Hosea 11:4 (NIV 1984)
I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love; I lifted the yoke from their neck and bent down to feed them.
kindness, love, lifted burden, bent down, supply need
God shows His love through us as we show kindness, love and ease someone's burden, bend low and meet the needs of people through compassion.
God has shown us His great love through these things. Jesus bent low to supply our need of forgiveness and lifted our burden of sin and guilt and has filled our lives with His love and kindness.
02/21/13
phebee
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Jeremiah Prayed
Jeremiah 32:17 (NIV 1984)
Ah Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
Jeremiah 32:27 (NIV 1984)
"I am the Lord, the God of all mankind, is anything too hard for me?"
Jesus teach me to pray in our Father's will with faith. Not that my will be done-but to pray trusting in His plan and will. Hold me close to you so that I find my confidence and security in you and nothing else. Use my life for your glory and Name.
1/22/13
phebee
Ah Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
Jeremiah 32:27 (NIV 1984)
"I am the Lord, the God of all mankind, is anything too hard for me?"
Jesus teach me to pray in our Father's will with faith. Not that my will be done-but to pray trusting in His plan and will. Hold me close to you so that I find my confidence and security in you and nothing else. Use my life for your glory and Name.
1/22/13
phebee
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The Gift
Gifts. Something about gifts. As the giver it brings much joy to be part in blessing someone else's life.
I recently had an experience with giving a gift to my dear Sister who was having a birthday. I was so excited to give her this gift because I knew in the gift was something that she had been wanting to have for a long time. So, with much excitement and enthusiasm I could not wait for her to receive the gift...because I knew what was in the bag and I knew it would bring her much joy to receive it.
Now, here is the issue....my dear Sister was not ready to receive my gift. Ha! After much anticipation and waiting to experience the joy in seeing her receive her gift...I had to wait until she was ready to accept it and enjoy it for herself. No matter how much I nudge the gift her way and with much insistance upon her receiving the gift....she was not yet ready to accept it and enjoy it for herself. So I waited.
The waiting was difficult. Because I knew what was in the bag....I knew that it was something that she wanted....I knew she would wonder why she didn't get the gift sooner, once she received it. But all I could do was wait until she was ready and willing to receive the gift on her terms.
God has a precious gift to give you. He knows exactly what you are missing out on by not accepting that gift. He knows that once you receive the gift, you will wonder why you waited so long before accepting the gift and enjoying the blessing of it. He has packed this gift in such a way that it will meet every need that you have. But He waits. He waits until you are ready to receive that gift for yourself and receive the blessing of the gift.
The gift is Salvation in His Son Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 For God so Loved the World that He gave His One and Only Begotten Son that Whoever believes in Him shall Not perish but have eternal life.
The gift is yours for the taking....God wants more than anything to give you this gift....you just need to receive it.
By His Grace
Phebee
I recently had an experience with giving a gift to my dear Sister who was having a birthday. I was so excited to give her this gift because I knew in the gift was something that she had been wanting to have for a long time. So, with much excitement and enthusiasm I could not wait for her to receive the gift...because I knew what was in the bag and I knew it would bring her much joy to receive it.
Now, here is the issue....my dear Sister was not ready to receive my gift. Ha! After much anticipation and waiting to experience the joy in seeing her receive her gift...I had to wait until she was ready to accept it and enjoy it for herself. No matter how much I nudge the gift her way and with much insistance upon her receiving the gift....she was not yet ready to accept it and enjoy it for herself. So I waited.
The waiting was difficult. Because I knew what was in the bag....I knew that it was something that she wanted....I knew she would wonder why she didn't get the gift sooner, once she received it. But all I could do was wait until she was ready and willing to receive the gift on her terms.
God has a precious gift to give you. He knows exactly what you are missing out on by not accepting that gift. He knows that once you receive the gift, you will wonder why you waited so long before accepting the gift and enjoying the blessing of it. He has packed this gift in such a way that it will meet every need that you have. But He waits. He waits until you are ready to receive that gift for yourself and receive the blessing of the gift.
The gift is Salvation in His Son Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 For God so Loved the World that He gave His One and Only Begotten Son that Whoever believes in Him shall Not perish but have eternal life.
The gift is yours for the taking....God wants more than anything to give you this gift....you just need to receive it.
By His Grace
Phebee
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Unfailing Love
Psalm 48:9 Niv84
"Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love."
In this Psalm I see the goal and the desire upon entering into God's house of Worship is to meditate upon God's unfailing love.
Our thoughts, our songs, our prayers, our message, our testimonies, our fellowship-should flow out of a thankfulness and an awareness of God's unfailing love.
