I AM THE VINE Dear Lord, thank You for loving us. You are our Daddy, Abba, Father. We love you so much, Father; and we thank You that we can come boldly before Your throne of GRACE. I AM THE VINE and you are the branches. Live in me and you will never die. [Jhn 15:5-11 KJV] 5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can…
The two greatest commandments are to love the Lord your God and love your neighbor as yourself. Love is defined in the Bible as an action. You can learn to love unconditionally.
Dear Lord, thank You for loving us. You are our Daddy, Abba, Father. We love you so much, Father; and we thank You that we can come boldly before Your throne of GRACE. MY SOUL WILL WAIT FOR YOU (PSALM 62). When the enemy surrounds and my heart grows faint within. When the darkness overwhelms and my fears are pressing in. I will trust in You, oh, Lord. In the silence I will wait, and I will stand upon Your word. [Psa 62:1-12 KJV] 1…
Who would love to see naive Christians send all of their resources off to strangers in foreign lands while they neglect the neighbors (and their own households) in close proximity?
NOBODY Dear Lord, thank You for loving us. You are our Daddy, Abba, Father. We love you so much, Father; and we thank You that we can come boldly before Your throne of GRACE. NOBODY. Why You ever chose me has always been a mystery. All my life I’ve been told I belong at the end of the line with all the others not-quites. With all the never-get-it-rights. NOBODY [Gal 2:20 KJV] 20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I,…
AN EASTER HALLELUJAH Dear Lord, thank you for loving us. You are our Daddy, Abba, Father. We love you so much, Father; and we thank you that we can come boldly before Your throne of GRACE. AN EASTER HALLELUJAH. A crown of thorns placed on His head. He knew that He would soon be dead. He said did you forget me Father, did you? They nailed him to a wooden cross. Soon all the world would feel the loss of Christ, the King,…
THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THE CROSS Dear Lord, thank you for loving us. You are our Daddy, Abba, Father. We love you so much, Father; and we thank you that we can come boldly before Your throne of GRACE. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THE CROSS. How did it feel to carry the world on your shoulders? What was it like to hold all the weight of our sin? How much did it hurt when it seemed like Your Father forsook you? [Mat 26:28…
YOU CHOSE THE SCARS Dear Lord, thank you for loving us. You are our Daddy, Abba, Father. We love you so much, Father; and we thank you that we can come boldly before Your throne of GRACE. YOU CHOSE THE SCARS. A body beaten without cause. A crown of thorns instead of majesty. A punishment that was not Yours. [Jhn 19:1 KJV] 1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged [him]. SCORGED: punish severely, afflict, to drive as if by blows of a whip….
CHRIST IS RISEN, HE IS RISEN INDEED Dear Lord, thank you for loving us. You are our Daddy, Abba, Father. We love you so much, Father, and we thank you that we can come boldly before Your throne of GRACE. CHRIST IS RISEN HE IS RISEN INDEED. How can it be, the One who died Has borne our sin through sacrifice. To conquer every sting of death Sing, sing Hallelujah. [Luk 24:6-7 KJV] 6 He is not here, but is risen: remember…
Dear Lord, thank you for loving us. You are our Daddy, Abba, Father. We love you so much, Father; and we thank you that we can come boldly before Your throne of GRACE. HE LIVES. See the tomb where he laid. See the stone rolled away. He is risen, he is risen He’s alive! HALLELUYAH! [Rom 6:9 KJV] 9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. [Rom 8:34 KJV] 34 Who…