The Power of Your Love

MEMORIES and THE POWER OF HIS LOVE

2011-11-30T23:59:00.001-05:00

I'd like to share with you how this blog came to be.

I pray daily--many, many times a day. I pray for others, for myself, for situations, thanks and praise. I was visiting someone else's blog one day, and I saw that she had a prayer journal, and I thought to myself, "What a good idea!"

As I thought on this, the idea flourished into inviting others to share in this experience. Thus, the beginnings of "The Power of Your Love".

This will be a blog where you can address prayer requests, praises, what are your concerns, joys, sorrows. You could contribute a poem that you may have written, a picture that you love that depicts your love of our Lord, a video, a scripture that is particularly meaningful to you and why, anything that is given to the glory of God.

I have several people who have expressed interest in this, and I am going to be inviting them as authors. If you happen to come across this and would like to be included, please let me know.

And now--my first prayer request:

My Father,

As we begin, I ask your blessings upon this venture. Please utilize this spot to glorify your name, and your name alone. All things have come from you, and I lift up my praise and love to you on this day and everyday of my life.

In Jesus' precious name I pray,

Amen

~ written by sailorcross 9/13/08

I recently went back and read what 'sailorcross' wrote upon starting this blog. Isn't it beautiful? Doesn't it just about cover so much of the Power of His love.
I did not come on board until much later (the last of the crew here) and then she and I started "The Lighthouse of Prayer" together to do just what she had hoped to do here.

I found out back at this time, that she is particularly fond of lighthouses and so our Lighthouse was launched together. There is so much power in God's love and in His Light. He shines His Light in our darkness and reveals, if we listen, to how we can go forth in His Light and escape the darkness. A lighthouse has a purpose to guide the sailors to a safe place. Our Lighthouse of Prayer also has that purpose to guide the lost, the broken, the hurting, the sick, to a Safe Place, the Light of our world - Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He came to be a Light to us and hoped that we would be a light to others, when they may be lost, may be shipwrecked, may be going through a storm or when they just need to find the Rock, a Safe Place, a Refuge to wait it out.

I just felt that it is important to reflect and be His light and lead you once again to read about the beginnings of "The Power of Your Love"! Because although the Power of God's Love is the most important, He calls on each one of us to share that power that comes from His Love and His Light with others.

This is the importance of the Power. We all must be connected to the Source which gives us this power. The power is given to us through Jesus Christ and by His Spirit. But as the words to the song say, "Lord, I come to You..." we must first come to Him. Surrender to Him completely. Let go of whatever is hindering us or being an obstacle in us to move ahead in our journey. FORGIVENESS is the place where this LOVE is released and shines best (as you can see this word with the folded hands of prayer in this blog's header).

The next line in the song is "let my heart, be changed, renewed..." which is only possible by the grace found in Our Lord (the next part of the song). We must change, we must be renewed, but if we could do this on our own, why don't we? Because we need Him. We need the Lord and His grace to change us and free us from anything and everything that is hindering us from walking by faith, in His power, authority and strength daily. Yes, daily we must say, "Not my will, but Thine." I surrender all to You this day! Let's start fresh!
And we can, and we do, BY THE POWER OF HIS LOVE and Grace as we "come to know" Him and His Grace, "the weaknesses" that He sees in us "will be stripped away" by the POWER OF HIS LOVE!
We (I) have posted this song many times on this blog with different videos. Yet, I will share for my last time, my most recent favorite of "The Power of Your Love" ... and let's allow His Spirit to melt these words into our hearts as our prayer every day... until we see Him "face to face" may the knowledge of His Love as He "lives in us, renew our minds" as His "will unfolds in our lives" in LIVING EVERY DAY BY THE POWER OF HIS LOVE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjtGS0S_VbYdone by UPWARD CALL
Thank You Lord for the Power of Your Love!
Thank You Lordfor holding me, surrounding me
Thank Youfor bringing me near to YouDrawing me to Your side
And as I waitI'll rise up like an eagleI will soar with YoubecauseYour Spirit leads me onBY THE POWER OF YOUR LOVE!
Thank You LORD!
With all my love and YoursI bid 'adieu'
Peggy

BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD...

2011-11-20T00:00:00.008-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEjl59XWsPM
I COMEHUMBLY
* Dedicating this song to a very special someone for their BIRTHDAY, so they remember the many times that we came before the Father: asking, seeking, knocking but mostly thanking Him for her life and her purpose in His Kingdom, as sisters in Christ... we are ever so grateful!!!
The FRIENDS FOREVER BEAR SURPRISE left to the Party at From the Heart and so should you! Hurry up ... the clowns have arrived and the balloons are hung! We're ready for cake!

*Comments are off since I really want you to visit our birthday sister in Christ and pour out all that God places on your heart (plus you hopefully commented at my main blog).We should do everyone's birthday like this(yeah,right) ... but we are praising God for saving this dear one's life!

