His love endures forever - (Not so) Wordless Wednesday

It does not take great men to do great things; it only takes consecrated men.

Phillips Brooks

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:34

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See God in every place - (Not so) Wordless Wednesday

"To hide the truth is no less falsehood than to spread error."

Amy Carmichael

 

 I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness.

Mother Teresa

A Mighty Throng - (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

Psalm 68:11. “The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NRSV)

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.

Great enough for life - (Not so) Wordless Wednesday

A Secret Place

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High

shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the LORD,

He is my refuge and my fortress:

my God;

in Him will I trust.

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,

and from the noisome pestilence.

He shall cover thee with His feathers,

and under His wings shalt thou trust:

His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;

nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness;

nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

A thousand shall fall at thy side,

and ten thousand at thy right hand;

but it shall not come nigh thee.

Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold

and see the reward of the wicked.

Because thou hast made the LORD,

which is my refuge,

even the most High,

thy habitation;

there shall no evil befall thee,

neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

For He shall give His angels charge over thee,

to keep thee in all thy ways.

They shall bear thee up in their hands,

lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:

the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

Because he hath set his love upon Me,

therefore will I deliver him:

I will set him on high,

because he hath known My name.

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him:

I will be with him in trouble;

I will deliver him,

and honour him.

With long life will I satisfy him,

and shew him My salvation.

Psalm 91

 

Let us be still to hear the whispers of God. 

~Ralph Waldo Emerson 

I am a Christian - (Not so) Wordless Wednesday

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."
I'm whispering "I was lost,
Now I 'm found and forgiven."

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
And need His strength to carry on.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
But, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon His name.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
Who received God's good grace, somehow!

Maya Angelou

 Examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; 
Apostle Paul, 1 Thessalonians 5: 21

 THE SEED OF GOD

The seed of God is in us. If the seed had a good, wise and industrious cultivator, it would thrive all the more and grow up to God whose seed it is, and the fruit would be equal to the nature of God. Now the seed of a pear tree grows into a pear tree, a hazel seed into a hazel tree, and the seed of God into God.
If the seal is pressed completely through the wax so that no wax remains without being impressed by the seal, then it becomes indistinguishably one with the seal. Similarly the soul becomes completely united with God.
Meister Eckhart