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Always at Work

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From Job 12:13:  “With God are wisdom and strength; He has counsel and understanding.”

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Creator’s morning scene

Always at work, His hands

Shaping, each masterpiece

All following, God’s command

 

Tranquility breathing

Always at work, God’s plan

Designing, each journey

All inviting, with each scan

 

God’s wisdom shadows truth

Always at work, strength speaks

Teaching, with every breath

All scaling, each mountain peak

 

Tomorrow’s story waits

Always at work, God’s script

Sketching, every new page

All leading, faith’s fresh transcript

 

Creator’s morning scene

Always at work, His light

Witnessing, darkness fades

All praising, Savior’s birthright

 

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From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Charles Swindoll:  “Mark it down in permanent ink:  God is always at work.”

Saint Augustine Quote

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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.

From Psalm 18:1-2:  “I love you, O Lord, my strength.  The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”

Harriet Beecher Stowe Quotes

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Most mothers are instinctive philosophers.

Love needs new leaves every summer of life, as much as your elm-tree, and new branches to grow broader and wider, and new flowers to cover the ground.

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American author and abolitionist.  A native of the state of Connecticut, she was born in Litchfield.

 

Faithful Headwaters

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From Isaiah 41:1:  “Listen to Me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment.”

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Waking to morning’s silence

Praying to Father above

Faithful headwaters of strength

Renewing hope, filled with love

 

Energizing day’s journey

Tapping into Father’s grace

Coastlines reassured of strength

Offering peace to embrace

 

Joining in togetherness

Reciting from Father’s Word

River’s swift transforming strength

Navigating from what’s heard

 

Waiting with patience of Job

Seeing now through Father’s love

Each tide arrives with His strength

Restoring joy from above

 

Leaving wilderness for good

Fulfilling Father’s delight

Hope’s thirst quenched from water’s strength

Rising Son harbors faith’s light

 

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From Isaiah 40:31:  “But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

Oswald Chambers Quote

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Trust entirely in God, and when He brings you to the venture, see that you take it.

From Isaiah 12:2:  “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and will not be afraid, for the Lord is my strength and my might; He has become my salvation.”

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.

Joni Eareckson Tada Quote

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In my weakness, I have learned, like Moses, to lean on God.  The weaker I am, the harder I lean on Him.  The harder I lean, the stronger I discover Him to be.  The stronger I discover God to be, the more resolute I am in this job He’s given me to do.

From Joel 3:16:  “The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shake.  But the Lord is a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.”

Joni Eareckson Tada (born 1949) is an American Christian author and radio host.  Much of her work has focused on ministry in the disability community.  Her life journey is a living testament to this quote.

David Gemmell Quotes

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A man’s strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weaknesses.

Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them.

David Gemmell (1948-2006) was a British author, journalist, and newspaper editor.  His prowess with writing fiction produced over 30 novels.

Charles Swindoll Quote

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God’s specialty is bringing renewal to our strength, not reminders of our weakness.  Take it by faith.

From Proverbs 3:1-2:  “My child, do not forget My teaching, but let your heart keep My commandments, for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare they will give you.”

River’s Glory

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From high mountain meadow

River begins fateful trip

One mile follows another

Flowing at steady clip

 

Creator’s light precedes

Clear path to river’s glory

Journey shaping each landscape

Scripting nature’s story

 

Time shall never stand still

River’s persistence will win

Always forward to its goal

Streaming patience within

 

Day will come, very soon

River sets up final score

Faithful waters running free

Asking for nothing more

 

Ocean’s waters ahead

Finish line in river’s sight

Peace traveling through its pulse

Pulling eternal might

 

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Wisdom Interceding

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From 1 Kings 3:5:  “At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, ‘Ask what I should give you.'”

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Life’s adaptive landscape

Father’s faithful seeding

Walking new avenues

His wisdom interceding

 

Dreams flow with endless peace

Father’s mercy speaks

Offering new insights

His wisdom strengthens what’s weak

 

Sunrise brightens each mind

Father’s steady view

Filling one’s righteousness

His wisdom comes shining through

 

Day brimming with praises

Father’s grace feeding

Finding mountain meadows

His wisdom superseding

 

Light shall topple darkness

Father’s goodness flows

Choosing each time and place

His wisdom sends love to grow

 

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From 1 Kings 3:9:  “Give your servant, therefore, an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil, for who can govern this great people of yours?”