THE POWER OF YOUR LOVE

2011-11-12T19:00:00.012-05:00

[*I'm reposting this video today and linking with SOS, also to make an announcement for December] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjtGS0S_VbYdone by the UPWARD CALLVerse of the Day

"His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises."
2 Peter 1:3-4

MAY THE POWER OF HIS LOVE
DRAW YOU
CLOSER
TODAY!
I love this song, and it was the Verse of the Day done once again by (oparisg)Upward Call back in Sept., yet it seems perfect for the upcoming praise and focus I plan on doing for all of December (similar to last year's "31 Days of Praise").
I am sharing Shannon Ethridge's devotional "Completely Loved: Recognizing God's Passionate Pursuit of Us" and focusing on special aspects of His character (like last year) which was my intention when I started blogging with the hope of looking at the Names of God and His character, which are interspersed throughout this blog and my other blogs... even in the header I did over at aMazing Grace ~ Mazes, Messes, Miracles. When I thought about "COMPLETELY LOVED", I immediately thought of THE POWER OF YOUR LOVE

how could I not...
So I do hope that you will JOIN me in December to see God and His love for you, wrapped in a special package, and designed just for you as "Completely His" (the first book of Shannon's) diving into a deeper intimacy with our heavenly Bridegroom, Jesus Christ... who humbled Himself to be born in a stable, to save us and give us eternal life and so much more... "Loving Jesus Without Limits" a wonderful series by Shannon Ethridge. This was a very special gift from a dear sister for my birthday and I am so grateful for her.
Did I mention that YOU ARE COMPLETELY LOVED by God ... and can be COMPLETELY HIS too!

Come join us over at Soaking on Sonday! Soak in the POWER OF HIS LOVE!

And if you know Beth(sailorcross)(warmharte) or even if you don't, you should - Sunday is her birthday, send her some love and best wishes for a wonderful birthday! Let's flood her with the POWER OF GOD'S LOVE and prayers!

Comments are off, since many of you visit me at SOS! I just wanted you to soak and know THE POWER OF HIS LOVE

INTO THE SKY

2011-10-09T00:00:00.000-04:00

DEAR JESUS...

Jason Upton

FAITH to MOVE MOUNTAINS

2011-06-28T18:00:00.005-04:00

"I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.Mark 11:23
What kind of faith does it take to move your mountain?
“We all have mountains to climb and mountains to move. Jesus taught His disciples that if they had faith, they could move mountains. You can too. When you place your faith, your trust, indeed your life in the hands of Christ Jesus, you’ll be amazed at the marvelous things He can do..." Family Christian Press

COME FILL THIS PLACE

2011-06-11T19:00:00.002-04:00

Sing along and invite the Holy Spirit to fill you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us1I0fw7hKo
CECE WINANS
May this song be your prayerthisPENTECOST SUNDAY!

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BEAUTIFUL

2011-06-03T18:00:00.005-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaOTpQWew3s
KARI JOBE

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WFW ~ THE PROMISE of GOD

2011-05-31T20:00:00.007-04:00

[source] credit Trevor Bowers

"...our faith in God's promises can increase day by day, year by year. These present words offer helpful insight into being strengthened in faith regarding God’s promises. It is so often the case that the circumstances we are in, cast doubt upon the promises God has made." ~ Christian Images...

Abraham didn't focus on his own impotence and say, "It's hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child." Nor did he survey Sarah's decades of infertility and give up. He didn't tiptoe around God's promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God would make good on what he had said. That's why it is said, "Abraham was declared fit before God by trusting God to set him right." But it's not just Abraham; it's also us! The same thing gets said about us when we embrace and believe the One who brought Jesus to life when the conditions were equally hopeless. The sacrificed Jesus made us fit for God, set us right with God.
Romans 4:19-25 ~ The Message

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RISE ...

2011-04-23T15:00:00.006-04:00

Revelation 11:11 (King James Version)
And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.

[the SON on my BD not rising but setting over the island I call "the Father",the Son is to the right (of course) and the Holy Spirit to the left, if you are sitting on the Father's island-that is]
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Dallas Holm You Tubes: (1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqvboK6wvAE(2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXlhp4fTUC0

WFW ~ HE WEPT

2011-04-20T00:00:00.005-04:00

THE COMPASSIONATE TEARS
of
JESUS CHRIST

"Jesus wept"

The Bible records 3 times that Jesus wept, although He probably wept many, many times.

1. Jesus wept at the tomb of Lazarus in John 11:35. "Jesus Wept." (Here we see the sympathy of Jesus). He wept from sympathy with the grief of others.

2. Jesus wept in the Garden of Gethsemane as He approached the hour of the cross.

"And being in anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground." Luke 22:44

3. Jesus wept over the city of Jerusalem in Luke 19:41. The tears of Christ as He wept over Jerusalem were for the sins of all time.

"As He approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it..."

"And God shall wipe away all TEARS from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor CRYING, neither shall there be any more pain." Such is the condition of the New Jerusalem––the new earth and the new heaven in which the risen and glorified saints will dwell and reign for ever with Jesus at His coming. "He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces." (Isaiah 25:8).

Last year I shared "the 7 Last Words of Jesus Christ" in my WFW. Yet after spending these "40 days away in prayer" and having spent far too much time in tears, this past year in grief like the loved ones of Lazarus, I find that not only the PASSION of Jesus moves me, but the COMPASSION of His love and tears deeply impact each tear I've shed, knowing that Jesus intimately knows these tears, impacts me as much as HIS 7 LAST SENTENCES; these TWO WORDS ~ JESUS WEPT...

He holds our tears, He knows each fear... this is why I believe, He's near and ever so dear, He's HERE... and HE HEARS. Give your tears to Jesus, let them fill His cup, feel the compassion of His immense Love, and know the eternal embrace He offers us in our deepest lows... He knows

LET US REMEMBER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KApzulQAJk
"BROKEN and BEAUTIFUL"
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Lord, we remember as we break bread and drink the cup to commemorate Your Last Supper, the words from this song that You gave Your life on that brutal cross, broken and beautiful, such extravagant love, prodigal grace, mercies embrace, God's perfect justice and redemption plan.

...This is the way You've chosen to say
This is the way You make all things new...

