Revealing the Heart

 Isaiah 53:7 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth.   By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?… Hold to the thread of life - to the scarlet rope of his breath and goodness! Gather together in one accord - the scarlet thread woven in love!  The elements woven together is the remnant, the coat of many colors, the full body of Christ Jesus, the eyes, the ears, the hands, the legs, the heart of love, the seed of the newborn, the growth of a child.  This is the gathering and in-gathering of the nation...

 Let LOVE win by Carrollton  How do we bring Psalms 37:4 to life?  How do we Delight ourselves in the Lord, let LOVE win! How do we commit our ways unto God, let LOVE win!  If we would just let LOVE win!  It would build those bridges that cannot be burned!  Love would speak truth that otherwise could not be learned!  It IS a treasure we could never learn but only experience.  If you think about it, love does go places we are afraid to go.  Love is the hands that are held wide open and not a fist held tight with cramps of frustration and fear.  Love is reaching out to the down and broken, sharing and giving of the heart to build those bridges from heart to heart, straight to a relationship built on love.  Love is the only thing that can tear down those walls of the heart.  Love is the only thing that has the power to break our chains, light the darkness, give us hope in a helpless world.  Oh, yes when we l...

Thankfulness Life really is more than black and white, it is truly filled with the color of love!  This morning's prayer was all about thanksgiving and the more I think of my activities in the pass few hours, the more thankful I feel.  Yesterday I had the privilege of spending time with a beautiful woman, as she spoke to me with tears in her eyes and a confessed bitter heart because the husband that she had loved for many years left her and was unable to see the value of who she was and all the time, talent and energy she had given to him, she felt was stolen from her as he walked out the door.  I cried with her because it brought to my mind all the people that have walked into my life and have taken me for granted, who had thrown away the love, talent and energy that I had given them.  The ones who were unable to see the diamond hidden in my heart for them.  But, as I dried the tears, I thought of thankfulness!  The ability and opportunity that Go...

Sweet Surrender  What does the heart say about surrender.  It's like giving up the nectar of the flower to feed the butterfly.  What produces life....only love! Only Love....my Lord!  Matthew 22:37 And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."    My question today, is what have I given up today to experience love?  What kind of sweet surrender have I made to the spirit of love?   Was there some kind of agenda behind it?  Or was it freely given?   Replace surrender with love....what does love do?  It surrenders.   What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”  He answered, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and Love your neighbor as yourself."  You have answered correctly, "Jesus said, "Do this and you will live.... https...