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“We never know when our disappointment will be His appointment.”
Charles Swindoll
Can’t find your appointment card?
No worries!
God’s Word is full of them!
Do not rejoice over me, my enemy!
Though I have fallen, I will stand up;
though I sit in darkness,
the LORD will be my light.
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People in the west will show respect
for the Lord's name.
People in the east will worship Him
because of His glory.
The Lord will comelike a rushing river
that was held back.
His breath will drive it along.
@ The Cafe
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He sees the child
His child...
The one He loves so much
His child is hurting...so He hurts, too...and waits for the words...
But the words do not come...
They are in the child’s heart, but the heart is barricaded within walls of stone...built with the rigidity of self-sufficiency...and the cry can not break through...
He places His hand on the chisel...
Gently and lovingly, He begins to tap on the side of the wall...
Slowly, a fissure forms...
Tenderly, His hand continues to carve as the rocks crumble...
And then, the unbreakable wall ruptures...
And the cleft of that once impenetrable heart, molds itself perfectly to cleave to the Rock of Ages...as the words tumble out...
HELP ME, GOD!
Even before they call,
I will answer;
while they are still speaking,I will hear.
Those words He longs to hear burst forth, even as His mighty hand grasps the weaker one...
and the child is safe...
and rests...
securely...
as pure love flows...
unobstructedly...
HEART TO HEART
Don’t be afraid,
for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged,
for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up
with my victorious right hand.
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with Tiffany @ Tea with Tiffany
Can we talk tonight , Lord?
Oh, no...I haven't forgotten...
You are always here...always listening...
It’s just...
I need to hear that story again...
You know the one I like...
The story You tell me late at night...when I crawl up in your lap...and You hold me in Your arms...and gently move the burdens that are piled on my shoulders.
What, Lord?
Oh, yes...I can’t wait to met them! Paul...Silas...I want to ask them what they sang that night...but,
You are the One I long to see most of all...face to face...
not just heart to heart.
Please tell me again how You loosened their chains...so they could share freedom with that prison guard...
Praise Your name....You are my deliverer...
Oh, El-Shaddai...
Lord...You never had me bear the weight of physical chains...but those other chains...
Fear...doubt...pride...regrets...
Without those fetters...freedom would not be so cherished.
One touch of Your hand...and...link by link...my self forged shackles...
Fall at Your feet...
I praise You for who You are...
My Lord and my Saviour
My Hope
My Peace
My soon coming King
and
The Best Storyteller....
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And you will know the Truth,
and the Truth will set you free.
John 8:32 AMP
Picture by Joseph Lorren
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Hosted by:
Amy @ Signs, Miracles , and Wonders
This past Sunday, the Graceland Band led us in worship with this song I am sharing.
The only thing better than intimate one-on-one worship with the Lord...is watching your child worshipping His Saviour...
Thank you, Heavenly Father!
Falling on my knees in worship,
Giving all I am to seek Your face,
Lord, all I am is Yours.
My whole life
I place in Your hands;
God of Mercy
Humbled I bow down,
In your presence at Your throne.
I called, You answered,
And You came to my rescue and
I wanna be where You are.
In my life, be lifted high
In my world, be lifted high
In my love, be lifted high.
When they call on me, I will answer;
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue and honor them.
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with Susan @ Forever His
When they call on me, I will answer;
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue and honor them.
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The following is a great devotional from Word for You Today...
“Jesus stooped down.”
Remember the woman “caught in the act” of adultery?
The Pharisees stooped to pick up stones.
Jesus stooped to pick her up.
Which group are you in?
You can’t be choosy about who you help. Some of us think we should only help those who believe like we do. No.
“Uphold the weak, be patient with all”
There’s a story about a guy who fell into a pit and couldn’t get out:
A subjective person came along and said, “I feel for you down there.”
An objective person came along and said, “Well, it’s logical somebody would fall down there.”
A Pharisee said, “Only bad people fall into pits.”
A judgmental Christian said, “You deserve your pit.”
A realist said, “Now that’s a pit.”
A geologist told him to appreciate the rock strata in the pit.
A tax agent asked him if he was paying taxes on the pit.
A self-pitying person said, “You haven’t seen anything until you’ve seen my pit.”
An optimist said, “Things could be worse.”
A pessimist said, “Things will get worse.”
Jesus, seeing the guy in the pit, reached down, took him by the hand and lifted him out of the pit.
