To See JESUS CHRIST!
Romans 5:9 “Since, therefore, we have now been justified by HIS blood, much more shall we be saved by HIM from the wrath of GOD.” Thanks Giving Praise! None can save themselves from the devilish pit which the flesh itself keeps digging. But praise be to GOD for the gift of HIS SON WHOSE redeeming […]
Read More Thanks Giving Praise!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!2 Samuel 22:29 “For YOU are my Lamp, O LORD, and my GOD lightens my darkness.” Surrendering Steps! Decadent shame brings daily disgust while disciplined Fear births Devotion’s increase. Reverent praise creates Joy in the soul while blatant indifference births Moral decrease. So make now your choice as HIServant, dividing your Self from each darkening […]
Read More Surrendering Steps!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!Romans 6:10 “For the death HE died HE died to sin, once for all, but the life HE lives HE lives to GOD.” One and Done! Who can forgive the repeat offender of self when it comes to deep wounds which they have inflicted… …since addictions of sin — both refreshed and rebirthed — still […]
Read More One and Done!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!Mark 16:15 “And HE said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” HIS Crimson Talent! Invest then HIS talent bestowed for your life. Pricelessly offered and paid in advance…. by HIS sacrifice, both eternal and full! Yea, CHRIST our REDEEMER with scarred, callous hands! So gather great […]
Read More HIS Crimson Talent!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!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!1 Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the LORD, knowing that in the LORD your labor is not in vain.” The Measure of one’s Heart! One point passed a goal is known as Success while one marker short of it is Failure. In some efforts, the […]
Read MorePhilippians 1:21 “For to me, to live is CHRIST, and to die is gain!“ Torn Between! We want YOU, LORD with less of “me” with each step taken. Yea, as we breathe! For how much angst with longing weighs us to see YOUR face! Oh come, LORD JESUS! Thus unfulfilled, leave not our frames; our […]
Read More Torn Between!2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” Racing Home! (In loving memory of Chris Burkhart 7/4/25) From the morning hour,his pace was brisk!From birth — we knowhis story goes. “Things to do!” withpaces kept that fewcould match, andfewer chose. So, in service, Chrisdrove […]
Read More Racing Home!Ephesians 6:10 “Finally, be strong in the LORD and in the strength of HIS might.” Lesser Forces! More and more forces greet me with each dawning. These senses of mine find them growing with age. Increasingly painful have mornings become with stiffness in joints and aches in my bones. Though slower this frame finally moves […]
Read More Lesser Forces!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!James 4:7 “Submit yourselves therefore to GOD. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.“ With Total Resistance! Reject all returns to Egypt and deny any steps back to prison. Stay true to the LORD in each sense of the phrase and give way to HIS words filled with Wisdom! For the time is […]
Read More With Total Resistance!Proverbs 3:6 “In all your ways acknowledge HIM, and HE will make straight your paths.” Straight Forward! “Weak and without self control!” is the claim which so many believers hear echo within. Struggling with stepswherein Compromise hides, so such souls battle daily with oft disguised sin. Within footprints found which lead through darkened shadows, so […]
Read More Straight Forward!Proverbs 19:5 “A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.” Crushing Newspaper Waves! To look past the articles of newspapers posted which burst at the seams with more fiction that fact; To value such content’s distractions above what GOD’s WORD says in print…proves such thoughts are off […]
Read More Crushing Newspaper Waves!1 Corinthians 15:57 “But thanks be to GOD, WHO gives us the victory through our LORD JESUS CHRIST!” Our Victorious Surrender! The cross of CHRIST exceeds each compassion ever shown. HIS display is our example to reflect upon the world. GOD’s height of sacrifice? Calvary’s gift without a peer! No greater love exists nor equal […]
Read More Our Victorious Surrender!Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.“ Mercy…me! Though dark our sins and stains defacing, still greatest CHRIST — WHOSE blood erased them! Replacing guilt and shame with grace, so praise HIS NAME — YESHUA! Again this truth addressed to me! GOD’s hands uplift, extend and free! With HIS mercy thus […]
Read More Mercy…me!Jeremiah 17:5 “Thus says the LORD: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the LORD.” Nail-Scarred Security! Locks, ties and tethered straps; ropes, cords and chains…are what we all assume will secure all of our things. Therefore what exists to fully grasp our […]
Read More Nail-Scarred Security!1 Timothy 6:12 “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” THROUGH to Victory! As we long to see HIS face reflecting through us in the mirror… …so with serving efforts forward, moving […]
Read More THROUGH to Victory!Psalm 66:9 “Our lives (hearts) are in HIS hands, and HE keeps our feet from stumbling.” What Priceless Privilege! CHRIST for sinners slain and risen once again… gained for HIS own eternal life and shall return us home. Why then to the devil are souls sold as though bread? But GOD redeems from every and […]
Read More What Priceless Privilege!Psalm 46:1 “For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song! GOD is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble!” Our ENFORCER! Our sins are great; GOD’s grace is greatest… compellingly drawing us forward. Our flesh is weak; HIS mercy — strongest… relentlessly giving support! Our Hope […]
Read More Our ENFORCER!Psalm 68:19 “Blessed be the LORD, WHO daily bears our burden, the GOD of our salvation. Selah!” The Worthy Overcomer! Be faithful, not fainting Surrendering wholly, With boldness go forward; with Haste never fading! For Now’s Dawn appearing may seem as a mountain. Yet press through again with HIS power — supporting! Yea, open your […]
Read More The Worthy Overcomer!Isaiah 26:3 “YOU will keep in perfect peace all who trust in YOU, all whose thoughts are fixed on YOU!“ With Fixation’s Focus! An obsession is not an addiction. Rather said, it’s a chosen compulsion. The latter seems formed by surrendering will to some chemically skewed alteration. BUT GOD (to this fool) is both — […]
Read More With Fixation’s Focus!Luke 19:38 “Saying, “Blessed is the KING WHO comes in the name of the LORD! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Unfading Glory! How close do we hold “cotton candy” possessions? How firm is our grasp on such things which just fade? Do we cling to what’s temporal or all that’s eternal? Will […]
Read More Unfading Glory!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!John 6:44 “No one can come to ME unless the FATHER WHO sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day!” Relentless Drawing! Well increased is HIS drawing for things set above; now my longing exceeds every Yesterday’s measure! The future as such is much brighter each day as HIS […]
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