THINKING OF YOU

Have you ever had someone on your mind in
such a way that you find yourself thinking
about them almost every moment of the day?
Perhaps, it is a family member that you
haven't seen for a long time or someone who
has been very ill....Perhaps it is your teen-ager
who will be graduating from high school and
then off to college....perhaps it is a friend who
is going through a trial. How tender your
thoughts are toward that person; how you
long to hear from them and to know how
everything is going for them. How often
you call upon our heavenly Father to meet
them in their need.

Did you know that you are constantly on the
mind of your heavenly Father? He even
knows our thoughts. His thoughts toward us
are not thoughts of condemnation but for
salvation, for healing, for deliverance, for
victory in our lives. He knows our weaknesses
and the longings of our hearts; He sees our
tears as well as our times of joy; He wants to
walk and talk with you about everything that
is on your heart.

"How precious and weighty also are Your thoughts
unto me O God! how vast is the sum of them....
If I could count them, they would be more in number
than the sand. Many, O LORD my God, are the
wonderful works which you have done, and Your
thoughts toward us; no one can compare with You!
If I should declare and speak of them, they are too
many to be numbered." Psalm 139:17-18; 40:5
It is awesome to realize that God is constantly
thinking of us.

My God Alone is Worthy

My God alone is worthy
My God alone is worthy
My God is worthy of all praise

My God alone is holy
My God alone is holy
My God is holy in all His ways

My God is ever faithful
My God is ever faithful
My God is faithful to His Word

My God alone is righteous
My God alone is righteous
My God is righteous, true and just

His Name is Jesus
His Name is Jesus
His Name is Jesus Christ the Lord

He gave His life for you
He gave His life for me
He died upon the cross of Calvary

He arose from the dead
He arose from the dead
He triumphed over death and hell

My God is alive today
My God is alive today
My God is alive forever

He is coming soon again
He is coming soon again
To rule and reign in righteousnes

Trust in Him today
Trust in Him today
He is the Truth, the Life , the Way

What Is Important

When Jesus comes it will not make a
difference whether every wrinkle or stain
is out of my tablecloth; however, Jesus is
looking for a church that is without spot
and wrinkle. It is the attitude of my heart
that matters. Do I have a servant's attitude
or an attitude of pride which is focused on
what others will think about me.

When Jesus comes, whether each strand of
my hair is in place, whether my clothes are
perfectly matched will not be important;
I must not forget that Jesus has provided
the wedding garment....I am clothed in His
righteousness. I must focus on Jesus that
others would not be drawn to myself but
see His beauty in my face.

When Jesus comes if the children's toys are
not all picked up, the last pan of cookies
has burned in the oven, and your day has
had all kinds of interruptions; just remember
that Jesus said, "Let the little children come
unto me". If He finds you with your children
gathered in your arms while you tell them
of His love what a blessing that will be.

My Brother's Feet

When I was resting on my couch this morning
I felt the warmness of the sun shining through the
window. It especially felt good on my bare feet.
Then I began to think about some other feet....

Feet with no shoes on cold prison floors,
Feet blistered and torn with festering sores,
Feet that are running through jungles and field,
Feet that are weary and hardly can walk....

These are the feet of my brothers and sisters
Their feet are following the Lamb wherever He goes
Their feet are shod with the Gospel of peace
They keep going to the ends of the earth

I thought about the woman whose
teardrops fell as she washed Jesus feet,
As I kneel in prayer for my persecuted family
May I "wash their feet" with tears of love...

Let Today Be A Day of Thankfulness

Today is a day of thanksgiving
Today is a day of praise
Today is a day of joyfulness
I will sing unto you, Lord........

Thank you, Jesus, Thank you, Lord
Thank you for salvation,
so precious and so free
Yet it cost you more
than I can comprehend
For you to die upon the cross
from sin to set me free;

Thank you for your healing power,
Thank you for your grace,
Thank you for every circumstance
you allow in my life today
Thank you that you teach me your way.
Thank you for your presence
even when I cannot feel it.

When Nothing Is Left God Is Still There

The last few weeks we have had some beautiful
sunny days with temperature in the 70's. I was
thinking, probably we will not need to use our
wood stove any longer this spring. This
morning was a bit cooler so my son faithfully
started a fire in the wood stove.
About noon I glanced out the kitchen window and
noticed a small pile of little branches lying in a
scattered pile. I realized that these were the
same kind of branches which were used in the
woodstove. The thought came to me, "Are
these all we have left for the stove?" Then I
pictured in my mind a story in the Bible.

In this story God sent the prophet Elijah during
the time of famine to a widow woman to provide
food for him.He found the woman gathering a
few sticks so that she could go and could bake
some bread for herself and her son. She had
only a little oil and a handful of flour. When
this was gone she told the prophet that she
and her son would eat and die. At Elijah's
word, the woman prepared him food first and
according to the Word that God had given
Elijah, the bin of flour and the jar of oil did
not run out until the time of rain.

I am reminded of another story when Jesus
was in the temple and he saw a widow woman
put her last mite into the offering. This consisted
of her entire living. Do we not serve the same
God of Elijah? In these days of economic
uncertainty do we have faith to give first to
the Lord and believe that He will provide for
us even as He did for the widow?

Lift Up Your Voice

Lift up your voice unto the Lord
who in His holy temple dwells;
Lift up your voice in humility
with hearts of truth and purity;
Lift up your voice unto the King
with praises to Him sing.

Lift up your voice in prayer
For those who are oppressed
That they may know their cry is heard;
Lift up your voice in strength
Be not afraid to stand
For truth and righteousness.

Lift up your voice that all may hear
the gospel message true and clear
That none may say, "I never knew";
Lift up your voice, proclaim the Word
that Jesus Christ salvation brings
Be not ashamed to make Him known.

"I cried unto the Lord with my voice
and He heard me out of His holy hill"
Psalm 3:4

Who Can Make it Happen?

As I stepped out on to the deck I noticed how
much the Aloe plant has been growing .
When I took a closer look I noticed that there
are three buds on the plant. I didn't know
that Aloe plants had blossoms. I
wonder what color will the blossoms be?

In my curiosity I am reminded of an
incident when a small child opened up
the bud of a rose, expecting to see a
beautiful flower; however, the flower
was not fully developed so instead
of a beautiful rose was only separate
pieces. Only God can cause the buds
of a plant to open into beautiful blossoms.

If a shell is broken open before the baby
bird or chick is fully developed only
death is evident. Only God can cause the
baby to crack open the shell when it is
fully developed.

Sometimes in our life we encounter trials
that seem to last so long. Perhaps we try
to "help God out" in some way thinking
we can make it happen and things get really
messed up. Last night I saw the most beautiful
rainbow. I am reminded that God always keeps
His promises! Only He can make it happen.