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Hope’s Redeeming Place

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From 2 Thessalonians 3:3-5:  “But the Lord is faithful; He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.  And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will go on doing the things that we command.  May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.”

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Embracing Gospel’s light

Strengthened through trust in our Lord

Faith’s destiny secure

Longing for Heaven’s reward

 

Proclaiming Scripture’s truth

Encouraged to follow Christ

Faith’s lasting breath fulfilled

Paying with blood sacrificed

 

Kneeling now in prayer

Dispirited no longer

Presence of light in Christ

Enduring faith grows stronger

 

Witnessing faithfulness

Redeemed through Good Shepherd’s love

Forgiveness rises up

Transforming saints from above

 

Setting sun blest with peace

Heartened faith savors Lord’s grace

Confidence fills with joy

Trusting hope’s redeeming place

 

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From Romans 12:12:  “Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer.”

Oswald Chambers Quote

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Every vision will be made real if we have patience.  Think of the enormous leisure of God!  He is never in a hurry.

From Isaiah 35:6b-7a:  “For waters shall break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool and the thirsty ground springs of water.”

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher.  Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons.  Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST.  I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.

Monday Memories: Life’s New Page

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From Ephesians 4:31-32:  “Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.”

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Life’s battered bucket sometimes overflows

Facing daily challenges, too immense

One challenge standing apart from the rest

Using forgiveness seems much too intense

 

Our righteous Father teaches forgiveness

Extending His mercy through earnest hearts

Breathe every truth in its entirety

Receiving His grace with humble hearts

 

Take in God’s Word, His Holy Commandments

Burying bitterness, it lifts the heart

Always best to forgive, forget, move on

Beating with freedom’s light, opens the heart

 

As humans, reacting much too quickly

Expressing heated anger, fixing blame

Slow to forgive, even more to forget

Stepping now with humbleness, drowns the flames

 

No longer in the enemy’s darkness

Praying the sun does not set on one’s rage

With our Lord’s truth, filling with righteousness

Following God’s way, life writes a new page

 

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From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Jim Cymbala:  “Looking back over my life, all I can see is mercy and grace written in large letters everywhere.  May God help me have the same kind of heart toward those who wound or offend me.”

Originally published July, 2020.

Charles Swindoll Quote

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Ask God.  Trust God.  We are completely dependent on Him for eternal life, for forgiveness, for character, for security.

From Hebrews 6:19-20:  “We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”

Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.

Called to Serve

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Each sister, each brother

Walking with Christ, our Lord

Supporting one another

With grace, arriving on board

 

Faith immersed in Christ’s Word

Trusting always His light

Revealing peace to be heard

Enemy’s darkness takes flight

 

Christ, faith’s firm foundation

Transforming every stone

Building path to salvation

Filled with hope, never alone

 

Believers marching on

Following in Christ’s steps

Witnessing Heaven’s fate drawn

Mercy knocks at each doorstep

 

Each sister, each brother

Sharing Christ’s Living Bread

Accepting one another

Called to serve with truth now fed

 

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John R. Rice Quote

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To keep the faith, run with the right crowd.

From Galatians 5:25:  “If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.”

John R. Rice (1895-1980) was an American pastor and Christian evangelist.

David Jeremiah Quote

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We should strive for complete commitment in our walk with Christ; and when the going gets rough, let us not quickly forget our promise.  Resolve to go the distance for the glory of God.

From 2 Timothy 3:14:  “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it.”

David Jeremiah (born 1941) is an American pastor and Christian author.

Sheila Walsh Quote

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Peace is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of Christ.

From John 14:27:  “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.”

Sheila Walsh (born 1956) is a Scottish-born, American contemporary Christian vocalist.  Her journey has also taken her into writing, speaking, and evangelizing.  

Monday Memories: Quiet Life’s Turbulence

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From Psalm 107:28-29:  “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He brought them out from their distress; He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.  Then they were glad because they had quiet, and He brought them to their desired haven.”

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Life meeting relentless turbulence

Perpetual, never ending storms

Shaken by overwhelming defeat

Sinking beneath unending harsh swarms

 

Downtrodden, now hungry and thirsty

Clinging to life, in darkness and gloom

Shackled by sin’s shame, harshest irons

God’s steadfast love delivers from doom

 

Crying out to our Father above

At final end of life’s fraying rope

Nowhere else to turn, escape darkens

Realizing now, God’s way restores hope

 

Cutting and freeing lives from bondage

Storm’s wrath consumed by transformation

Into valley of richest harvests

Redeeming lost souls from damnation

 

Fleeing life’s turmoil, rescued by God

Trusting Him leads to gladness and praise

Faith grows by yards instead of inches

Life’s turbulence quiets, hope ablaze 

  

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From American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley:  “God knows we sometimes need to reach the end of our own resources before we will turn to Him.”

Originally published January, 2021.

Fullness of Joy

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From Psalm 5:11-12:  “But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever sing for joy.  Spread Your protection over them, so that those who love Your name may exult in You.  For You bless the righteous, O Lord; You cover them with favor as with a shield.”

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Spirit infuses Scripture with God’s joy

Rejoice in His masterpiece of each day

Nourished with grace, forwarded to enjoy

Always Holy, shall be His fruitful ways

 

From heart’s depths, God composes grace with joy

Righteousness forever breathes from above

Mercy descends in Savior He deploys

Forgiveness rebuilds empty faith through love

 

God’s blessings harvest His fullness of joy

Truth’s timely interactions, never gray

Promises of faithfulness He employs

Gateway of grace received, let all now pray

 

Salvation’s light transforms darkness of sin

Joy praises covenant of faith’s linchpin

 

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From Psalm 16:11:  “You show me the path of life.  In Your presence there is fullness of joy; in Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”