“May the raindrops fall lightly on your brow. May the soft winds freshen your spirit. May the sunshine brighten your heart. May the burdens of the day rest lightly upon you, and may God enfold you in the mantle of His love.”
I may have used this before, but just felt with what several of you are going through that I would remind us that God is enfolding everyone in the mantle of His love. He is ever present and wants to make our burdens light.
Matthew 11:28-30 (AMP)
28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.]
29 Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls.
30 For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good--not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is light and easy to be borne.
God is just waiting for us to come to Him so He can take our burdens and carry them for us. His desire is for us to rest in Him; knowing that He will work all things out for our good. Yes!
Thanks Father that you love us so much you are willing to carry our burdens and sicknesses yourself. When we come to you, we can lay them down and pick up peace, joy, and rest. Praise Your Holy Name!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Our Tears!
Good morning,
It is a somewhat sunny morning here on the timber farm. Life is so good. God is great. All is well with my world.
“The poor broken-hearted sinner, going into his bedroom, bends his knee, but can only utter his mournful cry in the language of sighs and tears. Look! that groan has made all the harps of heaven thrill with music; that tear has been caught by God, and put into a vase made especially for tears, to be perpetually preserved.” C. H. Spurgeon
I think the above statement could be made for those who already know God, but are too brokenhearted to know how to pray so they just utter a groan or tears and God interprets it for us. God bottles our tears I have a song “Tears are a language God understands.”
Psalms 56:8
Thou tellest my wanderings; put thou my tears into the bottle; are they not in thy book?
God cares about us so much, He even stores our tears. It can’t get any better than that.
Thanks God for your mercy, grace, compassion, and your unlimited love toward us. Knowing you and loving you is an awesome privilege. I praise your wonderful name.
Have a great day!
It is a somewhat sunny morning here on the timber farm. Life is so good. God is great. All is well with my world.
“The poor broken-hearted sinner, going into his bedroom, bends his knee, but can only utter his mournful cry in the language of sighs and tears. Look! that groan has made all the harps of heaven thrill with music; that tear has been caught by God, and put into a vase made especially for tears, to be perpetually preserved.” C. H. Spurgeon
I think the above statement could be made for those who already know God, but are too brokenhearted to know how to pray so they just utter a groan or tears and God interprets it for us. God bottles our tears I have a song “Tears are a language God understands.”
Psalms 56:8
Thou tellest my wanderings; put thou my tears into the bottle; are they not in thy book?
God cares about us so much, He even stores our tears. It can’t get any better than that.
Thanks God for your mercy, grace, compassion, and your unlimited love toward us. Knowing you and loving you is an awesome privilege. I praise your wonderful name.
Have a great day!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
God is Good!
God is so good. You will hear that a lot from me as I firmly believe that God is good.
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
I took a brief respite and went with Sis to take the dogs for a walk. It was very refreshing. Everything smells so clean.
“The measure of a Christian is not in the height of his grasp but in the depth of his love.” Clarence Jordan
Mark 12:20
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength; this is the first commandment.
In reading the above verse I decided I needed to love the Lord with everything that is within me. In order to love myself or those around me I need the love of God first. When I love Him with my mind, heart, soul, and strength, then He will give me the love I need for those around me.
For me loving God is a way of life. I don’t know any other way. I am thankful that God gave me the desire as a child to love Him and walk with Him. The great thing is no matter how old we are or the things we’ve done, God still loves us.
Thanks Father for loving us. How awesome to bask in your love.
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
I took a brief respite and went with Sis to take the dogs for a walk. It was very refreshing. Everything smells so clean.
“The measure of a Christian is not in the height of his grasp but in the depth of his love.” Clarence Jordan
Mark 12:20
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength; this is the first commandment.
In reading the above verse I decided I needed to love the Lord with everything that is within me. In order to love myself or those around me I need the love of God first. When I love Him with my mind, heart, soul, and strength, then He will give me the love I need for those around me.
