DEAR GOD: Another Day Another Way to Love You~

 

“Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. 

Revelation 21:3

 

 

               The sun rise.  Breathlessly beautiful.  The rays of light trickle across the sleepy sky gently nudging it awake. The light awakens the earth illuminating and enhancing the beauty in which God’s hands created.  Life cycles within nature and reinforces the roots promoting growth and substance. Promise of creation, new things springing to life, old things passing away, new creation abounds.

 

 

Life.  Light.  Beauty.  

Remind you of anything? 

Remind you of anyone?

Jesus Christ.

It’s a no-brainer…Jesus Christ.

                 The light that shines from within to without.  The light that courses through us, the roots of which we are grafted, thereby giving us spiritual growth and nourishment of the soul, grooming us for eternity.

                 Each day begins anew.  With each day comes another way to trust in Him.  With each day comes another way to embrace Him and adore Him.  With each day comes another way to plant seeds of love, in His name.  With each day comes another way to love Him.  With each day comes another way to “wait upon the LORD, to renew their strength by His power, light, truth, and eternal Life, through Jesus Christ.

Those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they should run and not faint.  (Is 40:25-31) 

              God is my defense. My God of mercy shall come to greet me and wake me gently, and shall protect and uphold me with His right hand of righteousness.

              His mercy endures forever.  So, even when we “fall short” we are able to have our slate wiped clean, as we repent and ask for forgiveness.  He will forgive, and love us no matter what.  He will always forgive us, when we are sincere and come to Him with a contrite heart…He knows our heart and soul.

I will wait for You.  I am still and know You are God.

My God of mercy.

My God of Love.

My God of Light.

My God of LIFE.

                    So when you see or feel the light of warmth from the morning sun, know it’s the LORD’s hands of love awakening you gently, nudging you forward, guiding you , and leading you to live another day in His care.

The LORD is our Life and salvation.

Whom shall we fear?

With God in our corner, who can be against us?

                 Rise up, children of the LORD of lights…and LORD of lords, and shout songs of praise to His glory, His mercy, His love!

Thank You for this day…and for the promise of Eternal LIFE!

Your Word is Holy.

Your Word is everything.

Thank You O’ Father God for Your promises,

and Your love.

AMEN!

 

 

Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. 

God Himself will be with them and He will be their God.

And  God will wipe away every tear from their eyes;  there shall be no more death, no sorrow or crying. 

There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.  Then He who sat on the throne said, behold I make all things new.”

Revelation 21:3-5

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Note:

Sunrise created by the One and Only Master of the Universe,  our Sweet LORD.

Picture—Courtesy of Scott Birge who captured the beauty of the LORD’s canvas, and God’s Light through his lens. Thank you Scott~

DEAR GOD: O’Father, How We Love Thy Name~

 

 

Jehovah Shalom – The Lord is Peace (Judges 6:24)

 

I love You Father, and Your Name is everything to me.  Peace is sanctified through Your grace, and sovereign majestic power.

You grant Your perfect peace to those who follow You,  and are in alignment with Your Word, and Your voice.

My Precious Jehovah Shalom.

 

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Adonai – Lord, Master (Genesis 15:2)

Adonai…You are my (our) Lord and Master.  To You I  (we) bow.  Your name, O’ how glorious is Your name.

 

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El Elyon – The Most High God (Genesis 14:18-20)

The One and Only most high God.  I (we) kneel in supplication to You O’ El Elyon.

 

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El Olam – The Everlasting God (Isaiah 40:28-31)

El Olam, my  (our) everylasting One. You are ever faithful, and You will never change. The Seasons come and go, but You are forever.

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Jehovah Jireh – The Lord Will Provide (Genesis 22:13:14)

You are my Jehovah Jireh… my (our) Lord and Father…You alone provide for all of my (our) needs, for ALL of Your children’s desires.  You know what  I (we) need before I  (we)  have recognition of it.

 

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Jehovah Nissi – The Lord My Banner/Victory (Exodus 17:15)

With You, I (we)  attain victory in tasks, big and small.  With You my (our)  Jehovah Nissi,  I  (we) sustain a crown, and banner.  No matter how things seem, with You nothing is impossible.

 

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Jehovah Raah – The Lord My Shepherd (Psalm 23:1)

Jehovah Raah, You are my (our)  Lord and Shepherd, I  (we) shall not want…

 

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Jehovah Rapha – The Lord That Heals (Exodus 15:26)

O my Lord, only You have the ability and sovereign power to heal.  You’ve healed from the days of old, to the current days of today. You are in control, nothing has changed.  My (our)  Jehovah Rapha, my  (our) healer, my  (our) love.

 

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Jehovah Shammah – The Lord Is There/Present (Ezekiel 48:35)

You are HERE.  You are PRESENT.  Wherever, whenever, however…You are with me (us).   You will neither leave nor forsake me (us).  My (our) Jehovah Shammah, thank You.

 

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Jehovah Sabaoth – The Lord of Hosts (Isaiah 1:24)

Lord of Hosts, King of kings, light of light…the Holy and Worthy One, my (our) sweet and patient loving Jehovah Sabaoth.   Praise Your Holiness, with raised hands I (we) exalt You.

