Survival of the Fittest
Praise God, it’s a new day, new grace, new mercy has come my way…
So let’s get ready to rumbbbllleee! A hatin’ Satan be orchestratin’ desirin’ for us to stumble…Temptin’ us to turn from the Master’s plan, plottin our fall by his disaster plan…
Satan be going about, tryin’ to look swoll’, shamelessly struttin as a roarin lion, but we rollin’ wit the real Lion of the tribe of Judah—His roar is real, His rule is right, and His reign enriches…
He lifts the poor up, out of their plight, dispels darkness by His light. He lifts the weak by His might. Blots out sin, transforms within, saves lost souls, makin’ lives whole.
So there’s no time, no need for shuckin’ and jivin’ wit’ Satan’s devilish schemin’, the sun’s out so let’s get up & go get it—the sky’s the limit as the SON’s glory is beamin’ and gleamin’…No matter Satan’s ruse, wit’ Jesus we can not, will not ever lose! Hallelujaaaaaaah! God, we lift our praises to Yah…
2 Corinthians 2:11,14-16NLT so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes. But thank God! He has made us his captives and continues to lead us along in Christ’s triumphal procession. Now he uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume. Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing. To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume.
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/30/11
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Send Thy peace O Lord,
Send Thy peace O Lord,
which is perfect and everlasting,
that our souls may radiate peace.
Send Thy peace O Lord,
that we may think, act and speak harmoniously.
Send Thy peace O Lord,
that we may be contented and thankful for Thy bountiful gifts.
Send Thy peace O Lord,
that amidst our worldly strife, we may enjoy Thy wonders.
Send Thy peace O Lord,
that we may endure all, tolerate all, in the thought of Thy grace and mercy.
Send Thy peace O Lord,
that our lives may become a Divine vision and in Thy light,
all darkness may vanish.
Send Thy peace O Lord,
that we, Thy sons and daughters on Earth may all unite in one family.
* adapted from pir-o-murshid inayat khan - 1 (submitted by Thomas McManus)
which is perfect and everlasting,
that our souls may radiate peace.
Send Thy peace O Lord,
that we may think, act and speak harmoniously.
Send Thy peace O Lord,
that we may be contented and thankful for Thy bountiful gifts.
Send Thy peace O Lord,
that amidst our worldly strife, we may enjoy Thy wonders.
Send Thy peace O Lord,
that we may endure all, tolerate all, in the thought of Thy grace and mercy.
Send Thy peace O Lord,
that our lives may become a Divine vision and in Thy light,
all darkness may vanish.
Send Thy peace O Lord,
that we, Thy sons and daughters on Earth may all unite in one family.
* adapted from pir-o-murshid inayat khan - 1 (submitted by Thomas McManus)
Pause to Ponder… Placing your hope, joy, and/or peace in imperfect, irregular, interim people, positions, philosophies, and/or possessions guarantees you imperfect, irregular, and interim hope, joy, and/or peace. Let your hope, joy, and peace be in a perfect, permanent, preeminent Savior and Lord— Jesus Christ… Let HIM upgrade YOU…He’s the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever...Let the church say, “Amen!”
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Real Love
Real Love
Real love breaks down walls.
Real love lifts one who falls.
Real love lingers by way of hope.
Real love is seized upon like a rope.
Real love goes with you through fire.
Real love stirs up heartfelt desire.
Real love leaps to save you even in deep water.
Real love clings even when trials get harder.
Real love endures through difficult change.
Real love adapts when things must rearrange.
Real love invests when there is no return.
Real love grows with life lessons learned.
…When you love, love for real…
Romans 12:9 Love from the center of who you are; don't fake it…
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/28/11
Real love breaks down walls.
Real love lifts one who falls.
Real love lingers by way of hope.
Real love is seized upon like a rope.
Real love goes with you through fire.
Real love stirs up heartfelt desire.
Real love leaps to save you even in deep water.
Real love clings even when trials get harder.
Real love endures through difficult change.
Real love adapts when things must rearrange.
Real love invests when there is no return.
Real love grows with life lessons learned.
