To See JESUS CHRIST!
2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith!” With “Blinders” of Grace! Souls wish to be freed from past memories; from former things broken which still scar their hands. With a prayer for new flesh and a canvas unstained yet our mirrors still reflect […]
Read More With “Blinders” of Grace!John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you, MY peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” CHRIST’s Present Peace! Basking before HIM means those in the light of WHO CHRIST is…are at rest. Reclining in HIS presence, […]
Read More CHRIST’s Present Peace!Luke 9:62 “JESUS said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of GOD.” Consistency’s Pursuit! Trying to retrofit your past into the present moment is only successful if it’s implementing an already established, and growing solid walk with CHRIST …into an even greater […]
Read More Consistency’s Pursuit!Philippians 2:15 “That you may be blameless and innocent, children of GOD without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, amongst whom you shine as lights in the world…” Seed Stretching! Lush green meadows hide their root structures beneath a vast, soil cover. Being fertile and fruitful so grows it’s expanse given […]
Read More Seed Stretching!Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you…” Once Again — Heaven! We shall sing of YOUR excellent greatness; with our words filled exalting YOUR NAME! YOUR praise will be heard from our lips with each breath as before THEE our songs have […]
Read More Once Again — Heaven!Matthew 24:44 “Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” The second hand hurries! The minute hand flies; the hour hand points to this moment… …where second hand thoughts and minutia abound; yet our focus must center on Time. For now we do well […]
Read More This Waiting Moment!1 John 4:16 “And we have known and believed the love that GOD has to us. GOD is love; and they that dwell in love dwell in GOD, and GOD in them.” Oh! The Love of JESUS! How can I wonder if GOD’s hand supports me when breath fills these lungs and my heart beats […]
Read More Oh! The Love of JESUS!1 Peter 2:16 “Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of GOD.” Freely Bound! Holding fast onto CHRIST makes one loosed from this world. In HIS chains we find freedom as children of GOD. In the bonds of HIS service, our hearts […]
Read More Freely Bound!Proverbs 21:2 “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.” Taking me to HIS Heart! Chosen to stand in the Gap then — for others; especially those whom the LORD chose — by heart. No, not by hand nor by Self’s own intention; Instead just those […]
Read More Taking me to HIS Heart!Luke 21:28 “ Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near!” THE Sign for Some! As the signs of HIS comingmerge with speed into oneand the great divide growseven greater; …then am I assured thatour SAVIOUR approacheswith rapture eternal…yetonly for some. Yes! The LORD […]
Read More THE Sign for Some!2 Samuel 7:28 “Now, O LORD GOD, YOU are GOD, and YOUR words are truth, and YOU have promised this good thing to YOUR servant.” Unquestionably Then! Why have Answers — so vague — met with Questions — direct? Why is Truth now cast down and replaced by Deceit? Where has Justice been banished and […]
Read More Unquestionably Then!Judges 10:16 “So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD.. And HIS soul could no longer endure the misery of Israel.” WHOSE Soul! None other can purchase redemption for no one is righteous — not one. Besides! CHRIST our SAVIOUR and SHEPHERD we know because HE changed our hearts […]
Read More WHOSE Soul!Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your GOD WHO goes with you. HE will not leave you or forsake you.” Endlessly Present, Eternally Secure! Rejoice with the LORD WHOSE presence is here. From eternity past through the Future, HE is. As […]
Read MoreRomans 10:17 “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of CHRIST.” Upcoming Attractions! Yes LORD! I confess LORD…Pride’s cords are self centric. Yes LORD, I digress LORD…steps t’wards THEE have strayed. Yet LORD, my soul, LORD…yearns for YOU — most zealous.Thus “No!” must I say, LORD…to those — never called! Although my […]
Read More Upcoming Attractions!Galatians 5:1 “For freedom CHRIST has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery!” With Threads of Red, White and Blue! The American flag was born through extreme Adversity. Its’ woven beginnings are found rooted in unwanted conflict because Good was downtrodden and Justice was compromised. It’s […]
Read More With Threads of Red, White and Blue!Jeremiah 32:17 “Ah, LORD GOD! It is YOU WHO have made the heavens and the earth by YOUR great power and by YOUR outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for YOU!” The Impossible Con! When protection against otherforces — mislabeled,Deception then reigns withIntentions — misguided.How favorable thus one’s desired resultswhen their goal is — misstated?What […]