 

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El Roi – The Strong One Who Sees (Genesis 16:13)

You see me (us) for what I am.  You know me (us) for what I am.  You love me (us)despite  faults and love me (us) for what I am.  You SEE all,  KNOW all, and are gracious to my (our) cries.  El Roi, my (our) heart is Yours, I am Yours, You are mine. Thank You for Your love, Peace, Patience and for creating me (us).

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Master of the Universe, King of creation.  With Joy I shout, “I LOVE YOU” and I bow down to You always.

Abba Daddy…my heart is Yours.

 

No matter what name I (we) call..each one is LOVE.

You are Love.

You are joy.

You are tender and amazing  my (our) sweet, powerful, compassionate”Abba Daddy.”

 

 

 

Father, Your Name is LOVE.

Father, Your Name is Light.

Father, Your Name is peace.

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Father, Your Name,  represents deep and abiding feelings ,which are beyond description in which our human minds can fathom or comprehend;

Yet, we “feel” Your heart,  and  feel Your hands of mercy upon our face, and most important;

We feel Your unconditional, and selfless LOVE, in which we’re wrapped in Your blanket of peace.

Praise You!  Praise You! 

And, Hallelujah! 

You Reign forever and ever!

~Amen~

 

 

 

DEAR GOD: Your Eternal Love~

For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our LORD.

 Romans 6:23

 

Amen!

Eternal life.  Can you imagine it?  Have you taken time to reflect and imagine a serenity so beyond our grasp of human understanding?  Christ’ blood…washed clean…eternity.  What an eternal love story indeed.

He loves us. Each and every one of us.

That kind of love, Agape love…true unconditional love that only the FATHER can give.

Sure most of us experience love in many forms.  We can experience spousal love; or parental love from our earth parents; and brother/sister love;  plus friendship love; so on and so forth.  But, the ultimate all time over the moon and beyond back to our very heart and soul type of love…nope…that love comes from our Father.

Only He and He alone is capable of that special kind of love as evidenced throughout the Bible, over and over again.  And,  that love is clearly evident today, over and over again.

He is still on the throne, still in control, and still loving each and every one of us, over and over again.

No matter how many times we sin.  No matter how many times we may be neglectful in our daily activities of life towards Him, He continues to love us, over and over again.

 

For the life of the flesh is in the the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonment for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonment for the soul.  Leviticus 17:11

The blood of the Lamb.  The precious blood of the Lamb.  God’s promises to His children, fulfilled and completed at the cross.  “It is finished” John 19:30— and so the Love story was complete.  Of the last saying of Christ on the cross.  “It is finished” found on in the Gospel of John, the Greek work translated is tetelestai which means “it is paid in full.”

Our sins.  The sins of the world, our iniquities, were thrust upon the perfect unblemished Lamb of God…our sins…paid in full!

He wiped it away.  He redeemed us and eliminated the debt owed by mankind…the debt of sin.

“None other but God in the flesh could accomplish such a task.” (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)

 

Jesus’ work was done as He finished the will of the Father. He demonstrated this by His perfect obedience to Him.  The power of sin and the enemy was finished.  Mankind would no longer have to suffer the “flaming arrows of the evil one.”

In Jesus we can raise our shield of faith. The One who completed the work of redemption and salvation.  We are as new creations, with the “old creature” left behind.  We are alive in Him. Born anew…and offered eternity through His love and actions.

Jesus’ work and mission on earth was accomplished through the Father’s divine plan for mankind. We are made alive through Christ…through the Father’s love. ( Ephesians 2:1-5 )

Love eternal.  It is something that poets throughout the ages wrote about.  It’s something that movies boast about.  It is something we all dream about and hold onto once we have it.

But, the love of GOD…that’s something totally different.

The LORD’s love for His children, well that is something to write and shout about.  His love surrounds us daily.

His love is a warm summer breeze that will caress our face as we walk through a peaceful meadow.

His love is the living water that streams endlessly through a beautiful forest.

His love is the dew atop a rose petal that glistens in the bright sunshine.

His love is the miracle of a newborn baby.

His love is a puppy or kitten crying for his mommy’s milk.

But most important, the greatest love story of all time was  sanctified on the cross at Calvary.

There is absolutely nothing that can or ever will top that!

 

Thank You Father God!

 

 

DEAR GOD: My Savior & King of kings~

 

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Jesus said unto them, verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

John 8:58

The Alpha, Omega, no beginning, no end.  He was as in the first foundation, before all time.  He is now and always will be.  In the beginning the Word was with God, and the Word was God, and the Word was made flesh and walked among us.

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Without Father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of god, abideth a priest continually.

 (Hebrews 7:3)

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Jesus came to save us and offer eternal salvation.  Crucified for us, suffered, died and was buried.  On the third day He rose again.

He defeated death, that is to say…the “grave/enemy.”

He is the author of salvation, our Life, our essence of being.

Our breath.

Our everything.

He was sent by the Father and in His presence was the glory of God, the Father, shown through Christ His Son.  The worthy Lamb, unblemished and without sin.

