What God Says I Am.

What God Says I Am.

Satan tempts me to believe I am of no worth.
But, God says through Christ I am Beloved.

Satan coaxes me to believe I am loathed by all.
But, God says through Christ I am Loved.

Satan manipulates me to believe I am a total reject,
But, God says through Christ I am Elect.

Satan entices me to believe I am utterly unclean.
But, God says through Christ I am Sanctified.

Satan lures me to believe I can never be satisfied.
But, God says through Christ I am Satiated.

Satan baits me to believe my life is in total darkness.
But, God says through Christ I am Enlightened.

Satan rags me to believe that my sin has me detained with him.
But, God says through Christ I am eternally Delivered from my sin, Satan, and his schemes.

Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ…

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
9/30/09

Why We Cannot All Get Along?

Why We Cannot All Get Along?

Pettiness
Rivalry
Ignorance
Dread
Envy

Pompousness
Resentment
Insincerity
Disregard
Enmity

Prejudice
Ruthlessness
Injustice
Double-crossing
Evilness

Proud hearts, proud minds, and proud mouths stir up much trouble...

Proverbs 13:10. Only by pride cometh contention…

Proverbs 21:4 (NLT) Haughty eyes, a proud heart, and evil actions are all sin.

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
9/29/09

A Love for All Seasons

A Love for All Seasons

My darling,
May our love endure through all seasons.

May our love sprout and bloom
As the lovely spring flowers and trees
May we buzz about together through life
Like the industrious, bumble bees
May we refresh one another
With showers of kisses that please

May our love shine bright
As the summer sun on high
May our love burn fervently
Causing our bond further to solidify
I pray we will take the time to frolic
Merrymaking under the summer sky

May our love be as vibrant
As the plethora of paints of fall
May our love be as pleasurable
As vivid countryside sights that enthrall
Though, the autumn days shorten
May our love be ablaze in the early nightfall

As the winter temps turn to cold
For love, let us hold each other especially near
As the cool holidays kindles warm hearts
May the savor of the times stir us to love more dear
Winter is each calendar’s ending season
Let us prepare for a new genesis of love in the New Year.

Song of Solomon 2:10-13 (New International Version)
My lover spoke and said to me, "Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me."

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
9/21/09

Radiate

Radiate

Rouse your soul’s compassion
Acknowledge the poor’s plight
Delve into relevant knowledge
Illuminate your heart’s vision
Advocate justice for all
Trail blaze meaningful initiatives
Empower community exalting God

1. To emit (light, for example) in or as if in rays. 2. To send or spread out from or as if from a center 3. To irradiate or illuminate (an object). 4. To manifest in a glowing manner 5. Ecology To spread into new habitats and thereby diverge or diversify.

Matthew 5:16 (Amplified Bible)
Let your light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father Who is in heaven.

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
9/21/09

What Does Your Countenance Communicate?

What Does Your Countenance Communicate?

A Smile

Satisfied, secure with Christ Jesus
Maturing by grace and surrender
In-sync with the Spirit’s leading
Leaning on His mercy and might
Executing His purpose and plans

Or

A Frown

Faltering in faith and duty
Robbed of joy and peace
Opposed to God’s truth
Warped by worldliness
Negligent in loving God

Psalm 32:10-11 (New Living Translation)
10 Many sorrows come to the wicked,
but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord.
11 So rejoice in the Lord and be glad, all you who obey him!
Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
9/3/09