MaggieBelle

Beloved–

So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.  (from Romans)

Reaching the end of my rope, I called out “the Lord is my shepherd!” and I KNEW that it was TRUE !! Psalm 23 (saved).  As a new Christian I learned that to be happy in Jesus is to trust and obey.  Daily reading of the WORD taught me to be praising the Lord and praying Psalm 34 (trusting) back to God. I struggle daily to stay silent but Psalm 141 (a reminder), Isaiah 26 (my focus), Acts 2 (not alone), Psalm 51 (forgiven) and Psalm 91 (safe) helps me to hear the Spirit speaking to my heart. I pray for you to desire for our Triune God to guide your heart.  Start the new year with determination! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Beloved–

And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born.  She gave birth to her firstborn son.  (from Luke)

Celebrate the coming of the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ and the great love of God the heavenly father; just imagine the master of the universe and maker of heaven and earth, who willingly sacrificed his only beloved son to step into history in human form to bring salvation to you and me. Praise the God who is . . . Father, Son and Holy Spirit!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Beloved–

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest  for your souls.” (from Matthew)

I was doing my best to manifest the joy of my salvation. But I was so angry and full of fear that I just couldn’t let go, I didn’t trust my Lord, I forgot his yoke is light.  Rereading and posting Psalm 51 last Thursday helped me confess my sinful rebelion.  I pray for you to desire to read and reread God’s word knowing that the Holy Spirit is standing at your right shoulder, lean back!

Luv Ya!

Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love.  Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.  Wash me clean from my guilt.  Purify me from my sin.  For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.  Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight.  You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.  For I was born a sinner—yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.  But you desire honesty from the womb,  teaching me wisdom even there.  Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.  Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me—now let me rejoice.  Don’t keep looking at my sins.  Remove the stain of my guilt.  Create in me a clean heart, O God.  Renew a loyal spirit within me.  Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.  Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you. Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you.  You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one.  You do not want a burnt offering.  The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.  You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.

Beloved–

Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us . . . then God looked over all he had made, and saw that it was very good!  (from the Bible)

I want you to understand, to recognize, to know absolutely for sure that the Lord God Almighty, the totally powderful Master of the universe and maker of heaven and earth gathered the dust from the dry land and formed you and me with his own hands. We are dust but we share his breath of life, that is what makes human life so precious to him, from the most unscrupulous sinner to the humblest sinner, for we are all sinners; we were designed to be a companion for the Holy Lord God Almighty.  I pray for you to know absolutely for sure how precious you are to our loving heavenly father.

Luv Ya!