Jesus' words below are one of the most sobering
for all who profess to follow and believe in Him
Matt.7:21-23
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’
shall enter the kingdom of heaven,
but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Many will say to Me in that day,
‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name,
cast out demons in Your name,
and done many wonders in Your name?’
And then I will declare to them,
‘I never knew you; depart from Me,
you who practice lawlessness!’
We serve best
who we love best!
We cannot conquer hate with hate.
We can only triumph over hate
with love.
Only love can abolish hate.
Love is patient and kind.
Love is not envious, boastful,
arrogant, rude, selfish,
irritable or resentful.
It does not rejoice at wrongdoing
but rejoices in the truth.
Love bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things,
endures all things.
Love never ends/fails.
1 Cor.13
Oh Lord, help us to truly love You
to truly seek your will
and truly do it!
Help us to truly love/serve you
by truly loving/serving one another!
but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
Like a pale-yellow rose, dripping with Heaven’s flawless clime
The plush hush of first light crowns the tableau of daily grind...
Like a pale yellow rose that soon fades into Today
The plush hush of first light is eclipsed by the climbing sun ...
Like a pale-yellow rose, dripping with Heaven’s flawless clime
The plush hush of first light crowns the tableau of daily grind
And rouses us to tread upon the virgin Verge of Time
Where reservoirs of mercy overflow to humankind
Hope is a beacon hung from heights we cannot scope or scale
Love grants life’s Perfect Reason to weather its toil and strife
Because we are beloved by He whose love will never fail
Goodness and mercy follow us all the days of our life
Behold the glory of the Lord who grants another day
To better love’s track record and forgive our fellowman
Lord, Lord, help us to truly love, in Jesus name we pray
Let our heart’s desire be to live love the best we can
Like a pale yellow rose that soon fades into new Today
The plush hush of first light is eclipsed by the climbing sun
Where, pray the Lord, before we rush headlong into love's fray
We pause to yield our cause to His with 'Lord, your will be done'
Janet
Martin
1 John 4:20-21
If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar.
For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen,
cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
And we have this commandment from Him:
Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
(Read the whole glorious chapter on discernment and love HERE)
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