The fact is we do not deserve God's love or His grace or His mercy or His kindness or His forgiveness....but because of HIS unfailing love we have all these things.
And we love Him in response to His love for us.
Be encouraged by His love,
phebee
"Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love."
In this Psalm I see the goal and the desire upon entering into God's house of Worship is to meditate upon God's unfailing love.
Our thoughts, our songs, our prayers, our message, our testimonies, our fellowship-should flow out of a thankfulness and an awareness of God's unfailing love.
The fact is we do not deserve God's love or His grace or His mercy or His kindness or His forgiveness....but because of HIS unfailing love we have all these things.
And we love Him in response to His love for us.
Be encouraged by His love,
phebee
Saturday, November 3, 2012
God Humbled Himself
Philippians 2:6-8 Niv84
"Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death-even death on a cross!"
I just can't get my mind wrapped around God-through His Son Jesus HUMBLED Himself. He bent low.
As I was thinking on this and trying my best to get a grip on it...and understand what it means for God to humble Himself and this is what came to mind. It's like when we want to talk to a child and we want them to trust us and know that we relate to them on their level-we bend down on our knee's, look them in the eye and speak to them in words they will understand because we want them to know we hear them, we see them, what they say and do are important to us and we love them enough to be where they are at to understand them and relate our love and our desires for them.
God bent His knee, looked us in the face and spoke to us in a way that we could understand His love for us and we would know He see's us, He hears us and we are important to Him.
That just amazes me. God in all His glory would take on the appearance of a man so that we could relate to Him and understand His love and forgiveness of our sins through the death, burial and resurrection of His Son. Isn't that amazing.
still amazed,
phebee
"Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death-even death on a cross!"
I just can't get my mind wrapped around God-through His Son Jesus HUMBLED Himself. He bent low.
As I was thinking on this and trying my best to get a grip on it...and understand what it means for God to humble Himself and this is what came to mind. It's like when we want to talk to a child and we want them to trust us and know that we relate to them on their level-we bend down on our knee's, look them in the eye and speak to them in words they will understand because we want them to know we hear them, we see them, what they say and do are important to us and we love them enough to be where they are at to understand them and relate our love and our desires for them.
God bent His knee, looked us in the face and spoke to us in a way that we could understand His love for us and we would know He see's us, He hears us and we are important to Him.
That just amazes me. God in all His glory would take on the appearance of a man so that we could relate to Him and understand His love and forgiveness of our sins through the death, burial and resurrection of His Son. Isn't that amazing.
still amazed,
phebee
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Finding Treasure
Psalm 119:162 I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil. Niv84
I've been there haven't you? When you are reading along in the word of God and come across a scripture with a promise from God tucked inside....and maybe you have read that same set of scripture a dozen or more times before..but this time...He grabs your heart and opens your eyes and you see it....."like one who finds great spoil".....you feel like you have found a treasure that has been hidden and for whatever reason, God has allowed you to come across that treasure and you feel like you have just plucked a piece of heaven right out of the sky......the thing is...with this treasure.....the last thing you want to do is hoard it up for yourself.....you want to speak, email, text, facebook, tweet, blog....you want to do everything within your ability to share that treasure with as many as you can....because as we all know...God's gifts and blessings are not just for us..(well, maybe for the first split second that we find it) but immediately the first thing you want to do....is give it to as many as will receive.
May you find a great spoil today in God's word...and when you do...I pray that it overflows from your life into mine so that we may rejoice together in His promise's that never fail.
blessings!
Phebee
I've been there haven't you? When you are reading along in the word of God and come across a scripture with a promise from God tucked inside....and maybe you have read that same set of scripture a dozen or more times before..but this time...He grabs your heart and opens your eyes and you see it....."like one who finds great spoil".....you feel like you have found a treasure that has been hidden and for whatever reason, God has allowed you to come across that treasure and you feel like you have just plucked a piece of heaven right out of the sky......the thing is...with this treasure.....the last thing you want to do is hoard it up for yourself.....you want to speak, email, text, facebook, tweet, blog....you want to do everything within your ability to share that treasure with as many as you can....because as we all know...God's gifts and blessings are not just for us..(well, maybe for the first split second that we find it) but immediately the first thing you want to do....is give it to as many as will receive.
May you find a great spoil today in God's word...and when you do...I pray that it overflows from your life into mine so that we may rejoice together in His promise's that never fail.
blessings!
Phebee
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
We will see His face
I am just blown away by an Old Testament story today found in 2 Samuel 14. This story of a son and father being restored.