…When you love, love for real…
Romans 12:9 Love from the center of who you are; don't fake it…
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/28/11
God uses your opposition to accentuate your Godly composition—He wants all to know that His grace elected, planted you into your favored position…You got to deal with your serpents, your pharaohs, your giants, your King Saul’s, your Ahab’s, your Jezebel’s, your Judas’… Walk in the SPIRIT, so that your holy disposition be a clear contrast to your antagonists devilish ways…God is using you to manifest His glory…Shine!
you can’t always be everything everybody wants you to be
Child of God, you can’t always be everything everybody wants you to be…You just strive to be all God called you to be, rejoicing that He doesn’t leave it all up to you...It is He who made you better than you used to be and as long as you are on this side of heaven, He will continue to make you better than ever—with your humble, obedient cooperation with His guidance, of course…If folk can’t love you where you at, pray for them and bless’em, love’em anyway.
The Process of Favor/Flavor
The Process of Favor/Flavor…At times your life may not favor what it truly is…In this time flavor is being input and gradually being brought out advancing you to the appointed time of maturation when the full manifestation of favor/flavor is released fully proving what God has previously spoken to your heart and is displayed in vivid, it-had-to-be-God detail for all to see and praise the Word and work of the Lord…
Be patient with and in the process. God is meticulous and masterful in His work of making masterpieces. You are not late, for God is ushering you, you will get there at the appointed time, as long as you be submissive to His leading. Don’t wilt in your waiting and don’t wander off God’s course for you. Work at your calling and worship your God who in bringing you into your destiny and His desire for you.
Be patient with and in the process. God is meticulous and masterful in His work of making masterpieces. You are not late, for God is ushering you, you will get there at the appointed time, as long as you be submissive to His leading. Don’t wilt in your waiting and don’t wander off God’s course for you. Work at your calling and worship your God who in bringing you into your destiny and His desire for you.
Monday, June 27, 2011
We Need a Word from You, Lord!
We Need a Word from You, Lord!
We don’t need another fancy, must have, hi-tech gadget, another up-to-the-minute, lifestyle guru, another politician with another master plan, another entertainer to mesmerize the masses, another organization to help us get organized, another money magician to make riches appear, another prophet with a slick, faithless presentation, another magic pill that repairs here, impairs there, another hobby that hinders us from hallowing You, or another wonder that weakens our worship of You.
We Need a Word from You, Lord!
Your word formed, framed, and filled the heavens. Your word authorized, adorned, and animated the land, seas, and sky. Your word declared, endorsed, and determined the design, desire, and the duty of man, divulging your desire for his ultimate destiny, to be with you forever. Your word is powerful. Your word is prolific. Your word is proper. Your word is praiseworthy. Your word is permanent.
Lord, what we need is a Word from You. A word to remove our blinders and give us understanding and insight into what’s right, a word to stir us to act on your principles, practice your philosophy, a word to lift and rejoice our hearts, a word to revive our weary souls, a word to save us from our sin, a word to help us endure to the end, Lord, we need a word from You. Speak Lord, speak. Our minds, Lord teach. Our hearts, Lord reach. Our souls, Lord save. Speak a word to usher us into your presence. Lord, we need a word from You.
Lord Jesus—the WORD—we need Y-O-U…
Psalm 19:7-11MSG
The revelation of God is whole
and pulls our lives together.
The signposts of God are clear
and point out the right road.
The life-maps of God are right,
showing the way to joy.
The directions of God are plain
and easy on the eyes.
God's reputation is twenty-four-carat gold,
with a lifetime guarantee.
The decisions of God are accurate
down to the nth degree.
God's Word is better than a diamond,
better than a diamond set between emeralds.
You'll like it better than strawberries in spring,
better than red, ripe strawberries.
There's more: God's Word warns us of danger
and directs us to hidden treasure.
Otherwise how will we find our way?
Or know when we play the fool?
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/27/11
We don’t need another fancy, must have, hi-tech gadget, another up-to-the-minute, lifestyle guru, another politician with another master plan, another entertainer to mesmerize the masses, another organization to help us get organized, another money magician to make riches appear, another prophet with a slick, faithless presentation, another magic pill that repairs here, impairs there, another hobby that hinders us from hallowing You, or another wonder that weakens our worship of You.
