Courage...
Have the courage to be you. Have the courage to speak up for yourself and others. Have the courage to stand alone if necessary. Have the courage to change the things about you that need to be changed. Hqve the courage to do what has never been done that is right and good. Have the courage to strive and struggle and overcome. Have the courage to try and if you don't succeed, have the courage to try again. Have the courage to get up when you fall. Have the courage to fall in love. Have the courage to love those that dislike you. Have the courage to listen to criticism and learn and grow from it. Have the courage to admit you were wrong. Have the courage to see needs and fulfill them. Have the courage to be God's and love and live for HIM even in a world growing more opposed to HIM. Have the courage to standout for Jesus.
Courage...
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. -Deuteronomy 31:6
Friday, January 31, 2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
The Genesis of Revelation
I heard that HE did that
I heard that HE said that
I heard that HE made that
I heard that HE is that
And I believe all of that
I heard that HE is that
And I believe all of that
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Memories of you...
Memories of
you…
So long
since I saw your face,
Yet, I recall
in detail every trace.I see your face, I hear your voice.
You'd still be here, if it were my choice.
I have no power to restrain the tears,
A flood flows for you’re no longer near.
Awash in overwhelming emotions,
My tears could fill an ocean.
But, I get a grip; I catch my breath,
And meditate on the memories I have left.
You and I, me and you, no more the two,
God, who loved you most and best, claimed you.
But, every now and then, of us, I reminisce.
The good times shared, I really miss.
Wishing you were here, at this moment.
Knowing that cannot be, I lament.
I love you, even more, I truly do,
Memories of you, help me make it through.
Memories of
you…
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus1/22/14
From Dilemma to Deliverance...
From Dilemma
to Deliverance…
As the bright hopes of freedom—
Seem to cruelly burst.
An impossible obstacle before,
An incensed enemy behind,
The likely prospect of death.
Is seemingly all that is left to the mind.
Or at least in the eyes of those
Who could not see.
But he who had before beheld
A burning bush’s strange light,
Had become fully persuaded
In his heart of I am that I am’s might.
Troubled all around, the multitude did despair.
But one lifted up his eyes to heaven,
And lifted up his voice in prayer.
Surrounded, confined, and confounded,
He called on The One, The Almighty,
Who is magnificent and matchless.
And God did utter HIS decree,
Speak unto the people,
Tell them to go forward.
Stretch out your rod in faith.
And oh, what a way the Master did make.
The obstacle revealed an opportunity,
A step of faith, to take.
In the midst of the Red Sea,
A hallway, a sure path to freedom was paved.
And they played follow the leader and did rave.
From their enemy, from their despair,
From their bondage, they were saved.
Those once bound and burdened down,
To God their deliverer, freely sent praises up.
1/22/14
Down at the
Red Sea,
One might
feel cursed,As the bright hopes of freedom—
Seem to cruelly burst.
An impossible obstacle before,
An incensed enemy behind,
The likely prospect of death.
Is seemingly all that is left to the mind.
Or at least in the eyes of those
Who could not see.
But he who had before beheld
A burning bush’s strange light,
Had become fully persuaded
In his heart of I am that I am’s might.
Troubled all around, the multitude did despair.
But one lifted up his eyes to heaven,
And lifted up his voice in prayer.
Surrounded, confined, and confounded,
He called on The One, The Almighty,
Who is magnificent and matchless.
And God did utter HIS decree,
Speak unto the people,
Tell them to go forward.
Stretch out your rod in faith.
And oh, what a way the Master did make.
The obstacle revealed an opportunity,
A step of faith, to take.
In the midst of the Red Sea,
A hallway, a sure path to freedom was paved.
And they played follow the leader and did rave.
From their enemy, from their despair,
From their bondage, they were saved.
Those once bound and burdened down,
To God their deliverer, freely sent praises up.
From Dilemma
to Deliverance…
RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus1/22/14
Friday, January 17, 2014
Be Free...
Be free...
Be free from sin and shame, free from condemnation, from blame. Free from other people's misconceptions. Free from the devil's deception.
Be free.
Be free to walk in God's light, free to live in the power of HIS might. Free to share the love of Jesus. Free to tell the world HE came to save us.
Be free.
Be free from satanic shackles that bind, free to love God with your heart, soul, and mind. Free to serve God with your all. Free to daily hear HIS voice, answer HIS call.
Be free...
