... His challenges to my complacency... And His help, and the assurance He is bringing His will to pass as I walk with Him.




When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.

See from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

His dying crimson, like a robe,
Spreads o’er His body on the tree;
Then I am dead to all the globe,
And all the globe is dead to me.

Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.



Tune: Gift of Love
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Genesis 50

22 So Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his father's household. And Joseph lived one hundred and ten years.

23 Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation. The children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were also brought up on Joseph's knees.

24 And Joseph said to his brethren, "I am dying; but God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob."

25 Then Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here."

26 So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.


Philippians 3

8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.

13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

... practical progress; peace of heart and mind, and the operation of the Holy Spirit to bring the Lord's word to my soul and spirit.




14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

15 But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, 16 "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them," 17 then He adds, "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more."

18 Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.

19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

(NKJV) Hebrews 10



Within the Veil! Be this, beloved, thy portion,
Within the secret of thy Lord to dwell;
Beholding Him, until His face Thy glory,
Thy life, His love, thy lips, His praise shall tell.

Within the Veil! For only as thou gazest
Upon the matchless beauty of His face,
Can'st thou become a living revelation
Of His great heart of love, His untold grace.

Within the Veil! His fragrance pour'd upon thee,
Without the Veil, that fragrance shed abroad;
Within the Veil, His hand shall tune the music
Which sounds on earth the praises of thy Lord.

Within the Veil, thy spirit deeply anchored,
Thou walkest calm above a world of strife;
Within the Veil, thy soul with Him united,
Shall live on earth His resurrection life.




Tune: Morning Star
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Tune: Praise
[url=http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/y/pyjehova.htm]http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/y/pyjehova.htm[/url]

Tune: Willingham (Abt)
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[i]Note: the original tune for these words is not available online. [/i]

... fresh and true fellowship with a precious brother and, a glorious day to make a journey.



11 [i]But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [b]He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your [u]mortal[/u] bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you[/b][/i]. (NKJV) Romans 8



Break Thou the bread of life, dear Lord to me,
as Thou didst break the bread beside the sea;
beyond the sacred page I seek Thee, Lord;
my spirit longs for Thee, Thou living Word!

Thou art the bread of life, O Lord, to me,
Thy holy word the truth that saveth me;
give me to eat and live with Thee above,
teach me to love Thy truth, for Thou art love.

O send Thy Spirit, Lord, now unto me,
that He may touch my eyes, and make me see;
show me the truth concealed within Thy word,
and in Thy book revealed I see Thee, Lord.

Bless Thou the bread of life to me, to me,
as Thou didst bless the loaves by Galilee;
then shall all bondage cease, all fetters fall,
and I shall find my peace, my all in all!



Tune: Lathbury
[url=http://www.billysloan.co.uk/songs/break_thou_the_bread_of_life.html]http://www.billysloan.co.uk/songs/break_thou_the_bread_of_life.html[/url]




[b]And[/b] we know that all things [u]work together[/u] for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

Who shall bring a charge against God's elect?
It is God who justifies.

Who is he who condemns?
It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written:

"For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter."

[b]Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

For I am persuaded[/b] that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

(NKJV) Romans 8:28 - 38

...a normal day.... a day of victories and challenges... And the Lord's help.




I love to tell the story of unseen things above,
Of Jesus and His glory, of Jesus and His love.
I love to tell the story, because I know ’tis true;
It satisfies my longings as nothing else can do.

I love to tell the story; more wonderful it seems
Than all the golden fancies of all our golden dreams.
I love to tell the story, it did so much for me;
And that is just the reason I tell it now to thee.

I love to tell the story; ’tis pleasant to repeat
What seems, each time I tell it, more wonderfully sweet.
I love to tell the story, for some have never heard
The message of salvation from God’s own holy Word.

I love to tell the story, for those who know it best
Seem hungering and thirsting to hear it like the rest.
And when, in scenes of glory, I sing the new, new song,
’Twill be the old, old story that I have loved so long.