Thank You seems hardly adequate yet we surrender our lives and even weep with You. Thank You Lord Jesus for paying our ransom price and nailing our sin to the cross. Thank You for Your victory over sin and death! Thank You for the Glory of the Resurrection and the power over the grave. You won! Hallelujah! You triumph over the enemy! You will wipe away tears from all faces.Glory to the blessed Name and the precious blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. He is risen! Hallelujah!

* Yesterday I came across a new RESOURCE for Women... GLIMPSES of HIS GLORY... with Blue Letter Bible with a great collection of resources for Christian women ministries. Bookmark for future reference. You'll be glad you did.

WFW ~ SPLASH in HIS GLORY

2011-04-13T00:00:00.005-04:00

ARE YOU THIRSTY?

Come and Drink

JOHN 7: 37-38

Since I began my "40 Days Away 2 Pray", I encountered "40 Days of Worship and Seeking the Lord Together" with Campus Crusade for Christ International. This is the 3rd phase of their "prayer journey": Pathway to Dependence (April 6th-April 15th).
Before this was: Pathway to Attentiveness (March 27-April 5th)
preceded by Pathway to Intimacy (March 17-27th).

[The image of the person's hands in the RAIN is from CCCI's "Pathway of Dependence" and I overlayed it over the verse from Crosscards.com of John 7:37-38 to blend it together as mine].
I feel the downpour of a refreshing "rain" as I immerse myself in Him and His Word. I allow His Word to soak and wash over me like a cool rain. Splashing in the JOY of what growth will come from the reign of Jesus Christ in me. I thirst, I seek, I come, I drink and the Scriptures say..."streams of Living Water will flow from within me..." and so I SPLASH in each drop of His glory. Hallelujah! I am dependent on Jesus Christ! I will be attentive and intimate in my prayers.

Dependence: "the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else." (Concise English Dictionary)

Attentive: "a) the act or state of applying the mind to something, b) a condition of readiness for such attention involving especially a selective narrowing or focusing of consciousness and receptivity." (Miriam Webster Dictionary)

Intimacy (Random House Dictionary): A close familiar, usually affectionate or loving personal relationship; a close association or detailed knowledge or deep understanding; the quality of being comfortable, warm or familiar.

SOAK in these words and let them rain freshly on your sweet spirit as we draw near to the lover of our souls, Jesus Christ. As Holy Friday tells us that Resurrection Sunday is coming...

...are you on a pathway of INTIMACY, ATTENTIVENESS and DEPENDENCE on Him?

Let us acknowledge the LORD;
let us press on to acknowledge Him.
As surely as the sun rises,
He will appear;
He will come to us like the winter rains,
like the spring rains that water the earth.

Hosea 6:3

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HIS LIVING WATER

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LEAD ME

2011-04-10T00:00:00.003-04:00

SANCTUS REAL[Sanctus Real is looking for people to share their story of "Redemption" for their new song REDEEMER]I thought about sharing that song but God led me to this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGE6Davndh0
...Father, give me the strength
To be everything I'm called to be
Oh, Father, show me the way
To lead them
Won't You lead me?

To lead them with strong hands
To stand up when they can't
Don't want to leave them hungry for love,
Chasing things that I could give up

I'll show them I'm willing to fight
And give them the best of my life
So we can call this our home
Lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

Father, lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone
" ... AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL ... "
"From the ends of the earth I call to you,
I call as my heart grows faint;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I."Psalm 61:2THE LORD IS MY ROCK!
... You Lead me beside STILL waters,You restore my soul...You lead me in right paths for Your name's sake...Psalm 23:2b-3
Part of an email of Psalm 23 that I received from Alice ... Though I had received it before, this time, these PARTS stood out to me...

"He leadeth me beside the still waters" = That's Refreshment!

"He restoreth my soul" = That's Healing!

"He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness" = That's Guidance!

"For His name's sake" = That's Purpose!

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD!

THAT IS
RELATIONSHIP

I'm thankful that Psalm 23 speaks to me of RELATIONSHIP, SUPPLY, REST, REFRESHMENT, HEALING, GUIDANCE, PURPOSE, TESTING, PROTECTION, FAITHFULNESS, DISCIPLINE, HOPE, CONSECRATION, ABUNDANCE, BLESSING, SECURITY, ETERNITY...

and

"I SHALL NOT WANT"

...what more could I want or ask for than the above that Jesus provides...

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WFW ~ REDEMPTION

2011-04-06T00:00:00.001-04:00

^{7-10 "}Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, His blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we're a free people—free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not just barely free, either. Abundantly free! He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth."

~ The Message ~

[source:Heartlight.org] IN CHRISTOUR REDEEMERHIS BLOODFORGIVENESS of SINSRICHES OFGOD'SG
R
A
C
Eflowing...poured out
REDEMPTION("The restoration of man from the bondage of sin to the liberty of the children of God through the satisfactions and merits of Christ.")
Our RedemptionCOST GODHISSON
Our RedemptionCOSTJESUSHIS
LIFE
What will HIS REDEMPTION cost you?

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A PRAYER FOR REDEMPTION

"Jesus, I hear You calling me. I feel You loving me. I know about Your ultimate sacrifice for me.I come to You just as I am and with all that I am. My sins violated the Father and I am so sorry. I repent of them and ask Your forgiveness. I love You because You are Love Itself and You loved me first..."

Words to Song: My Redeemer Lives (English, Spanish, ASL) with Nicole Mullen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1XLgS3boV8

[Photo taken on my way between MX and MN on I40, Groom, TX]

...YES, I know my Redeemer ...

