Hebrews 12:28-29
New King James Version (NKJV)
28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may[a] serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
* Entertaining Pulpits and the Legacy of Tethered Preaching *
Saturday, March 22, 2014
* Everyday Process *
Trustin His wisdom when you serve in the trenches. Modelin Christ til you two look identical.
*TESTIFYING GOD'S GOODNESS*
TESTIFYING:
This joy, this light, this smile, this health is only from HIM. My God. So many valleys and lows and struggles and face-to-faces with the enemy and each time, EACH TIME, He pulls me through. Unharmed. LORD you are so faithful and GOOD, despite my flawed heart... matter of fact by You Jesus I am made righteousness in Your sight. Wow. GRACE. Finally receiving it.
"Lift up your eyes." -Isaiah 60
*ARISE! SHINE!*
Isaiah 60:1-6
New International Version (NIV)
The Glory of Zion
60 “Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2 See, darkness covers the earth
and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3 Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4 “Lift up your eyes and look about you:
All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
and your daughters are carried on the hip.
5 Then you will look and be radiant,
your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
to you the riches of the nations will come.
6 Herds of camels will cover your land,
young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come,
bearing gold and incense
and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
This joy, this light, this smile, this health is only from HIM. My God. So many valleys and lows and struggles and face-to-faces with the enemy and each time, EACH TIME, He pulls me through. Unharmed. LORD you are so faithful and GOOD, despite my flawed heart... matter of fact by You Jesus I am made righteousness in Your sight. Wow. GRACE. Finally receiving it.
"Lift up your eyes." -Isaiah 60
*ARISE! SHINE!*
Isaiah 60:1-6
New International Version (NIV)
The Glory of Zion
60 “Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2 See, darkness covers the earth
and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3 Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4 “Lift up your eyes and look about you:
All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
and your daughters are carried on the hip.
5 Then you will look and be radiant,
your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
to you the riches of the nations will come.
6 Herds of camels will cover your land,
young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come,
bearing gold and incense
and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
*ARISE! SHINE!*
Isaiah 60:1-6
New International Version (NIV)
The Glory of Zion
60 “Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2 See, darkness covers the earth
and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3 Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4 “Lift up your eyes and look about you:
All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
and your daughters are carried on the hip.
5 Then you will look and be radiant,
your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
to you the riches of the nations will come.
6 Herds of camels will cover your land,
young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come,
bearing gold and incense
and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
New International Version (NIV)
The Glory of Zion
60 “Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2 See, darkness covers the earth
and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3 Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4 “Lift up your eyes and look about you:
All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
and your daughters are carried on the hip.
5 Then you will look and be radiant,
your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
to you the riches of the nations will come.
6 Herds of camels will cover your land,
young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come,
bearing gold and incense
and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
*I need to TRUST YOU*
Lord,
Oh how I need to trust You more. With every aspect of my life. That you will guide me in what to do. What to say. What to wear. What to eat. The babysteps and the big leaps, Lord. First, God, let me depend on You for the moment-by-moment actions. Build my trust there. Then, take me deeper with you. Take me to dependency on You in EVERY area of life! To rely on Your counsel for guiding the big decisions.
God, You are so faithful. May I claim your faithfulness. I CALIM YOUR FAITHFULNESS NOW. Lord, You will meet my needs. You see my heart. You are with me every moment. You bless me so much. Lord, help me stay focused on my amazing blessings. Help me fix my heart on You. On the joy You provide. To admonish You for loving me. For how much You bless us all.
"It is finished." We have been redeemed. Now, I only need to pray to You, submit myself completely, and receive Your amazing grace by faith through the Holy Spirit. Lord, reign Your Spirit down on me. I need you SO MUCH. My heart and flesh cry out. I need you, Lord. Please see me. And meet me. Here. Now. I wait for You. I am in no rush. My life is Yours. My time is Yours. It is all borrowed. It is all a blessing. It all comes from You. Continue to properly align my perspective with Yours. Continue to make me more and more and more and more like You! That is my DEEPEST desire.
Shed off my sin and discontentment, my lack of trust and anxiety, my greed and my envy, my selfishness and my fleshly weakness. Exchange it for
Deep deep faith and connection with You, continual presence in Your Presence, wisdom for life, trust in You and Your promises and Word, freedom from fear and anxiety, a mind that is sound and full of love, Jesus. Please help me PUT YOU FIRST all the time. Break away these chains and pain in my heart. And make me more and more like You. There is peace in Your Presence. Lord, You desire that for me. I am not a victim. I am a saved and redeemed woman of God!!
Thank you JESUS!! I love You.
Rewire my brain.
Oh how I need to trust You more. With every aspect of my life. That you will guide me in what to do. What to say. What to wear. What to eat. The babysteps and the big leaps, Lord. First, God, let me depend on You for the moment-by-moment actions. Build my trust there. Then, take me deeper with you. Take me to dependency on You in EVERY area of life! To rely on Your counsel for guiding the big decisions.
God, You are so faithful. May I claim your faithfulness. I CALIM YOUR FAITHFULNESS NOW. Lord, You will meet my needs. You see my heart. You are with me every moment. You bless me so much. Lord, help me stay focused on my amazing blessings. Help me fix my heart on You. On the joy You provide. To admonish You for loving me. For how much You bless us all.
"It is finished." We have been redeemed. Now, I only need to pray to You, submit myself completely, and receive Your amazing grace by faith through the Holy Spirit. Lord, reign Your Spirit down on me. I need you SO MUCH. My heart and flesh cry out. I need you, Lord. Please see me. And meet me. Here. Now. I wait for You. I am in no rush. My life is Yours. My time is Yours. It is all borrowed. It is all a blessing. It all comes from You. Continue to properly align my perspective with Yours. Continue to make me more and more and more and more like You! That is my DEEPEST desire.
