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“Who is This King of Glory?”
The Lord is strong and mighty in battle.
“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle” (Psalm 24:7-8).
No other name but Jesus will ever satisfy,
No other name will cleanse your soul,
No other name will be your everything or all your needs supply.
Your blessings; more abundantly, will outshine the sun,
your fervent flame will come from within.
It is not our good that we have done, but the Lord who will ignite us.
To be a witness requires no degrees, no prestige, no fortune, or fame.
All it takes is a soul willing to go—to love people and call on his name.
Now, I know that the times are suspect
meeting strangers can be something to fear,
but when people see you—let them see Jesus in you
let the light of his glory, shine through.
No matter where you are, hold your head high,
You have been chosen to carry his Name.
Through the course of this life, through turmoil and strife
You have a valuable weapon in hand:
The Word of the Lord—a two-edged sword,
The Promise given to unworthy man.
Never be too busy to take time to pray
For we breathe each breath of life—today.
We drink from the fountain of living water;
fill our cup with love, joy, and peace,
and put our faith in the Almighty God.
We have confidence in his unchanging word.
“Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory. Selah” (Psalm 24:10).
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.”
And to think, our debt has already been paid.
All Things Perfected Through Christ
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There is Hope in the Anointing
Sometimes all we do have to hold on to is our hope in Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 4 King James Version (KJV)
4 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
11 For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
14 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
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Seek the Lord while he may be found.
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Holding on to Hope
No matter what happens around us every day in the world, there is one thing that no man can take from us: our joy. That is not to say that situations will not happen in our lives to make us question whether God is even listening to our cries, but joy doesn’t come from material possessions, or even our health.
Joy can be found in the presence of Jehovah. The bible says that in the presence of the Lord there is fullness of joy, so if I want to find joy, then the only way I’ll find it is in the presence of the Lord.
If you are weary from the good fight of faith, get in the presence of the Lord, because the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Have you lost your direction because of so many obstacles in your path; he will show you the way, because he is the way, the truth and the life.
Are you fearful of what the future holds? Realize who holds your future. “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7).
It was never promised that our lives would be easy when we started following Jesus Christ; he did promise to never leave us or forsake us.
Hold on, Child of God. We have our hope in Jesus Christ. He will never fail.
Isn’t it time to worship the Lord, unconditionally–not because we need things from him–he already knows what we have need of–but because he is God?When we seek his face, we will find that his desire is towards us and that nothing will be withheld from us, but even if he never gives me another thing, I am beyond blessed.
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Declaration of Independence
Independence. For some it means that they don’t have to follow the rules anymore because they are old enough to justify breaking them.
For all of my adult life, I have followed the grammar rules, such as, never start your sentence with “And.” And, to that I say, it’s one that I rarely break, unless I can find a good reason to break it. The English language still intrigues me. While I try to behave in the grammar department, the writer in me cries out to make my rules up as I go along.
Punctuation,–commas, and semicolons, are safe when I use “poetic license, which is a fancy way to say that I will write it the way that I want it to appear and not worry about it so much. Seriously, when I first started college and was deciding on a major, I really did choose creative writing because I knew that if I wrote poetry, I wouldn’t need to worry so much about punctuation.
I was so wrong about the connection between grammar and poetry. You need to decide to follow the rules, because no matter how far you try to run away from them, they are everywhere for a reason, to help us to be effective without delays.
We celebrated our nation’s Independence Day on July 4, and it’s time that Christians everywhere realize that we are free because of Jesus Christ. The wages of sin is death, but Jesus paid the price for our sins, and we can declare his name on the rooftops. There is no other name under heaven whereby we can be saved.
Here are the rules we live by as Christians:
Welcome to My Garden
Sometimes finding peace, just requires taking a walk in the back yard as I did today. The water pump may seem like a rusty old piece of metal to some, but for our family it represents generations of hard working people, who knew what it was to have a strong work ethic, and passed it down to our generation. A birdbath is dressed with hostas at the base, a split railed fence is lined with brick. The plum tree holds hanging baskets, roses are at the base of the pump, and on the patio. Nandina, and a eucalyptus tree stump with bird feeders are beside the crepe myrtle trees and mimosa trees, home to all manner of birds who are making their sojourn to the south, a place where squirrels sneak the bird feed whenever they can, and the rabbits play. Welcome to my garden.
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How Do You Define Freedom?
Freedom is:
- taking first steps and realizing that a whole new world has opened up to discover.
- having seeds to plant in the soil that you have tended.
- being able to supply the basic needs for your family with dignity.
- feeling safe. (The world is not as safe as it used to be, but has it really changed that much? Basically, people have not changed; we are God’s creation and perfected through him every time we overcome circumstances.)
What is the cost of freedom?
Today it’s easy for me to sit here and reap the benefits of freedom. But, no matter how liberated I feel, the cost was greater for the ones who shed their blood that I might enjoy it. They are the true heroes who were willing to die for our right to live free.
We all have to decide if we are going to live for God or not: do I fight for what I know is right, or do I hide out and give up? I am thankful that Jesus Christ didn’t give up until he had secured our freedom from sin. If you are seeking happiness and find that you’ve tried everything to fulfill the void in your life and you are still lost, seek, the one who gave his life so that we could live more abundantly.
When you decide to be truly free, you can experience the joy that only comes through Jesus Christ. Freedom to live: without the fear of tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. Nothing can harm us because he promises to never forsake us. So, focus on living free, today. The Lord has everything under his dominion and power, and he loves you.
Trust God; It’s Worth the Wait.
Don’t get Too Caught up in Life, to Live Life.
One of my favorite memories from early childhood was catching lightning bugs in the back yard. It seemed that we used to spend more time outside than in, during the summer months: not because we were banished from the house, but because we had amazing fun just being outside playing. We were taught to use our imagination.
Who ever thought that taking sticks, bottle caps, pebbles, broken glass, and dirt could be the foundation for entire cities!
Our minds were engaged in constructing elaborate buildings: broken glass became our stained glass windows of the church; gravel defined our parking lots, and leaves and twigs with bits of pine straw entwined fashioned our roof, jar lids made great ponds, and breaking off small limbs created massive trees for our park. We made furniture from bottle caps, and this all went on for hours until mom called us in to supper.
The total cost for this adventure? time.
Fast forward to, today. Well, I’ll let you think on that one for a while. When was the last time that you were engaged in using your imagination instead of depending on technology to tell you how to think or feel?
This week’s Lattereign reminds us not to get too caught up in life to really live life.
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Remembering Daddy: 7 Life Lessons He Taught Me
When I was eight, Daddy told me that one day I’d write a book about him, and be a teacher. I didn’t really pay much attention to his words of wisdom at the time, because he had a bottle of wine in his hand; but I never forgot those words, and over the years they sustained me as I found my way through the road called life.
Today, I want to remember Daddy for being a gentle, sensitive, man who did the best that he could, and always kept his word. Thank you, Daddy, for planting a seed of the written word in me.
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