Victory...

For sin is the sting that results in death, 

and the law gives sin its power. 

How we thank God, 

who gives us victory over sin and death through Jesus Christ our Lord! 

So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and steady, 

always enthusiastic about the Lord’s work, 

for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. 

~1Corinthians 15:56-58

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