We Need a Word from You, Lord!
Your word formed, framed, and filled the heavens. Your word authorized, adorned, and animated the land, seas, and sky. Your word declared, endorsed, and determined the design, desire, and the duty of man, divulging your desire for his ultimate destiny, to be with you forever. Your word is powerful. Your word is prolific. Your word is proper. Your word is praiseworthy. Your word is permanent.
Lord, what we need is a Word from You. A word to remove our blinders and give us understanding and insight into what’s right, a word to stir us to act on your principles, practice your philosophy, a word to lift and rejoice our hearts, a word to revive our weary souls, a word to save us from our sin, a word to help us endure to the end, Lord, we need a word from You. Speak Lord, speak. Our minds, Lord teach. Our hearts, Lord reach. Our souls, Lord save. Speak a word to usher us into your presence. Lord, we need a word from You.
Lord Jesus—the WORD—we need Y-O-U…
Psalm 19:7-11MSG
The revelation of God is whole
and pulls our lives together.
The signposts of God are clear
and point out the right road.
The life-maps of God are right,
showing the way to joy.
The directions of God are plain
and easy on the eyes.
God's reputation is twenty-four-carat gold,
with a lifetime guarantee.
The decisions of God are accurate
down to the nth degree.
God's Word is better than a diamond,
better than a diamond set between emeralds.
You'll like it better than strawberries in spring,
better than red, ripe strawberries.
There's more: God's Word warns us of danger
and directs us to hidden treasure.
Otherwise how will we find our way?
Or know when we play the fool?
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/27/11
Saturday, June 25, 2011
My Dimensions
My Dimensions
God declared me out of eternity into time.
In His might, He determined my height—
The elevations of my body, my mind.
My length, by His understanding,
He decided from my beginning to my end,
From first breath to death, into life’s next den.
By His wisdom, He willed my width,
Cast my measurements—
Structure, contours, distance across.
From deep within His discerning heart,
He developed my breadth, my depth.
He set, filled the span of my body, mind, soul—
Propensity and density.
He settled, shaped the scope of my heart—
Gave me personality, granting me identity.
I am whole, wholly by Him.
Inside and out, I am, by Him, tailor made.
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. Psalms 139:13-16
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/25/11
God declared me out of eternity into time.
In His might, He determined my height—
The elevations of my body, my mind.
My length, by His understanding,
He decided from my beginning to my end,
From first breath to death, into life’s next den.
By His wisdom, He willed my width,
Cast my measurements—
Structure, contours, distance across.
From deep within His discerning heart,
He developed my breadth, my depth.
He set, filled the span of my body, mind, soul—
Propensity and density.
He settled, shaped the scope of my heart—
Gave me personality, granting me identity.
I am whole, wholly by Him.
Inside and out, I am, by Him, tailor made.
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. Psalms 139:13-16
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/25/11
Whether like or dislike…
Whether like or dislike…
Folks will like or dislike you for what you know. People will like or dislike you for how strong you grow. Persons will like or dislike you for how bright you glow. Individuals will like or dislike you for your heart’s verbal flow. Some will like or dislike you for what your essence shows. But at the culmination of all things, it won’t matter whether you were liked or disliked, but whether you knew and stood on the side of right—with Jesus—He makes all things right…
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/25/11
Folks will like or dislike you for what you know. People will like or dislike you for how strong you grow. Persons will like or dislike you for how bright you glow. Individuals will like or dislike you for your heart’s verbal flow. Some will like or dislike you for what your essence shows. But at the culmination of all things, it won’t matter whether you were liked or disliked, but whether you knew and stood on the side of right—with Jesus—He makes all things right…
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/25/11
Hard Times
Hard Times
Have you struggles, straining?
Tired, but, miraculously, maintaining?
Looking for that blessed big break,
Hoping it comes soon, to ease the aches?
Until then, to try not to cry, you grin,
You bear it, knowing it has to end.
Don’t know when, don’t know how,
But just got to keep going, somehow.
No use in always wondering why.
Instead use your energy on your next try,
Your next endeavor to move ahead.
