To See JESUS CHRIST!
Romans 12:12 “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer!” Lift HIM up! Oh, how great is theLORD, sing HISpraises! With Thanksgivingand Joy, with bothheart and your voice,lift HIS NAME! Though the enemysteal, sing HIS praises! Though he try todestroy both yourhopes and your voice,keep the Faith! THE LORD shallrestore you, giveHIM […]
Read More Lift HIM up!Mark 16:15 “And HE said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel to the whole creation.” The NOW Crier! Rejoice! Lift high HIS NAME,yea, rejoice!With hearts lifted highest,and voice; lead all those‘round you; sing HIS praises! Because! HE put songswithin us…because!The Hope of our callingis CHRIST; so raise yeHIS banners! HE’s […]
Read More The NOW Crier!Psalm 39:7 “And now, O LORD, for what do I wait? my hope is in YOU!” Awaiting Hope’s Height! Deepest emotion flows from broken wells. From fragmented cisterns and reservoirs — fractured. Else all is contained in one’s battle-scarred heart with unreleased depths yet unharmed and un-raptured. Therefore — together GOD has allied us; till […]
Read More Awaiting Hope’s Height!Micah 7:7 “But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the GOD of my salvation; my GOD will hear me!” WHEN…to move! Waiting in Silence,willing to learn…Without speaking thesethoughts or releasinga word. Mirroring statues asreflective glass…Choosing only to movewhen our Sovereign decides. Oh! Would that were trueand we’d stood […]
Read More WHEN…to move!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!Psalm 34:4 “I sought the LORD, and HE answered me; HE delivered mefrom all my fears.” HIS Presence Answers! Present prayer asks forYOUR SPIRIT’srestocking;refilling our vesselsbefore the Dawn breaks. Present prayer insiststhat our knees be bent low…prostrate for HIS SPIRIT’srestoring of oil. As such, present prayeris doubtlessly answeredeach morning when sunrisefinds us…in YOUR WORD! As […]
Read More HIS Presence Answers!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!John 20:22 “And when HE had said this, HE breathed on them and said, “Receive the HOLY SPIRIT.” Wind Waiting! When the cool of the day overwhelms a soul and the waves of HIS SPIRIT flood through them… Then Surrender’s reward is to bask in HIS presence! What Joy without equal — with HIM! Thus […]
Read More Wind Waiting!Psalm 118:8 “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.” The Wait-less Line! At the doctor’s;with reasonsand symptoms to shareSitting patiently,waiting…our pains to explain. In the moment;over Time…so many beforein their officeswatchingthe hours crawl past. Then when we’re calledwe give thanks!But! Just for secondsthey try to relatewith us…until we’re […]
Read More The Wait-less Line!James 4:10 “Humble yourselves in the sight of the LORD, and HE will lift you up.” Bowing Lower, Lifted Higher! There’s no other option when failing completely than Total’s surrender. In the spiritual setting, then kneeling in Forfeit brings Victory’s Height! So Self! Quickly give all at the feet of the LORD and HE shall […]
Read More Bowing Lower, Lifted Higher!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!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!Proverbs 23:18 “Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off!” Pushing Back, Pressing Through! Drawing nearto THEE FATHERsincerely and often,Is not without struggle. Companionto our footprintscomes also detractors,both human and spirit. Oppressionconfronts usfrom each side of the veiland sometimes — increases. But YOU say“Come close to ME.Filter all that you […]
Read More Pushing Back, Pressing Through!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!Ephesians 3:14 “For this reason I bow my knees before the FATHER…” Kneeling in Motion! Resigning to CHRIST as your LORD in this life makes the greatest of gains. For only HE saves, having conquered the grave. Consequently, Fear died. What glorious advancement in steps one takes backwards…no more questioning GOD. No more contrary thoughts […]
Read More Kneeling in Motion!John 10:16 “And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear MY voice; and there will be one flock and one SHEPHERD…” At the Sheep Crossing! The peer of unsuspecting souls is sightless Faith — misguiding. GOD’s Way looks often darkened then to pilgrims […]
Read More At The Sheep Crossing!John 7:37 “Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink!” Preaching under Water! Come to the Well, there lower your heart. Soak beneath living water; whilst drinking HIM in. There find The LORD; there drench […]
Read More Preaching under Water!Psalms 66:4 “All the earth worships YOU and sings praises toYOU; they sing praises to YOUR NAME! Selah.” Hear Creation’s Cry! Reeling and tossing like storm driven waves, the Earth is convulsing as YHWH draws near. Creation – expectant then watching and waiting, becomes more intense with its movements — pulsating. It’s voices thus echo, […]
Read More Hear Creation’s Cry!Romans 10:17 “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the WORD of CHRIST!” HIS Spoken Arms — Uplifting! Their eyes scanned each page;desperate for the right wordswhich were already printed —though still bound within. Locked inside of hearts fracturedyet searched they — relentless.Expectant for phrases both soothing…and healing. Through scars being formedwhich were clouding […]
Read More HIS Spoken Arms — Uplifting!1 John 2:6 “…the one who says he abides in HIM ought himself to walk in the same manner as HE walked.” Standing Together, Walking in Step! See how deeply HIS footprints engulf our Life’s steps. Yet the fit is secured for both parent and child. Although finite we are in CHRIST’s hands as Creation…HIS […]
Read More Standing Together, Walking in Step!Acts 17:11 “Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.” The Septuagint’s Anchor! Stories are often misleading; combining misguided word phrases on pages. Through the World’s printed papers then spinning such tales; their […]
Read More The Septuagint’s Anchor!This present flood of wickedness causes neither surprise nor fear in those faithfully watching for CHRIST. As such, these steadfast pillars still disguised as broken vessels, are the most readied to rally the Body. For many pulpits today only house white-washed cutouts. In them there’s no substance nor rigid backbone to support others, let alone […]
Read More Choose you this day!Romans 8:27 “Now HE WHO searches the hearts knows what the mind of the SPIRIT is, because HE makes intercession for the saints according to the will of GOD.” The Unspoken Prayer! Gracious LORD JESUS, How great is YOUR faithfulness to each and every child YOU’ve called! We long for YOUR appearing and also press […]
Read More The Unspoken Prayer!Isaiah 60:1 “Arise, shine, for your Light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you!” Reawaken the Redeemed! To those unbelieving, Life’s curtain is falling with such rapid force, it shall crack hardened ground. But given their lack of Faith’s understanding, they’ll stumble headlong till as shattered — they’re found. But GOD […]
Read More Reawaken the Redeemed!1 Corinthians 2:9-10 : “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what GOD has prepared for those who love HIM — but GOD has revealed it to us by HIS SPIRIT!” The Funneling Effect! When the funnel of Life narrows downwards, it’s not as though Death can show us to […]
Read More The Funneling Effect!Ephesians 6:18 “With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the SPIRIT, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints…” HIS “Choice” Vessels! A soulful petition from one amongst many with countless, in tandem, their prayers — uplifting. Yet this heart’s expression exceeded […]
Read More HIS “Choice” Vessels!John 16:33 “These things I have spoken unto you, that in ME you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world!” From the Heart of our KING! Redemptive versus Unforgiven; Sin’s status with two sides. Though dead to it, as Scripture states, we […]
Read More From the Heart of our KING!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 […]
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