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
Saturday, June 25, 2011
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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