June 2023 DSW - GOD'S TIMING

I love collections of Scripture that speak to God's perfect timing.  They are so reassuring!  Some of them speak to the nation of Israel and some speak to waiting on God for each of us during our own personal times of waiting.  I know the pain of waiting and I know the joy of waiting.  It was good to read over these verses again in my current time of waiting; I hope you are calmed and reassured as you read and write out these verses every day this month.

Times of waiting are not times to "just get through."  They are sweet times of knowing God and His character.  I pray you find God in new and more intimate ways.  He loves you.

June 2023 Daily Scripture Writing

 GOD’S TIMING

 Genesis 18:14

Psalm 18:30

Psalm 27:14

Psalm 31:14-16

Proverbs 3:5-6

Proverbs 16:9

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Ecclesiastes 3:11

Ecclesiastes 8:6

Isaiah 40:30-31

Isaiah 49:8-9

Isaiah 60:21-22

Jeremiah 29:11-12

Lamentations 3:25-26

Micah 7:7

Habakkuk 2:3

John 6:54

John 8:31-32

Romans 5:5-6

Romans 11:25-27

2 Corinthians 6:2

2 Corinthians 12:9

Galatians 4:4-5

Galatians 6:9

1 Thessalonians 5:1-2

1 Timothy 3:14-15

1 Timothy 6:13-15

2 Peter 3:8-9

February 2023 DSW - HARMONY

 

HARMONY

Genesis 2:24

Esther 4:16

Proverbs 13:10

Isaiah 66:2

Micah 6:8

Luke 18:14

John 17:11

Acts 3:19-21

Romans 14:19

2 Corinthians 6:17

Galatians 6:10

Ephesians 2:19

Ephesians 4:1

Philippians 1:27

Titus 2:9-10

Hebrews 6:9-11

1 John 2:15-16

Love Light Joy

 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.  For I am convinced that neither death, not life, nor angels, no principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.  Romans 8: 37-39

O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
George Matheson (1842 - 1906)

music Albert L Peace

O Love that will not let me go,

I rest my weary soul in Thee;

I give Thee back the life I owe, 

that in Thine ocean depths its flow

may richer, fuller be.

O Light that foll'west all my way,

I yield my flick'ring torch to Thee;

my heart restores its borrowed ray,

that in Thy sunshine's blazed its day

may brighter, fairer be.

O Joy that seekest me through pain,

I cannot close my heart to Thee;

I trace the rainbow through the rain,

and feel the promise is not vain

that morn shall tearless be.

O Cross that liftest up my head,

I dare not ask to fly from Thee;

I lay in dust life's glory dead,

and from the ground there blossoms red

life that shall endless be.

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Not only is this hymn set to amazing music (listen below), but it is a beautifully written, deeply felt tribute of praise to our heavenly Father.  He is lauded as our love, our light, our joy...all because of the Cross.  It is a declaration of surrender to His perfect will, a resolve to follow Him for all our days.  These words are the kind of words that one formats and prints out and keeps in daily view to remind oneself of the value of commitment to the long road of obedience to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Grace and Peace to you.

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Links for further reading and enjoyment:

George Matheson - Wikipedia

Westminster Chorus - Oh Love, That Will Not Let Me Go - YouTube

(much weeping on my part-they sing beautifully!  Oh yes: turn this up)

What A Difference!

 "I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep .... My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and no one will snatch them out of My hand."  John 10: 14-15, 27-28

I Am His, and He Is Mine

George Wade Robinson (1838 - 1877)

Loved with everlasting love,

led by grace that love to know;

Spirit, breathing from above, 

Thou hast taught me it is so!

Oh, this full and perfect peace!

Oh, this transport all divine!

In a love which cannot cease

I am His, and He is mine.

Heav'n above is softer blue,

earth around is sweeter green!

Something lives in ev'ry hue

Christless eyes have never seen:

Birds with gladder songs o'erflow

Flow'rs with deeper beauties shine,

Since I know, as now I know,

I am His, and He is mine.

Things that once were wild alarms

cannot now disturb my rest;

closed in everlasting arms,

pillowed on the loving breast,

Oh, to lie forever here,

doubt, and care and self resign,

While He whispers in my ear--

I am His, and He is mine.

His forever, only His;

Who the Lord and me shall part?

Ah, with what a rest of bliss,

Christ can fill the loving heart!

Heav'n and earth may fade and flee,

First born light in gloom decline;

But while God and I shall be, 

I am His, and He is mine.

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What difference does Christ make to your life?  We, as Christ-followers, certainly have eternal life in heaven to which to look forward.  But does Christ make a difference to you here on earth?

Of course it does!  Our life as a Christian is infinitely richer, more secure, and more joyful.  Those who do not know Christ can only know part of the blessings that God has gifted to this world.  Believers know the Creator, and that makes all the difference.

Isn't the sky bluer, the grass greener, every flower face full of joy to be in the sunshine of His grace?  Aren't the mountains more majestic, the ocean more melodic, doesn't each tree lift its arms in praise to the One who made it?  How blessed are we to join in that sweet song of praise and awestruck worship and complete surrender to know the Heavenly Father who has blessed us with every blessing? (See Ephesians 1:3).  We recognize that these are gifts from the God who loves us.  They are expressions of Who He Is and we love Him with all our heart.

Raise your hands and your face to the One who loves you and give Him praise.

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Links for your enjoyment and further reading:

I Am His and He Is Mine - YouTube

George Wade Robinson - Wikipedia