Exciting news! In response to an insistent inner call, yesterday I launched a second website. Let me explain…
Some of you may have noticed the changes I have been making here recently as I update Take heart. You may also have read my frank admission that I lack the energy to re-edit every daily blog going back to 2013, when this site started life – thousands of blogs.
As I cannot update the whole of Take heart, I have now set up a quiet, reflective, sister website. This will feature the best of my writing on a single theme: the heart of Christ’s gospel. It can be found at: theheartofthegospel.com.
Please be assured that Take heart will remain my main focus. I will continue to post my blogs here as usual, to appreciate your “likes”, to respond to your comments, and to pray for all readers throughout each day, just as before.
With many thanks for your continuing support, and with love to you all, from Ruth xxx
Now, here is today’s blog:
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O LORD, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things (1 Chronicles 29:11; NLT).
We adore you, God of Heaven;
We adore you, God of Earth;
We adore you, God of All:
The One who longs for our re-birth.
We adore you, God of Eden;
We adore you, God of Death;
We adore you, God of All:
The One who gives us life and breath.
We adore you, God of Gladness;
We adore you, God of Pain;
We adore you, God of All:
The One who makes us whole again.
We adore you, God of Wisdom;
We adore you, God of Grace;
We adore you, God of All:
The One who shows us Jesus’ face.
We adore you, God of Mercy;
We adore you, God of Love;
We adore you, God of All,
The One who waits in Heaven above.
The LORD must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion (Isaiah 30:18; NLT).
References
We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth (Ezra 5:11; NLT).
The LORD longs to be gracious to you (Isaiah 30:18; NIV).
I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God (John 3:3; NLT).
He himself gives life and breath to everything 9Acts 17:25; NLT).
He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole (Job 5:18; NKJV).
In my heart, I am thirsty for you, the living God. When will I see your face? (Psalm 42:2; CEV).
They will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads (Revelation 22:4; NLT).
The God of love and peace will be with you (2 Corinthians 13:11; NLT).
Many thanks to my AI companion for their help in tracking down a Bible quotation I was unable to find on my own.