Words Of Love

Again Jesus said,
"Simon son of John, do you truly love me?"
He answered,
"Yes, Lord, you know that I love you."
Jesus said,
"Take care of my sheep."
~ John 21

Stone Free ~

You boast,
"We have entered into a covenant with death,
with the grave we have made an agreement.
When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by,
it cannot touch us,
for we have made a lie our refuge
and falsehood our hiding place."
So this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
"See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation;
the one who trusts will never be dismayed.
I will make justice the measuring line
and righteousness the plumb line;
hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie,
and water will overflow your hiding place.
~ Isaiah 28

Fault Line

The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever.
The ordinances of the LORD are sure
and altogether righteous.
They are more precious than gold,
than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,
than honey from the comb.
By them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
Who can discern his errors?
Forgive my hidden faults.
Keep your servant also from willful sins;
may they not rule over me.
Then will I be blameless,
innocent of great transgression.
~ Psalm 19

If You Want Blood...

To him who loves us
and has freed us from our sins
by his blood,
and has made us to be a kingdom
and priests to serve his GOD and Father—
to him be glory and power
for ever and ever!
Amen.
~ Revelation 1

Dream Weaver ~

"We both had dreams,"
they answered,
"but there is no one to interpret them."
Then Joseph said to them,
"Do not interpretations belong to God?
Tell me your dreams."
~ Genesis 40

How The Web Was Woven

From the blue, purple and scarlet yarn
they made woven garments
for ministering in the sanctuary.
They also made sacred garments for Aaron,
as the LORD commanded Moses.
~ Exodus 39

Golden Years?

But who can endure the day of his coming?
Who can stand when he appears?
For he will be like a refiner's fire
or a launderer's soap.
He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;
he will purify the Levites
and refine them like gold and silver.
Then the LORD will have men
who will bring offerings in righteousness,
and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem
will be acceptable to the LORD,
as in days gone by, as in former years.
~ MALACHI 3

I counsel you to buy from me
gold refined in the fire,
so you can become rich;
and white clothes to wear,
so you can cover your shameful nakedness;
and salve to put on your eyes,
so you can see.
~ REVELATION 3

This Time Around, Owed to G...

The world around us hangs in doubt
You face a crime that we'll hear about
To pay the cost would never be the same
Eternal lovers we're not to blame
There's no mistake there's no refrain
The same surroundings that stood
Are here again - this time...
As I look around you can't be found
To lose you I'd rather see
The endless time of space go passing by
This time around...
So look around
we all will be found
In love...

So I turned to the LORD GOD
and pleaded with him in prayer and petition,
in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.
I prayed to the LORD my GOD and confessed:
"O LORD, the great and awesome GOD,
who keeps his covenant of love
with all who love him
and obey his commands,
we have sinned and done wrong.
We have been wicked and have rebelled;
we have turned away
from your commands and laws.
~ Daniel 9

Wait A Million Years

Therefore wait for me...
declares the LORD -
for the day I will stand up to testify.
I have decided to assemble the nations,
to gather the kingdoms
and to pour out my wrath on them...
all my fierce anger.
The whole world will be consumed
by the fire of my jealous anger.
~ Zephaniah 3

You Are Mine ~

Then those who feared the LORD
talked with each other,
and the LORD listened and heard.
A scroll of remembrance was written
in his presence
concerning those who feared the LORD
and honored his name.
"They will be mine,"
says the LORD Almighty,
"in the day when I make up
my treasured possession
I will spare them,
just as in compassion
a man spares his son who serves him.
And you will again see the distinction
between the righteous and the wicked,
between those who serve GOD
and those who do not."
~ Malachi 3

My Father's Gun...

I will proclaim the decree of the LORD :
He said to me,
"You are my Son ;
today I have become your Father.
~ Psalm 2

Are You Ready?

This third I will bring into the fire;
I will refine them like silver
and test them like gold.
They will call on my name
and I will answer them;
I will say,
'They are my people,'
and they will say,
'The LORD is our GOD."
~ Zechariah 13

Try To Be Righteous

My heart is stirred by a noble theme
as I recite my verses for the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
You are the most excellent of men
and your lips have been anointed with grace,
since GOD has blessed you forever.
Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one;
clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.
In your majesty ride forth victoriously
in behalf of truth, humility and righteousness;
let your right hand display awesome deeds.
Let your sharp arrows
pierce the hearts of the king's enemies;
let the nations fall beneath your feet.
Your throne, Oh GOD, will last for ever and ever;
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
therefore GOD, your GOD,
has set you above your companions
by anointing you with the oil of joy.
~ Psalm 45

Start Wearing Purple

As for you,
son of man,
your countrymen talk about you...
by the walls
and at the doors of the houses,
saying to each other,
Come and hear the message
that has come from the LORD.
My people come to you,
as they usually do,
and sit before you to listen to your words,
but they do not put them into practice.
With their mouths they express devotion,
but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain.
Indeed, to them
you are nothing more
than one who sings love songs
with a beautiful voice
and plays an instrument well,
for they hear your words
but do not put them into practice.
When all this comes true—
and it surely will—
then they will know
that a prophet has been among them.
~ Ezekiel 33

Pretty In Pink~

Now Israel loved Joseph
more than any of his other sons,
because he had been born to him
in his old age;
and so
he made a richly ornamented robe for him.
When his brothers saw
that their father loved him
more than any of them,
they hated him
and could not speak a kind word to him.
Joseph had a dream,
and when he told it to his brothers,
they hated him all the more.
~ Genesis 37