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  1. DustyRhodes

    Therefore as God's Chosen People Holy And Dearly Loved ( Col. 3 )

    Clothe Yourselves With Compassion And Kindness, Even when we don't particularly like someone, scripture tells us be good to them. God calls us to love everyone but it is not possible to like everything people do. So while they are creations of God and therefore are to be respected as human we...
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    May He Give You The Desire Of Your Heart ( Psalm 20:4 )

    And Make All Your Plans Succeed, Of course all of this depends on our faith. If we don't trust Him, all of His love and mercy falls on deaf ears. We don't trust our own plans and desires and leave God out of the equation, for they will surely fail in the end. Most of all they will take the...
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    The Words Of The Lord Are Flawless Like Silver Purified In A Crucible. ( Psalm 12 )

    Like Gold Refined Seven Times, We see how great the love of God is, He leaves nothing to chance. He speaks with purity and His love for us is just as pure. He promises us a never ending love and not only promises us but throughout scripture He shows us the way for us to know that love and...
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    It is personal...

    Betrayal is a very common. Even if someone doesn't ask me to repeat this, I take someone's private discourse with me a private secret. I've often suffered asking someone I trusted not to tell anyone else and they have told others. Now after all my many years I do not share some of my deepest...
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    Rejoice Always Pray Without Ceasing ( 1 Thes.17 )

    n Everything Give Thanks, It goes on to say for this is the will of God in Christ for you. Paul also said "do not quench the Spirit". If our hearts and minds are always focused on our Lord then the chances of us going astray become very rare. So by saying do not quench the Spirit, it is...
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    I Live In A High And Holy Place But Also The One Who Is Contrite ( Isaiah 57 )

    To Revive The Spirit Of The Lowly, How beautifully the Lord looks after us. He never abandons us and while He is far above us, He is within us too. He will guide us every day of our live. He will not leave us in peril and loneliness, He will be with us forever and all we need to do is say...
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    I Will Declare Your Love Stands Firm Forever,

    Very much appreciated. The love of God is the greatest gift we as believers can have. I believe that shows in your thoughts whenever I've had the joy of reading them. May peace and love be your guide forever.
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    I Will Declare Your Love Stands Firm Forever,

    I Will Declare Your Love Stands Firm Forever, The Psalmist is speaking for all the people on God's love for us and our love for Him in return. It is so wonderful to think that in those days of antiquity that people were full of the Spirit and were able to ignite that passion in others. Because...
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    Good Friday Thoughts

    This is a day of solemnity today, In sadness may we open our hearts with gravity and follow the footsteps of Jesus. Footsteps that begin today and continue to God's triumphant call to His eternity. To You our Lord we surrender forever.
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    I Will Sing Of The Lord's Great Love Forever ( Psalm 89 )

    I Will Declare Your Love Stands Firm Forever, The Psalmist is speaking for all the people on God's love for us and our love for Him in return. It is so wonderful to think that in those days of antiquity that people were full of the Spirit and were able to ignite that passion in others. Because...
  11. DustyRhodes

    A Mansion In Air

    As I walk through the valleys Of my wandering mind, I see a mansion with flowers Standing there upon a little hill. It has a heart, a soul, And eternity inside Rooms filled with love None are empty, all lined with joy. As each door opens, I walk inside, And find something new, Nothing hides...
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    You My Brothers And Sisters Were Called To Be Free ( Gal.5 )

    Do Not Use Freedom To Indulge The Flesh, Paul is admonishing the Galatians to follow the Spirit rather than the flesh because the two cannot exist in the soul together. One is good and the other is evil and good and evil cannot exist together just as light and darkness cannot exist at the same...
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    In Their Hearts Humans Plan Their Course ( Proverbs 16:9 )

    But The Lord Establishes Their Steps It is God who protects us from evil as He shows us the way. But we have to rely upon Him rather than begin to lay down our own directions. If we bake a cake, we need to follow the recipe because if we don't; yes we'll come up with something but not as we...
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    My Heart Exalts In The Lord My Saviour ( 1 Samuel 1 )

    There Is No One Holy Like The Lord, There is nothing more beautiful than beginning the morning by starting a prayer in exaltation to our God the Almighty. It brings us alive and assures us that we are safe and secure in Him. Like we have faith in Him that no matter what happens that day, it...
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    Many Waters Cannot Quench Love ( Song Of Solomon 8 )

    Neither Can Floods Drown It, What a wonderful allegory much of this book is as it unfilters nature in such beautiful forms. The heart the soul. nature, the hills and valleys, God and His Spirit, all are one. Everything is centered upon our Lord and Divine Father. This is how He sees us so...
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    Rainy Day Mornings

    Rainy day mornings, Sunny afternoons, Sidewalks are wet, The air is fresh. Nothing is new, I've seen it before, Thoughts of You, From ceiling to floor. Lilacs are blooming, Birds are singing, Spring is in my heart, Love forever looming. With my eyes closed, I see You in my dream, With my eyes...
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    Jesus Rides To Jerusalem On A Donkey

    A great deal of His followers were there to great him with olive branches. May we never forget why He came there.
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    We Are To God The Pleasing Aroma Of Christ ( 2 Cor. 2 )

    In Christ We Speak Before God With Sincerity, Paul, in those verses is saying we should not spread the word of God for prophet. We need to pass it along with love and sincerity. We don't look for personal gain but only the gain that brings someone to Christ. Humility is a very important...
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    We Are To God The Pleasing Aroma Of Christ ( 2 Cor. 2 )

    In Christ We Speak Before God With Sincerity, Paul, in those verses is saying we should not spread the word of God for prophet. We need to pass it along with love and sincerity. We don't look for personal gain but only the gain that brings someone to Christ. Humility is a very important...