Awake, oh sleeper, Awake! Your complacency fueled by your earthly comforts has made your ears dull and your sight dim. Awake, oh sleeper, Awake! Who will deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me? Who will forsake all for the will of my Father? Awake, oh sleeper, Awake! Wait no longer! Awake! TheContinue reading “Awake, Oh Sleeper, Awake!”
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My Cross I Choose
To take up my cross, to deny all that is me, Such a daunting task, it is to be. Leaving myself behind, all that I am, So that I become, like the Son of Man. Losing my life, so that I can live, It seems such a concept, my life to give? Yet it’s forContinue reading “My Cross I Choose”
Gems Hidden in the Ordinary
A shard of rock, a mass of clay, A lump of coal, which heats the day. In quartz, in shale, and kimberlite, In lava flowing from great heights. In schist, in granite, at water’s rims, Can be found precious gems. For these are ordinary rocks, they are, Though we do resemble them by far. JustContinue reading “Gems Hidden in the Ordinary”
For Your Glory Father
Thank You, Father, for Your grace that empowers me to walk through every day till its completion. I reflect once again on Your great faithfulness and the never-ending new mercies You provide for each day and each situation. You for reveal Yourself to me not just through the written word but I more importantly throughContinue reading “For Your Glory Father”
Things to Do
Put off these things: anger, wrath, Malice, blasphemy, filthiness of mouth. For you’re a new man for which Christ did bleed. And put off the old man of sin, Because Christ’s image resides within. As God’s elect, holy, beloved, Put on tender mercies, kindness, and love. Humility, meekness, longsuffering too, Forgiving one another, so weContinue reading “Things to Do”
Reflection of Christ
Does what I do allow Christ to shine thru? Or is it just doing things I’ve desired to do? Am I really allowing Christ Jesus be formed in me? Or am I just the same as I used to be? Do I honestly, not truly what to submit, Because to be crucified just don’t seemContinue reading “Reflection of Christ”
Desperate for You
I find myself desperate for You, As You know, this feelings not new. It’s a reoccurring desire I have, One that for which I am glad. It rolls over me in waves today, Driving me on, knees to pray. Its just not one, that goes away, Because of this, I want to say. To lookContinue reading “Desperate for You”
Change My Heart
Father, thank You for a new day with new mercies and Your grace that sustains me through all of life’s difficulties and situations. I am grateful that You are with me, never to leave or forsake me. Even when times arise so that I feel all alone, I know You are faithful and are alwaysContinue reading “Change My Heart”
Thank You for the Rain
Dear Father, thank You for the rain that has deposited its life giving qualities into my garden rain barrels. That liquid gold that replenishes the plants in my gardens is so appreciated when days have been dry and hot. Thank You for Your Spirit that bring rivers of living water to my soul (mind) andContinue reading “Thank You for the Rain”