Be Thou My Vision

"Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You.” Psalm 63:3 This verse convicted me today. I do not praise Him enough. Too often I complain rather than thanking the Lord. How many loving kindnesses can I count for today? His mercy is everlasting. He is patient with me. He gives me each breath. He designed my heart and keeps it beating, 24/7. He intercedes for me. He sends beautiful people into my life to encourage me. He gives me hope for tomorrow. Do you know Him as your Savior? He created you to be YOU! There is no one else in the world with your life history, your personality, your hopes, your dreams and your gifts. He loves you more than anyone else. He knows your struggles and the tears you cry when no one else is there. The Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, came from the highest heavens down to planet earth. He came to die a cruel death on a cross. Why? Because our sins separate us from a Holy God. He is sinless and pure. Jesus Christ is the only Mediat

In the last few weeks I heard two Bible messages. One was all about the fruit of the Spirit. Do our lives show the fruit of the Spirit?  The second was an exhortation to consider our ways, how many souls have we seen come to the Lord in 2020? or 2021? Are we looking for opportunities to share the Gospel with others?  "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,    gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law." Galatians 5:22-23   " Then the word of the  Lord  came by Haggai the prophet, saying,    “ Is it  time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this  [ a ] temple  to lie  in ruins?”    Now therefore, thus says the  Lord  of hosts:  “Consider your ways!" Haggai 1:3-5 

 

I was asked this question: Do you believe where there's life, there's hope?"  Yes, I do. A beating heart signifies life. I just read an article about a woman who has been termed "brain-dead." Because she does not have brain activity that can be measured by a machine, and since she is listed as an organ donor, most doctors would say there is no hope and her organs should be taken to save someone else's life. But if her heart is beating, she is still alive. There is still hope that she could revive. I was walking in our back garden today and I saw clusters of daffodils in the fresh snow. They had buds. The buds, were encrusted with snow. They could have been frozen. Some would say, "There is no hope, the flowers are dead." Others might say, "No, they could still be revived and bloom."  Now, back to the woman lying in the hospital bed. Another girl lay, dead on a bed. She lived in a middle eastern country. A prophet was called for. One who wa