Revealing the Heart

Elegance! The only references I see in the bible that refer to a rose is in the following scriptures:  Romans 14:9 I Corinthians 15:4 I Thessalonians 4:14 "For to this end Christ died and "rose" and lived again, that He might  be Lord of both the dead and the living!" "and that He was buried, and that He  "rose" again the third day according to the Scriptures." "For if we believe that Jesus died and "rose" again, even so God will bring with  Him those who sleep in Jesus." Promise after promise of elegance seep from the petal of the "rose" From the stem to the tip of the bloom How sweet is it's fragrance, how beautiful is it's form It was He who "rose" again It was He who over came the thorn of death It was He who took the ugly and covered it with his precious, most beautiful blood lightly pink and red with crimson It is He who brings life eternal a

How Great thou Art Then sings my soul! How great is your LOVE!  How GREAT! Today our Savior is Risen!  He is alive and lives within our heart!  How great you are Lord Jesus! In Mark 14:32 - Jesus was betrayed by Judas and Peter denied being a follower.  Weigh in today with your faith.  Are you a Peter or Judas?  Do you truly believe there is a King of Kings and Lord of Lords and He WILL come back to take His own? In Mark 15:16-32 - Pilate condemned Jesus to die on the cross.  The Roman soldiers mocked him as they prepared Him to be crucified.  On the cross, Jesus cried out as he declared He was truly the Son of God! Amazing! Mark 16:1-8 On the first day of the week, some women went to the tomb to anoint Jesus' body.  When they arrived, an angel told them Jesus was alive.  His body was not there and the entrance stone had been rolled away!  He then instructed the women to go and tell the disciples that Jesus would meet them in Galilee!  The tomb is EMPTY!  Matt

Fill my Cup, Lord, I lift it up Lord!  Come and quench this thirsting of my soul.  Bread of Heaven feed me until I want no more!  Fill my Cup, fill it up and make me whole!  I love the lyrics to this song.  How full is your cup today?  Are you thirsting for something or someone more?   There is something in the heart that secretly cries out for more.  In John 7:37-38 There is an invitation to have more, in fact Jesus cried out!  "If anyone thirst, let him come to Me and drink.  He who believes in Me as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  What is this "living water"?  I think the living water is God's word - It says in Hebrews 4:12 that the Word of God is "Living" and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discern er of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Again in John chapter 6 it tal

Every time Every time I feel a tear coming....He wipes it away with his Love Every time I think a dark thought is on the horizon.....I sing it away with His praise Every time I feel loneliness creeping.....I marinate in His words He is as close, as next to me....every time I call He is as close, as next to me.....every time I fall Every time I murmur....He reminds me to give thanks Every time I stumble....He picks me up and makes my way straight He is as close, as next to me.....every time I call He is as close, as next to me....every time I feel small  Every time....He bears it, and carries it with His Love! Every time!   I John 4:10 "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his son to be the  propitiation for our sins."

Taste and see that the Lord is "Good" "Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!" Psalms 34:8 Count the many blessings, name them one by one and it will surprise you to see what the Lord has done.  We so often look at the negative in our circumstances and in the world around us.  If we could only pause for a moment and just think of the little blessings, the unspoken, the unseen, the hidden.  I think of blowing up a balloon, where it encapsulates your breath.  Each breath, it becomes bigger, and than all of a sudden it is big enough to float alone in the air.  And each balloon is the same.  To begin with it is deflated and nothing but a piece of colored rubber.  With each breath, with each small prayer of thanksgiving, it rises up as a huge, colorful bouquet of balloons!  A celebration if you will.  A celebration of thanksgiving!   "Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good, blessed is the man who trust in Him!

All nine, not mine...they belong to Him!  Each day I wonder what I will write about next?  Until I sit down to be still and get to know my God better.  "All nine, not mine....they belong to Him.  I took all nine pictures, most blooms were found in different places.  Each one, to me, represents a miracle.  The miracle of life!  The miracle of a small seed in dirt and the hand of a living God over it's birth.  The miraculous way the peddles form to create such a unique and marvelous design.  And the fragrance of each bloom is different and distinct, delicious and devine!  They stand in boldness, those blooms, yet are soft, gentle and have a tenderness about them, almost fragile. I see Jesus' heart, like the blooming flower.  When He was here on earth, He had the boldness of a flower in full bloom; but had the heart of tenderness and the spirit of humility.  "What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear, what a privilege to carry everything

We are in His Hands I wasn't going to blog this evening because I was tired....but God knew I needed to hear His words, maybe you do too?  I can't just write one verse without including a chapter; because I would leave something special out.   Imagine the Savior speaking to you.  As I pray the same prayer as David....the apple of God's eye.   David was certainly not a perfect person; but the Lord truly loved him.  This is something I struggle with every day.  Being good enough, until the Holy Spirit whispers, be still and know I am God!  Does He need to remind you some days too?  I think of the verse in Matthew 11:30, where it says my Savior's yoke is easy and light.  Some times I need to dig in and pour some more faith in my cup!  Psalms 139 "Oh Lord, You have search me and known me,  You know my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.  You comprehend my path and my lying down.  And are acquainted with all my ways.  For there is not a word o