Faithfulness By Night

It is a good and delightful thing to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, To show forth Your loving-kindness in the morning and Your faithfulness by night. Psalm 92:1,2(beautiful scenes can be found out on the golf course :)

A Verse A Day

All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. II Timothy 3:16, 17

This month of A Verse a Day in June has been a great experience for me. Its amazing what is held in these scriptures, in the Bible. All of it 'God-breathed and useful' to me. Its there everyday just waiting for me to find both the little nuggets and huge revelations alike. God, I thank you for your word, and I pray that you would help me use it for 'every good work'.

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"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." Deuteronomy 31:6

Today I am praying this for my friend who needs strength and courage to get through a difficult situation and also needs to be reminded that God does not forsake us, without exception. What can man do to us if God is on our side.

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Ephesians 3 (the Message)

14-19 My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you'll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God

My Uncle Lee and I were sitting in the lifeguard's chair, nice and early like we both like it, looking out at the Atlantic Ocean enjoying the quiet morning and God's creation. There are so many verses and praises that come to mind when I am in such a place as this, at such a time, but I like this one because the ocean seems endless, it goes as far as the eye can see, too much to ever be able to measure. The ebb and flow of the tide is so consistent, predictable. This is how God's is love for us, for me. Limitless, never ceasing.

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"Hannah prayed, and said, My heart exults and triumphs in the Lord; my horn (my strength) is lifted up in the Lord. My mouth is no longer silent, for it is opened wide over my enemies, because I rejoice in Your salvation." I Samuel 2:1

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"A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshippers." John 4:23

God is calling us all to be true worshipers. When we start to discover who He is and that He fills the longing we have to love something supremely, then we can not help but be worshipers.

We will all worship and glorify something or someone, but I want my response to be to the King of kings, my Lord.

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"Therefore be imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]." Ephesians 5:1

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"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way." Psalm 37:23

What a promise! My walk with God is established by being obedient with one step at a time. For the good or the bad, He has not given me the full picture ahead of time, but He's proven to me over and over that He's got it all under control, I just need to be obedient to His leading. This weekend, I was just thankful that God is the one who guides my heart and my life. Sometimes I fail, but He is always there to pick me up and continue on with the journey.

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"Wait and listen, everyone who is thirsty! Come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Yes, come, buy [priceless, spiritual] wine and milk without money and without price [simply for the self-surrender that accepts the blessing]. Isaiah 55:1

God's way is so hard for us to understand, especially in the society we live in, where "there is no free lunch". His salvation, love and grace are free for us. In fact, there is no way for us to pay or "work it off" even if we wanted to.

I remember when I started going back to the library as an adult. The first couple times I went, it felt very strange to be walking out with books without my credit card having been swiped or cash exchanging hands. The library materials are free to anyone who wants to walk in and check them out.

Accept the blessing...its already been paid for!

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"For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy." Psalms 61:3

God is so many things to me, but I love the picture of this in my mind's eye. A shelter, a strong tower. Selah!

I was just telling a dear friend how much I have enjoyed this (partial) month of daily posting a scripture. When I first began, I thought I'd just use something from wherever I was reading that morning, but that hasn't happened once. Instead, God has spoken a verse to me each day at sometime throughout the day. Its been an incredible, unexpected experience. Join us if you can!

A Verse A Day

"But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing." II Corinthians 2:14, 15

A Verse A Day

Just a few moments ago I was cleaning up the kitchen from dinner, thinking about all I should do tonight, all that needs to get done this week, this month, tomorrow before 8 AM. I was also stewing about what someone had inadvertently done that annoyed me. That's when God quietly gave me this verse:

"Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth!" Psalms 46:10

Be still. And know. Be still. And know. All of my striving, all my effort is in vain if it is not for the glory of God. And so I thank you Lord for gently reminding me to take a few minutes to breath a prayer to you, to give it all to you.

I didn't remember the second part of the verse, but as a bonus, I'm typing during a thunderstorm...that is cause to "recognize and understand" that He is God and He will be exalted in the earth.

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"How can we thank God enough for you and for the joy and delight you have given us...?" I Thessalonians 3:9

Shaun/Daddy, we love you! Thanks for taking such good care of us!

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Our Internet service was down all day yesterday and some of the day before, so I'm just picking up here.

"As for me, I will continue beholding Your face in righteousness (rightness, justice and right standing with You); I shall be fully satisfied, when I awake [to find myself] beholding Your form [and having sweet communion with You]." Psalm 17:15

My most favorite time of the day is first thing in the morning when I take my coffee and bible and head out to the porch and spend time with my Lord. In the winter it is in the rocker by the wood stove, but these last couple weeks have been in the early sunshine, with the birds chirping. I'm so thankful its nice enough to be outside "having sweet communion" with Jesus.

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"And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us." I John 4:16

This week my two-year old daughter has been asking me questions about what happened to Jesus on the cross. Why he was bleeding, why he was being punished, who hurt him. I've never explained it on this level before and quite frankly, its got me thinking.

What incredible love that He would lay down His life for us! He died so we could have eternal life, He was punished knowing the wrong we would do, the sickness we would have, the pain we would go through.

"Jesus loves me, this I know for the Bible tells me so..." If we could get a hold of the reality of this love, it would change our lives. Believe the love.