Heaven is something we inherit. We are undeserving, therefore we do not earn heaven; it is a gift provided by the One who went before us.
From Psalm 145:13: “Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations. The Lord is faithful in all His words and gracious in all His deeds.”
From Psalm 107:1-2: “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those He redeemed from trouble.”
Overcoming one more trial
Patience seeking unsteady heart
Navigating life’s endless miles
God’s light insuring faith’s fresh start
Bringing lost sheep to green meadows
Darkness replaced with mercy’s hope
Meeting truth, forever aglow
Savior extends light’s righteous rope
Giving thanks to Christ’s steadfast love
Redemption proven, empty tomb
Releasing grace from high above
Spirit’s light, transforms every room
Fulfilling Word, promised by God
Thirst now quenched, hunger at last fed
Witnessing His love, never flawed
Light at cross, enemy has fled
Transforming life, away from sin
Faithfulness renewed, finding grace
Blessing Resurrection’s linchpin
Savior’s light takes its righteous place
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.”
Faith’s
Daily priority
Always seeking first
Righteous hand of God
Relationship
Troubles
Weighing heavy
Tomorrow’s must wait
Grace through faith blessing
Today
Seeking
Faithful light
Navigating life changes
Alignment always with God
Perspective
Nothing is impossible with God. Will you ask the Lord to handle that specific impossibility, and then leave it with Him in a faith that simply will not doubt?
From Jeremiah 32:17: “Ah Lord God! It is You who made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for You.”
In the human family, there are various kinds of birth experiences. But in God’s family, everybody begins the same way. We are all adopted. We all have the same Father. We all come to him the same way–through His Son, Jesus Christ.
From Ephesians 1:5-6: “He destined us for adoption as His children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of His glorious grace that He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.”
Sharing
Spirit’s light
Motivating one another
Love-filled grace working
Encouragement
Trusting
Father’s Word
Depths of understanding
Lighting faith’s bold path
Righteousness
Accepting
Resurrection’s light
Witnessed at Calvary
Jesus paid our debts
Love
How wonderful that God personally cares about those things that worry us and prey upon our thoughts. Not a single nagging, aching, worrisome, stomach-tensing, blood-pressure-raising thought escapes His notice.
From 1 Peter 5:6-7: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.”
From the words of celebrated German-born writer, Anne Frank: “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
Gathering His flock
World hindered with needs
Christ’s teachings share grace
Unselfish love’s deeds
Following God’s Word
Single, perfect Lamb
Christ’s enduring light
Blessed telegram
Improving this world
Struggles helped along
Christ’s example leads
Actions always strong
Answering with hope
Aid for neighbors met
Christ encourages
Faith’s righteous mindset
Caring for others
Mercy walks ahead
Christ bringing comfort
Witness daily bread
From Matthew 25:31-36: “When the Son of Man comes in His glory and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and He will put the sheep at His right hand and the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at His right hand, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world, for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’”
From Ephesians 2:3: “All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, doing the will of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else.”
Faith trampled with doubt
Filled with endless fear
Overwhelming worry
Chains of sin bring tears
Seeking to please God
Performance falls short
Overwhelming burdens
Endless works, abort
Accepting God’s way
His mercy sends light
Overwhelming presence
By grace, faith holds tight
Creating in us
Eternity’s bond
Overwhelming spirit
Redemption responds
Trusting in Jesus
Faith transformed by love
Overwhelming praises
Peace breathes from above
From Ephesians 2:8: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.”
From Isaiah 55:9: “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.”
Hearing of His timeless grace
Who creates all living things
Following Father’s vision
Carried upon eagle’s wings
Thirsting for grace-filled water
Forgiveness delivers light
Returning to Father’s flock
Redemption’s bridge now in sight
Breaking every sin-filled chain
Truth offers love for new day
Seeing path to Father’s grace
Evil darkness sent away
Aligning grace with His Word
Purpose rises, Savior’s peace
Piloting with Father’s eyes
Hope rekindled with faith’s lease
From Ephesians 3:20-21: “Now to Him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
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