God sits above the circle of the earth (Isaiah 40:22; NLT).
God above us,
Brooding, wise:
You hear each cry of grief,
Each breath.
God beside us,
Here on earth:
You give all beings
Life and death.
God in every
Heart and soul:
You are our pearl,
Our King of kings.
God amongst us,
We are one:
Please shelter us
Beneath your wings.
Let me live forever in your sanctuary, safe beneath the shelter of your wings (Psalm 61:4; NLT).
Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life” (John 8:12; NLT).
Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you (Matthew 7:7; NLT).
Seek light
In the heart of the gospel;
Find hope
In the heart of God’s Word.
Seek faith
In the heart of the gospel;
Find peace
In the heart of the Lord.
Seek joy
In the heart of the gospel;
Find strength
In the heart of God’s Son.
Seek life
In the heart of the gospel;
Find truth there –
In Christ we are one.
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me” (John 14:6; NLT).
I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one (John 17:22; NLT).
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In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it (John 1:1-5; NLT).
We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life (1 John 1:1; NLT).
I have put my hope in your word (Psalm 119:74; NLT).
The LORD is peace (Judges 6:24; NLT).
God’s word lives in your hearts (1 John 2:14; NLT).
No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us (John 1:18; NLT).
This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us (1 John 1:2; NLT).
Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up (John 2:19; NLT).
In just three days I’ll rise again,
And you will see my joyful face.
You’ll touch my wounds,
And hear my voice again,
And know my grace.
In just three days I will rebuild
My temple in your flesh and blood.
I’ll heal your heart,
And mend your broken spirit
With my love.
In just three days you’ll see again
My way, my truth, my shining light.
Then we’ll be one
For evermore –
And you will share my life.
I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! (Philippians 3:8-11; NLT).
Rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory (1Peter 4:13; CSB).
Reading: John 20:24-9; NLT.
People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7; NLT).
People judge by outward appearance –
But God sees our minds.
People judge by outward appearance –
But God knows our hearts.
People judge by outward appearance –
But God loves our souls.
People judge by outward appearance –
But God shares our lives.
In all their suffering he also suffered, and he personally rescued them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them through all the years (Isaiah 63:9; NLT).
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You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night (Psalm 17:3; NLT).
Whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you (Matthew 12:35-7; NLT).
I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations (Ezekiel 36:26-7; NLT).
He loves us with unfailing love (Psalm 117:2; NLT).
In him we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28, NIV).
There is …one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all (Ephesians 4:5-6; NLT).
Keep watch and pray (Matthew 26:41; NLT).
Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD (Psalm 27:14; NLT).
Watching,
Waiting,
Finding,
Caring.
Hearing,
Seeing,
Meeting,
Sharing.
Walking,
Talking,
Lending,
Giving.
Helping,
Serving,
Loving –
Living.
Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me (Matthew 25:40; NIV).
Anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love (1 John 4:8; NLT).
I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full (John 10:10; NIV).
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The fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control (Galatians 5:22-3; AMP).
Love your neighbour as yourself (Leviticus 19:18; NLT).
Love the stranger (Deuteronomy 10:19; NKJV).
Show love to foreigners (Deuteronomy 10:19; NLT).
Love your enemies (Matthew 5:44; NLT).
LORD, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I don’t concern myself with matters too great or too awesome for me to grasp. Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself, like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk. Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me (Psalm 131:1-2; NLT).
I don’t need to move,
Or think,
Or speak.
I don’t need to wait,
Or pray,
Or seek.
I don’t need to hope,
Or sigh,
Or search.
I don’t need to weep,
Or grieve,
Or thirst –
Because you are here!
We meet,
And kiss.
I rest in your love,
Your peace,
Your bliss.
My Lord and my God!
My task
Is done –
You’re here, in my heart,
And we
Are one.
So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him (Luke 15:20; NLT).
Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him (Philippians 3:8-9; NLT).
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The person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him (1 Corinthians 6:17; NLT).
Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
My beloved is mine and I am his (Song of Songs 2:16; NIV).
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God (Ephesians 3:19; NLT).
Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him (Luke 24:31; NLT).
Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light” (Matthew 11:28-30; NLT).
This blog describes what I experienced in prayer yesterday morning.
His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light (Matthew 17:2; NLT).
You flood me
With your inner light,
And warm me
With your blissful sun.
You overwhelm me
With your love –
Our spirits join:
And we are one.
The person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him (1 Corinthians 6:17; NLT).
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Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
My beloved is mine and I am his (Song of Songs 2:16; NIV).
In prayer on Easter Day, I suddenly saw that since Christ’s death on the cross he is resurrected in our bodies, minds, hearts and souls. All we need to do is to recognise him.
Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him (Luke 24:31; NLT; my emphasis).
My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings (Philippians 3:10; CSB).
Your resurrection, Lord,
Is in each soul –
You are the God who died
To make us whole.
Living within our hearts and minds
You weep –
Sharing our sorrows
When the way is steep.
Here, in our flesh and blood
You make us One –
One with each other,
And with you, God’s Son.
You are the King of kings
Whose love is sweet –
You are the One
Who makes our lives complete.
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God (Ephesians 3:19; NLT).
Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
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Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world (John 16:33; NLT).
Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup and be baptized with my baptism of suffering” (Mark 10:39; NLT).
Rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory (1Peter 4:13; CSB).
I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! (Philippians 3:8-11; NLT).
Don’t you know that your bodies are a part of Christ’s body? (1 Corinthians 6:15; CSB).
We have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16; NLT).
I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations (Ezekiel 36:26-7; NLT).
The person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him (1 Corinthians 6:17; NLT).
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With love from Ruth xxx
Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last. Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!” (Mark 15:37-9; NKJV).
There is no veil!
I’m at your side –
My arms are strong;
My heart is wide.
There is no door!
I’m here with you –
And every word I speak
Is true.
There is no gate!
I am your soul –
The breath of God
Which makes you whole.
There is no cross!
I live in you –
Through all you think, feel, say,
And do.
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me” (John 14:6; NLT).
Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
References
Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing (John 15:5; NLT).
I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them (John 17:26; NLT).
The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (Genesis 2:7; KJV).
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? (1 Corinthians 6:19; NLT).
Is not all human life a struggle? (Job 7:1; NLT).
How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? (Psalm 13:2; NLT).
When you struggle:
I am near.
When you suffer:
I am here –
Sharing all your
Grief and pain –
Come, be one with me
Again!
The person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him (1 Corinthians 6:17; NLT).
References
Though the Lord gave you adversity for food and suffering for drink, he will still be with you to teach you (Isaiah 30:20; NLT).
I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb (Jeremiah 1:5; NLT).
The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul Genesis 2:7; KJV).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
Reading: Philippians 3:8-11.