~The Hand~

"God is calling...'Come, take my hand, I will give you rest.'




Spiritually, physically and mental rest, for of these one may




find unable to achieve alone. The principles of obtaining this




'rest' comes not easy. So often one needs overwhelming




difficulties as a wake-up, to fully realize...HELP IS NEEDED.




Being ever witnessed, the disturbing emotional anguish of




those wanting God to hurry up and simply give what is so




selfishly asked for......God is not a vending machine...believe it!




God's love is a tough love, with tough and hard work on our




part...believe it! All the 'readings' and pretentions to impress




shall be meaningless...for of social attention bears it's own rewards,




self recognition. Two decades past, my Spiritual journey began...




'Praise God'. Each day is a new learning and growing day being




in God's care. I am grateful for the 'lessons' that have been laid out,




and it is Myself that must strive to fulfill God's will, the best I can,




and it is not easy, but I am truly glad in working on my life, as those




around me, are also changed...'Amen'..........'Praise God'




God is available anytime........the question is....ARE YOU WILLING!




"Only You and God shall know of 'Tears of the Heart'........

 

[Matthew01]

Amen!

 

[Intercessor]

And even our hard work, as Paul reminds us, is not ours -- consider this " But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me" (1 Cor 15:10).









15For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.









From Him and through Him and back to Him are all things. (Rom 11:36). To God be the Glory.









It's a powerful truth, 1) that in His presence is fullness of joy, and that he is mostly love, and, 2) that in him we can bear fruit, but that apart from him we can do nothing, and nothing in the Greek means nothing of any fruitfulness -- "ὅτι χωρὶς ἐμοῦ οὐ δύνασθε ποιεῖν οὐδέν" -- without me you can do or produce nothing creative or lasting -- no lasting change, we can't bring any fruit to maturity in the context... This is especially important when we see we are to be examined by our fruit (Matt 7), and that The Fruit of the Holy Spirit in Galatians is contrasted to "The works of the flesh" in Galatians 5:19-26, and that the kingdom is not open to those participating in the deeds of the flesh, so Abiding in Christ really is the make it or break it point! Paul says examine ourselves 2 Cor 13:5 to see if we are in the faith and that Christ is really in us... This is all to be done in the Presence of God, in whose presence is fullness of joy, "You make known to me (show me, cause me to know) the path of LIFE, in Your presence is fullness of Joy" (Ps 16:11).









"Come before the Throne of Grace to Receive Mercy and find Grace for Help in Time of Need" (Heb 4:16) -- Receive like a baby in the womb through the umbilical cord -- the conduit of being "in the vine" in John 15 is an appropriate, and even more human, picture of dependence on Jesus...









And even all our hard work, as Paul reminds us, is not ours -- consider this " But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me" (1 Cor 15:10). We get rewarded for what God works through us, as we are God's workmanship (poiema) God's poem or artistic tapestry, as Corrie Ten Boom was wont to show us the undernearth of her weaving was disorderly, but he tapestry she was knitting from her, or God's perspective, was clear as to what was being knitted...




















"For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy" (Rom 9:15-16).









From Him and through Him and back to Him be all the Glory (Rom 11:36).









In Jesus' Name.

 

[Bingo]

"For of a paradox, they become slothful,




one of the seven deadly sins. for they do




not fully comprehend the parables, for




hidden from those that know not."