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Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am: that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thous lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

(Colossians 1:17)

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The LORD is good and pure and powerful.

He is the Light of lights.

Where He is, there also is the Father…and the Holy Spirit.

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At this blessed weekend of the Resurrection, remember that Christ became our Passover.

His blood covered us and washed us clean.

Our crimson stains white as wool, and clean as the driven snow. The sacrifice of His love is beyond description, the enormous meaning behind His actions undeniable.

When we reflect upon Him and His worthiness, let us bow down and give thanks to the One and Only Living God.

The Father God who knows us from the beginning of time wants nothing more than our love and obedience as we walk in accordance to His Word.

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“Heavenly Father, thank You for the greatest love story of all time,  thank You for Your hands of grace that touch our face with unconditional regard, thank You for breathing life into Your children, and thank You for loving us so much that You sent Your only begotten Son, most of all…thank You for loving us in a way that is above all the rest, and is the absolute best, Praise Your Holy name, forever and always, in Jesus precious name, Amen.”

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Happy Blessed Resurrection Weekend brothers and sisters!

DEAR GOD: I’m Still and Know YOU are in Control~

When reading that verse what do you feel?

I can say that I feel peace. Do you feel peace?

You should… That verse says it all.

Be Still and know that I am God.  Wow!

Knowing that God is in control at all times, that no matter what,  He has our back, and this is a “gift” from high above.

In this present time of turmoil throughout the world, have courage and don’t fear, God is in control.  

NO matter what’s brewing, or has transpired near or far…God is in control!

 

Sometimes, we can get ahead of ourselves without consulting the “One” that knows all, is in control, and wants the absolute best for His children.

When we go forth without placing Him first in all we do life can get complicated and can get out of control really quickly.

For some, it might take a little longer, but there is one thing that is for certain, when we leave God out of the equation, things are vapid and subject to evaporation.  That is to say, the things of earth aren’t lasting, they’re fleeting and will rust and decay.  This includes our flesh bodies.

Our beautiful spiritual bodies are the ones that last for eternity…IF we adhere to His Word and lead a life that aligns with His will.  Our spiritual bodies are forever, and through Christ we are granted this mind boggling and beyond explanation gift of love.

It’s hard at times to stay focused on the Word when undergoing stressful situations.  We’re human and inasmuch, liable to find it difficult to concentrate if we’re in pain physically or emotionally.

But that’s when we need to celebrate His love for us and praise Him no matter the circumstances.  We need to absorb the verse “Be still and know that I am God” and realize He is in control.

He sees what we’re going through.  In fact, He knows what we’ll be going through before we are going through it.

He feels our pain.  He sees our tears and knows how many teardrops fall from our eyes.

He hears our  prayers and knows our hearts.

He wants what’s best for all of us.

And, when our hearts break…His breaks also.

When we open our hearts to our loving Father God, we’re under the umbrella of protection, no matter what.

We might not feel it sometimes, but we’re under His protection, and living in His love of generosity constantly...IF we let Him in…and surrender to His almighty Sovereign ways.

Today, listen for His voice.

Stop and realize that He is with you always, no matter what.

He’s waiting for you to call out to Him, and trust Him no matter what.

 

Speak to Him from your heart.  He knows each beat it takes and knows how many beats it has left.

He knows how many hairs are on your head.

He knows your thoughts and desires.

He knows what’s best for you.

He knows what tomorrow and the next day will bring your way.  And, through it all, He loves you unconditionally.

That’s quite impressive wouldn’t you say?

Remember...”Be still and know He is God…”

 

 

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1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.for: or, of
2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;midst…: Heb. heart of the seas
3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.and…: Heb. when the morning appeareth
6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.our…: Heb. an high place for us
8Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
9He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
11The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

PSALM 46:1-11

 

Trust in God with all of your might and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will guide your paths.  Be not wise in your own eyes, revere the LORD keep from evil and it will be as health to your navel and marrow to your bones…AMEN

Proverbs 3:5-8

DEAR GOD: Heart of Hearts~

 

~Light Of My Life~

O’ Abba Father
King of the Universe
and Light of Lights
To You I surrender
and bow in adulation
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Hear my supplication and my heartbeat
may they be a sweet offering
in true humility I cry out
Heavenly Father, O’ how I love You
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Sweet Father, my heart and soul
are yours, and my love secure
O’ Abba Father
sweetness is Your Word
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Your hands are magnificent
Creator of all things big and small
I am in awesome wonder at
who You are and all You’ve done
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You are the designer of my wardrobe
Mercy and Love drape me as clothes
The Word cleaves to my essence
and bathes me with love and light
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Heavenly Father, O’ Lord and King
my heart, my being, to You I sing
My everything is Yours
and You are my everything
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Sweet Surrender, Light of Lights
Shine Your Light Lord
Shine Your Light
my joy is complete in You alone
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O’ how I hunger for You daily
how I long to know You more
Lead, guide, touch me LORD
forever entrenched in You
forever more….
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(C) 2017 
C D SWANSON
From upcoming book
~Joy Complete In You.~