For me loving God is a way of life. I don’t know any other way. I am thankful that God gave me the desire as a child to love Him and walk with Him. The great thing is no matter how old we are or the things we’ve done, God still loves us.
Thanks Father for loving us. How awesome to bask in your love.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Refuse to be average!
Good morning,
It is a watery, sunshine morning here on the timber farm. All the trees are shrouded in a misty, mystery cloak. It makes me want to go explore even though it is wet.
Today is a day of remembrance of all the soldiers who gave their lives for our freedom; and to all soldiers who came home. Perhaps we need to take a moment in our day, pause and give thanks to them. If you see veterans give them a hug.
“Refuse to be average. Let your heart soar as high as it will.” A. W. Tozar
“In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we're pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker's praise without anxiety.” A. W. Tozar
Psalms 69:34
Let the heaven and earth praise Him, the seas, and everything that moveth therein.
Psalms 96:11-12
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof.
Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein; then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice.
Have you ever been our walking in the woods when the wind began to blow? Did you ever hear the trees sing? I have. I love to stand on my deck in a wind storm and listen to the fir trees praising the Lord. Their branches seem to wave praises to the Father. God has blessed us with so many things to help us enjoy life more than any tree, yet how much of our day is spent complaining instead of praising? Do we really accept what God says in His word when He says to fret not, but to trust in Him? Today I am going to try to be as free as a bird soaring and singing my maker’s praise and not worry about anything.
Father, I thank you for a worry free day. I pray that you would give the same to everyone reading this devotional today. I pray that they will grasp your love, and then share it with others.
Thanks
Have a praise filled day!
It is a watery, sunshine morning here on the timber farm. All the trees are shrouded in a misty, mystery cloak. It makes me want to go explore even though it is wet.
Today is a day of remembrance of all the soldiers who gave their lives for our freedom; and to all soldiers who came home. Perhaps we need to take a moment in our day, pause and give thanks to them. If you see veterans give them a hug.
“Refuse to be average. Let your heart soar as high as it will.” A. W. Tozar
“In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we're pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker's praise without anxiety.” A. W. Tozar
Psalms 69:34
Let the heaven and earth praise Him, the seas, and everything that moveth therein.
Psalms 96:11-12
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof.
Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein; then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice.
Have you ever been our walking in the woods when the wind began to blow? Did you ever hear the trees sing? I have. I love to stand on my deck in a wind storm and listen to the fir trees praising the Lord. Their branches seem to wave praises to the Father. God has blessed us with so many things to help us enjoy life more than any tree, yet how much of our day is spent complaining instead of praising? Do we really accept what God says in His word when He says to fret not, but to trust in Him? Today I am going to try to be as free as a bird soaring and singing my maker’s praise and not worry about anything.
Father, I thank you for a worry free day. I pray that you would give the same to everyone reading this devotional today. I pray that they will grasp your love, and then share it with others.
Thanks
Have a praise filled day!
Saturday, November 8, 2008
A Thankful Heart!
"God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supplies." Hudson Taylor
“A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” Maya Angelou
Sometimes we don’t have the answer, but we can still sing praises to our Father. He delights in the praises we give Him.
Psalms 75:1, 9
1 Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks; for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
Do you ever notice when reading scripture that sometimes He is the God of Abraham, sometimes the God of David, here He is the God of Jacob. Sometimes I put my name in place of theirs.
1 Chronicles 4:10
And Jabez (Joy) called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him (me) that which he (she) requested.
God delights in blessing us. His hand is on us protecting us, He will keep us from wrong when we ask Him to. We can walk in close fellowship with Him. That just thrills my heart.
Yes God!
Thank you God for your many blessings to us, help us to love and appreciate you more.
Have a great day!
“A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” Maya Angelou
Sometimes we don’t have the answer, but we can still sing praises to our Father. He delights in the praises we give Him.