VIVE
"...Come Lord Jesus, live in me as I live in You. I love You.
I will follow You every day of my life, a life without end. Thank you for loving me into Your kingdom! ..."~Prayer of Redemption~the full prayer is in the comments here

WFW ~ SEEK HIM

2011-03-30T00:00:00.001-04:00

Deuteronomy 4:29

But if from there you seek the LORD your God,

you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHcU9JpruuI

...the song begins about 1:20 in English...

[for a Spanish version;or an English version shared over at warmharte and another English version is always in the sidebar at the Lighthouse of Prayer on the right after the blog archive]
SEEKING AFTER THE LORD
I read two good short articles related to this: "Why Seek the Lord-7 reasons?" and "How Can I Seek the Lord-7 ways?" by Trevor Lund. I'm working on #1. Seek the Lord and LIVE! Seek the Lord, not past religious experiences. Seek the Lord and experience His power. Seek the Lord, and experience His Presence!

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” (James 4:8)
For thus says the Lord God to the House of Israel: “Seek Me and live … Seek the Lord and live …” (Amos 5:4,6)
“Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face evermore!” (1 Chronicles 16:11)
“And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13)
“… and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.” (Deuteronomy 4:29)
“Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart!” (Psalm 119:1)
“For it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness on you.” (Hosea 10:12)
“With my soul I have desired You in the night, yes, by my spirit within meI will seek You early …” (Isaiah 26:9)
“Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul …” (2 Chronicles 15:12)
“If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.” (1 Chronicles 28:9)
“O God, you are my God; early I will seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.” (Psalm 63:1)
“As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” (Psalm 42:1)
“… and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” (Hebrews 11:6)

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THE LORD is GOD OF ALL HOPE

2011-02-05T20:00:00.003-05:00

"...Jagged places give way to a downy like smoothness all the while holding onto properties of strength found in the rock. Pointed and sharp places become smooth like the stones of a river bed (or ocean). They can be walked on or held without pain. So it is with you." ~ Brenda Craig

This past week, Brenda Craig awakened me on the 1st of this new month of February with:

Walk With Me In The Garden Of My Heart

as her WORD of the DAY from Our Lord and the first Words did call me aside to sit with Him then I delighted as I read the complete letter from the "Breath of Life" with so much more that I needed to hear from Our Beloved Lord. That's usually how it is whenever I visit Journals of the Heart with Brenda Craig.

But then the very next day, Brenda wrote one that reminded me of this place where I had been last October with:

I Am Your God Of All Hope

I know that if you take the time to go read this or any from this week, God will speak to you also

"May the God of your HOPE so fill you with all JOY and PEACE in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with HOPE "(Romans 15:13 Amplified)

The beginning of Brenda's prayer expresses so much...from my heart... it's as if she knows me

"Lord, You are my Light and my Salvation in all areas of my life. My rough places do not surprise You, nor do they cause dismay. You never look at me and think I am not worth it or too tough to handle. Your kindness, mercy and goodness are ever before me…wooing me…calling me…saying to me, “Come close.” Create in me a burning desire to be ever close to the fire of Your heart…to the fire of Your all consuming love. May I drown in the flowing waters of Your enduring and life-changing love.... " to read the rest continue HERE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99-pP-Wzp0k Planetshakers "The HOPE of ALL Hearts"

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THE LORD is MY SHIELD; THE GLORY and the LIFTER of my head!

2011-01-29T20:00:00.007-05:00

"But You are a shield around me, O LORD;
You bestow glory on me and lift up my head."

Psalm 3:3

"My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. "

(Exodus 33:14)

Continuing MORE of HIS GLORY
IN HIS PRESENCE

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He meets us where we are. He loves us so much, that He gives us a song or a scripture to encourage us along life's way. He truly is the glory and the lifter of our heads!
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Let me just briefly TESTIFY to the LORD as my SHIELD; the GLORY and the LIFTER of my head and the POWER OF HIS LOVE!

Here in Mexico, but mostly on the border, the headlines are filled with violence and wars between drug cartels, regular innocent people, PDF, Federales, Police and yes, even missionaries. Daily I hear of yet another killing or more in the place I live. Yet God has His hand of Protection and Shield around me.

Last year, was a troubling and shaken year for me as I grieved the loss of my dear friend of 14 years, that usually accompanied me to the border and back when I would leave for the USA as a source of protection and companion along the way. Though his suicide was indeed a shock to all of us, his family, friends and myself, I know very well my True Shield and Protector is the Lord. That was tested when I had to make the journey alone. I can clearly see God's imprint and hand as well as how He has lifted me from that place of grief to find JOY as my word for 2011. I am so thankful for His Shield around me. And claimed Psalm 91 this year for Mexico and me.

There is a battle going on but it is more than just between the drug lords and the defenders of crime; it's in the heavenlies for souls and salvation of people that are perishing without the Truth of Jesus Christ, that they are being deceived, in our homes and in our lands on every border, in every nation; God is waging a war!

Will you show His glory to those around you that are perishing and pray for the lost to come to Jesus now?

Lord Jesus, We ask You to come in all Your Glory right now, today! Touch lives! Show us Your Glory! Change lives! Lead us in Your Way! We speak to the Nations, we declare You, Lord as Our Shield. We ask that You go before us in Your Glory! You care about each one of us. There is no borders for justice in Your eyes. May Your justice and peace prevail! We cry out for Egypt, Mexico, USA, all the many nations of the world bound by so many injustices.

We ask You to reveal Your Glory through us. Make us bold to proclaim Your Truth that sets the captives free. You love each one of us! We love You and ask for You to be the Lifter of our heads, Our Protector, Our Defender, the Glory around us and fill us with Your Power, yes, Lord the power of Your Love and Your aMazing Grace that gives us liberty and faith in You... Thank You, Thank You Most Holy One, we worship You, we magnify You... PRAISE You... we glorify Your Holy Name, we sing and worship You this day for all You are...

