While we go about our daily everyday, there is a battle that is going on! Some of us have nothing to worry about, because we made the decision to serve Jesus somewhere in our lives. It is His desire that ALL do so, but the enemy is hard at work!
There is warfare that is going on
beyond the eyes of man.
Don't try to understand at all,
there's not a man who can!
That settled in His Living Word
for the final days-
we see with our own eyes take place.
GIVE GOD ALL LIVING PRAISE!
Savor life--all ye who know
His Gospel so alive!
That which we can discern assures
that, soon, HE WILL ARRIVE!
He told us what to look for and
the signs of what will be!
And, right now, it is taking place
in front of such as we!
Wickedness in highest places...
calling evil 'good!'
People treating one another
NOT the way we should!
The chosen being forced to choose
between right and wrong...
BUT GOD, He knew that life would come
to this point all along!
LOOK UP, ye chosen! Look and
listen for The Trumpet blast!
That Sound that says, unto the heart,
that Christ has come at last!
Be ready for His Perfect Heaven
waiting to receive
each and every humble soul
that's chosen to believe!
There is yet time to call on Jesus Christ to be your personal Savior! Let NOTHING of this life prevent you from doing so! You will never regret it!
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Monday, March 18, 2024
THERE IS WARFARE!!
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Palm Sunday, 2024
It is Palm Sunday. There is so much that we celebrate. But how many even give a thought to the week ahead that Jesus had to go through?
Oh, how can there be 'gain' at all?
It comes NOT without cost!
For one to obtain the greatest,
something must be lost!
For 'victory' to be, there must
be sacrifices made.
For Christ to rise forevermore,
HE MUST DIE AND BE RAISED!
But first, He must endure the week
that waits for Him ahead:
rejection, torture, beatings,
the blood that must be shed...
killed and hammered with long spikes
upon a wooden cross to a cross...
cussed at, spit upon, and mocked,
such pain to seem a loss!
BUT SUNDAY'S COMING! Life again,
the son of God to know!
And life abundant for the ones
with faith, in Him, to show!
VICTORY OVER DEATH, THE GRAVE,
EVEN HELL, ITSELF!
Will YOU believe and take The Lord
as Savior for yourself?!
I promise, what you give away,
He'll greater than replace!
He gives and gives and gives some more-
a product of His Grace!!
How can there be gain for us?
GOD--HE PAID THE COST!!
For YOU can know The Greatest just
by telling Him you're lost!!
THAT is the Easter Story, my friend! It is NOT about bunnies or candy or even family potlucks! Those are all wonderful! BUT, the Truth of Easter is Jesus rising up out of the Tomb to take His deserved position at God's right hand! From there, He visits, blesses and communes with us all the day long!
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Saturday, March 16, 2024
Satisfied Song!
Life as we know it CONTINUES to get busier! The more we do, the more there is to be done! So, unless you have an escape from the 'daily everyday,' you will certainly burn out quickly! UNLESS, you have a personal relationship with the very Maker of life, itself!
Settled...happy...satisfied...
fortunate...content...
As time goes by, it is so very
victoriously spent!
A bit cooler is it today
as we're approaching Spring!
The sunlight and the shadows, they cause
all of life to sing!
It is a song that not a thing
in living can so drown!
No matter on the mountaintop,
of if you're feeling 'down!'
The security contained
inside That Melody-
it ministers, it heals and
even sets the captive free!!
That Song, it is from one place only:
FATHER GOD MOST HIGH!
He is the One and Only Who
can TRULY satisfy!
He is The Bringer of the sun
that lights up all the land...
He is the One Who makes all living
things with His own hand!
Satisfied and settled! He
is God and God alone!
And everything that's anything,
unto Him, it is known!
We have what we do because
He is The Giving God!
And His Song alive--it causes life
eternal to applaud!
Satisfied and settled. Does that mean that we just quit and enjoy Him from now on? ABSOLUTELY NOT! For there are folks in our lives who have no clue what His Satisfaction is, and we must do our best to live It before them wherever we are assigned!
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Friday, March 15, 2024
The Next Day
Another tragedy strikes that man has no control over. BUT, we know The One Who does!!
LAST NIGHT WAS WICKED!! The 'gentle winds' of early evening turned into something so destructive as the hours passed...
We come together, yet again,
with hearts in one accord,
and lift our cares and prayers to
The Great and Mighty Lord!
