The Shining Light

The people who walk in darkness

Will see a great light;

Those who live in a dark land,

The light will shine on them. 

You shall increase their gladness;

They will be glad in Your presence

As with the gladness of harvest,

As men rejoice when they divide the spoil. 

For You shall break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders,

The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian. 

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;

And the government will rest on His shoulders;

And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. 

There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,

On the throne of David and over his kingdom,

To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness

From then on and forevermore 

The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.

~Taken from Isaiah 9:2-7

Light Shining in Darkness

I have come as a 

light to shine 

in this dark world, 

so that all who 

put their trust in me 

will no longer 

remain in the darkness. 

~John 12:46

Believe in the light 

while there is still time; 

then you will

become children 

of the light.” 

After saying these things, 

Jesus went away and was hidden from them. 

~John 12:36

Giving Thanks

O LORD, You are my God;
I will exalt You,
I will give thanks to Your name;
For You have worked wonders,
Plans formed long ago,
with perfect faithfulness.
~Isaiah 25:1

A House Filled With Laughter...

Then our mouth
was filled with laughter
And our tongue with joyful shouting;
Then they said among the nations,
“The LORD has done
great things for them.”
~Psalm 126:2

Those who sow in tears
shall reap with joyful shouting.
~Psa. 126:5

He Rides Across The Heavens...

“There is no one
like the God of Israel.
He rides across
the heavens to help you,
across the skies
in majestic splendor.
~Duet. 33:26

White Robes

“Come now, let us argue this out,” says the LORD.
“No matter how deep the stain of your sins, I can remove it.
I can make you as clean as freshly fallen snow.
Even if you are stained as red as crimson,
I can make you as white as wool.
~Is. 1:18
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count,
from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues,
standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes,
and palm branches were in their hands;
~Rev. 7:9
Then one of the elders answered, saying to me,
“These who are clothed in the white robes,
who are they, and where have they come from?”
I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me,
“These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation,
and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
“For this reason, they are before the throne of God;
and they serve Him day and night in His temple;
and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
“They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun beat down on them,
nor any heat; for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd,
and will guide them to springs of the water of life;
and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”
~Rev. 7:14-17

Fly Away

"Some glad morning when this life is o'er, I'll fly away;
To a home on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away (I'll fly away).

I'll fly away, Oh Glory
I'll fly away; (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away (I'll fly away)"
~ Alfred E. Brumley

God Finger Paints

"You know God...
Paints every color on a butterfly
with His fingers"
~Emily, in The Ultimate Gift

Teaching Along the Road...

“You shall therefore impress these words of mine on your heart
and on your soul; and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand,
and they shall be as frontals on your forehead.
“You shall teach them to your sons,
talking of them when you sit in your house
and when you walk along the road
and when you lie down and when you rise up.
“You shall write them on the doorposts of your house
and on your gates,
so that your days
and the days of your sons
may be multiplied
on the land which the LORD
swore to your fathers to give them,
as long as the heavens remain above the earth.
~Deut. 11:18-21

The Bride

Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls

containing the seven last plagues came and said to me,
“Come with me! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
So he took me in spirit to a great, high mountain,
and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem,
descending out of heaven from God.
It was filled with the glory of God
and sparkled like a precious gem,
crystal clear like jasper.
~Rev. 21:9-11

Everlasting Joy Upon Their Heads

For waters will break forth in the wilderness

And streams in the Arabah.
The scorched land will become a pool
And the thirsty ground springs of water;
In the haunt of jackals, its resting place,
Grass becomes reeds and rushes.
And the ransomed of the LORD will return
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
With everlasting joy upon their heads.
They will find gladness and joy,
And sorrow and sighing will flee away.
-Is. 35:6-7 & 10

Lord May I Be Radiant

“No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket.
Instead, it is put on a lampstand to give light to
all who enter the room.
Your eye is a lamp for your body.
A pure eye lets sunshine into your soul.
But an evil eye shuts out the light and plunges you into darkness.
Make sure that the light you think you have is not really darkness.
If you are filled with light, with no dark corners,
then your whole life will be radiant,
as though a floodlight is shining on you.”
-Luke 11:33-36

A cheerful look brings joy to the heart;
good news makes for good health.
-Prov. 15:30

“...anyone who belongs to Christ
has become a new person.
The old life is gone;
a new life has begun!”
-2 Corin. 5:17

Your Light...

