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Christ’s Victory

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From Psalm 90:1-2: “Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth or ever You had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.”

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With each passing day
Our Father’s blessed Word
Offering faith’s dwelling place
Mankind’s righteousness shall be stirred

From distant mountains
Echoes of prophets past
Everlasting in faith’s heart
Yesterday’s breath arrives at last

Shards of light descend
Morning’s grace at sunrise
Enlisting heavenly peace
Attention to Calvary’s prize

Life in risen Christ
Darkness forever fades
Forgiving man’s trespasses
His mercy ready to cascade

Eternity breathes
Filled with His steadfast love
Witnessing Christ’s victory
Father’s glory fulfilled above

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From Psalm 90:17: “Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and prosper for us the work of our hands—O prosper the work of our hands!”

Forever Free

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From Psalm 32:1-2: “Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity and in whose spirit there is no deceit.”

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Lost in transgression’s shadows
Wilderness grows deeper
Seeking new direction
God sends His peacekeeper

Faith’s ebbing strength drying up
Darkness remains at hand
Kneeling with repentance
Light arrives where one stands

Jesus accepts confession
Anguish breaking apart
Delivering Word’s truth
Love fills another heart

Grace descends with Spirit’s breath
Thorns of sin die away
Receiving forgiveness
Righteousness fills God’s way

Dawn of new life rising
Eye of Christ upon thee
Surrounding with His peace
Reborn, forever free

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From Psalm 32:8: “I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.”

Monday Memories: Awesome Certainty

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From John 3:14-17:  “And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.  For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life.  Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.”

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Holy God of Abraham and Sarah

His Tree of Life blesses generations

Throughout Creation’s awesome certainty

Into Christ’s death, reborn as new nations

 

When rising with each new, precious morning

Blessed by our Father’s love, mercy, and grace

Witnessing His divine truth, now spoken

Passing on to each act and word we place

 

Walking as His body, the Son of Man

Sanctified through His sacrificial blood

Christ leads, encouraging all to follow

Life streaming to pristine sea, free of mud

 

Broken lives, breathing as imperfections

Life’s daily missteps, forever stumbling

Christ’s forgiveness showers each soul with love

Pardoning sinners, no longer tumbling

 

Grace-filled Holy Spirit moves within us

Offering necessary strength and hope

Fueling deep faith, God’s awesome certainty

Go forth, blessed and ready, walk life’s tightrope

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Here is a special song, written by American composer, Marty Haugen, “Tree of Life and Awesome Mystery.” This short tune is filled with inspiring verses.

Originally published March, 2021.

Called by Destiny

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From Ephesians 2:4-5: “But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.”

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Called by Father’s grace Renewing Heaven’s light Receiving forgiveness Redemption takes flight

Called by river’s strength Flowing with nature’s rain Living waters fill light Taste of harvest’s grain

Called by Savior’s peace Discovering true hope Following blessed light Faith grips mercy’s rope

Called by Calvary Kneeling again to pray Witnessing Risen Light Transformation’s clay

Called by Spirit’s light Embracing Scripture’s Word Honoring every verse Truth no longer blurred

Called by destiny Walking in Christ’s shadow Matching His faithful steps Light’s grace always flows

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From 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24: “May the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and He will do this.”

Charles Stanley Quote

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Jesus doesn’t remove all yokes; He exchanges our burdensome one for His “easy” one.

From Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to Me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”

Charles Stanley (1932-2023) was an American pastor and Christian writer.  He was dedicated to leading a teaching ministry.

Love’s Faithful Fabric

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From Psalm 103:2-4: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all His benefits—who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy.”

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Gracious Father’s mercy
Abounding depth of love
Steadfast, unconditional
Foresight received from above

Heavenly redemption
Healing each hardened heart
Grace flowing with forgiveness
Savior’s light confirms hope’s start

Father’s witness bears truth
Fulfilling righteous norms
Always love one another
Armor of light now transforms

Christ’s clearest instructions
Building love’s exercise
Works of darkness laid aside
Messiah’s trusted franchise

Called to forgive others
Shedding blindness through light
Love’s faithful fabric now sown
Relationship’s comfort bright

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From Romans 13:10: “Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.”

Edward Hallowell Quote

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When we forgive, the slave we free is ourselves.

From Mark 11:25: “Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.”

Edward Hallowell (born 1949) is an American psychiatrist, speaker, and author.

Grace in Forgiveness

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From 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

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Eternity’s light
Calling mankind home
With every sunrise
Peace forever roams

Leaving sin’s darkness
Renewing faith’s lease
Forgiveness heals hearts
God’s love shall release

Truth speaks through Jesus
Transcending from light
Spiritual food
Strengthened to unite

Hope shall be fulfilled
Ascending faith’s rock
Savior’s blood cleanses
Each sheep of His flock

Grace in forgiveness
Breaking every chain
Each shadow of sin
Fades in Heaven’s rain

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From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Jim Cymbala: “God’s heart of mercy provides for us not only pardon from sin but also daily provision of spiritual food to strengthen us.”

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Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each other must start.

From Ephesians 5:19-21:  “As you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to one another, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, being subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.“

Harvested Grace

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From Ephesians 2:4-6: “But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”

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Unconditional love
Grace descends from God’s heart
Connected to Him above
Man receives renewing start

Heavenly grace flows out
With Savior’s rising tide
Nourished with God’s love aglow
Righteous mercy always guides

By grace, man’s salvation
Hung on Calvary’s tree
Forgiveness loves each nation
Enemy’s darkness shall flee

Faith’s fabric now strengthened
Harvested grace unites
Redemption’s spirit deepens
Steadfast love remains in flight

Father’s grace positioned
Journey of peace begins
Mankind’s hope reconditioned
Christ’s love forever weighs in
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From Hebrews 4:16: “Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”