Keep striving, never let hope go dead.
Though the times be tough, they won’t last.
You have been tried and prevailed in the past.
God’s mercy and grace brought you through.
He can use hard times to bring out the best in you.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. Psalms 33:18-22
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/25/11
Have you struggles, straining?
Tired, but, miraculously, maintaining?
Looking for that blessed big break,
Hoping it comes soon, to ease the aches?
Until then, to try not to cry, you grin,
You bear it, knowing it has to end.
Don’t know when, don’t know how,
But just got to keep going, somehow.
No use in always wondering why.
Instead use your energy on your next try,
Your next endeavor to move ahead.
Keep striving, never let hope go dead.
Though the times be tough, they won’t last.
You have been tried and prevailed in the past.
God’s mercy and grace brought you through.
He can use hard times to bring out the best in you.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. Psalms 33:18-22
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/25/11
Sunday, June 19, 2011
When I said I love you…
When I said I love you…
When I said I love you,
It was for now and for later,
For whether our lives became worse or greater.
When I said I love you,
It was for come hell or high water,
Scorching heat, freezing temps, no matter.
When I said I love you,
It was for times of plenty or when things got thin,
For slow times or times so fast, it makes your head spin.
When I said I love you,
It was for when time would usher in change,
That compels us to grow, and for love, cause us to rearrange.
When I said I love you,
It was for when one or both of us would make mistakes,
And still tenderly embrace, though our hearts ached.
When I said I love you,
It was for times of loss or gain, laughter or tears,
Tender moments, happy days, or weary years.
When I said I love you,
I knew not what things we would go through,
All I knew is that I wanted to spend my life with you.
When I said I love you…
Larry loves Abbie…
Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives,
exactly as Christ did for the church—
a love marked by giving, not getting. Ephesians 5:25MSG
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/19/11
When I said I love you,
It was for now and for later,
For whether our lives became worse or greater.
When I said I love you,
It was for come hell or high water,
Scorching heat, freezing temps, no matter.
When I said I love you,
It was for times of plenty or when things got thin,
For slow times or times so fast, it makes your head spin.
When I said I love you,
It was for when time would usher in change,
That compels us to grow, and for love, cause us to rearrange.
When I said I love you,
It was for when one or both of us would make mistakes,
And still tenderly embrace, though our hearts ached.
When I said I love you,
It was for times of loss or gain, laughter or tears,
Tender moments, happy days, or weary years.
When I said I love you,
I knew not what things we would go through,
All I knew is that I wanted to spend my life with you.
When I said I love you…
Larry loves Abbie…
Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives,
exactly as Christ did for the church—
a love marked by giving, not getting. Ephesians 5:25MSG
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/19/11
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Doers, Thinkers, Tinkerers…
Doers, Thinkers, Tinkerers…
Doers like doing…Thinkers like thinking…Tinkerers like doing while thinking…Doers want thinkers to do more…Thinkers think doers need to do better…Doers and thinkers wonder if tinkerers have thought about what they’re doing as tinkerers remain vigorous doing while thinking…
Life can be better if we think before we do, do what we’re thinking that’s good and right, and tinker for the purpose of progress…
I challenge you to LIVE...L-ove…I-magine…V-anquish…E-xplore...
Proverbs 4:26 Consider well the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established and ordered aright.
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/14/11
Doers like doing…Thinkers like thinking…Tinkerers like doing while thinking…Doers want thinkers to do more…Thinkers think doers need to do better…Doers and thinkers wonder if tinkerers have thought about what they’re doing as tinkerers remain vigorous doing while thinking…
Life can be better if we think before we do, do what we’re thinking that’s good and right, and tinker for the purpose of progress…
I challenge you to LIVE...L-ove…I-magine…V-anquish…E-xplore...
Proverbs 4:26 Consider well the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established and ordered aright.