“Is this not the fast which I choose,
To loosen the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the bands of the yoke,
And to let the oppressed go free
And break every yoke?
“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry
And bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the naked, to cover him;
And not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
“Then your light will break out like the dawn,
And your recovery will speedily spring forth;
And your righteousness will go before you;
The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
“Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
You will cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you remove the yoke from your midst,
The pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness,
And if you give yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
Then your light will rise in darkness
And your gloom will become like midday.
“And the LORD will continually guide you,
And satisfy your desire in scorched places,
And give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.
-Is. 58:6-11

Oh, the joys of those
who do not follow the advice of the wicked,
or stand around with sinners,
or join in with scoffers.
But they delight in doing everything the LORD wants;
day and night they think about his law.
They are like trees planted along the riverbank,
bearing fruit each season without fail.
Their leaves never wither,
and in all they do, they prosper.
-Psalm 1:1-3

I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness,
Because You have seen my affliction;
You have known the troubles of my soul,
And You have not given me over
into the hand of the enemy;
You have set my feet in a large place.
-Psalm 31:7&8

Arise, shine;
for your light has come,
And the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
-Is. 60:1

THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH
AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father.
-Matt. 13:43

Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls;
All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.
-Psalm 42:7

One Nation, Under God...With Liberty...

Live as free men,

but do not use your freedom as a cover‑up for evil;

live as servants of God.

1 Peter 2:16

Then if my people who are called by my name

will humble themselves and pray

and seek my face

and turn from their wicked ways,

I will hear from heaven

and will forgive their sins

and heal their land.

-2 Ch. 7:14

Then everyone will see the Son of Man

arrive on the clouds
with great power and glory.
-Mark 13:26

“Come now, let us reason together,”
says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red as crimson,
they shall be like wool."

-Isa. 1:18

"...Jesus said, "It is finished!"

Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit."

In this Friday before Father's Day I was thinking on the hard job of being a dad, a husband, a man in general and then my mind went to what Jesus did for us on the cross. A free gift of salvation and a way for us to be in relation with an all powerful God who tells us that His strength is made perfect in our weakness. (2 Chr. 12:9)

So, fall on the cross of Christ where all the work was finished and Jesus tells us that His yoke is easy and His burden is light. (Matt. 11:29-30)

Happy Father's Day with love to my Dad!

"So I tell you, don't worry about everyday life-

whether you have enough food, drink, and clothes.

Doesn't life consist of more than food and clothing?

Matt. 6:25

"And why worry about your clothes?

Look at the lilies and how they grow.

They don't work or make their clothing,
yet Solomon in all his glory was not

dressed as beautifully as they are.
And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers

that are here today and gone tomorrow,

won't he more surely care for you? "

Matt. 6: 28-30

Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem!

Rejoice in the Lord your God!

For the rains he sends are an expression of his grace.

Once more the autumn rains will come,

as well as the rains of spring.

Joe. 2:23

"Look! Here I stand at the door and knock. If you hear me calling and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal as friends."
Rev. 3:20(NLT)

Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

They said to one another, "Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?"

Luke 24:31-32

Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship,

for they will walk in the light of your presence, LORD.

Psalm 89:15

“But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture."Mal. 4:2

Hear, my son, and accept my sayingsAnd the years of your life will be many. I have directed you in the way of wisdom;I have led you in upright paths. When you walk, your steps will not be impeded;And if you run, you will not stumble. -Prov. 4:10-12

The Lord has done amazing things in my life,

one of which is to bless me with some photos

that are inspirations straight from Him.

With this blog I hope to share the inspirations.

Prints can be made of these images so

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