FOREVER

and

EVER

THE LORD is MY DELIVERER!

2011-01-16T00:00:00.015-05:00

[source]

DELIVER US from ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmGeeNDJzx0

Chris Tomlin

MY DELIVERER

the

LORD!

Scriptures to Pray Over Your Children

Ephesians 1:17-19

Lord, give our children the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, and the knowledge of You. That the eyes of their hearts be enlightened that they will know the hope to which you have called them, the riches of Your glorious inheritance in the saints and His Incomparably great power for us who believe.

Ephesians 3: 17-19

These children are rooted and established in love; we pray that they may have power with all the saints to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ towards them, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that they may be filled to the measure of the fullness of God.

Ephesians 5:1 and 21

Our children will be imitators of God and live a life of love. They will submit to others out of reverence to Christ.

Ephesians 6:1,2

Our children will obey their parents in the Lord. They will honor their father and mother so that it may go well with them and that they may enjoy long life on earth.

1 Timothy 4:12

No one will look down on our children because they are young, but they set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in faith and in purity.

Psalm 103:2-5

Thank you Lord that our children won’t forget His benefits. You forgive all their sins and heal all their diseases. You redeem their lives form the pit, and crown them with love and compassion. You satisfy their souls with good things so that their youth is renewed like the eagles.

Psalm 1:1-3

Our children do not walk in the counsel of the ungodly or stand in the path of sinners or sit in the seat of scoffers. But their delight is in the law of the Lord and on His law they meditate day and night. They are like the trees planted by the rivers of water, which yield their fruit in season and whose leaf will not whither, and whatever they do prospers.

Psalm 119:18

Our children seek You with all their hearts; they will not stray from Your commands; they have hidden Your word in their hearts that they may not sin against you.

Psalm 91:9-16

Our children have made the Most High their dwelling place. No harm will befall them; no disaster will come near their tents. For He will give His angles charge over them to guard them in all their
ways. They will carry them so that our children do not dash their foot against a stone. They will tread upon the lion and the cobra; they will trample them underfoot. Because our children love You, You will deliver them, You will set them on high. They will call upon You and You will answer them You will be with them in trouble, You will deliver them and honor them and with long life You will satisfy them and show them Your salvation.

Acts 1:8, 2:38

Our children will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. They will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon them.

Joel 2:28

Thank you Lord that it will come to pass that You will pour out Your Spirit on our children; our sons and daughters shall prophesy, dream dreams, and see visions.

1John 4:4

Greater is He that is in our children the he that is in the world.

Isaiah 24:13.14 and 17

All our children shall be taught by the Lord and great will be their peace, their health, safety, protection and prosperity. In righteousness they will be established. Tyranny will be far from them; they will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near them. No weapon formed against them will prosper.

Mark 4:20

The hearts of our children are like good soil, they hear the word, accept it and produce a crop….100 times that which was sown.

2 Timothy 2:22

Our children flee the evil desires of their youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace,along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

AMEN!

JOINING SUPER ~~SUN~~ SONDAY!

over

aMazing Grace ~ Mazes, Meses, Miracles

The Lord is My Strength

2011-01-09T00:00:00.001-05:00

I love you, LORD; You are my strength.

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;

my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.

He is my shield, the strength of my salvation, and my stronghold.

I will call on the LORD, who is worthy of praise,

for He saves me from my enemies.

Psalm 18:1-3

Today I join with Peggy in prayer:

Lord, today I need to know you as my strength and my deliverer. You know me inside and out, God, and You know my heart, my desires, my very thoughts. I ask that you protect me and shield me from all undesirable thoughts and desires. Close my ears to those that malign me or try to hurt me with their words. Let me hear Your Word of truth, love and Your promises to me instead of the lies of the enemy.

Open my eyes, my heart, my soul. Allow Your Holy Spirit, which lives in me, to guide me through this day. Help me to pause to hear Your voice above all the clamor and noise of this world. Then help me to obey what You are telling me.

So often during my day I find that I am too busy, too distracted, too overwhelmed. Lift me up, Lord, and relieve this overwhelmed and stressful me. I so want to do what You want me to do, You know I do. My days are filled to the brim with negativity, cutting remarks, unrelenting demands. These are not from You, Lord.

I ask that You filter out the negatives and fill me with Your positives...the promise of Your faithfulness, Your unchanging love, Your power and Your strength. Carry me throughout this day with Your strength and do not allow me to rest on my own....I am solely relying on Your strength and power for I have none of my own left in my body. I am broken again, Lord....broken....and I need You to put the pieces back together and show me where to go.

Today, when I hear someone malign someone else, replace in my mind these words with Your Word--the truth of the entire situation. Guide me, Lord....please guide me....for I am lost.....lost without You.

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God...Psalm 20:7.

My Father, I know You have the power and the strength to do everything...even what I consider to be impossible....I ask that You increase my trust and faith in You....You alone, Lord....

In Your Son Jesus' most precious Name I pray...for this day and every day of my life,

Amen

SUPER SUNDAY

has

returned

HAVE A SUPER SONDAY!!!

* reposted by Peggy with the added photo of the SCENE

The Lord Is My Hope

2010-09-19T07:43:00.003-04:00

We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me." For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ......Romans 15:1-6

Today, I join with Peggy in prayer:

My Father God,

As I read the Scripture, there are many times when I do not understand. I pray that You will open my eyes and my heart with Your Holy Spirit so that I may know the endurance and encouragement and hope that You want me to show to others.

