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Karen Holland
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Galatians 5:5
For we through the Spirit, by faith, are {patiently, expectantly, diligently}
waiting for the hope of righteousness.
When the unthinkable happens, when sorrows fill our eyes with tears,
when darkness seems to swallow and there is no hint of even a glimmer
of light in the night, it may seem impossible to believe that anything
could overcome the pain.
CHOOSE by faith thru the Holy Spirit to wait
To wait patiently, expectantly, diligently, eagerly
For the hope of righteousness.
The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and His ears are open to
their cry. --Ps 34:15
Remember Joseph
You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good ... to save many
people alive. --Gen 50:20
The darkest moments in our lives are not determined by our
circumstances or by evil done to us, but by our response thru the grace
and the power of God!
So today if all seems dark
And you see nothing but night laid out before you
Choose to wait for hope
Refuse to despair
Believe by faith thru the Holy Spirit
For the shining stars to appear
Believe that the eye of the Father sees the shining stars
Believe that the eye of the Father sees farther than your own eyes
Choose to wait for hope
Choose to look upon the darkness where there appear to be no stars
Choose to stand firm amid the night and believe
To the eye of the Father the night shines like day --Ps 139:11-12
He sees and reveals every shining star by His hand at the appointed time
The Father knows each star and calls them by name.
Stand firm amid the night
Choose to wait for hope
ONLY BELIEVE
Holding fast the word of life
You will shine. --Phil 2:12-18.
Psalm 33:18-22
But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him,
on those whose hope is in His unfailing love,
to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
For our heart rejoices in Him, because we trust in His holy name.
Let Your lovingkindness, O LORD, be upon us,
According as we have hoped in You.
Psalm 147:4
He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
Edited by Karen Holland on 12/05/2008 at 5:26am
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Thanks Karen
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Isn't that just thrilling that HE named each & every star-how much more important to HIM is your name??? "Great is our LORD and mighty in power; HIS understanding has NO limit. Ps.147:5 (((BUT BY OUR RESPONSE THRU THE GRACE AND THE POWER OF GOD-these words hit my heart like bolts of lightning-TRUTH, my Sister Karen))) The LORD delights in those who fear(reverence, stand in awe) of HIM, who put their HOPE in HIS unfailing love." Ps.147:11 \o/ Love you ALL-prayin' & decreein' & rejoicin' -I decree healing, restoration, transformation, reformation into & over every Brother's & Sister's life this day in the ALL POWERFUL & MAJESTIC NAME OF JESUS, CHRIST OUR KING!
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Thank you Karen,
I just want to add:
Habakkuk 3:17-19
Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
The Sovereign LORD is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to go on the heights.
Even when there's no evidence of anything happening, we can fix our eyes on His Majesty and praise Him in the knowledge that He is at work. We can resolve to look up.
Love Mandy
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YES!!!
Choose hope
Choose to put on the garment of praise
Praise the Lord TODAY
Whether today brings sun or rain
Praise the Lord TODAY
*Yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savior. --Hab 3:18
Whether today brings sun or rain!!!!
Your joy in the Lord is triumph and strength!
1 Thessalonians 5
16Be joyful always; 17pray continually; 18give thanks in all
circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
From url=http://net.bible.org/verse.php?
book=Hab&chapter=3&verse=18
*Yet I will rejoice -- `alaz <05937>
Definition: 1) (Qal) to exult, rejoice, triumph
a primitive root; to jump for joy, i.e. exult:-be joyful,
rejoice, triumph.
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There shall be a Performance
From Streams In The Desert By Mrs.
Charles E Cowman
"There shall be a performance" (Luke 1:45).
"My words shall be fulfilled in their season" (their fixed appointed time)
(Greek, Luke 1:20).
There shall be a performance of those things
That loving heart hath waited long to see;
Those words shall be fulfilled to which she clings,
Because her God hath promised faithfully;
And, knowing Him, she ne'er can doubt His Word;
"He speaks and it is done." The mighty Lord!
There shall be a performance of those things,
O burdened heart, rest ever in His care;
In quietness beneath His shadowing wings
Await the answer to thy longing prayer.
When thou hast "cast thy care," the heart then sings,
There shall be a performance of those things.
There shall be a performance of those things,
O tired heart, believe and wait and pray;
At eventide the peaceful vesper rings,
Though cloud and rain and storm have filled the day.
Faith pierces through the mist of doubt that bars
The coming night sometimes, and finds the stars.
There shall be a performance of those things,
O trusting heart, the Lord to thee hath told;
Let Faith and Hope arise, and plume their wings,
And soar towards the sunrise clouds of gold;
The portals of the rosy dawn swing wide,
Revealing joys the darkening night did hide.
--Bessie Porter
Matthew Henry says: "We must depend upon the performance of the
promise, when all the ways leading up to it are shut up.
'For all the promises of God in him are yea (yes), and in him Amen (so be
it), unto the glory of God by us.' (2 Cor. 1:20).
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