To See JESUS CHRIST!
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 […]
Read More Else: Standing By!Isaiah 60:1 “Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.” Sovereignly Blazing! A spiraling star to Heaven — unveiled found shooting upwards without slowing down. Within youthful eyes so those are on fire for CHRIST in this Hour. So lead them to Life! As HIServant reminding […]
Read More Sovereignly Blazing!Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow ME,” JESUS said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” THE Fisherman’s Few! Unschooled by Man’s textbooks the Worthy were gathered; heart-picked by CHRIST‘s yet unscarred hands. With rough edges, thus raw, were they drawn by design. as HIS Called! Yea, the righteously chosen. Sent out amongst wolves to the […]
Read More THE Fisherman’s Few!Psalm 61:4 “I will make YOUR tent my resting-place for ever: I will keep myself under the cover of YOUR wings! Selah.” Our Resting Place! Selah! CHRIST’s sacrifice cleansed our faces. Thus spared Shame’s disgraces, Compassion excels. Without Self’s exception, HE mends all the Broken! So are we, by sovereign affections, made well! For Eternity’s […]
Read More Our Resting Place! Selah!Philippians 2:3 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.” For: Given Grace! Does knocking one down make another stand stand taller? Shall such sabotaged actions unhindered — prevail? Do their “Victories” proclaimed ever fade — overusing deplorable tactics? Please tell me they fail! So […]
Read More For: Given Grace!Psalm 105:4 “Seek the LORD and HIS strength; Seek HIS face continually!” By the Light of HIS Face! The powers of darkness slither through symbols, entwining themselves as though centers of Life. As the snake on the staff was uplifted by Moses, its usage — prolonged — then became idolized. Such icons and images steal […]
Read More By the Light of HIS Face!Job 33:4 “The SPIRIT of GOD has made me, and the breath of the ALMIGHTY gives me life. Catching HIS Breaths! With a final lunge forward, still his sword met with steel. An opponent — his equal in Zeal and of strength. With each thrust and each parry, strategically balanced, yet all had been thwarted. […]
Read More Catching HIS Breaths!1 Corinthians 3:11 “For no man can lay a foundation other than the ONE which is laid, which is JESUS CHRIST!” Our “Net” Foundation! WIth another closed door which seemed hopelessly shut later proved to locked for our good. While losing the comforts of compromised living, there we learned to rely on our Base. Love’s […]
Read More Our “Net” Foundation!1 John 5:21 “Little children, guard yourselves from idols.” As Broken Bereans! Idolized heroes even those of the Faith drag down countless souls from looking to CHRIST. Well meaning intentions still end with confusion by pointing above and then back to themselves. As such, Idol worship creates idle hands unwilling to turn Scriptures pages themselves. […]
Read More As Broken Bereans!Proverbs 16:11 “A just weight and balance are the LORD’S: all the weights of the bag are HIS work.” “Unevenly” Balanced! On the odd chance that Balance unevenly meets in hearts yet divided; between great extremes. On this road most unlikely in contrast, as such, does one find such achievement through sacrificed Love. Where wholeheartedly […]
Read More “Unevenly” Balanced!Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Engaging THIS Hour! At the end of a session, a meeting or test, where presented are curtains, the door or some exit, understood are such closings then as that last line… which […]
Read More Engaging THIS Hour!1 Peter 2:21 “For to this you were called, because CHRIST also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in HIS footsteps…” Power (of GOD) Walking! Hell’s poisonous serpent shall poison us surely IF we be asleep — apathetically found. IF stagnant — unwary — uncaringly lukewarm; IF walking on fence […]
Read More Power (of GOD) Walking!Revelation 22:12 “Look, I am coming soon! MY reward is with ME, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.” Come Quickly, LORD! There’s a day coming soon when all failing flesh will crumble. There’s an hour soon arriving where this Life pays its due. There’s an instant nearly now […]
Read More Come Quickly, LORD!James 1:21 “Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” The Engrafted WORD! To the unlearned and simple resembling, through grace is extended HIS knowledge so broad. To understand mysteries which once had been hidden; To be made as […]
Read More The Engrafted WORD!John 15:9 “Just as the FATHER has loved ME, I have also loved you; abide in MY love!” THE Root of Love! Without eternal love, few develop such within. Apart from gracious hearts, none can learn what isn’t given. With daily life untrained, one can’t taste graceful measures. Absent of Compassion then none know of […]