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/14/11
Friday, June 10, 2011
Let’s take a stand…
Let’s take a stand…
Let’s take a stand
For the lil boy, before he get
A gun in his hand
Turn stick up kid
Makin robbery demands
Daddy wasn’t there
Society showed little care
Not feelin his blank
Fit in the box, do good or be gone
Feelin trapped in a no win zone
He Concludes that life aint fair
Hard knocks hand him
Nothin but a cold heart
And a dead stare
Growin up on garbage
Way too fast
‘Enter-tRained’ that sex, money,
A ride, and a good time
Is all it takes to make life a blast
He’s somebody’s heart
Momma’s baby boy
But headed toward
A cradling grave
Six feet under,
A waste, alone with no attaboy
But that’s not how
The story has to end
If we can save one
That’s a victory won
But, let’s go for two
We know what to do
Mentor, be a friend
Give help, lend a hand
Take a stand...
…wondered that there was no intercessor…Isaiah 59:16
+ Change comes from +NRG from people willing to do and B+…B+ and you can create +NRG to do+ things for real + change…
Let’s Get Involved…
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/10/11
Let’s take a stand
For the lil boy, before he get
A gun in his hand
Turn stick up kid
Makin robbery demands
Daddy wasn’t there
Society showed little care
Not feelin his blank
Fit in the box, do good or be gone
Feelin trapped in a no win zone
He Concludes that life aint fair
Hard knocks hand him
Nothin but a cold heart
And a dead stare
Growin up on garbage
Way too fast
‘Enter-tRained’ that sex, money,
A ride, and a good time
Is all it takes to make life a blast
He’s somebody’s heart
Momma’s baby boy
But headed toward
A cradling grave
Six feet under,
A waste, alone with no attaboy
But that’s not how
The story has to end
If we can save one
That’s a victory won
But, let’s go for two
We know what to do
Mentor, be a friend
Give help, lend a hand
Take a stand...
…wondered that there was no intercessor…Isaiah 59:16
+ Change comes from +NRG from people willing to do and B+…B+ and you can create +NRG to do+ things for real + change…
Let’s Get Involved…
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/10/11
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
In the nick of time
In the nick of time
Alive, but languishing,
Passing away the time,
Passing out dimes as diversion.
Going through the motions,
Unprincipled, undisciplined,
Dabbling in perversion…
Desiring a way out,
But finding no place to fit in.
Struggling, sinking, going under…
Listless, lifeless—
I thought, “I’m a goner,”
But God…He reached down.
But God…He reached out.
But God…He reached in—
Reformed my heart,
Rescued my soul…
I thought I was through,
But Jesus delivered me,
In the nick of time.
Psalms 18:16. He sent from above,
He took me, He drew me out of many waters.
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/7/11
Alive, but languishing,
Passing away the time,
Passing out dimes as diversion.
Going through the motions,
Unprincipled, undisciplined,
Dabbling in perversion…
Desiring a way out,
But finding no place to fit in.
Struggling, sinking, going under…
Listless, lifeless—
I thought, “I’m a goner,”
But God…He reached down.
But God…He reached out.
But God…He reached in—
Reformed my heart,
Rescued my soul…
I thought I was through,
But Jesus delivered me,
In the nick of time.
Psalms 18:16. He sent from above,
He took me, He drew me out of many waters.
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/7/11
Monday, June 6, 2011
What’s in a name…
What’s in a name…
Should be so much more than a collection of random letters organized without reason…So much more than a casual label pulled out of nowhere…But a person's name should be a thoughtful designation for it encapsulates a heart, a mind, a soul…an essence of attitude, aptitude, aspiration, and unique appeal…Looks, language, leanings, and longings shall be linked with it…God shall call it on judgment day…
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. Revelation 3:5
In Christ, our name is synonymous with overcomer, righteous, remembered, and privileged …
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/6/11
Should be so much more than a collection of random letters organized without reason…So much more than a casual label pulled out of nowhere…But a person's name should be a thoughtful designation for it encapsulates a heart, a mind, a soul…an essence of attitude, aptitude, aspiration, and unique appeal…Looks, language, leanings, and longings shall be linked with it…God shall call it on judgment day…
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. Revelation 3:5
In Christ, our name is synonymous with overcomer, righteous, remembered, and privileged …
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/6/11
The Blest Dressed…
The Blest Dressed…
Some people dress to reveal their figures (physical or financial)…Some people dress to conceal their flaws (physical or emotional)…Some people dress to impress the in-crowd (desire admiration, feeling undesirable without it)…Others are just blessed to be able to dress themselves, have something to put on—not into popularity, pretense or putting on airs, just real comfortable in being who they are, thankful to be clothed with Christ… These are the BLEST DRESSED… Let’s all dress in HIM…
Romans 13:14(AMP) But clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and make no provision for [indulging] the flesh [put a stop to thinking about the evil cravings of your physical nature] to [gratify its] desires (lusts).
