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Welcoming Place

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From Philippians 2:1-2:  “If, then, there is any comfort in Christ, any consolation from love, any partnership in the Spirit, any tender affection and sympathy, make my joy complete:  be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.”

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Living, Messiah breathes

Defeating Calvary’s death

Affirming His Resurrection

Forgiveness fills every breath

 

Witnessing humbleness

Calling believers to serve

Following Savior’s faithful steps

Grace conquers death we deserve

 

Praising faith’s light above

Confessing to Christ, our Lord

Finding hope through redemption’s door

Body of One comes aboard

 

Bending each fearless knee

Grasping depth of Savior’s love

Absorbing His peace through prayer

Spirit descends from above

 

Sharing joy with others

Pouring out His love through grace

Seeing faith’s home through Father’s eyes

Messiah’s welcoming place

 

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From Philippians 2:17-18:  “But even if I am being poured out as a libation over the sacrifice and the service of your faith, I rejoice, and I rejoice together with all of you; in the same way also you should rejoice and rejoice together with me.”

Taken From a Church Sign

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When life is not a bed of roses, remember who wore the crown of thorns.

From John 19:1-6:  “Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.  And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they dressed Him in a purple robe.  They kept coming up to Him, saying, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ and striking Him on the face.  Pilate went out again and said to them, ‘Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no case against Him.’  So Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, ‘Behold the man!’  When the chief priests and the police saw Him, they shouted, ‘Crucify Him!  Crucify Him!'”

Oswald Chambers Quote

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God does not keep a man immune from trouble; He says–“I will be with him in trouble.”

From Romans 8:35:  “Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will affliction or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword? 

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.

Pathway of Righteousness

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From Proverbs 10:2:  “Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.”

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Footsteps seeking shortcut

Tempted with distractions

Detours filled with wrong turns

Darkness shrouds each transaction

 

Father’s road forsaken

Evil offers his way

Man’s eagerness to shine

Misguided bypass each day

 

Pulled away from Father

North, then south . . . now alone

West, then east . . . deeply lost

Next destination . . . unknown

 

Spirit’s faithfulness breathes

Constant grace, always bright

Jesus walking ahead

Resurrection’s blessed light

 

Filled with hope’s renewal

Witness of Savior’s peace

Fruits of Spirit descend

Wondrous joy fills every piece

 

Pathway of righteousness

Obstacles cleared away

Father’s trusted wisdom

Faith’s choices follow His way

 

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From Psalm 23:1-3:  “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.  He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters; He restores my soul.  He leads me in right paths for His name’s sake.”

A. W. Pink Quote

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True liberty is not the power to live as we please, but to live as we ought.

From Galatians 2:20:  “It is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me.  And the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Arthur Walkington (A. W.) Pink (1886-1952) was an English Bible teacher and Christian writer.  Following his death, many of his writings were well-received by readers.  This turnabout established him as an influential evangelical author.

Trusting to Follow

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From Psalm 23:1-3:  “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.  He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters; He restores my soul.”

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Walking through trials

Shepherd’s voice of peace

Trusting to follow

Grasping faith’s newfound lease

 

Seeking to believe

Wonders offer signs

Trusting to follow

Rising faith shall align

 

Affirming Lord’s Word

Each day follows night

Trusting to follow

Watching darkness take flight

 

Feeling love come forth

Savior’s light proclaims

Trusting to follow

Witnessing heaven’s flame

 

Overcoming death

Christ shall never rest

Trusting to follow

Tasting grace, faith digests

 

Filling hope with joy

Resurrection thrives

Trusting to follow

Knowing Shepherd’s alive

 

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From John 11:14-16:  “I am the good shepherd. I know My own, and My own know Me, just as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father.  And I lay down My life for the sheep.  I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold.  I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice.  So there will be one flock, one shepherd.”

Father’s Love

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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.”

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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

 

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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.”

Traveling the Distance (Elfchen Series #200)

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Joy

Bearing

Virgin Mary

Riding blessed donkey

Birthplace beneath Bethlehem’s star

Messiah

Anguish

Celebration

King’s arrival

Riding blessed donkey

Betrayal, Calvary’s empty darkness

Shattered

Hope

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.

Adrian Rogers Quote

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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.

Eternity’s Treasure

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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.”

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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

 

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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?”