Read More THE Root of Love!John 3:30 “HE must increase; I must decrease!” More and Less! Engaging Faith, disabling Want… save more of CHRIST and less of self. Simplistic thoughts beyond profound… yet gained can be with no one else! Then More and Less combine for Peace… where HE inclines as Pride retreats. Thus Blessings rain as CHRIST — increasing […]
Read More More and Less!Acts 13:52 “And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the HOLY SPIRIT!” Upping Our Intake! (For More of YOUR SPIRIT!) Longing for more of YOUR SPIRIT, oh LORD; We are craving Outpouring‘s o’erflowing. Expectant beyond what this life has to offer…for Good without Fearful’s foreboding. So rekindle Faith’s flames by YOUR NAME […]
Read More Upping Our Intake!Song of Solomon 2:1-2 “”I am the rose of Sharon, The lily of the valleys.” “Like a lily among the thorns, So is my darling among the maidens.” With Blossoms of Crimson! Red flowers adorned the stone table before her…their fragrance as strong as the color they bore: Cut freshly and stripped of the thorns […]
Read More With Blossoms of Crimson!Psalm 4:3 You can be sure of this: The LORD set apart the godly for HIMSELF. The LORD will answer when I call to HIM!” The Mass Distinction! How can trees and common stones lift hands with praise unto the LORD? How might mountains bow before HIM and Creation sing HIS NAME? What is man […]
Read More The Mass Distinction!Psalm 56:9 ”Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call; This I know, that GOD is for me!” Safe and Secured! Even diamonds can be broken. All possess a “breaking point”.No matter what our earthly hedges are, they melt before the LORD. Why possess such substitutions; why then seek those temporal […]
Read More Safe and Secured!Mark 16:5-6 “Going into the tomb, they saw a young man in a white robe seated on the right side; and they were startled. 6 But he said to them, “Don’t be alarmed! You are looking for JESUS of Nazareth, who was crucified. HE is risen! HE isn’t here. Look, here’s the place where they […]
Read More Reviewing the Empty Tomb!John 16:33 “I have told you these things so that in ME you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!” The Cry of HIS Own! What content might HE hear that hasn’t been already shared?, said my weary soul confessing to the mirror’s empty […]
Read More The Cry of HIS Own!Psalms 119:35 “Make me walk in the path of YOUR commandments, for I delight in it!” Prioritized Purpose! Send me where I’m to go; don’t let me question…why or what path YOU chose! Please help me listen! Teach YOUR will LORD, I pray. Lead me surrendered…till I see all YOU made and heard all YOUR […]
Read More Prioritized Purpose!Psalms 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O GOD, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” A Second past Seven! After taking in a deep breath, the immense brown bear exhaled an expanding steam cloud. Then closing his eyes within the white haze, there was a momentary pause as if listening for some sound. […]
Read More A Second past Seven!Isaiah 49:16a “See, I have engraved you on the palms of MY hands…” By HIS Scars! At rest in HIS hands though embattled be! So kneel we with Faith, both awake and asleep. When gone is the tide and absent the sun; with breath nearly failed and when Hope has run. In tandem when Grace […]
Read More By HIS Scars!James 4:7 “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you!” The Spoken WORD! Held by fiery eyes and a will which exceeded all fear, so the wooden staff stiffened in hand as its base struck the pavement. Fatigued from his flight, yet he’d turned to fight Hell now — face forward! Thus with Zeal’s […]
Read More The Spoken WORD!John 10:2-3 “But The ONE WHO enters by the gate is the Shepherd of the sheep. To HIM the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear HIS voice, and HE calls HIS own sheep BY NAME…and leads them out!” ONE! As the earth began filling with children, their names were unique or at least “rare” inscriptions. But […]
Read More ONE!2 Corinthians 4:7 “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from GOD and not from us.” Through Flawless Fault Lines! What a waterfall is HIS cascading compassion with endless affection and limitless grace! Without any downfall or drawback, HIS blessings consume those surrendered beneath Heaven’s rains! […]
Read More Through Flawless Fault Lines!Job 33:4 “The SPIRIT of GOD has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life!” Inhaling the Ruach! (The SPIRIT of GOD) Frustration results from Faith’s flailings. where Belief is intact yet its timing — suspect. To the point Doubt takes over our race against Time and discourages even our breath. Each […]
Read More Inhaling the Ruach!Mark 1:15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of GOD has come near. Repent and believe the Gospel!” When Time Runs Out… No more doubting remains that our LORD’s return is no farther away than this hour, should HE choose. For Peace seems most surely a fleeting facade where, like weeds, offense breeds […]
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