REFLECTIONS
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Thoughts and reflections based on my Christian convictions. Some arise from life's varied and unpredictable events . I try always to relate these things to biblical principles.
REFLECTIONS
3y ago
Holy is your Word O Lord
Holy is your Word O Lord
And in it I delight.
I read and understand it
Your precepts I recite.
They will keep me near you
Lift me up when I feel down.
That I may sing your praises
All other music drown.
In righteousness you lead me
Through pathways yet unknown
And on my journey guide me
Till I come before your throne.
Like a lamp to guide my feet
My pathways you will light,
If I Your Word obey it,
Then faith will turn to sight.
But if I should neglect your Word
And wander from the Way
&nb ..read more
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3y ago
Crippled by FEAR ?
Isaiah 41:10 ‘Fear not,for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes I will help you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
As I awoke quite early this morning, this verse came to mind. How appropriate it was too, for many reasons. May be it was no coincidence that I was being kept awake by a very heavy storm outside, with the rain beating down onto the roof closely followed by a loud clap of thunder and flashes of lightning. Finally I could make out the sound of hailstones beating down on the tiles above me l ..read more
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3y ago
BEATITUDES = beautiful attitudes by B.D.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
But the proud and evil
Spread menace about like leaven.
They shall be comforted and blessed
Who mourn their loss or sin
But woe to those who don’t acknowledge
The awful plight they’re in.
Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
But those who scoff at God’s commands
Will surely die in their mirth.
Blessed are those who thi ..read more
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4y ago
Grace
What an amazing word. Some us may use it occasionally to describe an act of kindness or for someone who accepts a difficult personal issue with acceptance. But human examples of grace or graciousness cannot be compared to the grace of God. If we mention God’s grace to the unbeliever it may sound like religious jargon as with other words such as repentance, holiness, born again, etc. It led me to imagine a debate between a doubter and God and based on Ephesians 2vs 8,9
Simply Grace.
‘God is not there, He doesn’t care.
I cannot find him anywhere.
When I need him most, where is ..read more
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4y ago
My Testimony
‘He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, ‘Titus 3v5 NIV
I love the second verse of the hymn by Francis Rowley:
‘I will sing the Wondrous story.......
v2 ‘I was lost, but Jesus found me
Found the sheep taht went astray
Threw His loving arms around me
Drew me back into His way.’
That is my testimony, short and simple and I could l ..read more
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4y ago
A meditation on the incident of God’s people crossing the river Jordan.
The Promised Land by B.Dodd
When it was time for Joshua
To possess the promised land
And take all the people with him
God gave him this command.
‘Be strong and be courageous,
And In my law delight,
Meditate upon it
Both in the day and night.’
It was God who’d chosen Moses
Forty long years before
From Pharaoh’s power to free His people
And be Egypt’s slaves no more!
Yet they moaned and groaned continually
‘ We hate it here, ‘ they’d say.
We’d be better off in Egypt
Let’s go back by the same way!’
But after for ..read more
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4y ago
God loves me. by B.D Jan 2020
God loves me . Yes it’s true!
And Yet once I never knew.
But then falling at His feet
Before the Mercy seat
On His Name I had to call
For redemption of my soul.
His forgiveness brought me healing
As before Him I was kneeling.
What He did for me that day
It’s impossible to say,
But my life was ne’er the same
No more guilt or sin or shame.
What He’s done for me , He’ll do
For every one of you.
Our prayers need not be clever
Or long and flowery ever
And repetitive ? No, never!
God deliver us from sin,
And the dreadful state we’re in.
We have tried to talk ..read more
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4y ago
‘Not by might nor by power but by my Spirit says the Lord’ Zechariah 4:6
Do we wear the right clothes?
Colossians 3:12 NIV. Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
The Bible has a lot to say about what we wear, not so much referring to the material garments but rather what our inner demeanour is really like. Peter adds this, speaking about women in the church, but equally applicable to the men 1Peter 3:3 ..read more
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5y ago
One Day by Brian
One day suffering will cease.
No more wars, no hatred
No misconceptions or mistakes.
No hurts or hurting.
One day there will be no guilt, no blame
No regret or revenge.
One day all dreams and aspirations
All hopes, all fears
Will dissolve and be no more.
One day I will fly and soar
To spirits gone before.
One day my tears will all have vanished,
Evaporated by the power and warmth of love,
And the feelings of acceptance.
One day I shall know even as II’ve been known
Where the shadows of this life are gone
Overwhelmed by Light.
One day , soon, I will know His presence ..read more
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5y ago
DEPRESSION ( what is, what it’s not, symptoms, and coming to terms with )
Most of us will be familiar with these words written and sung by Simon and Garfunkel
Hello, darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence
And going on to verse 3
And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never share No o ..read more