January 2010
“It is always the Holy Spirit’s work to turn our eyes away from self to Jesus;...”
– Charles Spurgeon (via derekthornton)
she looks to the sky
God has been raising up an army in haiti :) →
i really need to find the missing page of 1st thessalonians and tape it back in because this verse is kinda important!?
16Be joyful always; 17pray continually; 18give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
—1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
my pride meets its match...
…in Your unfailing love. every time pride grips my heart, Your patient hands untangle the knots and gently un-pry my eyelids open to see Your face, and You remind me
Anna, My perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment*. I was pierced for these very transgressions, I was crushed for all your iniquities, including this. The punishment that now brings you this...
listen
learning
just because i don’t understand how You could love all of me does not change that You do love all of me.
Psalm 147:11
11 the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
hebrews 12:1-3
THEREFORE THEN, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us,
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serious
“Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day… they are not just idle words for you—they are your life….”
deuteronomy 32:46-47
sinners and saints?
so many posts in one day… but how many times are YOU checking tumblr? probably enough times today to read all my posts :D
“There are now two definitions of people: unbelievers (sinners) and believers (saints). God’s children are now called “saints,” and He calls the unredeemed “sinners” Rom. 1:7 ‘To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints.” Rom. 5:8 “while we were...
proverbs 4 is so necessary and by that i mean...
4He taught me and said to me, Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments and live
the path of the [uncompromisingly] just and righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines more and more (brighter and clearer) until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day [to be prepared].
20My son, attend to my words…
21Let them not depart from your sight; keep...
hebrews 13:9 amp.
“…Do not be carried about by different and varied and alien teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established and ennobled and strengthened by means of grace; God’s favor and spiritual blessing.”
set your hope on
“… God, who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.”
1 timothy 6:17
worth the read
at least read whats in bold???
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D) PERFECT TENSE
1) [Eph 2:8 cont.]:
(v. 8) “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -“
a) “you have been saved..” = “este sesosmenoi…”
“este” = “are”, 2...
the amplified bible is seriously so cool.
6Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition ([b]definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.
7And God’s peace [shall be yours, that [c]tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and...
promise
Though you walk in the midst of trouble,
I preserve your life.
I stretch out my hand against the anger of your enemies,
I will save you by my right hand.
I will fulfill my purpose for you;
My love endures forever,
I will not abandon the work of my hands.
Psalm 138:7-8
the best teaching I'VE heard on the prodigal son →
Psalm 142:3
When my spirit grows faint within me, it is You who knows my way
“Be assured, if you walk with Him and look...
“Imagine that your prayer is a poorly dressed beggar reeking of alcohol and body...”
– Paul Miller- from A Praying Life (via derekthornton)
one of my top favorite phil wickham songs.
A...
“Send forth Your light and Your truth, let them guide me…to the place where You dwell”
{psalm 43:3}
protection
Psalm 91:1 (Amplified bible)
1HE WHO [a]dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand].
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Psalm 138:7 (Amplified Bible)
7Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive...
obedience brings blessing →
mercy fall like rain
to wash the sidewalks clean
...
roots
a favorite word as of lately….
Main Entry: erad·i·cate Pronunciation: \i-ˈra-də-ˌkāt\Function: transitive verbingEtymology: Latin eradicatus, past participle of eradicare, from e- + radic-, radix root — more atrootDate: 1532
1 : to pull up by the roots 2 : to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots
synonyms see exterminate
<333 he is eradicating fear from my heart....
freedom, peace, hope, joy...
these are not elusive! they are found in Christ and are freely to be enjoyed by His own!
(i’m using exclamation points because i’m talking to myself mostly.)
“…3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and...
We must be willing to relinquish the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. - Joseph Campbell*
*sounds a little cutesy and cliche but i think its basically true.
safe
the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. psalm 147:11
The fear of the LORD leads to life:
Then one rests content, untouched by trouble. proverbs 19:23
true and faithful Friend
You are the bread of life
Jesus i’m hungry for you
Your love it satisfies
my every need
my cup cannot run dry
Your water flows within me
Your love it satisfies
my every need
You’re marvelous and holy
King upon the throne
i will serve you only
make my life your own
i’ll follow you forever
give you all my love
its only you i worship
only you are God
my true and...
Listen
“you are Mine.”
{isaiah 43:1}
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the...
warinmyblood:
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:18-19 Help me perceive it Lord.
charles spurgeon
“Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.”
Psalm 119:37
There are divers kinds of vanity. The cap and bells of the fool, the mirth of the world, the dance, the lyre, and the cup of the dissolute, all these men know to be vanities; they wear upon their forefront their proper name and title. Far more treacherous are those equally vain things, the cares of this...
jdmcafee:
the sheep know their shepherds voice.
Christianese #8
chrislazo:
grace |grās|
noun
1 (theology) the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings.
2 (christianese explained) when God in His reckless and bizarre compassion effectively turns you back from the destructive course you keep choosing, and opens your eyes to the pleasure of His infinite worth, without which you would be enticed...
and when the path gets narrow
i’ll follow Him
i can see a light that is coming
for the heart that holds on
a glorious light beyond all compare
all the pressure and pain
produces perseverance
its purged by the flames
without interference
produces our hope
in the glory of God
-josh garrels ‘SISU’
still my favorite song forever.
..and this still, as the color returns to my spiritual cheeks and my blue lips fade away. thank you Jesus. anything more to say sounds much too trite.
“Continue seeking God with seriousness. Unless He wanted you, you would not be...”
– C.S. Lewis (via derekthornton)