To See JESUS CHRIST!
Isaiah 26:3 “YOU keep them in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on YOU, because they trust in YOU.” With Tunnel Vision! There’s still splendor in HIS presence gained when Life’s in disarray;In those moments where theChaos rises long before the day. There’s still heights of Heaven’s rapture in the midst of every stormHow much […]
Read More With Tunnel Vision!Genesis 9:13 “I have set MY rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between ME and the earth.” Expressing Eternity’s Colors! If Visions are Gazes and Views equate colors…then kaleidoscope palettes of paint fill our eyes. Granting sights with great Hope as we focus on CHRIST, so how vibrant […]
Read More Expressing Eternity’s Colors!Proverbs 16:16 “How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver!” Paying the Fool! The World’s value of things, contradicting, creates greater chaos when some entertain… …said labels as “Worthy” in contrast to CHRIST! “The saved” — its claws then — feel ripped ‘cross their chest. […]
Read More Paying the Fool!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 […]
Read More Hand Watching!1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light, as HE is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of JESUS, HIS SON, purifies us from all sin.” HIS Spotless Parchments! When someone peelsback the veneer fromoff of our pictures,then the spotless, whitepaper photographers use… …is no longer found […]
Read More HIS Spotless Parchments!Psalm 34:15 “The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and HIS ears are attentive to their cry!” Turning Tears into Light! There was a teardrop today which she’d never seen; though having lived for many years until this present. Some unknown sorrow it was which her voice couldn’t reach…nor comfort at least. “LORD, […]
Read More Turning Tears into Light!Psalm 33:18 “Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear HIM, on those who hope in HIS steadfast love…” The Gaze of GOD! Unable to see throughLife’s telescope’s cap,so absence of visionattends us. Escaped then the sight whichHIS lens would have brought,had we taken ourselves“out of view”. Thus urgently pressingis this present […]
Read More The Gaze of GOD!Proverbs 4:23 “Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.” DNR! Dead skin cells, dry patches, “flakes” floating down slowly;the “end results” are of sins’ past animations. Thus meaning, such evils no longer breathe daily. As dry bones without marrow from CHRIST, so they lay. Still the Flesh, […]
Read More DNR!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 […]
Read More LIGHT Expectancy!Ephesians 6:10 “Finally, be strong in the LORD and in the strength of HIS might!” Mountain Climbing, ROCK Standing Preaching by exampleand living by Faith;Interchangeable partsof this whole known asLife. The walk of each CHRISTianis made up of stepswhether echoing HISor found off course —straying. But to mirror HIS ways,both preaching andliving is done by […]
Read More Mountain Climbing, ROCK StandingPsalm 1:1 “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers…” Passenger Seat Selections! Passenger seatsunlike suits;anyone can get into…no matter their age. Regardless of sizeor of weight;from an infant to elder…Without cloth restraints. So wear we […]
Read More Passenger Seat Selections!Lamentations 3:40 “Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the LORD!” Drawn by THE LIGHT! Competitive failures,spiritually speakingboth reject CHRIST. Thus errors which strivefor one’s attentionsare equally wrong. Time wasted thenmost certainlyis their review! Prioritizing thencasts off all sinsto focus on GOD… …and HIM solely! As HIServant judging my own timeto be […]
Read More Drawn by THE LIGHT!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, […]
Read More Remembering HIS Promises!1 Chronicles 16:11 “Seek the LORDand HIS strength; Seek HIS face continually!” Digging North! Who would look for answersin a suitcase…for Life’s deepest ofquestions to solve? Running, as such, morethan most and“too much” so onejourneys enough…tobe aimless. So those wanderinghave no CHRISTcompass!By the seat of theirpants, flying still; Going from error to errorwith haste…expediting what […]
Read More Digging North!Isaiah 43:18 “Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.” In the “Here!” and “Now!” Past pastures are voidswhich are barren.“Things of old” are suchplaces, inactive of Life…Unless someonechooses to build onsuch landscapes.Then there one’s existencewill meet with Demise. For “things former” are for lessonslearned but not […]