Have you noticed how Jesus ends his famous parable about the Good Samaritan?
“Go and do likewise”
You have power to affect the lives of those around you. Your encouragement can be the difference-maker in someone’s day, week, or even life, sending them in a whole new direction. But it’s difficult to encourage people if you don’t know what they need. So become a student of people. Learn what makes them tick, know what lifts them.
posted by Erie Christian Fellowship
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It was a nice house...full of memories...
As I maneuvered my car through the familiar turns and stops from years ago, a slide show of past events that took place in this house fast forwarded in my mind...
Anniversaries...births...birthdays...holidays...
Times of laughter...times of tears...
Times of anger...and times of apologies...
Living...laughing...and loving...
Our Home
But now
Regretting...
What if I had only---
What if I had not----
Why didn’t I do more of---
Why in the world didn’t I say----
And if I HAD--
Would the situations of today turned out differently?
Would the wayward paths and bitterness have been bypassed?
Rounding the cul-de-sac where my boys played softball on warm summer nights by streetlight and firefly glimmers, I slowed the car to a crawl and drank in all the physical changes to the old homestead...some good...many not so good...and another memory...
The Lord used to live in that house with us...
I wish I could say He was always treated as the honored guest He was...
But sometimes, He was ignored and slowly pushed into the empty space beneath the stairs...
Only asked to join the family when there was sickness or a tragedy...
More Regrets...
But
Regrets are a chain...
A heavy chain that binds, imprisons, and is forged
link
by
link
by the lies of the enemy...
So then...that still small voice says...
My precious child...
It is not about what you did or did not do...
It is about who I AM...
and what I did...
and am still doing...
So no regrets with Me...
That chain is broken by the power of the blood of the Lamb...
So close the door to your house of regrets...
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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose.
In prisoners' chains,
With bleeding stripes,
Paul and Silas prayed that night.
And in their pain
began to sing,
Their chains were loosed,
And they were free.
I bless Your Name;
I bless Your Name;
I give You honor, give You praise.
You are the Life, the Truth, the Way;
I bless Your Name;
I bless Your Name.
Some midnight hour,
If you should find,
You're in a prison in your mind.
Reach out and praise,
Defy those chains,
And they will fall,
In Jesus' Name!
We bless Your Name;
We bless Your Name;
We give You honor, give You praise.
You are the Life, the Truth, the Way;
We bless Your Name;
We bless Your Name.
You are the Life, the Truth, the Way;
We bless Your Name;
We bless Your Name.
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We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real
tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
-- Plato
After receiving this quote in an email last week, it has stayed in my mind for days...and all I could think about was...
This is why Jesus had to die...
Because men are afraid of the
Light...
In the darkness...
things are hidden...
there is no right or wrong...
invisibility prevails...
In the light...
all things are known...
right and wrong are absolutes...
everything is seen...wrinkles and all...
Darkness hides...
Bitterness...hatred...and chaos...
Light brings forth...
Joy...love...and perfect peace...
Jesus is the Light
And the father of lies tries to convince mankind
that the Light is unnecessary
and a hindrance to living...
But
We know that the Light
brings life everlasting,
hope eternal,
and joy unspeakable...
So what are you waiting for?
Run to the Light...
When our children are fearful of the dark, we hold them in our arms, wipe their sweet tears, and assure them they are safe with us...no harm will come to them because we will watch over them...protect them...and love them...
Are you still wandering in the dark?
My God has strong arms to protect...
gentle hands to wipe tears...
and
His Son has already defeated the enemy...
so
Run to the Light...
Love is there waiting...
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The LORD is my rock,
my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock,
in whom I take refuge.
He is my shield
and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold.
Jehovah – Mephalti
The Lord my Deliverer
You Deliver Me
Deep as the ocean
And right as rain
This powerful emotion
Lifts me up above the plain
Taking me places
I never thought I'd go
Showing me a grace
I never thought I'd know
When I feel like
I can't go on
You deliver me
And when the road is winding
And way too long
You deliver me
You deliver me
I feel like a sinner
Whose sins
Have been washed clean
An absolute beginner
Whose heart has never seen
I must be forgiven
For sometimes asking why
I was chosen to be given
You in this life
When I feel like
I can't go on
You deliver me
And when the road is winding
And way too long
You deliver me
You deliver me
When there's a distance
Between what I am
And who I wanna be
You deliver me
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Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
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