PEACE

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***taken from Jesus Calling by Sarah Young ***

Take time to BE STILL in My Presence. The more hassled you feel, the more you need this sacred space of communion with Me. Breathe slowly and deeply. Relax in My holy Presence while My Face shines upon you.

Imagine the pain I feel when My children tie themselves up in anxious knots, ignoring My gift of Peace. I died a criminal’s death to secure this blessing for you.  Receive it gratefully; hide it in your heart. My Peace is an inner treasure, growing within you as you trust in Me. Therefore, circumstances cannot touch it.  Be still, enjoying Peace in My Presence.

Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth (Psalm 46:11)

The Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:25-26)

 

FIX YOUR EYES

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action words, do as I say, don't do as I do, everyday life, eyes, fix, heart, Lord, Psalm 119:15, Psalm 123:1, raise, Verbs

Aaaah! VERBS! We teach our children about verbs – action words.

Have the Action words of the Bible found a place in your everyday life and in your heart?

“Don’t do as I do – Do as I say”?

The Lord says “DO AS I DO”.

Psalm 119: 15 (Voice) I will fix my mind on Your instructions and my eyes on Your path.

(Verbs for FIX: Elevate, life, build, nurture, present, bring in, conclude, enhance, upgrade, cause, elicit, increase, advance).

Psalm 123:1 (Voice) I raise my eyes to fix my gaze on You, for Your throne resides in the heavens.

( Verbs for RAISE: Repair, mend, put to rights, patch up, resolve, renew, restore, organize, settle, establish, fasten, attach, secure, affix.)

HOPE AND STRENGTH

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change, heart, holy, Holy Spirit, Hope, life, Lord, presence, radiate, reality, Strength

**taken from One Minute Devotions – Grace for each Moment**

Romans 5:5 (NIV) Hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

Jesus promised His Holy Spirit to everyone who accepts Him as Lord and Savior and He has kept His promise.

Remember that Christ can change your life. As you open your heart to Him, a new unsurpassed strength will fill your soul ad enable you to do those things that are pleasing to God.

This change and new strength are the work of the Spirit and will assure you of Christ’s presence in your life.

If you have the Spirit of Christ you will know the reality of His holy presence. Love for Him will radiate from your heart and life.

Prayer: I praise You, Lord, because I can experience the power of Your living presence through the work of the Holy Spirit and so I can love You with a pure heart. Amen

**taken from One Minute Devotions – Grace for each Moment**

RUNNING AWAY

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distress, Hear, heart, Intercessory Prayer, life, Lord, medtate, mercy, Peace, righteousness, Run, Sacrifice, still, Trust

We subscribe to Satellite Radio. I listen to THE MESSAGE as often as I can.
The Message has short blurbs which are engineered to help me think and re-think.
Here is yesterday’s thought for the day:
You can run away from life to find Peace
OR
You can run to His Peace in the middle of life

Run, Run, Run as fast as you can
Rest in His Peace

PSALM 4:1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness. You have relieved me in my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
PSALM 4:4-5 Meditate within your heart on your bed and be still. Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.

BROKEN RULES

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commandment, contract, God, heart, Love, others, Savior, tiny baby

The Rainbow set as the symbol of the Covenant with Noah after the Great Flood of the Bible. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Have you heard the old saying Rules are meant to be broken?

How many rules are listed in the Old Testament?

Just in Book of Leviticus alone there are hundreds of rules listed; rules for various offerings, instructions and rules for the priests, dietary rules, instructions and standards for the people, instructions for the altar and even instructions and rules for holy days.

Then one night a tiny baby was born.

A Savior grew into manhood and broke all the rules.

Jesus shattered the laws of the day in order to give us the perfect commandment.

LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART and LOVE OTHERS

Jesus tore up the old contract of laws

He promised us a New Covenant which leads to Spirit-giving Life.

2 Corinthians 3:6 (NLT) He has enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant. This is a covenant not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old written covenant ends in death; but under the new covenant, the Spirit gives life.

Still Hearing Music – (based on prayer by Stormie Omartian)

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Restore me, Precious Lord
Lift my heart – Fill it full

You are my God; who makes things new
I revel in Your ever-lasting love

Restore Me, Precious Lord
Lift my heart – Fill it full

Help me, Heal Me, Fulfill Your Word
I give everything to you

Restore me, Precious Lord
Lift my heart – Fill it full

Help me to love as You love
Help me forgive as You forgive

Restore me, Precious Lord
Lift my heart – Fill it full

Prepare Your Heart

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Bible, Christian, Faith, heart, Job 11, Living, prepare, Psalm 10, Truth

I know – I know – I’ve said this before and you will probably hear about it again, but, I love John Wayne movies. I just finished watching Chisum last night. I’ve probably seen that movie more than twenty times.

Billy the Kid happens to be in the movie. The plot really doesn’t matter but there is one character, trying to guide Billy morally and spiritually (it’s not Johnny Baby). The character is a wealthy land owner who takes Billy the Kid under his wing. He notices Billy cannot read. The land-owner reaches out and teaches Billy how to read by using the Bible. During the movie the land owner gives Billy his own Bible.

The kind man inscribes the Bible with the following saying: Prepare your heart in the way of the Lord and, then, live by it.

Although we will never know if Billy the Kid had a spiritual advisor in his life, we can live by those beautiful words.

Prepare your hearts – stretch out your hands towards Jesus – Humble your hearts and be prepared to Hear.

Job 11:13: If you would prepare your heart, And stretch out your hands toward Him;

Psalm 10:17: LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,