Overview: Absalom is King David's son. Amnon is also King David's son, and Amnon desired his sister Tamar, he plotted to take advantage of his sister and he raped his sister because of his own evil desires. Absalom loved his sister and saught to revenge his sister's honor. So he plotted to have his brother Amnon killed and he acheieved his goal. Then Absalom fled from the presence of the King because of his sin. And the King longed to go to Absalom. After 3 years, a dear friend of the king, Joab, knew he longed for His son, so he devised a plan to interceded on behalf of Absalom so that the King would allow Absalom to return home. Joab had a wise women go to the King with a story about her sons who had gotten into a fight and one killed the other and now the people were wanting her other son to be killed. She was pleading with the King to give her son pardon from his sin so that he would not be accountable for the death of her other son. The King listened to her appeal and he issued the order that no harm was to come to her son...the King was giving a full pardon to the son. As she spoke this story to the King, she reminded him that he is the one with the sons and she was pleading on behalf of Absalom for the same pardon the King was going to issue for her son. The King realized it was his friend Joab that had sent this woman to speak with him...and the Kings listened and issued the order for His son Absalom to come back....but the twist is, he was not allowed to see the Kings face. After a period of time Absalom desired to go to his father, the King, he understood that without the presence of the King then His pardon was useless. What he needed was restoration in his relationship with His father. Absalom stated, if I am guilty let him put me to death. (Absalom understood that he had been pardoned for his sin, so he no longer was facing judgement for that sin). So Absalom went before the King, He bowed down with his face to the ground before the king....and then.....The King kissed Absalom.
Do you see the story of redemption, grace, mercy, forgiveness, love and worship. It is our story....we have all sinned against our Father, we have all ran away from the presence of our Father, our Father & King longed to be with us....Jesus interceded on our behalf, He took the guilt and punishment for our sin, we have been fully pardoned and brought into the family of God our Father....but like Absalom, without the presence of God, without knowing I will see His face and fall down and worship Him and to be embraced by Him as my Father....then the pardon would be useless. But I know that someday, I will see my Fathers Face...Revelation 22:4 assures me of that and someday my Father will wipe away every tear from my eye...and I will be with Him always, forever in His presence...never to be apart again.
And the King kissed Absalom........2 Samuel 14:33.
by His grace for His glory
Overview: Absalom is King David's son. Amnon is also King David's son, and Amnon desired his sister Tamar, he plotted to take advantage of his sister and he raped his sister because of his own evil desires. Absalom loved his sister and saught to revenge his sister's honor. So he plotted to have his brother Amnon killed and he acheieved his goal. Then Absalom fled from the presence of the King because of his sin. And the King longed to go to Absalom. After 3 years, a dear friend of the king, Joab, knew he longed for His son, so he devised a plan to interceded on behalf of Absalom so that the King would allow Absalom to return home. Joab had a wise women go to the King with a story about her sons who had gotten into a fight and one killed the other and now the people were wanting her other son to be killed. She was pleading with the King to give her son pardon from his sin so that he would not be accountable for the death of her other son. The King listened to her appeal and he issued the order that no harm was to come to her son...the King was giving a full pardon to the son. As she spoke this story to the King, she reminded him that he is the one with the sons and she was pleading on behalf of Absalom for the same pardon the King was going to issue for her son. The King realized it was his friend Joab that had sent this woman to speak with him...and the Kings listened and issued the order for His son Absalom to come back....but the twist is, he was not allowed to see the Kings face. After a period of time Absalom desired to go to his father, the King, he understood that without the presence of the King then His pardon was useless. What he needed was restoration in his relationship with His father. Absalom stated, if I am guilty let him put me to death. (Absalom understood that he had been pardoned for his sin, so he no longer was facing judgement for that sin). So Absalom went before the King, He bowed down with his face to the ground before the king....and then.....The King kissed Absalom.
Do you see the story of redemption, grace, mercy, forgiveness, love and worship. It is our story....we have all sinned against our Father, we have all ran away from the presence of our Father, our Father & King longed to be with us....Jesus interceded on our behalf, He took the guilt and punishment for our sin, we have been fully pardoned and brought into the family of God our Father....but like Absalom, without the presence of God, without knowing I will see His face and fall down and worship Him and to be embraced by Him as my Father....then the pardon would be useless. But I know that someday, I will see my Fathers Face...Revelation 22:4 assures me of that and someday my Father will wipe away every tear from my eye...and I will be with Him always, forever in His presence...never to be apart again.
And the King kissed Absalom........2 Samuel 14:33.
by His grace for His glory
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