I shall proclaim...

Your grace and mercy provide the way 
Yet for rebellion’s price we must pay 
 
Man was made to reflect Your face 
But for a lie we rejected Your grace 
 
Redemption was Your ultimate gift 
The sacrifice of Your loving-kindness 
 
The One True God to You we call 
May we before You humbly bow 
 
We will seek Your face as well as Your hand 
Resolute in You we shall make our stand 
 
For man is but a vapor upon this earth 
And being with You is eternity’s worth 
 
I shall proclaim for all to see 
My Lord, my God it is You that I seek 
Your grace and Your mercy restore me 
Your righteousness and Your holiness uphold me 
Your loving-kindness abounds unto me 
For You know who I am... 
 
prb 

dwell in Your joy

Lead me,
guide me,
direct me,
make my paths straight,
that I might walk as a bond servant of the living God most high....
for You are worthy Lord.
Holy Spirit fill me,
may Your presence envelope me,
that I might dwell in the joy of thy salvation every day....

Christmas ponderments

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is to shine the Light of Jesus both far and near…

Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, " I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life." (John 8:12-13)

"I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. ( John 12:46)

Christmas - a time to rejoice and celebrate as we give thanks and praise to God the Father for His indescribable gift to man…

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! (2 Cor 9:15)

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights (James 1:17)

Bless the Lord...

Bless the Lord, Bless His Holy Name and forget none of His Benefits….

For He is our God who -

Loves us

Pardons us

Forgives us

Heals us

Redeems us

Sanctifies us 

Crowns us

Satisfies us

Knows us

Cares for us

Blesses us

Provides for us

Protects us

Created us

Gave His all for us

Died for us

And is expectantly waiting for us

Yet, He will not always strive with us….in our disobedience, in our faithlessness, in our lack of trust in Him…

So, all you saints of the Living God bless the Lord God Almighty, bless His Holy Name and forget none of His benefits.

the time has come...

The time has come…the time is now.

We must pray fervently for the Lord to lift up a wave of His people for His purpose for His glory…

To raise up a people for His possession that are:

               - unwavering grace and truth dispensers

               - worship and praise warriors 

               - soldiers of prayer 

To stand in the breach, to fill the gap, to rebuild the walls

A people who are Spirit filled and Spirit led that rejoice with new songs of praise to our Lord 

A people who are willing to abide completely in Him as they stand firm against the enemy and his schemes of distraction and death and destruction

A people who earnestly desire to press on and persevere in His power for His kingdom as this world continues to walk in darkness

A people who will boldly walk the path that Jesus has prepared to bring His grace and His truth to this lost and dying world

Arise, the time has come you people of the Lord….

Surely the righteous will give thanks...

Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name… (Psalm 140:13)

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving this month, I would exhort you to deeply ponder upon this verse from the Psalms. 

Do we have an attitude of gratitude in all things, every day of our lives? 

Rejoice always; 

pray without ceasing; 

in everything give thanks; 

for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.   

(1 Thessalonians 5:16-19)

great quote for your ponderment

God is looking for those with whom He can do the impossible -- what a pity that we plan only the things that we can do by ourselves. 
 
A.W. Tozer