Category Archives: Hope

Amazing Thanks!

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Let the family stand on a warm July night.
Let them coo and moan at those “special lights”.

Let the young man dress enticingly.
Let him snap his neck to see,
The beautiful girl who passes by;
Yet fades away to nothing.

Let the rich man yearn for gold.
Let the fool demand his drink.
Let the young man chase what cannot be.
I have joy I cannot speak.

For in this life I’ve come to know,
The God who made my very soul.
This wonderful, fearful sack I own;
This knit together bag of bones,
Contains the promise of his throne:
“I will yet His face”!

They pine away for what passes away.
Completely content, this place to stay.
But now I lean into the Wind,
“Lead me home, my Holy Friend”.

In This Life–Collin Raye with lyrics: http://youtu.be/pOKqidAsRTs

By His Grace

The Hardest of Things

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What is the hardest aspect of Christianity?  Contrary to popular belief, the hardest thing in Christianity is not found in the do’s and don’ts.  Even the ridicule and shunning of society is a trifle compared to the hardest thing in Christianity. 

If one can master this most difficult aspect, Christianity is a lovely place to live.  No matter what comes against us, either from within or from without, mastery of this aspect makes us invulnerable.

Making the decision to follow Christ comes after the most difficult choice.  And this choice does not fade over time.  It remains the most difficult of all Christian things.

What is the most difficult aspect of Christianity? “Believing.”

By His Grace

Deep Enough to Dream

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“Deep enough to dream”
by Chris Rice

Lazy summer afternoon
Screened in porch and nothin’ to do
I just kicked off my tennis shoes
Slouchin’ in a plastic chair
Rakin’ my fingers through my hair
I close my eyes and I leave them there
And I yawn, and sigh, and slowly fade away

Deep enough to dream in brilliant colors
I have never seen
Deep enough to join a billion people
For a wedding feast
Deep enough to reach out and touch
The face of the One who made me
And oh, the love I feel, and oh the peace
Do I ever have to wake up

Awakened by a familiar sound
A clumsy fly is buzzin’ around
He bumps the screen and he tumbles down
He gathers about his wits and pride
And tries again for the hundredth time
‘Cause freedom calls from the other side
And I smile and nod, and slowly drift away

Deep enough to dream in brilliant colors
I have never seen
Deep enough to join a billion people
For a wedding feast
Deep enough to reach out and touch
The face of the One who made me
And oh, the love I feel, and oh the peace
Do I ever have to wake up

‘Cause peace is pouring over my soul
See the lambs and the lions playin’
I join in and I drink the music
Holiness is the air I’m breathin’
My faithful heroes break the bread
And answer all of my questions
Not to mention what the streets are made of
My heart’s held hostage by this love

And these brilliant colors I have never seen
I join a billion people for a wedding feast
And I reach out and touch the face of the One who made me
And oh, the love I feel, and oh the peace
Do I ever have to wake up

Do I ever have to wake up
Do I ever have to wake up
Do I really have to wake up now

By His Grace

Sweet Dreams are Made of These

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I was at a truck stop scanning in my papers while I listened to a song that was playing.  The song is “sweet dreams are made of these”, by the Eurythmics.

I’ve heard that song hundreds of times before.  But the power of what she was saying dawned on me like the rising Sun.

Everyone is looking for something.  That must mean we are all compelled to search.  And she’s right.

The variety of religions in the world range from obedience to what they call holy law, to the abuse of self and others.  Regardless, men search as a compulsion.  This is proof that there is something to be found.  Even the atheist searchs diligently to disavow the search.  But his activity proves there is something to be disavowed.

How happy then is the one who finds it?  How secure in his way, does his life become?  And what great peace should overshadow him 24 /7?

Christ is the answer.  He is the one that is provoking the search.  The errant things men do are caused by their misunderstanding. 

If you would have what everyone is looking for, search diligently into the things of Christ Jesus.  You are compelled to search. Why not search what is true?

If a man can’t find the truth he’ll create his own series of lies.  But I testify that the Living God is alive among his people in Christ Jesus.

By His Grace

Carried By Jesus

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http://www.soulsupply.com/blog/n/carried-by-jesus-141027

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The amazing New Jerusalem

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Please forgive me for being mathematically inept, and rather small minded.  But I just did some rough mathematics on the New Jerusalem, and came away with an astounding point of view.

The hotel Venetia Macau has 3000 rooms.  It is a luxury hotel in China.  Pretty big huh?

Now let’s consider the New Jerusalem, 1225 miles square, as a hotel.  Let’s just put rooms against the wall on every floor.  Let the rooms be 100 feet square with 10 foot ceilings.  But let the interior of the New Jerusalem contain whatever it will.

That’s almost five hundred forty thousand floors.  That’s 1.4 trillion rooms. 

How long would it take you to walk up the stairs if you lived on the top floor?  How long would it take you to visit your friend on the other side of the building?

From Kansas City to California.  From Galveston to Troy Montana.  Then go up 1225 miles.

There’s no question I’m wrong about all this.  But I just wanted to voice this perspective.  Whatever God does is greater than any imagination can imagine.  But do you realize that’s 1.4 trillion people?

Is there room in heaven for you?  How can you possibly ask?  By the way, that’s just the city with twelve pearl gates.  What about the people outside the city?

Ponderous stuff. 

I can’t wait for somebody to rectify my math.  Or to correct me on the dimensions.  But until that happens I’ll stand here amazed.

By His Grace