To See JESUS CHRIST!
Psalm 59:16: “But I will sing of YOUR strength; in the morning I will sing aloud of YOUR steadfast love.” Renewal’s Refueling! What’s resurgent and new;what repeats till refreshed….is HIS SPIRIT’s indwellingour souls. What Folly befalls uswhen quench we HIS movements!By Stagnation’s restraints then…we’re slowed. But with all who remainwhose spiritual footstepskeep pressed in HIS […]
Read More Renewal’s Refueling!Ephesians 6:24 “Grace to all who love our LORD JESUS CHRIST with an undying love.” What Death to Self Births! What love is CHRIST’s which bought our souls; What grace HE brings our journey! What Hope – GOD’s guarantee – now ours to grow in with HIS Mercy! Thus all begins where Death precedes; with […]
Read More What Death to Self Births!Matthew 8:27 “And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey HIM? HIS Prevailing Winds! What a glorious dawn this newDay now brings…though trialsyet press; although Painstill confronts Life! How great is our GOD,Therefore! Lift HIS praise…For this morning has shownHE brings Light to our eyes! Our […]
Read More HIS Prevailing Winds!John 1:13 “Who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of GOD.” That Chosen Hill! On a hill far away Yet closer than home stood a Cross on which HE chose to save. When nearest was Death with its fractured unrest, there I […]
Read More That Chosen Hill!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!Do these read “the same” to you? Proverbs 11:30 KJV “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.” Proverbs 11:30 SEPTUAGINT “Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life; but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.” Always study and […]
Read More What Does It Say?Matthew 11:30 “For MY yoke is easy and MY burden is light.” This Blessed Burden! While bicycling, an older soul with a near empty backpack, saw three small crosses off the side of a country road. Though in the distance, they stood with obvious reference to Calvary. And upon drawing closer, these plain wooden markers […]
Read More This Blessed Burden!1 Corinthians 15:57 “But thanks be to GOD, WHO gives us the victory through our LORD JESUS CHRIST.” We’ve Already Won! But what of the battles of Faith we feel pressing? Yea, what of the struggles we face every day? We start by confessing the LORD is our SAVIOR, found bowing the lowest with face […]
Read More We’ve Already Won!Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Our Baseline Belief! Faith’s baseline belief, by Definition’s summary, is Trust that’s steadfast though unseen be HIS hand. In JESUS standing, with confidence — unwavering! Though dark be the night and towering — the waves! So stand without Fear; […]
Read More Our Baseline Belief!Psalm 147:5: “Great is our LORD, and abundant in power; HIS understanding is beyond measure.” Already in Power! Before HE returns to rule and to reign in that instant of Time yet remaining… Both coming in power and might as HIS WORD has been written and sovereignly stating… then hear, oh believer! Be found fully […]
Read More Already in Power!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!”Job 31:4 “Does not HE see my ways and number all my steps?” The First Measure! (Excessive) cautious steps versus boldness displayed, which choice is more often selected? Is our trust in the LORD or the work of our hands? Do we move through this life… “self-directed”? OR! Have we surrendered our ways to The […]
Read More The First Measure!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!Ephesians 6:13 “So take up the whole armor of GOD, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand!” Standing in Place! Though we’ve asked for release, YOUR silence says “Stay.” Though Discomfort attacks, YOUR WORD says, “Remain”. Though Angst fuels Life’s fires, YOUR waters have quenched […]
Read More Standing in Place!Ephesians 6:10 “Finally, be strong in the LORD and in the strength of HIS might.“ Cross Winds! What oft do we face as card carrying members of HIS chosen Body? In one word…Rejection. Even amongst zealous fellow believers, the battle still rages with fires — relentless. Even in service for those who feel worthless, at […]
Read More Cross Winds!Psalms 28:7 “The LORD is my Strength and my Shield; in HIM my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to HIM.” Sightless Standing! Hey Friend. Are you believing? Are you leaning to the LORD or yet conceding to your Doubts? That’s right. Well, what about […]