Read More In the “Here!” and “Now!”Proverbs 16:3 “Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established.” Built for…Ever! Would we lose sin — attractiveor find it — instead?Should our paychecks seemhigh or not worth cashing in? Funny thing is it’s payments,when greatly increased,cost us more than we thoughtand sets Hope out of reach. But GOD! Hallelujah! ByCHRIST’s […]
Read More Built for…Ever!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. […]
Read More The “Better View’s” Daily Climb!Psalm 119:133 “Direct my steps by YOUR WORD, and let no iniquity have dominion over me.” Unto Many Abounding! Honest Joy in the LORDcreates strength;HIS compassionateheart fuels our service. Orchestrating our livesthrough HIS mostrighteous steps, sothe power we need comesfrom resting… within them. Our happiness then isdependenton discerning thosethings which breedFalsehood! With such filters in […]
Read More Unto Many Abounding!John 9:7 “And HE said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.” Sent Forward! YOU once loved uslike we were then transformedus with YOUR presenceinto “who we are today!”…with YOUR love feltdrawing daily. Never leaving onebehind in the mudfrom which […]
Read More Sent Forward!John 17:4 “I glorified YOU on the earth, having accomplished the work which YOU have given ME to do.” work transitions! Beholding HIS face while holding HIS hand will happen at Rapture’s first instant. Therefore! This pause in between HIS set hour and now is our life — full of Purpose and worship. So the […]
Read More work transitions!Jude 1:22 “And have mercy on those who doubt…” Dis-Courting Doubts! Without courting Worrynor trying to be fearless,one walks through THE WORD…and gains GOD’s resolve. What sweet transformationfrom Striving to Rest!What bondage surrendered…as Faith is expressed! Let HIM still you then;calming all your thought’s waves…for HE walks on the seas andalone grants us grace! So […]
Read More Dis-Courting Doubts!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 […]
Read More At the Door!Psalm 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my ROCK and my REDEEMER!” Thought’s Spark! Smart enough Thoughtrebukes foolish wordsand stops errant actswhich could harm. Such wiser soulsengage every hour;whose prayers requestmore of YOU. Yet wisest leadboth daughters and sonsto think through […]
Read More Thought’s Spark!Colossians 1:22 “In the body of HIS flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in HIS sight…” Pictured: Perfect! Made aware of Sin’scontract withinwith Self’s signaturealways betraying… Yet the gloating ofdemons has endedbecause…the bloodof CHRIST JESUS isgracious! Yes, HIS love has beenwholly applied aseternal life’s cleansing,HIS Crimson… …for you and all […]
Read More Pictured: Perfect!Philippians 3:13 “Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead…” To our GOD! Leaving the Lesser! I’ve had to leave my past behind and act like nothing happened while a thousand cheeks I turned because […]
Read More Leaving the Lesser!Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind toone another, tenderhearted,forgiving one another, as GODin CHRIST forgave you.” Self’s Re-assigned Burdens! The failure to forgiveadds weights to our walk.Resentment’s sarcasm“depresses” as well. Proud looks as if “betterthan”, wiser or smarter…expand then that gapbetween Heaven and Hell. So bend the heart fasterthan kneeling — most urgent!Make humble your thoughts;prefer others….not […]
Read More Self’s Re-assigned Burdens!Ephesians 4:15 “Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into HIM WHO is the Head, into CHRIST…” Simply Starting, Pressing Deeply! Simplicity’s wordsboth brief and conciseare valuable toolsfor those learning. HIS message does notbring “baggage”, as such,nor for harsh repetitionwith Pride. So “simple” is best whenbeginning to trainyet […]
Read More Simply Starting, Pressing Deeply!Colossians 3:12 “Put on then, as GOD’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience…” With GOD’s own Gaze! Who overlooks their sinsyet analyzes others; unforgiving ofwhat CHRIST already has? Who stares with weights and measuresat their sisters and their brothers…and with every dawn begins suchwork — again? In truth, we […]
Read More With GOD’s own Gaze!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.” Serving CHRIST Alone! Our selfish ambition outside HIS — aligned…appears in lock step but its walk isn’t right. It serves as this says. “May Self seize every credit.” Yet […]
Read More Serving CHRIST Alone!Matthew 5:12a “Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven…” The Upsides-Down Funnel! What we see endingis this life’s pretenseat the end of the funnelwhich GOD’s own hands formed. That rapturous instantappears as a sliver;microscopically measuredas if Breath were no more. But! It’s not final norfinished for us!There’s no first nor a […]
Read More The Upsides-Down Funnel!
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