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. -John 8:36
RecLDReedSr
I Owe JESUS
Be free from sin and shame, free from condemnation, from blame. Free from other people's misconceptions. Free from the devil's deception.
Be free.
Be free to walk in God's light, free to live in the power of HIS might. Free to share the love of Jesus. Free to tell the world HE came to save us.
Be free.
Be free from satanic shackles that bind, free to love God with your heart, soul, and mind. Free to serve God with your all. Free to daily hear HIS voice, answer HIS call.
Be free...
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. -John 8:36
RecLDReedSr
I Owe JESUS
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Laboriously, creakily rolling by,
Stressed, but stretching, amid a sigh.
A warrior wrestling to not let life just pass by.
Though his body would hardly cooperate,
He didn't let that compel him not to operate.
At top speed a slow speed, but it's his rate.
His rolling walker played the rhythm of his heart.
Though his journey be in fits and starts,
His lyrics proclaim, I shall live until I depart.
I know not what you're going through,
But from this fellow take a lesson or two.
Despite difficulty, do the best you can do.
No matter what's against you #keepitmovin...
Stressed, but stretching, amid a sigh.
A warrior wrestling to not let life just pass by.
Though his body would hardly cooperate,
He didn't let that compel him not to operate.
At top speed a slow speed, but it's his rate.
His rolling walker played the rhythm of his heart.
Though his journey be in fits and starts,
His lyrics proclaim, I shall live until I depart.
I know not what you're going through,
But from this fellow take a lesson or two.
Despite difficulty, do the best you can do.
No matter what's against you #keepitmovin...
Friday, January 10, 2014
Change...
People change and we have to change with them, for them, and for our own good.
Change is constant, compulsory, and challenging. As the seasons change, so does our lives have seasons of change. Though oft underestimated, unwanted, and uncomfortable, change is going to happen. Our relationships go through changes and we are oft caught off guard, sleep walking with each other, and bumping into one another through changes.
Time brings about physical, emotional, and even spiritual change. We oft want folk to stay the same in certain ways. Yet, time brings change to all. And we sometimes fallout and fall away from each other not recognizing change is taking place. We mishandle one another through changes, mangling relationships. Sometimes the person undergoing change is aggravated, burdened, and confused and at times depressed in not knowing or understanding what is taking place. And partners oft experience the same wanting to fix everything to go back to the way things were. It's not always that simple or easy and going back may be impossible.
It takes time to process. It takes patience to endure the process. It takes wisdom and grace to manage emotions and even develop some comfort in uncomfortable silence. It takes love, unconditional, undeniable, unwavering LOVE. It takes courage and hope and faith and strength. It takes all to be all in.
It takes God. HE knows what's happening. HE has seen change. HE has anchored hearts and homes through change. HE has piloted people through change. HE has strengthened people through change, fortifying faith. HE loves us through all our changes and the changes we have put HIM and one another through. If you are in the midst of a storm, a trial of change, seek God and let HIM guide you through. HE helps us make the best out of change. Helping us change for the better.
RevLDReedSr
I Owe JESUS
1/10/2014
#GoFoward2014
Change is constant, compulsory, and challenging. As the seasons change, so does our lives have seasons of change. Though oft underestimated, unwanted, and uncomfortable, change is going to happen. Our relationships go through changes and we are oft caught off guard, sleep walking with each other, and bumping into one another through changes.
Time brings about physical, emotional, and even spiritual change. We oft want folk to stay the same in certain ways. Yet, time brings change to all. And we sometimes fallout and fall away from each other not recognizing change is taking place. We mishandle one another through changes, mangling relationships. Sometimes the person undergoing change is aggravated, burdened, and confused and at times depressed in not knowing or understanding what is taking place. And partners oft experience the same wanting to fix everything to go back to the way things were. It's not always that simple or easy and going back may be impossible.
It takes time to process. It takes patience to endure the process. It takes wisdom and grace to manage emotions and even develop some comfort in uncomfortable silence. It takes love, unconditional, undeniable, unwavering LOVE. It takes courage and hope and faith and strength. It takes all to be all in.
It takes God. HE knows what's happening. HE has seen change. HE has anchored hearts and homes through change. HE has piloted people through change. HE has strengthened people through change, fortifying faith. HE loves us through all our changes and the changes we have put HIM and one another through. If you are in the midst of a storm, a trial of change, seek God and let HIM guide you through. HE helps us make the best out of change. Helping us change for the better.
RevLDReedSr
I Owe JESUS
1/10/2014
#GoFoward2014
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