Read More Sightless Standing!Psalm 125:1 “Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.” On HIS Unshakable WORD! Draw me JESUS,back to YOU…away from stumblingdoubts anew. Remove me from Self’schosen paths ofcountless Fears andDoubtful’s grasp. For YOUR resolve hasleft us not; THY WORDspeaks truth that THOUart GOD! What further proofbeyond […]
Read More On HIS Unshakable WORD!1st Peter 3:15a “But in your hearts honor CHRIST the LORD as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the Hope that is in you…” Air JESUS! When one longs most for CHRIST then their language reflects HIM; a soul hungered for GOD — the […]
Read More Air JESUS!Psalm 32:8 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. Following HIS Directions! Going back to Egypt wasn’t in GOD’s plans. But the demonic used human voices to claim that it was. CHRIST fulfilled all the law at Calvary but satan still […]
Read More Following HIS Directions!Matthew 16:23 “But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind ME, satan! You are an offense to ME, for you are not mindful of the things of GOD, but the things of men.” Abandoning Avatars! With Reality buffered by compromised Sight, an alternative view has arisen. Unlike CHRIST in all ways, so this errant […]
Read More Abandoning Avatars!1 Peter 5:9 “Resist him, (satan) firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.” GOD’s Written Anti-Venom! Disengaged from Study’s rigors;pulled away by Pain’s increase, So Tragedy (in Christian lives) weighs down those bound by Grief. But with haste — re-intersecting, feeding on […]
Read More GOD’s Written Anti-Venom!Psalm 63:8 “My soul clings to YOU; YOUR right hand upholds me!” Clinging in Faith! Resound the alarm, repeat the LORD’s warning while breath yet compels these – our voices. For when HE returns for the sheep of HIS pastures…no notice will preempt Departure. Reshout every scripture which points to that Hour and let none […]
Read More Clinging in Faith!Isaiah 35:4 “Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your GOD will come, HE will come with vengeance; with divine retribution HE will come to save you.” Extraneous Exercise! Relaxation and Restrequires the soulsurrender to stand,even perfectly still; Curtailing those movementscalled “mental gymnastics”,and settling down till HISfootprints they fill. So this […]
Read More Extraneous Exercise!Isaiah 26:3 “YOU will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” Eternity’s Anchor! The size of a shipdictates how large thechain and its anchormust be…to beeffective. The Anchor’s weightthen proveschallenging to theone delivering it foruse. While those on thevessel don’t have tocarry it aboard, stillthey bear a burdenjust […]
Read More Eternity’s Anchor!Psalms 107:29 “HE stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.” With Storm Chasing Praises! (Happy Thanksgiving!) Giving thanks isdirected specificallyhighest… …to HIM WHO alonesits enthroned in theHeavens. Praising GOD and HISCHRIST is our callingand privilege… …so which delayswarrant our mutesubstitutions? Far too often graveSilence is used toreplace it. …and […]
Read More With Storm Chasing Praises! (Happy Thanksgiving!)Psalm 118:8 “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.” HIS Yes and Amen! Have you ever grasped tightlythe wind with your hands?Has your heart held a thought which no other soul can? Since negative answers wegive for both queries…Since scars “speak” aheadof our voices — in theory… …then […]
Read More HIS Yes and Amen!John 3:30 “HE must increase, but I must decrease!” Moving Day Zeal! Every day’sAnticipationshould be spent— downsizing. Taking lesswhile giving greater;getting down to basics. Mindful thenof ROCK beneath us;our firm foundation— CHRIST! So “MovingDay!” is every daywith “less of Self”— in tow. Till finally, whenThe LORD returns,we shall be as…HE is! Yea, we WILL be […]
Read More Moving Day Zeal!John 8:32 “And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free!” HIS Priceless WORD! Bought with a priceversus “free” standas opposite poleson the Earth. So one’s self worthis lessened if told…they have no purposenor value. So heard screamingis satan at every lostsoul AND the Faithful! Though he wields Evil’stongue — ‘tis […]
Read More HIS Priceless WORD!2 Timothy 2:13 “If we are faithless, HE remains faithful, for HE cannot deny HIMSELF.” Filled by CHRIST’s Faith! How great is ourfaithlessness, LORD!Even we…whose Zeal was oncestrong but has faded. Yet only YOUR bloodmakes us “saved”,even we…who’ve earned Hell withactions — unaided! Thus YOUR interventions for useven me…has redeemed these —our souls — without […]
Read More Filled by CHRIST’s Faith!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 […]
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