He is THE Rebuilder after
tragedy has come--
storms moved through all through the night,
destruction is the sum!
They warned us of some hail and rain,
but such, it quickly turned!
The breezes were so gentle but,
so rapidly, they churned!
Today, we see the damage while
continuing to pray,
and lending hands to those in need,
caught up in the fray!
The damage--it is so widespread.
BUT WE SHALL RISE ONCE MORE!
We call on Father God Most High
and His hands will restore!
That which this life has taken, He will
MORE than just 'replace,'
tailored for yourself, alone,
and filled with His Great Grace!
Storms--they come and go,
each of us, we all know!
We also know The Lord
will help us be restored!
He heals us when we call,
and gives to us His all
so we can go on living...
so we can go on giving!
Since I moved to this part of the country, I wondered why life allows such tragedy to strike wherever it will! I have also learned that, when it strikes, GOD MOVES to bring MORE and BETTER than we ever had before!
So, my friend, fear not the storm, but cling to Him Who is greater than the storm: GOD MOST HIGH!
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Thursday, March 14, 2024
$elfishness!
$elfishness. Some folks have it down to a science!
'What can I do to that person so I can obtain _________?'
'Who can I get to know in that company so that I can get ________________?
And the list goes on...
My heart, it breaks within me as
I see life of the day!
Man must make sure that 'happenings,'
they must turn out HIS way!
How great, the lengths that he will go,
to get all he can get,
ignoring Jesus' settled Truth-
'Tis more to GIVE than get!'
He took only decades to
share all He did with man!
Now, after two millennia,
It's STILL the greatest plan!
The generations that have been,
and them that yet see war-
they just cannot accept the fact
THAT GOD, HE KNOWS THE SCORE!!
And He will bless according to
the deeds that we have done!
(Some of us have secured a place
by knowing Christ, His Son!)
Oh, the amount that has been $pent
since Jesus took His throne!
Unto God, Himself, the total,
it is truly known!
I just pray that man would see,
before it is too late,
that all his 'riches,' they will perish
standing at The Gate!
Your power, prestige, accomplishments or wealth, none of that will matter when you are standing before The King! There will be only one question: 'DO YOU HAVE JESUS LIVING IN YOUR HEART?'
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Our Regulator!
This life gives and takes. When it seems to be taking more than we can give, just call His Name and remember what HE has in store for us! It is far, far more valuable than anything in THIS world!
Complications...regulations...
rules and laws abound!
Everywhere we turn these days
are restrictions found!
Oh, take us to a place of freedom, Lord,
and NO limitations!
That Place where Christ, Himself, resides
with all of His relations!
AND PARADISE FOREVERMORE
that 'words' do not yet know!
All we have and His Great Word-
so living, still to grow!!
In THIS life to grow--for it
is settled THERE already!
It is the ONLY Place existing
where ALL things are steady!!
Here, God Most High--He visits and
He fellowships each day,
making sure His loved ones get
all things to go their way!
When they do not, He causes gifts
to come from everywhere,
encouraging and edifying
until we get up there!
Complications will exist
until The Trumpet Sound!
Until then, The Lord, He is
our only Solid Ground!
We savor His great Presence as
we go about the day,
singing 'HALLELUJAH!' Lord,
in every single way!!
This life has ways of beating us up and down, BUT GOD is right there to raise us up and reassure our worth! He did that when He sent His Son Jesus, and He continues to do so until He returns!
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
NEVER 'Just Words!'
Each and all of us have lives that we are attempting to accomplish. During our lives, however, there is a teeny, tiny thing that we all CAN do to affect the life of someone else...
All the "Hello's," all the greetings
that have been through the years
that we share with each other--they
are ever what endears!
Words and actions in our lives
that happen now and then--
those are the 'things' that stay in hearts
and memories of men!
It is amazing how effective
words and deeds become!
As the years amass, these 'deeds,'
comfort be the sum!
God, Himself, brings them to memory
when we need them the most,
when the 'issues' of this life
cause us to be engrossed!
Words in passing...greeting cards...
photographs and such,
they go so far, as we advance,
in keeping those in touch!
Recall this as you go about
the day, so busy still!
Change a person's heart and life,
most certainly, you will!
NEVER underestimate the power of a greeting or a compliment as you go through your day! I guarantee you, there is somebody, somewhere that needs to hear from you!
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