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/6/11
Some people dress to reveal their figures (physical or financial)…Some people dress to conceal their flaws (physical or emotional)…Some people dress to impress the in-crowd (desire admiration, feeling undesirable without it)…Others are just blessed to be able to dress themselves, have something to put on—not into popularity, pretense or putting on airs, just real comfortable in being who they are, thankful to be clothed with Christ… These are the BLEST DRESSED… Let’s all dress in HIM…
Romans 13:14(AMP) But clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and make no provision for [indulging] the flesh [put a stop to thinking about the evil cravings of your physical nature] to [gratify its] desires (lusts).
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/6/11
Sunday, June 5, 2011
How I love Jesus…
How I love Jesus…
How I love Jesus…
He took my heart’s broken pieces,
And put it together again.
How I love Jesus…
He shed His blood on the cross,
Washed away all my sin.
How I love Jesus…
When I was lost and alone,
He became my best Friend.
How I love Jesus…
He gave my life joy and meaning,
Filled me with love within.
How I love Jesus…
Entrust Him with your soul, your heart,
On Him, you can depend.
…love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding,
and with all the soul, and with all the strength…
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/5/11
How I love Jesus…
He took my heart’s broken pieces,
And put it together again.
How I love Jesus…
He shed His blood on the cross,
Washed away all my sin.
How I love Jesus…
When I was lost and alone,
He became my best Friend.
How I love Jesus…
He gave my life joy and meaning,
Filled me with love within.
How I love Jesus…
Entrust Him with your soul, your heart,
On Him, you can depend.
…love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding,
and with all the soul, and with all the strength…
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/5/11
Thursday, June 2, 2011
You Shine...
You Shine…
No matter how bright the lights be of others in your atmosphere, your light has its own special brilliance—you have been given by the grace of God a place, a period, a purpose and power to shine—So SHINE—even in the midst of the bright multitude of others—You Shine—Don’t get caught up in their shine, shine with them…Don’t covet their shine, be grateful for your God-given shine…Don’t smother their shine, even if their shine is not righteous, just be sure your shine is upright…
1 Corinthians 15:41AMP The sun is glorious in one way, the moon is glorious in another way, and the stars are glorious in their own [distinctive] way; for one star differs from and surpasses another in its beauty and brilliance.
No one outshines Jesus…Recall always to mind, your shine is not about you but that you may honor Him that called and appointed you to shine, Jesus, empowered you to shine, the Holy Spirit, that you may bring honor to the Heavenly Father and draw mankind to the saving grace of Christ.
Your responsibility is to shine according to God’s will in the place He assigned you, during the period He assigned you, for the purpose He assigned you, and in the power, luminosity or intensity, He apportioned to you. Be grateful that grace made a place for you and be humble…
Do know that when you shine, envious folk will want to replace your bulb…But do know that if they didn’t ignite you, neither can they extinguish you.
Remember that the glory to come is much more exceedingly greater than that which we can see or experience now—God’s glorious one’s shall shine even brighter in eternity.
Do know when you shine, your Heavenly Father beams from glory at your shine for you are beloved in His sight…Even in the midst of the sun's overwhelming light, your light is wholly visible in your Father's sight.
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven…Matt 5:14-16
Shine for Jesus…when you shine, you shine like no other, for your Father loves the you He made you to be...
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/1/11
No matter how bright the lights be of others in your atmosphere, your light has its own special brilliance—you have been given by the grace of God a place, a period, a purpose and power to shine—So SHINE—even in the midst of the bright multitude of others—You Shine—Don’t get caught up in their shine, shine with them…Don’t covet their shine, be grateful for your God-given shine…Don’t smother their shine, even if their shine is not righteous, just be sure your shine is upright…
1 Corinthians 15:41AMP The sun is glorious in one way, the moon is glorious in another way, and the stars are glorious in their own [distinctive] way; for one star differs from and surpasses another in its beauty and brilliance.
