To give people false hope is to truly tell them a lie.
Thank you, Lord, forgiving to us Your Spirit of Truth.
Grateful
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
I Invite You to Pray With Me
With deep sincerity, I invite you to pray with me today:
Loving Lord, my Almighty Personal God:
For this new day, I am so totally thankful.
Though the world seems more confusing day-by-day,
You offer clarity to my mind and calm to my soul.
The ruler of this age has suffered defeat and will not prevail.
Surely, time on earth will soon run out...
And humanity will run head-long into eternity.
Intensify Your light in and through me, my Jesus;
Lest those around me, even my beloved ones are lost forever.
I want Your abiding presence to enlarge deep within my being,
Allowing Your glory to comfort me as it captures the hearts of others.
Please overcome all dread, despair, and discouragement inside me.
Replenish me with Your complete love, powerful grace, holy presence.
Let Your mercy renew my strength so I can serve you anew.
And when You return to earth, my Jesus,
Find full-blooming, up-to-date, faith in You... in my soul.
Amen and Amen.
...when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?
-- Luke 18:8b (GWT)
Grateful
Loving Lord, my Almighty Personal God:
For this new day, I am so totally thankful.
Though the world seems more confusing day-by-day,
You offer clarity to my mind and calm to my soul.
The ruler of this age has suffered defeat and will not prevail.
Surely, time on earth will soon run out...
And humanity will run head-long into eternity.
Intensify Your light in and through me, my Jesus;
Lest those around me, even my beloved ones are lost forever.
I want Your abiding presence to enlarge deep within my being,
Allowing Your glory to comfort me as it captures the hearts of others.
Please overcome all dread, despair, and discouragement inside me.
Replenish me with Your complete love, powerful grace, holy presence.
Let Your mercy renew my strength so I can serve you anew.
And when You return to earth, my Jesus,
Find full-blooming, up-to-date, faith in You... in my soul.
Amen and Amen.
...when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?
-- Luke 18:8b (GWT)
Grateful
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Something New, Beyond Our Own Imagination
Glory belongs to God, Whose power is at work in us. By this power He can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.
-- Ephesians 3:20 (GWT)
My mentor, James, gave me a blank journal in January for the purpose of recording God-thoughts and especially for writing down new things the Lord is allowing me to see. When he gave me the book, James said, "Ask the Lord everyday to show you "something new" that you have never witnessed before."
Well, I've been seeing new things and recording some of these sightings as well. One way the Lord is showing me "something new" is in His marvelous Creation. For example, a few weeks ago while on our pastoral staff prayer retreat I saw for the very first time Shoveler ducks on the water. It was a cold day and the waters were iced over in many places. Suddenly these rafts of these beautiful Shoveler ducks were everywhere. (If you look at my digital images associated with this blog you will see a picture of two drake Shoveler ducks in flight over the cold, placid waters of Assateague Island, Virginia.) For a coastal boy, it doesn't get any better than seeing a new species of ducks never before witnessed up close and personal.
My prayer for you today is that the Lord will show you "something new". I want His glory to bring awe into Your soul for His intricate involvement in Creation, even in yourself. Whether He speaks to you through the whispering wings of ducks or in some other unique way, I invite you to live with your eyes and ears wide open.
Lord, Your glory is all around us and even within us. May we be amazed in Your presence. Give us eyes to see and ears to hear "something new" today, yes, something beyond our own imagination. In Jesus' Name. Amen and Amen.
Grateful
-- Ephesians 3:20 (GWT)
My mentor, James, gave me a blank journal in January for the purpose of recording God-thoughts and especially for writing down new things the Lord is allowing me to see. When he gave me the book, James said, "Ask the Lord everyday to show you "something new" that you have never witnessed before."
Well, I've been seeing new things and recording some of these sightings as well. One way the Lord is showing me "something new" is in His marvelous Creation. For example, a few weeks ago while on our pastoral staff prayer retreat I saw for the very first time Shoveler ducks on the water. It was a cold day and the waters were iced over in many places. Suddenly these rafts of these beautiful Shoveler ducks were everywhere. (If you look at my digital images associated with this blog you will see a picture of two drake Shoveler ducks in flight over the cold, placid waters of Assateague Island, Virginia.) For a coastal boy, it doesn't get any better than seeing a new species of ducks never before witnessed up close and personal.
My prayer for you today is that the Lord will show you "something new". I want His glory to bring awe into Your soul for His intricate involvement in Creation, even in yourself. Whether He speaks to you through the whispering wings of ducks or in some other unique way, I invite you to live with your eyes and ears wide open.
Lord, Your glory is all around us and even within us. May we be amazed in Your presence. Give us eyes to see and ears to hear "something new" today, yes, something beyond our own imagination. In Jesus' Name. Amen and Amen.
