Monthly Archives: May 2012

Waiting is Not a Game

(How well our  heavenly Father  teaches us this truth as we experience the trials of this life.  The original article with this title (below) was written almost five  years ago while we were waiting for Jerry’s healing after the amputation of his leg. … Continue reading

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Profaning the Sabbath

“My soul, how hast thou profaned that day thy God hath sanctified! How hast thou encroached on that which Heaven hath set apart!  If thy impatience cannot act a Sabbath twelve hours, what happiness canst thou expect in a perpetual … Continue reading

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This Old House of Prayer

Father, Son and Holy Spirit In the morning hours, visit ~ Wake me with a gentle breeze, Or however you may please. Search my heart and know my thoughts; Reveal to me what is of naught. Remove that which you … Continue reading

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The Lord’s Day ~ The Christian’s Day of Deliverance

“The Christian as well as the Jew, after six days spent in his own works, is to sanctify the seventh, that he may profess himself thereby a servant of God, the Creator of heaven and earth.  For the quotum the … Continue reading

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GOD IS GREATER THAN

GOD IS GREATER THAN our circumstances; HIGHER THAN our expectations; BIGGER THAN the universe; MORE POWERFUL THAN death: & NEARER THAN our very breath. “IN HIM WE LIVE AND BREATHE AND HAVE OUR BEING.” Acts. 17:28 “AND WE ARE IN HIM … Continue reading

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O, LORD MOST HOLY

O Lord most holy, O Lord most mighty, O loving Father, Thee would we be praising alway. Help us to know Thee, Know Thee and love Thee; Father, Father, grant us Thy truth and grace; Father, Father, guide and defend … Continue reading

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Distracted, Detained, and Deceived

“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: (every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden. vs.9) But … Continue reading

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Melted and Poured Out

“I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me.” Psalm 22:14  As I have struggled these past two weeks to discipline myself to do all that I need to do—not … Continue reading

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CHRIST IS PRECIOUS ~ Part 4 Octavius Winslow

In circumstances of spiritual relapse, how precious does Christ become as the Restorer of His saints, as the Shepherd that goeth in quest of His stray sheep and bringeth it back to the fold with rejoicing. How unspeakably dear is … Continue reading

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