Tune: Angel's Story
[url=http://www.planetkc.com/puritan/Hymns/hlwtfm.htm]http://www.planetkc.com/puritan/Hymns/hlwtfm.htm[/url]



(NKJV) Mark 3

[i]1 And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2 So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

3 And He said to the man who had the withered hand, "Step forward."

4 Then He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?"

But they kept silent. 5 And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand."

And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.

6 Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.

7 But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea 8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him.

9 So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him.

10 For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him.

11 And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, "You are the Son of God."[/i]


Mark 1

40 Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, "If You are willing, You can make me clean."

41 Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed."

42 As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. 43 And He strictly warned him and sent him away at once, 44 and said to him, "See that you say nothing to anyone; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing those things which Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

45 However, he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread the matter, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter the city, but was outside in deserted places; [b]and they came to Him from every direction[/b].

... speaking to me very clearly about love, in several different ways, one after another, and for chastening as well as melting and encouraging, my heart and spirit.


[i]Chorus
O - - - what a peace![/i]
m :- |- :m .,r|m :- |- :- |

[i]O - - - what a peace![/i]
f :- |- :f .,m|f :- |- :- |

[i]O - - - what a peace![/i]
m :- |- :m .,r|m :- |- :- |

[i]Ne- -ver to cease.[/i]
r :- |r :d |r :- |- :- |

[i]O - - - what a peace![/i]
m :- |- :m .,r|m :- |- :- |

[i]Starts in my heart;[/i]
f :- |f : m |f :- |- :- |

[i]O - - - what a peace[/i]
m :- |- :m .,r|m :- |- :- |

[i]I - have from God.[/i]
f :- |m :r |d :- |- :- |


Fa- ther in heav'n,
m :- |m :r |m :- |- :- |

Li-fe you have giv'n,
f :- |f :m |f :- |- :- |

Love you have shown,
m :- |m :r |m :- |- :- |

I' -d never known!
r :- |r :d |r :- |- :- |

Songs are begun!
m :- |m :r |m :- |- :- |

Prai-ses are sung!
f :- |f :m |f :- |- :- |

J- oy is de-fin'd!
m :- |m :r |m :- |- :- |

Peace to mankind!
f :- |m :r |d :- |- :- |

[i]Chorus[/i]



I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 7 [b]For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind[/b].

8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; 9 who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, 10 but is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: 11 whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. 12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 14 That good thing which was committed unto thee [b]keep by the Holy Ghost which [u][i]dwelleth[/i] in us[/u][/b].

(KJV) 2 Timothy 1

...feeding my soul with new clarity from His written word...



SAVIOUR of all, to thee we bow,
And own thee faithful to thy word;
We hear thy voice, and open now
Our hearts to entertain our Lord.

Come in, come in, thou heavenly guest,
Delight in what thyself hast given;
On thy own gifts and graces feast,
And make the contrite heart thy heaven.

Touched by an unction from above,
Our eyes are opened to perceive
The mystery of redeeming love,
The death by which alone we live.

Smell the sweet odour of our prayers,
Our sacrifice of praise approve,
And treasure up our gracious tears,
And rest in thy redeeming love.

Beneath thy shadow let us sit,
Call us thy friends, and love, and bride,
And bid us freely drink and eat
Thy dainties, and be satisfied.

O let us on thy fulness feed,
And eat thy flesh, and drink thy blood!
Jesu, thy blood is drink indeed,
Jesu, thy flesh is angels' food.

The heavenly manna faith imparts,
Faith makes thy fulness all our own;
We feed upon thee in our hearts,
And find that heaven and thou are one.

Beholding as with open face
The glory of the Lord, we go
From strength to strength, from grace to grace,
And perfect holiness below.



Tune: Williams
[url=http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/t/lthsasmt.htm]http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/t/lthsasmt.htm[/url]



(NKJV) John 3:29 - 36

"He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.

