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Positive memories of life’s unbroken parts help us to see more light on the road ahead.
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(Updated April 29)
From Philippians 2:5-7: “Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, assuming human likeness.”
Chained to sin’s wilderness
Faith missing what matters
Detached from Father’s love
Like sheep, mankind scatters
Father responds with love
Relationship desired
Son of God empties self
Divine plan now hard-wired
Born in human likeness
Messiah shares His love
Father’s trusted guidance
Promised grace from above
Given name of Jesus
Mercy’s love now descends
Servant becomes Shepherd
Father’s own heart transcends
Calvary’s death vanquished
Jesus forever reigns
Every knee shall now bend
Father’s love breaks each chain
From Philippians 2:9-11: “Therefore God exalted him even more highly and gave him the name that is above every other name, so that at the name given to Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
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Jesus loves us so much that His unconditional grace empties His final human breath.
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(Updated April 28)
A passion to obey God doesn’t come naturally. Salvation may spark love and a desire to please Him, but a passionate fire is built slowly from the timbers of spiritual knowledge, faith, and devotion.
From Romans 6:22-23: “But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the fruit you have leads to sanctification, and the end is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
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Today’s positive choices will lead our life toward lasting happiness.
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(Updated April 27)
Bearing
Virgin Mary
Riding blessed donkey
Birthplace beneath Bethlehem’s star
Messiah
Celebration
King’s arrival
Riding blessed donkey
Betrayal, Calvary’s empty darkness
Shattered
Redemption’s
Victorious grace
Riding blessed donkey
From manger to cross
Savior
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This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.
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Our heavenly Father’s divine plan for salvation required a perfect human witness. In encouraging us to faithfully see His light, Jesus fulfilled every requirement.
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(Updated April 26)
We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.
From Luke 12:40: “You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
Adrian Rogers (1931-2005) was an American pastor and Christian author.
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A new day offers life a fresh opportunity to take another blessed step forward.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated April 25)
From 1 Timothy 6:10: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.”
Many pursue worldly riches
Studying today’s balance sheet
Counting every single dollar
Sadly, sailing away from God’s fleet
Darkness harbors each earthly thought
Bending to desire . . . needing more
Chasing abundance without peace
Another day posts wealth’s losing score
Jesus speaks with Father’s wisdom
Holding eternity’s treasure
Teaching man to follow His light
Salvation’s gift fills mercy’s ledger
Enlightened spirit today sails
Sharing deposits of His grace
Leaving sinful journey behind
Jesus navigates faith to hope’s place
From Mark 6:35-37: “For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for My sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life?”
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