Psalms 75:1, 9
1 Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks; for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
Do you ever notice when reading scripture that sometimes He is the God of Abraham, sometimes the God of David, here He is the God of Jacob. Sometimes I put my name in place of theirs.
1 Chronicles 4:10
And Jabez (Joy) called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him (me) that which he (she) requested.
God delights in blessing us. His hand is on us protecting us, He will keep us from wrong when we ask Him to. We can walk in close fellowship with Him. That just thrills my heart.
Yes God!
Thank you God for your many blessings to us, help us to love and appreciate you more.
Have a great day!
Friday, November 7, 2008
Living Faith!
Gray skies are not always gray; blue skies are not always blue; but one thing is true, Jesus loves you!
“If my car was inoperative and I went to the mechanic for help, I would have to hand over the keys. That is my action of trust in the mechanic. It is fides vive – living faith. Without doing that, all my talk about the competency of the mechanic results in nothing. And so, without our giving the keys of life over to Christ, we have never really trusted. This is Bible belief simply stated.” Jim Elliff
I know I do a lot of devotionals on faith, however a deep, unmovable faith in God with the absolute assurance that He is in control is what will keep us up and going in victory in the days ahead.
Romans 1:16-17
16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
17 For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith.
In God and thru God, we have the power to believe for the salvation of our families, friends, and whom ever God puts in our sphere.
God loves us and wants only the best for us. That makes my heart sing.
Thanks God for your love and protection. You take such good care of us; even in the midst of troubled times and sickness you are still there taking care of us. It can’t get any better than that. You are a mighty God!
“If my car was inoperative and I went to the mechanic for help, I would have to hand over the keys. That is my action of trust in the mechanic. It is fides vive – living faith. Without doing that, all my talk about the competency of the mechanic results in nothing. And so, without our giving the keys of life over to Christ, we have never really trusted. This is Bible belief simply stated.” Jim Elliff
I know I do a lot of devotionals on faith, however a deep, unmovable faith in God with the absolute assurance that He is in control is what will keep us up and going in victory in the days ahead.
Romans 1:16-17
16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
17 For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith.
In God and thru God, we have the power to believe for the salvation of our families, friends, and whom ever God puts in our sphere.
God loves us and wants only the best for us. That makes my heart sing.
Thanks God for your love and protection. You take such good care of us; even in the midst of troubled times and sickness you are still there taking care of us. It can’t get any better than that. You are a mighty God!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Enlighten our Eyes!
Good morning,
After I described the morning as being gray and dismal; I got this reply back from one of my nieces.
Damp and dismal; you may see gray with your eyes... close them. What do you smell? What do you feel? What can your hear? It is a glorious morning on the timber farm isn’t it? To which I replied yes!
What we perceive and describe may to another have a totally different view or memory.
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
No matter what we do, the most important thing to others is to show them love, and that you care.
When we extend the love of Jesus toward others, then it rebounds back to us. Isn’t that super?
Ephesians 1:18
“I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,”
Psalms 112:3
Wealth and riches shall be in his house; and His righteousness endureth for ever.
Father, help us when we look at the world around us with our natural eyes, that our spiritual eyes be opened to receive your love and beauty into our hearts.
Have a great day!
After I described the morning as being gray and dismal; I got this reply back from one of my nieces.
Damp and dismal; you may see gray with your eyes... close them. What do you smell? What do you feel? What can your hear? It is a glorious morning on the timber farm isn’t it? To which I replied yes!
What we perceive and describe may to another have a totally different view or memory.
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
No matter what we do, the most important thing to others is to show them love, and that you care.
When we extend the love of Jesus toward others, then it rebounds back to us. Isn’t that super?
Ephesians 1:18
“I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,”
Psalms 112:3
Wealth and riches shall be in his house; and His righteousness endureth for ever.
Father, help us when we look at the world around us with our natural eyes, that our spiritual eyes be opened to receive your love and beauty into our hearts.
Have a great day!
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