The heavens declare the glory of the LORD The moon hides its face in shame at the mere reflection of Your beauty. The stars for all their twinkling light can never match the magnificence of Your glory. Though the sun may shin with all its might it will never be but a shadow of Your…
I am more than a conqueror. Romans 8:37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. We shrink from war and battle in today’s society. It’s not a war against terror, no mention of strikes or maneuvers, on the outside chance we offend or seem too harsh. We are bred…
I am dead to sin. Romans 6:2. 11 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 1 Peter 2:24 and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so…
I am strong in the Lord. Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. I am called to put on the armor of God every day, to stand strong, to fight the powers of darkness, to stand witness to the miracles and glory of God, and to praise…
Saturated by sludge Standing in sewage Sinking in slime I can’t get away. So caked in grime It’s become my skin No matter how hard I try The stains seem to stay. A hissing in my ear Whispers subtly to me So unworthy, so unworthy To speak to God today. It’s been a weird, good,…
I am the apple of my Father’s eye I am sweet, overflowing, and beautiful I am protected by His hand and opened wide to let in light Given out to bring hope, I am useful Thoughts for the Day Genesis 1:22 God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the…
I am silver refined in the fire I am shaped, I am hammered on the anvil of God I am slowly releasing the muck and the mire Each day that I wait I grow less and less flawed. I am a song in the blackest darkness A soft note of hope in the cold of…
I am formed of sand and struggle I am smoothed by raging seas I am a pearl of great value As I become what He wants me to be. I bought a cheap necklace with a pearl charm at Wal-Mart a while back, and I was thinking about some of the reasons I bought it. …
There’s a showdown at high noon; It’s all over town. The enemy’s shaking; He’s gonna go down! 1 Chro 29:11 ”Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O LORD, and You exalt…
These are thoughts in light of the current state of affairs in life. It was part of a longer post, but the beginning of the post is repetitive, so I cut it. In the Wilds It’s a chance to truly walk by faith. What else can I do? Out in this wilderness there isn’t any…