Grateful
Monday, February 4, 2013
Hall of Fame vs. Call His Name
Football season officially ended in the USA last evening with the Super Bowl and this morning there's much talk about famous football greats who were and were not voted into the National Football League's Hall of Fame.
With these thoughts on my mind this morning, I prayed this prayer:
Dearest Lord Jesus, it matters not that people remember my name, only that they remember Yours and that You remember mine. I rejoice today not because my name is up in lights, but because my name is written down in Your Lamb's Book of Life. I claim Your fame, not mine. In Your Holy Name, I pray. Amen.
...rejoice that your names are written in Heaven...
-- Luke 10:20b (NIV)
Click here: He Knows My Name Israel & New Breed - YouTube
Forget the Hall of Fame, Lord, as long as I can just Call Your Name!
Grateful
With these thoughts on my mind this morning, I prayed this prayer:
Dearest Lord Jesus, it matters not that people remember my name, only that they remember Yours and that You remember mine. I rejoice today not because my name is up in lights, but because my name is written down in Your Lamb's Book of Life. I claim Your fame, not mine. In Your Holy Name, I pray. Amen.
...rejoice that your names are written in Heaven...
-- Luke 10:20b (NIV)
Click here: He Knows My Name Israel & New Breed - YouTube
Forget the Hall of Fame, Lord, as long as I can just Call Your Name!
Grateful
Sunday, February 3, 2013
"Forever Young" -- FrontPorchTalks.com
Perhaps you have clicked the link associated with this blog to listen to audio editions my son, Grayson, and I, record twice weekly called "Front Porch Talks." If you have not, I am including a link that will take you straight there in today's post.
The post was uploaded 2/1/2013 is an interview we were blessed to have with my mentor, Pastor James Spruill. The topic we discussed at Pastor James' request is entitled "Forever Young!"
Pastor James is approaching 74-years-young and I believe it is one of the best interviews to date that we have posted on Front Porch Talks. It will be worth your 30-minute investment to have a listen. I promise.
Click here: HFCN/Forever Young/Media/Front Porch Talks
The website link can also be found at:
www.frontporchtalks.com
Grateful
The post was uploaded 2/1/2013 is an interview we were blessed to have with my mentor, Pastor James Spruill. The topic we discussed at Pastor James' request is entitled "Forever Young!"
Pastor James is approaching 74-years-young and I believe it is one of the best interviews to date that we have posted on Front Porch Talks. It will be worth your 30-minute investment to have a listen. I promise.
Click here: HFCN/Forever Young/Media/Front Porch Talks
The website link can also be found at:
www.frontporchtalks.com
Grateful
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Don't Be Captured by High-Sounding Nonsense
8Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. 9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. 10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
-- Colossians 2:8-10 (NLT)
Abba Father, give to us the mind of Christ!
Grateful
-- Colossians 2:8-10 (NLT)
Abba Father, give to us the mind of Christ!
Grateful
Friday, February 1, 2013
Grateful to God for the Blessing of Today
Twenty-four years ago today, my wife, Kim, gave birth to our second born, a daughter. We named her Allison. She has brought much joy and laughter to our lives. What a precious soul the Lord entrusted her mom and me with when she was born to us.
Allison was married to Joshua on October 6, 2012. Our baby girl is already a wife. The years just flew by. The passage of time is mysterious, but also filled with marvelous memories.
Today our Allison and her Joshua took the train from their new home in New York City to Washington, D.C. We just arrived back from picking them up in Northern Virgina. They will spend the weekend with us at our home in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
We thank God for the opportunity to celebrate our daughter's birthday. It is a time to rejoice and I just wanted to say on my blog today that I am grateful to God for the blessing of today. I know I don't usually write about my immediate family but today it seemed to be the most essential thing for me to do.
Please pray for my family. How can you pray? Pray the same prayer that my mom often prays. "Lord, help us all to make it to Heaven without the loss of one. Please, Lord don't let our family circle be broken in the Sweet By-and-By. In Jesus' Name. Amen."
Grateful
Allison was married to Joshua on October 6, 2012. Our baby girl is already a wife. The years just flew by. The passage of time is mysterious, but also filled with marvelous memories.
Today our Allison and her Joshua took the train from their new home in New York City to Washington, D.C. We just arrived back from picking them up in Northern Virgina. They will spend the weekend with us at our home in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
We thank God for the opportunity to celebrate our daughter's birthday. It is a time to rejoice and I just wanted to say on my blog today that I am grateful to God for the blessing of today. I know I don't usually write about my immediate family but today it seemed to be the most essential thing for me to do.
Please pray for my family. How can you pray? Pray the same prayer that my mom often prays. "Lord, help us all to make it to Heaven without the loss of one. Please, Lord don't let our family circle be broken in the Sweet By-and-By. In Jesus' Name. Amen."
Grateful
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