He must increase, but I must decrease. He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. And what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony. He who has received His testimony has certified that God is true. For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure. The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."

... being free to walk in newness of life; being part of the Body of Christ on earth... Joy, love, and peace, through the ministry of the Holy Spirit.




You are the King of glory,

You are the Prince of Peace,

You are the Lord of heaven and earth,

You’re the Son of righteousness.

Angels bow down before You,

worship and adore,

for You have the words of eternal life,

You are Jesus Christ the Lord.

Hosanna to the Son of David!

Hosanna to the King of kings!

Glory in the highest heaven,

for Jesus the Messiah reigns!



[i]©1978 Springtide/Word Music[/i]




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Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; knowing that shortly I must put off my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

(KJV) 2 Peter 1:1 - 14

... the rest of faith; the constancy of peace; for being able to pray in the Spirit; for being able to worship Him wholeheartedly!



(KJV) Philippians 3

1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord....... 3 we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

Philippians 4

1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, dearly beloved.

2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: again I say, Rejoice. 5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.



No more veil! God bids me enter
By the new and living way –
Not in trembling hope I venture,
Boldly I His call obey:
There, with Him, my God I meet,
[i](or) - There with Him my God I face[/i],
God upon the mercy seat.
[i] - God upon the throne of grace.[/i]

In the robes of spotless whiteness,
With the blood of priceless worth,
He has gone into the brightness,
Christ rejected from the earth –
Christ accepted there on high,
And in Him do I draw nigh.

Oh, the welcome I have found there,
God in all His love made known!
Oh, the glories that surround there,
Those accepted in His Son!
Who can tell the depths of bliss
Spoken by a Father’s kiss?

One with Him, O Lord, before Thee,
There I live, and yet not I;
Christ it is who there adores Thee;
Who more dear, or who more nigh?
All the Father’s heart mine own –
Mine – and yet His Son’s alone.

All the worth I have before him
Is the value of the Blood;
I present when I adore Him,
Christ the first-fruits unto God;
Him with joy doth God behold,
Thus is my acceptance told.




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For answering prayers, quicker than requested.

I've been stating to the Lord 'Lord, You want me to write a book? well, then I pray that all the words will be from YOU and YOU only'.

He has impressed this on my heart for a time. And last night DURING WORK, I got the title of the book and 5 chapters of it (just titles)

I told about 10 people and everyone is like 'wow!' me too!! Praise God!! I'm excited on where God is taking me to write this.

It could take 5 years to complete or 2 days, but I never even thought I'd be thinking about a book NOW in my life, but instead thought it would be 2 years from now. He gave me the titles, WOW! wow!!!!!!!!!!!!

God is AMAZING!!

... continuing to lead spiritually and practically, that I may know and love Him [i]more[/i].



I will rejoice in You and be glad,
I will extol Your love more than wine!
Draw me unto You and let us run together;
I will rejoice in You and be glad!

I will rejoice in You and be glad,
I will extol Your love more than wine!
Draw me unto You and let us run together;
I will rejoice in You and be glad!

I will rejoice in You and be glad,
I will extol Your love more than wine!
Draw me unto You and let us run together;
I will rejoice in You and be glad!




[i](Sorry, this is a golden oldie and no tune online.)[/i]




(NASB) Song of Solomon 2:1

" I am the rose of Sharon,
The lily of the valleys."
2 " Like a lily among the thorns,
So is my darling among the maidens."
3 " Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
4 "He has brought me to his banquet hall,
And his banner over me is love.
5 "Sustain me with raisin cakes,
Refresh me with apples,
Because I am lovesick.
6 "Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me."
7 " I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you do not arouse or awaken my love
Until she pleases."

8 " Listen! My beloved!
Behold, he is coming,
Climbing on the mountains,
Leaping on the hills!
9 "My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering through the lattice.
10 "My beloved responded and said to me,
`Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.