No one outshines Jesus…Recall always to mind, your shine is not about you but that you may honor Him that called and appointed you to shine, Jesus, empowered you to shine, the Holy Spirit, that you may bring honor to the Heavenly Father and draw mankind to the saving grace of Christ.
Your responsibility is to shine according to God’s will in the place He assigned you, during the period He assigned you, for the purpose He assigned you, and in the power, luminosity or intensity, He apportioned to you. Be grateful that grace made a place for you and be humble…
Do know that when you shine, envious folk will want to replace your bulb…But do know that if they didn’t ignite you, neither can they extinguish you.
Remember that the glory to come is much more exceedingly greater than that which we can see or experience now—God’s glorious one’s shall shine even brighter in eternity.
Do know when you shine, your Heavenly Father beams from glory at your shine for you are beloved in His sight…Even in the midst of the sun's overwhelming light, your light is wholly visible in your Father's sight.
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven…Matt 5:14-16
Shine for Jesus…when you shine, you shine like no other, for your Father loves the you He made you to be...
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/1/11
Every now and then, remind yourself…I’m still here…
Every now and then, remind yourself…I’m still here…I’m still here…Kept by mercy and grace…I’m still here…I won’t complain…I’m still here…Ps18:18-19MSG But me HE caught—reached all the way from sky to sea; HE pulled me out of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning. They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me. He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved—surprised to be loved!
They said I wouldn't make it, They said I wouldn't be here today. They said I wouldn't amount to anything. But I'm glad to say, that I'm on my way, And I'm going more and more each day. For there were many that started out with me, But I'm still holding on. I'm still holding on. I'm still holding to his hand. You see when I was young, I gave God my hand, And I told him to lead the way. For the road has been rough And the goings been mighty tough, still I aint going Nowhere, I'm right here to stay. For I've been talked about and Lord I've been criticized. I had to wipe many tears from my eyes. But I'm still holding on. I'm still holding on. I'm still holding on to his hand. I'm still holding on. Yes I'm still in God's holy plan. And I'm still holding on. And I'm bound for God's promise land. Lord I'll never- never let go of your hand. Though I've been talked about and criticized... I’m still holding on…
I am blessed and it don’t matter who don’t like it…God did it…
They said I wouldn't make it, They said I wouldn't be here today. They said I wouldn't amount to anything. But I'm glad to say, that I'm on my way, And I'm going more and more each day. For there were many that started out with me, But I'm still holding on. I'm still holding on. I'm still holding to his hand. You see when I was young, I gave God my hand, And I told him to lead the way. For the road has been rough And the goings been mighty tough, still I aint going Nowhere, I'm right here to stay. For I've been talked about and Lord I've been criticized. I had to wipe many tears from my eyes. But I'm still holding on. I'm still holding on. I'm still holding on to his hand. I'm still holding on. Yes I'm still in God's holy plan. And I'm still holding on. And I'm bound for God's promise land. Lord I'll never- never let go of your hand. Though I've been talked about and criticized... I’m still holding on…
I am blessed and it don’t matter who don’t like it…God did it…
In the beginning God created…
In the beginning God created…
Love stirred up inspiration…
Inspiration brought forth transformation…
Transformation opened the door for harmony…
Harmony prepared the way for relationship…
Relationship ushered in fellowship…
Fellowship shepherded the way to collaboration…
Collaboration propelled productivity…
Productivity generated satisfaction…
Satisfaction encouraged rest…
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good…God ended his work which He had made; and He rested…Genesis
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/2/11
Love stirred up inspiration…
Inspiration brought forth transformation…
Transformation opened the door for harmony…
Harmony prepared the way for relationship…
Relationship ushered in fellowship…
Fellowship shepherded the way to collaboration…
Collaboration propelled productivity…
Productivity generated satisfaction…
Satisfaction encouraged rest…
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good…God ended his work which He had made; and He rested…Genesis
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
6/2/11
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