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.
John R. Rice Quote
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Fire Always Bright
Darkness masks life’s landscape
Hiding sin’s heartless shame
Trying to flee past hurts
Shadows always aflame
Trials sometimes arise
Shrouding foundation’s cracks
Concealing hell’s façade
Tomorrow painted black
Misery breathes as one
Filling with cold despair
Seeing nothing beyond
Jesus descends with care
Dependence upon grace
Acknowledging past sins
Kneeling at Calvary
Forgiveness calling in
Redemption comes through Christ
Extending mercy’s light
Transforming soul’s battles
Spirit’s fire always bright
Monday Memories: Keep It Simple
From Proverbs 15:15: “All the days of the poor are hard, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.”
Life draining, more exhausted each day
Skies and mind, filling with darkest gray
Feet feeling locked, stuck in deepest mud
Fear turns on its spigot, now a flood
Advice shouts from all comers, all sides
Inner soul overwhelmed, faith divides
Daily walk, no longer stunning bright
Chaos reigns, becoming lasting night
Seasoned man, parked at Main Street’s corner
Life hits pause, who is this foreigner?
His thoughts and words, simple in their task
Holy Spirit reaches, to unmask
Keep it simple, fill your life with love
God’s peace, bringing comfort from above
In an instant, the wise sage departs
Night transforms to day, love fills this heart
From 1 John 5:3-4: “ For the love of God is this, that we obey His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith.”
Originally published November, 2020.
Whispering Spirit
Along every coastline
Lonely beaches listen
Whispering spirit
Morning sunrise glistens
Along mountain ridgetop
Confidence thundering
Whispering echoes
Distant breath wondering
Along valley’s river
Creator’s pulse renews
Whispering promise
Tranquility flows through
Along horizon’s light
Reassurance remains
Whispering pauses
Sun’s setting windowpane
Along meadow’s stillness
Harmony’s joy conceived
Whispering spirit
Nature’s rhythm achieved
Oswald Chambers Quote
The reception of the Holy Spirit is the maintained attitude of the believer. When we receive the Holy Spirit, we receive quickening life from the ascended Lord.
From Luke 24:49: “And see, I am sending upon you what My Father promised, so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
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.
David Jeremiah Quote
Don’t let obstacles along the road to eternity shake your confidence in God’s promises. The Holy Spirit is God’s seal that you will arrive.
From Ephesians 4:30: “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption.”
David Jeremiah (born 1941) is an American pastor and Christian author.
Charles Stanley Quote
We must look at the greatness, promises, and purposes of our God as revealed in His Word, because divine truth is our anchor in the storms of life.
From John 14:26-27: “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I have said to you. 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.”
Charles Swindoll Quote
It is only through Scripture, applied to our hearts by the Holy Spirit, that we receive the grace to trust God in everything.
From Hebrews 10:39: “But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost but among those who have faith and so preserve our souls.”
Trustworthy Threesome (Elfchen Series #212)
Father
Courageously
Standing tall
Trusting the Almighty
Strengthening through His benevolence
Hopeful
Son
Faithfully
Accepting Savior
Teaching with truth
Standing on firmest Rock
Righteousness
Spirit
Glory’s
Renewing faith
Uniting presence’s breath
Fulfilling with hope’s peace
Witness
Charles Stanley Quote
Because He is gracious, God saves us on the basis of faith in His Son. Then He gives us a new nature empowered by the Holy Spirit who comes to live within each Christian.
From 1 Peter 1:3-5: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
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