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Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.

Psalm 37:4 NLT  

     Delight in the wonder of our relationship—be sure of focus. Enchantment with anything else can be disillusioning, but I never fail. Avoid false gods of the heart—never let anything usurp First Place. Worship the Invisible and Eternal One, be content…

You’re a fountain of cascading light, and you open our eyes to light.

PSALM 36:9 THE MESSAGE

In light of My peace, see the Light of holy ecstasy. No matter how shadowy life gets, the dawn of lightheartedness brings radiance to your face. The wonder of unparalleled joy…

  Galilee Sunrise

My times are in your hands.

Psalm 31:15 NIV

I am the Timeless God—holiness to cancel yesterday’s sins.

     My grace transforms your…

Give honor to the LORD for the glory of his name.

Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.

PSALM 29:2 NLT

     Be awed in My Presence. Keep in mind that except for grace, you would be helpless. Realize I am the Source of your poise and peace. Completely rely on Me.…

You are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

Matthew 1:21 NLT

Jesus means Joy—He saves from despair and hopelessness.

     Alexander conquered the world by force and was called great—

         Jesus captures hearts from all nations by love and is called God.

     In contrast to fleeting happiness, Immanuel…

Crown Point at Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.

My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.

Psalm…

The Lord is my light and my salvation – so why should I be afraid?

Psalm 27:1a NLT

     The light of courage dispels the darkness of cowardice. Faith is the antidote to fear’s poison. Fear Me and you need fear nothing else! Trust the Solid Rock in…

Just as the lightning fl ashes from the east and shines and is seen as far as the west,

so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Watch [be cautious and active]

for you do not know in what kind of a day your Lord is coming.

MATTHEW 24:27, 42 THE AMPLIFIED…

Be still, and know that I am God ... Selah.

Psalm 46:10a, 11b NIV

     Uncomfortable with silence? Addicted to the comfort of noise? Why not turn off all your gadgets, call a halt to your hectivity for a day, and ponder…

The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.

LUKE 19:10 MLB

I could have saved Myself a lot of trouble, if I had stayed by My Father’s side;

     instead, I made Myself nothing, donned the garb of a slave,

     and died a criminal’s death on a Roman cross.

          Skull Hill was a long way from glory.

          I went to hell so you would not have to.

          I…

I lovingly embrace you and faithfully carry you close to My heart. What difference does it really make? All the difference in the world! When you follow Me as your Shepherd, I take good care of you.

Hungry? I alone can satisfy your heart’s deepest hunger. Like a sheep after a…

My GOD, my God, why have You forsaken me?

Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

Psalm 22:1 THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE

     The place of…

She played fast and loose with life, she never considered tomorrow,

and now she’s crashed royally, with no one to hold her hand.

“Look at my pain, O God! And how the enemy cruelly struts.”…

Praying Hands  Albrecht Durer 

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

Psalm 20:7 NIV

     When you are in distress, I am your…

May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you,

O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Psalm 19:14 NLT

     See My smile in star-shine marvel and sunlight…

Guard me as the apple of your eye. Hide me in the shadow of your wings.

Psalm 17:8 NLT

     Incredibly, I take a personal interest in you. Believe it or not, you are a gleam in your Heavenly Father’s eyes! The sun and moon and brightest stars do not bring Me as much delight as caring for you.

     My unfailing love, undeserved mercy, and kind…

O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way?

How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day?

How long will my enemy have…

I’ve already run for dear life straight to the arms of GOD.

So why should I run away now when you say, “Run to the mountains”?

Psalm 11:1 THE MESSAGE

    …

The Lord gave me a message.

He said, “I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb.

Before you were born, I set you apart and appointed you as my spokesman to the world.”…

If you want to be my follower you must love me more than

your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters –

yes, more than your own life. Otherwise, you…