Shed off my sin and discontentment, my lack of trust and anxiety, my greed and my envy, my selfishness and my fleshly weakness. Exchange it for
Deep deep faith and connection with You, continual presence in Your Presence, wisdom for life, trust in You and Your promises and Word, freedom from fear and anxiety, a mind that is sound and full of love, Jesus. Please help me PUT YOU FIRST all the time. Break away these chains and pain in my heart. And make me more and more like You. There is peace in Your Presence. Lord, You desire that for me. I am not a victim. I am a saved and redeemed woman of God!!
Thank you JESUS!! I love You.
Rewire my brain.
1st post in the midst of need - *A Joyful Heart*
MY HEART'S CRY - LORD, HELP ME!
A cheerful, contented disposition enables a men to resist the attacks of disease, the mind, ms every one knows, having most powerful influence over the body. Ecclus. 30:22, "The gladness of the heart is the life of man, and the joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days." A broken spirit drieth the bones; destroys all life and vigour (comp. Proverbs 3:8; Psalm 22:15; Psalm 32:4). We all remember the distich -
"A merry heart goes all the day,
Your sad tires in a mile-a." So the rabbis enjoin, "Give ears no room in thine heart, for care hath killed many" (Dukes, p. 68). Religious gladness is a positive duty, and "low spirits," as Isaac Williams says, "are a sin." Asks the Greek moralist -
Ἄρ ἐστὶ συγγενές τι λύπη καὶ βίος And Lucretius (3:473) affirms -
"Nam dolor ac morbus leti fabricator uterque est."
"Workers of death are sorrow and disease."
Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
A merry heart doth good like a medicine,.... Does the body good, makes it healthful and vigorous. Cheerfulness of spirit has a great influence upon the body, and much contributes to the health and welfare of it; see Ecclesiastes 9:7; and especially a heart full of spiritual joy, peace of conscience, flowing from the blood of Christ, joy in the Holy Ghost, a rejoicing in Christ Jesus and his righteousness, and in hope of the glory of God, much affect even the outward man. Or, "a merry heart makes a good medicine" (x); it is a good medicine of itself; raises the spirits, invigorates the body, and fits it for service and business: or, "does a medicine good" (y); makes that operate kindly, and to a good purpose: or, as Jarchi, makes the countenance shine well, makes a serene countenance; which Schultens approves, and, from the use of the word in the Arabic language, confirms;
but a broken spirit drieth the bones; a spirit broken with sorrow, whether on spiritual or temporal accounts; as it weakens the nerves, it dries up the marrow in the bones, and emaciates the body, and reduces it to a skeleton: the joy or grief of the mind, those passions of the soul, have a very great influence upon the body, either for its good or hurt.
(x) "cor hilare bonam facit sanationem", Michaelis. (y) So R. Joseph Kimchi; "bonificat sive meliorem reddit medicinam", some in Valablus; "bene medicinam facit", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
22. (Compare Pr 14:30; 15:13). The effect of the mind on the body is well known.
medicine—or, "body," which better corresponds with "bone."
drieth—as if the marrow were exhausted.
A cheerful, contented disposition enables a men to resist the attacks of disease, the mind, ms every one knows, having most powerful influence over the body. Ecclus. 30:22, "The gladness of the heart is the life of man, and the joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days." A broken spirit drieth the bones; destroys all life and vigour (comp. Proverbs 3:8; Psalm 22:15; Psalm 32:4). We all remember the distich -
"A merry heart goes all the day,
Your sad tires in a mile-a." So the rabbis enjoin, "Give ears no room in thine heart, for care hath killed many" (Dukes, p. 68). Religious gladness is a positive duty, and "low spirits," as Isaac Williams says, "are a sin." Asks the Greek moralist -
Ἄρ ἐστὶ συγγενές τι λύπη καὶ βίος And Lucretius (3:473) affirms -
"Nam dolor ac morbus leti fabricator uterque est."
"Workers of death are sorrow and disease."
Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
A merry heart doth good like a medicine,.... Does the body good, makes it healthful and vigorous. Cheerfulness of spirit has a great influence upon the body, and much contributes to the health and welfare of it; see Ecclesiastes 9:7; and especially a heart full of spiritual joy, peace of conscience, flowing from the blood of Christ, joy in the Holy Ghost, a rejoicing in Christ Jesus and his righteousness, and in hope of the glory of God, much affect even the outward man. Or, "a merry heart makes a good medicine" (x); it is a good medicine of itself; raises the spirits, invigorates the body, and fits it for service and business: or, "does a medicine good" (y); makes that operate kindly, and to a good purpose: or, as Jarchi, makes the countenance shine well, makes a serene countenance; which Schultens approves, and, from the use of the word in the Arabic language, confirms;
but a broken spirit drieth the bones; a spirit broken with sorrow, whether on spiritual or temporal accounts; as it weakens the nerves, it dries up the marrow in the bones, and emaciates the body, and reduces it to a skeleton: the joy or grief of the mind, those passions of the soul, have a very great influence upon the body, either for its good or hurt.
(x) "cor hilare bonam facit sanationem", Michaelis. (y) So R. Joseph Kimchi; "bonificat sive meliorem reddit medicinam", some in Valablus; "bene medicinam facit", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
22. (Compare Pr 14:30; 15:13). The effect of the mind on the body is well known.
medicine—or, "body," which better corresponds with "bone."
drieth—as if the marrow were exhausted.
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