Read More The Impossible Con!Deuteronomy 31:8 “The LORD is the ONE WHO goes ahead of you; HE will be with you. HE will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed!” Inseparably Sided! While the eternal light beckons, so too does the darkness…while there is still Time and moments keep passing. While HIS call keeps […]
Read More Inseparably Sided!Philippians 3:20 “But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a SAVIOUR from there, the LORD JESUS CHRIST…” Saint Elsewhere! Would you save a page of music over sparing the life of its author? Would you favor receiving the LORD’s grace alone…without sharing it also with others? Would you cling to chains of […]
Read More Saint Elsewhere!Matthew 6:21 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” The Great Unpacking! “Are you ready to meet Jesus?” was HIServant’s outcry, “…because I see your suitcases filled with this life.” “To the last bag, o’erwhelming, so are your possessions found stuffed in like gold which you hoard as obsessions.” And such […]
Read More The Great Unpacking!Romans 5:10 “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to GOD by the death of HIS SON, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by HIS life.” “Am I,” the sinner… A statement — unquestioned reminds what is known though it goes without mention. Thus! “I AM”, the VICTOR […]
Read More “Am I”, the Sinner…Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen!” Beyond Borders! All that is heard and everything seen is still just a sliver… representing this Life. Far greater that realm which is beyond every sense granted Flesh! Exponentially so! And greatest its’ height is Heaven, our home… […]
Read More Beyond Borders!2 Peter 1:1 “Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of JESUS CHRIST, to those who have received like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our GOD and Savior JESUS CHRIST:” Of Like Faith! Memory’s stains, within sinners, are often refreshed by Belief’s weakest side where Self’s doubtsare unleashed… …where Deceit’s errant darknessattempts to […]
Read More Of Like Faith!Psalms 27:13 “I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!” (Let Freedom Ring!) Let TRUTH be Told! This tale of Truth compares sides of a coin… by measuring pow’r and endurance. Retelling HIS story, eternally perfect, so are we reminded of WHOSE power reigns. […]
Read MoreMatthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered together in MY NAME, I am there in the midst of them.” In Two’s Congregation! Where whispers attack and “nay-sayers” gather, where words which are evil are thinly disguised… …is found often the place where the broken yet steadfast become congregations of two — or much […]
Read More In Two’s Congregation!Deuteronomy 31:8 “And the LORD, HE is the ONE WHO goes before you. HE will be with you, HE will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed!” For the LORD goes before you! The worst hero is onewho isn’t equipped.Unprepared for the battle,retreat these with Doubt. Then imagine they lightcast […]
Read More For the LORD goes before you!Mark 10:28 “Peter began to say to HIM, “Behold, we have left everything and followed YOU!” The WHEN Exchange! When exchanging our emptiness for CHRIST’s whole indwelling; when donning HIS robes of pure righteousness — woven… then Faith rises up! But when focusing downward, retaining our Lack as if Worth; when shunning Surrender as though […]
Read More The WHEN Exchange!1 Corinthians 13:12 “For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known!” The Greatest Answer! “How little I understand!” said the child. “How great is the gap between the known and unknown!” “Overwhelmed in HIS […]
Read More The Greatest Answer!Matthew 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of GOD and HIS righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” When HIS Trumpet Sounds… The LORD is our REDEEMER KING WHO needs no reappointing; anointing us for paths HE planned our hearts to surely take Yet, at times, re-introductions are required which then remind […]
Read More When HIS Trumpet Sounds!2 Corinthians 3:18 “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the LORD, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the SPIRIT of the LORD.” Gapless Binding! The LORD is my JESUS;my JESUS is GOD…and the gift of HIS Spiritindwells me. Sewn […]
Read More Gapless Binding!Ecclesiastes 5:20 “They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because GOD keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.” Disrobing Regret! Regret is a well worn and drenched blanket…with huge holes in it. On only the coldest of proverbial winter nights it is pulled out…and then thrown atop a most grieving soul. Thread bare […]
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