I know that I am to be Your light to the world, and sometimes, I admit...I fail miserably. Instead of relying on You, I try to rely on myself....for strength, for endurance...and instead of seeking You for encouragement and hope and joy, I try to find these in the words and actions of others.

Help me to realize that only You are to be my encouragement. Yes, You speak through others to me, and help me to listen to others as they encourage me. Help me to be an encourager of others and not try to change them according to what I want them to be.

You know all, God. All things are in Your hands. Only good will come from Your purposes for me and those in my life. Help me to remember this even when times seem difficult and I don't understand when tragedies occur.

My Father, sometimes I feel as though I am carrying a very heavy weight upon my back. This weight has names--guilt and shame. I know, Lord, that Jesus took all my guilt and shame upon Himself for me. Lord, as I learn to forgive others as You have forgiven me, I ask that You teach me to forgive myself also.

You are an amazing and awesome God. I trust You, My hope is in You. My joy is in You. Let me lean on You when I feel the weights bearing down on me and take the guilt and shame from me. You are strong and mighty and powerful, and I know that Your shoulders can bear the weight when I totally lean on You.

As I read Your Word, infuse me with Your hope...not the hopes of this world. You are the God of hope. Help me to show this hope to others.

In Jesus' Name I pray...

Amen

LORD, I LIFT YOUR NAME ON HIGH

2010-08-29T19:00:00.001-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCXKnJ2mF0o

LORD, I LIFT YOUR NAME
ON
HIGH

SINGING

PRAISES

TO
YOU

STILL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGhr68iq7ck&NR=1

SHOUT TO YOU, O LORD
POWER and MAJESTY
ALL PRAISE
GLORY
and
HONOR

So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips. When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches, For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy. My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. Psalm 63:4-8

LET EVERYTHING PRAISE THE LORD!

2010-08-29T07:00:00.003-04:00

Psalm 150

¹ Praise the LORD.
       Praise God in His sanctuary;
       praise him in his mighty heavens.
² Praise him for his acts of power;
       praise him for his surpassing greatness.
³ Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
       praise him with the harp and lyre,
⁴ praise him with tambourine and dancing,
       praise him with the strings and flute,
⁵ praise him with the clash of cymbals,
       praise him with resounding cymbals.
⁶ Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
       Praise the LORD.

HE IS AN AWESOME GOD!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MJeanAe9GQ

I have been PRAISING Our Lord since Friday, so since "EVERYTHING that has breath PRAISES the LORD... JOIN eLisa's challenge to PRAISE THE LORD! today

GOD IS SO GOOD!

YOU ARE GOOD
ALL
THE
TIME!
and

ALL
THE TIME
YOU ARE GOOD!

PRAISE

HIM!

TODAY

I'M

PRAISING
HIM
WITH
EVERYTHING
WITHIN
ME
&

EVEN
MY FEET

MY VOICE
MY HANDS

MY BREATH

MY TAMBOURINE!

More praise here and here and here on this blog this weekend from songs that just came forth from me, oldies but goodies plus ALL the PRAISE linking up over with eLisa at Extravagant Grace... how 'bout you?

I think I might have chosen another one that stirs my PRAISE even more but many beautiful choices are being shared already so for another time and another PRAISE!

I WILL WAIT...

2010-08-28T12:00:00.003-04:00

JASON UPTON

Romans 5:1-5

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.
And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

I will wait for you, Jesus
You're the sun in my horizon
All my hopes in you, Jesus
I can see you now arising
(Repeat)

There's a wall that stands in front of me
That I know I just can't climb
And like an eagle you will carry me
It's just a matter of the time

I will wait for you, Jesus
You're the son in my horizon
All my hopes in you, Jesus
I can see you now arising

Evil armies all around me

I believe in the word that promises me
So I will wait another day

I will wait for you, Jesus
You're the son in my horizon
All my hopes in you, Jesus
I can see you now arising
(Repeat)

I will wait for you
Oh I will wait for you
Oh the doubt may try to come in
The disillusions may try to come in

I believe oh Lord (x3)
In the word that you promised (x3)
I believe it will not end
I believe it will not go

I will wait for you, Jesus
You're the son in my horizon
All my hopes in you, Jesus
I can see you now arising

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BEAUTIFUL ONE

2010-08-28T00:00:00.001-04:00

...CONTINUING PRAISE & ADORATION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9m8MjI-mhU

SONG that RISES UP...

2010-08-27T00:00:00.000-04:00

...from INSIDE of me AFTER MIDNIGHT

"I STAND IN AWE"ofYOU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Qx1e33Ook

than

choruses

"I EXALT YOU"
and
praises just flowing
along with my tears
of course

just a great

PRAISE TIME
at the culmination of a day
GIVING
THANKS
&
PRAYING

I TRULY NEEDED THIS

How about you?

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GOD OF OUR YESTERDAYS

2010-08-20T20:00:00.005-04:00

Beth shared this song with me via email and of course, I just had to share it with you. This is a new artist and the video that she told me about, but I also found that Matt Redman(on his "God of this city" album) sings this;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNLfu7fainA
Chris McClarney - God Of Our YesterdaysChris has been/is a worship leader Here is his DEFENDER albumjust released August 2010

We were in the darkest night,
And wondered if our eyes would ever see the light,
You were there, Lord,
We were in the storm again,
And wondered if we’d ever live in peace again,
You were there, Lord,
You were there is the struggle,
You were there in the fire,
You were there all the time.

Praise you, the God of our yesterdays,
Praise you, the God who is here today,
Praise you, our God, as tomorrow comes.

So whatever lies ahead,
Whatever roads our grateful hearts will come to tread,
You’ll be there, Lord,
And we will fix our eyes on you,
And know that there is grace enough to see us through,
You’ll be there, Lord,
You’ll be there is the struggle,
You’ll be there in the fight,
You’ll be there all the time.

Praise you, the God of our yesterdays,
Praise you, the God who is here today,
Praise you, our God, as tomorrow comes.
We thank you for grace in our yesterdays,
We thank you for peace in our hearts today,
And thank you, our Joy, as tomorrow comes,
We will trust you, God.

You’re always closer than we know,
Always more involved and in control,
We will trust our lives to you,
The One who was, and is, and is to come!

May this song touch and bless you as it does both Beth and I...so

Let us PRAISE HIM, THANK HIM & REJOICE in OUR GOD of our YESTERDAYS, and that HE IS STILL as He told us so...

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God,

"who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."

Revelation 1:8

by Paul Lee

SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD

2010-07-09T20:00:00.003-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSvgne2kOP0

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Many times
I ask
WHY?

How about you?
Can you relate to this song?

GRATITUDE that HE KNOWS MY NAME

2010-06-27T00:00:00.004-04:00

YES

HE KNOWS YOUR NAME!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_BXOiqo808

...and we have taken the time here to know HIS NAME

in "Praying the Names of Jesus"

Ann Spangler's devotion at Crosswalk.com and her book(s)

the above and "Praying the Names of God"

[Monday, June 28th Crosswalk starts over with Week 1, Day 1 of Names of God]

Thank you to all who have come along on this journey

and left encouraging words.

Please continue to

PRAY

HIS

NAME

STAY

THE POWER OF HIS LOVE

for

YOU!

THE WONDER OF IT ALL

2010-06-25T20:00:00.006-04:00

POINT of GRACE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tINO66rOkBc

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Please take the time to enJOY "I AM" (at least the song shared below) in the last post of "Praying the Names of Jesus": I AM. You truly will be blessed! I know I am and the great "I AM" is, as we delight in Him through our WORSHIP and HIS WORD, HIS WAY! He is all this and so much more... enter His sweet Presence!

PRAYING THE NAMES of JESUS: I AM

2010-06-25T00:00:00.009-04:00

WEEK TWENTY SIX

The Name of Jesus for this week with Ann Spangler at Crosswalk.com

Hope you will join us today(or anytime during this weekend)sharing from what we read or would like to share about the Name of Jesus for this past week. This is the last one.

You may go HERE to find out more and follow along daily at Crosswalk. com with the devotional of Ann Spangler, "Praying the Names of Jesus"

John's Gospel contains several self-descriptions of Jesus introduced by the emphatic expression

Ego Eimi (e-GO ay-MEE), "I AM."

I AM the bread of life. (6:35)
I AM the light of the world. (8:12)
Before Abraham was born, I AM. (8:58)
I AM the gate for the sheep. (10: 7)
I AM the good shepherd. (10:11)
I AM the resurrection and the life. (11:25)
I AM the way and the truth and the life. (14:6)
I AM the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. (15:1)

Jesus emphatically described himself as the "resurrection and the life," "the way and the truth and the life," and the "true vine." Each of these images has something important to reveal to us about the character and purpose of Jesus Christ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-HIKxnSZSA

Wednesday was the day that spoke the most to me this week from Ann Spangler (her words in green) because it goes along with a small group study "Life's Healing Choices" by John Baker - Freedom from Your Hurts, Hang-ups and Habits. It's time to REALIZE the REAL LIES and allow GOD'S TRUTH to prevail and set us free. (Peggy)

WEDS.

Reflect On: John 14:1 - 6.
Praise God: For giving us a way back to Him.
Offer Thanks: For the Spirit of God who leads us into all truth.
Confess: Any half truths or lies that you have allowed into your life.
Ask God: To help you to love and recognize the truth.

Join us today in asking Christ for the grace to reject the beguiling lies of our culture — that sexual gratification is all important, that life is about the pursuit of money and success, that the individual reigns supreme. Let us remember the words of St. Paul who urges us to set our hearts on things above, where Christ is, remembering that when Christ, who is our life, appears, then we too will appear with him in glory (Colossians 3:1 - 4).

Ann shared this on TUES.

Jesus, whose name means "Yahweh is Salvation," is the great I AM — the one who is always present with us whether or not we recognize him. Whatever difficulties you may face, whatever storms may threaten, pray for the grace to have eyes and ears wide open so that you may perceive the Lord saying, "Take courage! I AM."

Reflect On: Matthew 14:25 - 27 and John 18:4 - 6.
Praise God: For being with his people.
Offer Thanks: For the ways Christ has been present in your life.
Confess: Any fear that God may abandon you in a time of need.
Ask God: To open your eyes to his presence and his power.
THURS. OUCH! (the pruning) this also, being one of my favorite verses was a beautiful image and devotion from Ann on the great "I AM"

Reflect On: John 15:1 – 16.
Praise God: For sending his Son to be the True Vine through whom the world would be saved.
Offer Thanks: That Christ has made you a branch of the True Vine.
Confess: Any disobedience that makes it difficult for you to abide in the Vine.
Ask God: To prune you in whatever way is necessary so that you can be as fruitful as possible.
The kind of abiding that Jesus speaks of in John’s Gospel is a lifelong abiding accomplished through faith and obedience. Furthermore, we abide not as a single branch, isolated from others, but in union with Christ and with other believers. Together we are branches of “the true vine.”
It is no accident that Jesus uses the metaphor of a vine to describe himself and his disciples. In Palestine abundant vineyards were considered a sign of God’s favor. Vines, in fact, were labor intensive forms of cultivation that grew best in peacetime, producing grapes that could be eaten fresh or made into raisins, grape juice, wine, and even a jelly-like substance called honey. No wonder the vine was a symbol of peace and prosperity. Numerous times in the Old Testament, God had referred to Israel as a vine. But Israel was a wild vine that had failed to produce the rich harvest God intended (Isaiah 5:4). By calling himself the “true vine,” Jesus was saying that he was the true Israel. Jesus and those who belong to him will fulfill God’s plan for the world.
For each of us, abiding in the true vine is a lifelong, sometimes painful process. Like branches on a vine, we have to be pruned so that we can be more fruitful in the future than we have been in the past. Apart from Christ we shrivel and die. But united with him we experience the God-blessed life, which, as Paul told the Galatians, produces “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (Galatians 5:22 – 23). Indeed, we are called to bear fruit that will last.
Today, ask God for the grace to recognize your true purpose in life, which is not to be blessed but to become a blessing, bearing the sweetness of Christ to all who are hungry for him.

HEAVENLY FATHER,

KEEP ME PRUNED

I MAY BEAR MUCH FRUIT;

YOUR FRUIT,

THE FRUIT OF YOUR HOLY SPIRIT.

MAY I LIVE

THE TRUE PURPOSE

YOU GAVE ME

YOUR GRACE.

MAY I LIVE

PURPOSEFULLY

AT ALL TIMES.

MAY I BLESS OTHERS

as
YOU HAVE BLESSED ME!

MAY I BE

THE SWEET FRAGRANCE

OF CHRIST

TO ALL

WHO HUNGER & THIRST.

THANK YOU FOR BEING THE

"GREAT I AM"

THANK YOU

FOR

WHO YOU ARE

AND

WHO YOU ARE
HELPING ME
TO
BECOME!

This is the last Name of Jesus in "Praying the Names of Jesus"... by Ann Spangler!

I think that Crosswalk.com will continue with Ann Spangler's other book,* "Praying the Names of God" or perhaps another. [Remember that Jill @ Forever n Ever n Always has been doing *this book-about 10 Names left].

If you'd like to share on "I AM", please share your link:

PRAYING THE NAMES of JESUS: I AM

2010-06-20T18:00:00.010-04:00

WEEK TWENTY SIX

The Name of Jesus for this week with Ann Spangler at Crosswalk.com

Hope you will join us each Friday(or anytime during that weekend) sharing from what we read or would like to share about the Name of Jesus for that week.

You may go HERE to find out more and follow along daily at Crosswalk. com with the devotional of Ann Spangler, "Praying the Names of Jesus"

THE NAME

In Jesus we have the richest, most vivid picture of God imaginable. No longer does God seem implacably remote, displeased with the world he has made. Instead, he bends toward us, sharing our weakness and shouldering our burdens. Through the perfect offering of his life he becomes our Way back to the Father. He is the True Vine in which we abide, bearing fruit for God’s kingdom. He is the loving God who will never abandon us, but who will be present with us always, leading us to life eternal.

Key Scriptures

Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ” Exodus 3:13 – 14

“You are not yet fifty years old,” the Jews said to him [Jesus], “and you have seen Abraham!” “I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” John 8:57 – 58

Lord, Jesus, you are our great covenant-keeping God, the One who was, who is, and who is to come. You are the Resurrection and the Life, the True Vine, the Way, the great I AM. Help us, O Lord, to abide in you, bearing fruit that will last through the power of your Spirit both now and forever. Amen.

PRAYING THE NAMES of JESUS:REDEEMER

2010-06-13T18:00:00.018-04:00

WEEK TWENTY FIVE

*Added a very special video to this...because everyone thought of it now and I had it for later but I moved it here for us to enjoy with an old WFW I did...

The Name of Jesus for this week with Ann Spangler at Crosswalk.com

You may go HERE to find out more and follow along daily at Crosswalk. com with the devotional of Ann Spangler, "Praying the Names of Jesus" as Ann shares Our Redeemer!

The Name

Without a Redeemer willing and able to pay the high price necessary to liberate us from the power of sin, the story of our lives in this world would be nothing but a story of hopelessness. But because of Christ’s redemptive love, we look forward with hope to a day when the world itself will be completely liberated from the power of sin and death.
Until then we can express our faith in Christ by echoing the words of Scripture: “I know that my Redeemer lives and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. And . . . in my flesh I will see God”
Job 19:25-26
Key Scripture
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45
Lord, you paid for me with the most valuable currency of all. May the investment you have made appreciate to your glory. Help me to live in a way that expresses your redeeming love so that many others may know you as their Lord and Redeemer. Amen.

I had this chosen for later this week, but since everyone is thinking of it, I added it here. Clearly this is what comes to many of us as we think of Our Redeemer!

I KNOW MY REDEEMER LIVES!

sweet word by

Nicole C. Mullen

plus she signs (ASL) this song

(Nicole is just the first 5 min. or so)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cwoXr27XGY

from

"SISTERS in the SPIRIT"

tour in 2007

I'm so thankful for you all, my sisters in the spirit!!!

MY MASTER

2010-06-11T20:00:00.002-04:00

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This past week in "PRAYING THE NAMES OF JESUS" with Ann Spangler, that we are looking at here at THE POWER OF YOUR LOVE each week, we examined the scriptures and the role of SERVANT.

This song by Christy Nockels just seems to go well with this. Jesus was the perfect example of how to be a servant. Now we should serve Him as Master.

He is MY MASTER!

Why not make Him yours if He isn't?

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