Are you needing to touch the Lord in a new and fresh way? Is your time with Him dry? Do you feel like you just can’t break through? Has the scripture become just ink on paper to you? Well, there’s hope! Using the scripture to behold (gaze into) the Lord can be just like opening all the windows and doors in your house when it’s been stuffy and closed in. It’s like letting the fresh breeze, the fragrance of blossoming…
Yesterday, I was greatly encouraged by a dear sister in Christ. She encouraged me to simplify my spiritual diet when going through a spiritual storm/sickness, just as we simplify our diet when we are physically unwell. So this morning, as I sat and ate my regular breakfast, I shared the moment with the Lord, which resulted in the following poem. Every morning as I eat toast and drink tea I’m reminded of ‘Christ in me’. I remember the brokenness of…
Jesus You fill me Like a childhood imaginary friend, Like a baby in its mother’s tummy, Like a newly acquired love interest that consumes my every waking moment You are with me, everywhere, always, Ever in my thoughts, Consciously present with me. I go to sleep and you are there I wake up and you are there Truly, as in the words of the Psalmist, Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I hide from Your love? You…
The tree needs branches to bear fruit A head needs a body to express itself God wants the church to express Himself Jesus is the image of the invisible God. He is the Tree of Life – The Vine tree. Jesus is the Head of His church. The church is the Body of Christ. Jesus said “I am the Vine, you are the branches”, Unless you remain in the vine you cannot bear fruit.
Until Christ is Formed in You There is a Christmas morn Celebrated each an’ every day When Christ the Saviour is born Not in feeding trough or hay But in hearts who choose, believing Having seen the Son of God Through faith in hearing, receiving The Life from up above That Life grows daily increasing In hearts of those now changed Ever fuller, deeper, wider None will ever be the same A will of our own no longer…