For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future. Jer. 29:11

I remember the day in Jan 1996 when I heard a popular preach, Chuck Swindoll quote this on the radio and it went into my spirit and has never left me. 

It is taken from the Old Testament but was spoken not just as a written Word but as Rhema to me. A living Word that I could stand on through the years.

 Psalm 139: 17-18

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!

How great is the sum of them!

If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;

When I awake, I am still with You.

As we live life and walk our journey toward heaven, and for some our days are numbered. He leads us and brings us into His plan each day. Our only responsibility is to listen and obey Him. Amazing His thoughts toward us. It is hard to comprehend that a God in heaven would love us so much that we would be on His mind. Oh how rich is His love and mercy to us.

...In Him we live and move and have our being .....'For we are also His offspring.' Acts 17:28

HE IS

This is a sermon which I recently heard. It is so powerful that I wanted to post it...

By Dr. S.M. Lockridge

The Bible says my King is a seven-way king....He's the King of the Jews; that's a racial king....He's the King of Israel; that's a national King....He's the King of Righteousness....He's the King of the Ages.....He's the King of Heaven....He's the King of Glory....He's the King of kings, and He's the Lord of lords. That's my King. Well....I wonder, do you know Him?.... David said, "The Heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows His handiwork. My King is a sovereign King. No means of measure can define His limitless love. No far seeing telescope can bring into visibility the coastline of His shoreless supply. No barrier can hinder Him from pouring out His blessings. He's enduringly strong....He's entirely sincere....He's eternally steadfast....He's immortally graceful....He's imperially powerful....He's impartially merciful....... Do you know Him?

He's the greatest phenomenon that ever crossed the horizon of this world. He's God's Son....He's a sinner's Saviour....He's the centerpiece of civilization....He stands in the solitude of Himself....He's august....He's unique....He's unparalleled....He's unprecedented....He's the loftiest idea in literature....He's the highest personality in philosophy....He's the supreme problem in higher criticism....He's the fundamental doctrine of true theology....He's the cardinal necessity for spiritual religion....He's the miracle of the age.... He's the superlative of everything good that you choose to call Him....He's the only one qualified to be an all sufficient Saviour...... I wonder if you know Him today?

He supplies strength for the weak....He's available for the tempted and the tried....He sympathizes and He saves....He strengthens and sustains....He guards and He guides....He heals the sick....He cleanses lepers....He forgives sinners....He discharges debtors....He delivers captives....He defends the feeble....He blesses the young....He serves the unfortunate....He regards the aged....He rewards the diligent....and He beautifies the meek....... I wonder if you know Him?

Well, my King....is the King....He's the key to knowledge....He's the wellspring to wisdom....He's the doorway of deliverance....He's the pathway of peace....He's the roadway of righteousness ....He's the highway of holiness....He's the gateway of glory....... Do you know Him?

Well....His office is manifold....His promise is sure....His light is matchless....His goodness is limitless....His mercy is everlasting....His love never changes....His word is enough....His grace is sufficient....His reign is righteous....and His yoke is easy, and his burden is light. I wish I could describe Him to you, but He's indescribable....He's incomprehensible....He's invincible....He's irresistible.

Well, you can't get Him out of your mind....You can't get Him off of your hand....You can't out live Him, and you can't live without Him....The Pharisees couldn't stand Him, but they found out they couldn't stop Him....Pilate couldn't find any fault in Him....The witnesses couldn't get their testimonies to agree....Herod couldn't kill Him....Death couldn't handle Him, and the grave couldn't hold Him. Yea!!!, that's my King, that's my King.

Father..."Thine is the Kingdom....and the Power....and the Glory....Forever"....and ever, and ever, and ever, and ever. How long is that? And ever...and ever...and when you get through with all the forevers, then.... AMEN!....AMEN!

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Do you not know?

Do you not know? 

Have you not heard?

The Lord is the everlasting God

the Creator of the ends of the earth.

He will not grow tired or weary 

and His understanding no one can fathom.

He gives strength to the weary

and increases the power of the weak.

Even youths grow tired and weary,

and young men stumble and fall;

but those who hope in the Lore 

will renew their strength"

They will soar on wings like eagles.

they will run and not grown weary,

they will walk and not be faint

Isaiah 40: 28-31

Diamond in the rough

" A diamond is a piece of coal that stayed on the job'

Isa. 43:2-3a

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you,

And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you,

When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,

Nor shall the flame scorch you.

For I am the Lord you God.

The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;............

When we walk through the fire, that is a promise that at times it will uncomfortable, it says to me that 'He will never leave me or forsake me'...and that I will experience a fire in my life. A quote from Joyce many years ago, 'He will burn out that which is not of Him and put on fire that which remains'. what a powerful truth.

My prayer: Lord let me allow you to put me through whatever it takes to make me more in your image each day. Build your character in me so that my life shines forth in this dark world that others will see your imprint on me and will turn to You and glorify You. Let me stay on the job you have put before me knowing that 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me'.

Psalm 23

Psalm 23

The Lord is my Shepherd

I shall not want

He makes me to lie down in green pastures

He leads me beside still waters.

He restores my soul;

He leads me in paths of righteousness for His Name sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

I will fear no evil, for you are with me, your rod and staff they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

You have anointed my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life,

And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

David experienced the highs and lows in his walk with God. He writes out of experience in this Psalm. We read these scriptures by the bedside of those dying or at a funeral but it is so much more for us who experience life in Christ.

He is Jehovah-Rohi - the Lord my Shepherd - Psm 23:1

Jehovah-Jireh - My provider - Gen. 22:14

Jehovah Shalom - my peace - Judges 6:24

Jehovah Rophe - my healer - Exo. 15:26

Jehovah-Tsidkenu - our righteousness - Jer 23:6

Jehovah Shammah - He is there or present - Ezek 48:35

Jehovah-M'kaddesh - sanctifier - Ex. 31:13

Jehovah Nissi - My banner - Ex. 17:15

Take time to study these. Each of these principles are used in Psalm 23. HE IS MY shepherd, provider, peace, healer, righteousness, present, santifier and banner.

The Lord's coming

THE DAY AND HOUR UNKNOWN

Mark 13:32 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven,

nor the Son, but only the Father."

33 Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.

34 It's like a man going away. He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge,

each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

35 Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the

house will come back-whether in the evening, or at midnight,

or when the rooster crows, or at dawn.

36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.

37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: Watch!

Mother's Day

To all Mother's. Everyone has a mother somewhere. Sometimes this is not an easy day for those who have bad memories. But the Lord says,

For You (Lord) formed my inward parts;

You covered me in my mother's womb.
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psm. 139:13-14

One translation says, you were knit in your mother's womb. Another says, My frame(bones) were not hidden from You, When I was made(embroidered) in secret. Read all of Psalm 139 and see His thoughts toward you.

No matter the circumstances in your life in regard to your mother. You were designed with purpose and a destiny. So today celebrate your birth, and celebrate your Mom if she is with you. Or for those whose mom's are gone remember the good things.

My mother left the home when I was around 11 and she did her thing for many years. But at 65 she found the Lord and I rejoice because I know she is in heaven today. The Lord says, 'If we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, we will be saved and our household.' Acts. 16:31

A BLESSED MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL