Singing this morning with two of my very favorite singer\songwriters. Rich Mullins and Twila Paris, 1992, and 1988, respectively.. Have a blessed day, and keep your eyes fixed on Christ, our hope.
Lisa
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His Kingdom
“You shall be careful therefore to do as the Lord your God has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. You shall walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess.” – Deuteronomy 5:32-33
“He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.” – Daniel 2:21
“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.” – Matthew 6:9-10
“Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
Just some verses on my mind this morning. Blessings for a good day, Lisa
The Curtain Rising
This morning the sky is cloaked with a heavy blanket of cloud. No blue can be seen. But there is light, glorious light coming behind the clouds.
I feel a shiver of anticipation. I can almost see the Lord Jesus riding in on his mighty steed on the clouds of the east, with the blinding beautiful light of who He is. It feels like the curtain could rise any moment. Like He is standing at the door, waiting for the time appointed for Him to return.
After Jesus ascended to heaven, angels appeared to his apostles and told them that Jesus would return in the same way He had gone to heaven. The second act will come. This earth will pass away. A new heaven and a new earth will take its place. He will separate the goats from the sheep, the ones who didn’t believe in Him from the ones who did. Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner. Thank you, Lord, for your precious salvation that let me start again and lets me live and breathe each moment.
Please know how very loved you are by Christ. He is waiting for you to open the door; He is there. And if you already know Him, be excited. He is coming back. Even so, come Lord Jesus.
“He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind. He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.” – Psalm 104: 2-4
“After Jesus said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. ‘Men of Galilee,’ they said, ‘why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.’ ” – Acts 1:10-11
“Look, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen. ‘I Am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.’ ” -Revelation 1:7-8
Blessings always, Lisa
Behold He Comes, Riding On the Clouds
Praise God! Jesus Christ is coming! Blessings, Lisa
True Peace
We all say we want peace. We all say we want a happy life. But it is hard. Life hits all of us hard with hard things that seem to produce the opposite of peace.
It all drives me running back to God’s Word to see what peace is. What it really is. What God tells us about how to achieve this elusive thing. All these verses encouraged my heart this morning, and I hope they do for you as well. There are so many wonderful ones that I had trouble selecting my favorites. Praise God for his perfect wisdom! Blessings, Lisa
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. – John 16:33
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. – Romans 5:
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. – Romans 8:6
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. -Isaiah 26:3
Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. – Psalm 34:14
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. – 2Corinthians 13:11
Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea. – Isaiah 48:18
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 4:6-7
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. -1 Thessalonians 5:23
Photo -one of Killarney lakes, 2001. Ed Lyons
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