Category: Knowing God More

Thy Hands: My Hands

9/27/2014

Lord, when I am weary with toiling,
And burdensome seem Thy commands,
If my load should lead to complaining,
Lord, show me Thy Hands, –
Thy nail-pierced Hands, Thy cross-torn Hands
My Saviour, show me Thy Hands.

Christ, if ever my footsteps should falter,
And I be prepared for retreat,
If desert or thorn cause lamenting,
Lord, show me Thy Feet, --
Thy bleeding Feet, Thy nail-scarred Feet
My Jesus, show me Thy Feet
O God, dare I show Thee
MY hands and MY feet?

~Brenton Thoburn Badley

A wonderful passage of Scripture to read with this poem is Psalm 22.

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The Breath of Life: When God Gives It and When He Takes It Away

8/27/2014

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From a Mother's Heart - a touching post written by Mrs. Knickerbocker. She and her husband are missionaries to Burkino Faso and arrived there very recently. Due to complications of pregnancy, labor was induced a couple of weeks early. The baby seemed very healthy, but the Lord called him home to Heaven only two hours after he was born.

"From a Mother's Heart" expresses her response to God when He chose to take away from her newborn son the breath of life.

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The Time to Trust

7/21/2014

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The Time to Trust

When is the time to trust?
Is it when all is calm,
When waves the victor’s palm,
And life is one glad psalm
Of joy and praise?
Nay! But the time to trust
Is when the waves beat high,
When the storm clouds fill the sky,
And prayer is one long cry,
O help and save!

When is the time to trust?
Is it when friends are true?
Is it when comforts woo,
And in all we say and do
We meet but praise?
Nay! But the time to trust
Is when we stand alone,
And summer birds have flown,
And every prop is gone,
All else but God.

What is the time to trust?
Is it some future day,
When you have tried your way,
And learned to trust and pray
By bitter woe?
Nay! But the time to trust
Is when our joy is fled,
When sorrow bows the head,
And all is cold and dead,
All else but God.

~Author unknown; poem found on p. 216 of Streams in the Desert,
©1925 by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman

"As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried:
he is a buckler to all them that trust in him."
II Samuel 22:31

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Songs in the Night

6/7/2014

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“Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night.” (Job 35:10b)

"The strength of the vessel can be demonstrated only by the hurricane, and the power of the Gospel can be fully shown only when the Christian is subjected to some fiery trial. If God would make manifest the fact that He 'giveth songs in the night,' He must first make it night."
~William Taylor

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All That Night

6/4/2014

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“The LORD caused the sea to go back… all that night.” (Exodus 14:21)

All That Night

“All that night” the Lord was working,
Working in the tempest blast,
Working with the swelling current,
Flooding, flowing, free and fast.

“All that night” God’s children waited –
Hearts, perhaps in agony –
With the enemy behind them,
And, in front, the cruel sea.

“All that night” seemed blacker darkness
Than they ever saw before,
Though the light of God’s own presence
Near them was, and sheltered o’er.

“All that night” that weary vigil
Passed; the day at last did break,
And they saw that God was working
"All that night” a path to make.

“All that night,” O child of sorrow,
Canst thou not thy heartbreak stay?
Know thy God in darkest midnight
Works, as well as in the day.

~L.S.P.

found on p. 168 in Streams in the Desert , © 1925 by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman

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Spring Clean Out Your Heart

4/22/2014

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Spring is a time to Spring clean and de-clutter your house. It is about seeing new life bud and begin again and it is a good bit about change. Well my thought for today is: Why not Spring clean out your heart? Dig out any dirt from the past season that is clouding up the fresh start your spirit needs. Open up the windows of your heart. Let the breeze in and sing about the new found joy inside your heart. Make it fresh and clear and ready to take on another season in your life!

~by Katy W.

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Stillness in Affliction

4/9/2014

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“Their strength is to sit still.” (Isaiah 30:7b)

                In affliction and trial, our first response is often to seek for a way out. We have a sense that we must do something to fix the trouble. To us, action seems the best thing. But God bids us to “sit still.” In Psalm 46:10, He says, “Be still, and know that I am God.”

                Worry and fretting do not solve any problems. They only cause us to dwell on them. Dwelling on problems leads to depression. Fretting is of no use because, no matter how much effort we may put into it, we cannot make one hair black or white (Matthew 5:36), or add height to our stature (Matthew 6:27), or control the number of hairs on our heads (Matthew 10:30). How then could we expect to control our circumstances?

                The apostle Peter encourages, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” (I Peter 5:7) And Psalm 37:7 tells us, “Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him.”

                Peter also urges, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” (I Peter 5:8)

                If we fret instead of resting in the Lord and casting our care upon Him; if we try to fix things ourselves rather than being still, this gives more chance for the devil to tempt. He plants seeds of worry in our hearts. These seeds sprout and grow and crowd out contentment and devour our peace.

                God wants us to cast our care on Him and be still. This is one way to guard against the attacks of the devil. Peter continues, “Whom resist stedfast in the faith…” Why? “…knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.” (I Peter 5:9)

                No affliction is unique to us. Our brothers and sisters throughout the world suffer in the same way. Therefore we must be strong. And our strength is found in sitting still.

                Also, our affliction has a purpose. Peter goes on to explain God’s purpose for suffering, “But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.” (I Peter 5:10)

                The end result of affliction and suffering is spiritual maturity. Resting in and waiting on God in time of trial allows God to make us perfect and strong and firmly established in the faith.

                “For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.” (Isaiah 30:15a)

                Peter concludes his thoughts by saying, “To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” (I Peter 5:11)

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Waiting on God Brings Wisdom

3/27/2014

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Remember To Pray About It First

I have been learning discernment and praying about something first before plugging forward even if it's for a good cause {see 2 Kings 9-10 for an example}.

Read:

2 Kings 9-10, Matthew 6:33; 7:7; Luke 12:31

Ask God to help you to slow down, seek His will and don't do anything outside of His will! Ask God what He would do and follow His leading.

God wants you to be smart and to be wise; ask God before doing anything!

~ Katy W.

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Matthew 6:33

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The Best Man Alive!

3/18/2014

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Some passages of Scripture to consider and a short thought by my friend Katy W.:

Matthew 11-12
Matthew 4:18-19
Matthew 5 and 6
Matthew 8:12
Matthew 9:9-13
Mark 13
Mark 16:15-18
John 2
John 13:1-9

… Jesus always said 'follow me' when He chose his friends/disciples.
Thought it was just more proof that He is the best man alive!

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Have you followed Jesus? If not, why not today?

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A Disciple of Depth

3/4/2014

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This post has been written by my friend, Katy W. From time to time, she will be sharing with us the things the Lord has taught her as she walks with Him. May you be blessed by these short devotional thoughts.

A Disciple of Depth

"1Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world." I John 4:1-3

"5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error." (I John 4:5-6)

"9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 11For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds." II John 1:9-11)

Don't believe everything you hear. Be willing to do some research. Dare to go beneath the surface!

Research what you believe in and why you believe in it!

Ask God to help you be a disciple of depth!

Doctrine: A set of ideas or beliefs that are taught or believed to be true!
What do you and I believe in?

~ by Katy W.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. II Timothy 2:15

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Hello! My name is Connie, and I live in North Carolina. The Lord has blessed me with wonderful parents, a wonderful sister, and a great church family . The past two years have been difficult in many ways, but God has been with me all the way.

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