Heart Deliveries! Let us assert HIS priceless worth; “CHRIST came to Earth with purpose!” Let us present gifts Heaven sent to all GOD meant receive them. Not just to those, as some suppose, “deserving […]
Read More Heaven’s Heart Deliveries!Philippians 3:20 “But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a SAVIOUR from there, the LORD JESUS CHRIST!” Gathering GODly Supplies! Serve then the LORD with your joyous refrains; uplift effort-filled praises with reverent displays! By accomplishing such without any delays, so our lives will soar far from “lukewarm”. Found building with gold […]
Read More Gathering GODly Supplies!Luke 12:37 “Blessed are those servants whom the MASTER finds awake when HE comes. Surging Forward! As the LORD draweth closer, give heed to HIS words heard speaking through scripture…with Power. Watch then most expectant like Gideon‘s men…serving faithfully, daily, each reverent hour! Yea! Let’s sing till the End with the strongest of praises…our MASTER, […]
Read More Surging Forward!Matthew 7:6 ““Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.” CHRIST Pearls and Poems! Oh to be freed! Yea, released from this flesh and found soaring through spaces designed for our souls! Back home to the Heavens where […]
Read More CHRIST Pearls and Poems!Matthew 25:6 “But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is The Bridegroom. Come out to meet HIM!” Distinguishing Lights! As HIS mirrors sent into Life’s shadows; drawn to The LIGHT for reflection each hour, …then why we are called to not tolerate sin is so greatest we’ll shine by HIS power. Now remove every […]
Read More Distinguishing Lights!Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” HIS Opening Door! Expectantly watch for our Joy WHO is coming; WHOSE presence brings wholeness — most full. Await and adore HIM with oft proven Zeal even breathlessly surging with Love. And that not your own for such […]
Read More HIS Opening Door!John 14:26 “But the Advocate, the HOLY SPIRIT, WHOM the Father will send in MY NAME, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” With HIS SPIRIT’s Spark! The character of souls isn’t birthed by their actions. Their words even aren’t the switch for ignition. Rather the […]
Read More With HIS SPIRIT’s Spark!John 3:16 “For GOD so loved the world, that HE gave HIS only SON, that whoever believes in HIM should not perish but have eternal life.” A Substantial Reminder! We tell ourselves so often that we’re “nothing “ worth dying for… …while the destructive demons shout this with every mistake we make. But GOD! HE […]
Read More A Substantial Reminder!Psalm 75:1 “We praise YOU, GOD, we praise YOU, for YOUR NAME is near; people tell of YOUR wonderful deeds.” With Loudest Praise! Oh Church! Hear HIS cry for your soul to draw near! Not with thousands of others but truly — one voice. Let each elevate praise to the LORD without ceasing! Yea! A […]
Read More With Loudest Praise!2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is breathed out by GOD and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, Plumb Line Assessments! What is the impact of sin on your mission? Does Complaceny’s weight drag your footprints off course? Does a tolerant heart of a wayward transaction cause Doubt to distract […]
Read More Plumb Line Assessments!2 Corinthians 5:20 “Therefore, we are ambassadors for CHRIST, GOD making HIS appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of CHRIST, be reconciled to GOD!” Ready and Reconciled! Paths often altered by Pain’s redirections bring us to HIS throne room with prayers uplifted. Yet those without such — proceeding unhindered oft lead to the […]
Read More Ready and Reconciled!1 John 3:1a “See what great love the FATHER has lavished on us, that we should be called children of GOD! And that is what we are!“ With the Heart of a Child! A visitor to the Jonathan Griffith house was a common occurrence. In the small home with 3 children, so it became routine […]
Read More With the Heart of a Child!Revelation 22:12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and MY REWARD is with ME, to give to every one according to their work.“ A “Just” Reminder! The measure of oursins comes withconsequences —earned and thesepains we often feelare self-inflictedand deserved. But CHRIST’s bloodsacrifice remainsour cleansingwithout fail! Sowe look ahead toJESUS disregardingerrant trails. Thus “Forward!” boundwith […]
Read More A “Just” Reminder!2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in CHRIST, they are a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” Leaving the Past Behind! Do we extend HIS resurrection power to the past or present things?Do we gaze with “dry bone Faith” on those possessing broken wings? Or are we looking […]
Read More Leaving the Past Behind!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!Romans 12:11: “Do not be slothful in zeal, but be fervent in spirit. Serve the LORD!” Measuring with the MASTER! How great is this hour; How wondrous each second! There’s no grave to fear for we’re bound in HIS presence! Never leaving nor ever forsaking our souls, so give praise to the ONE WHO bears […]
Read More Measuring with the MASTER!
2CJC 