Sweet Thoughts for the Day...

II Corinthians 12:9 -

"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.  Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."

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Sweet Thoughts for the Day

"Go to the ant, thou sluggard, consider her ways, and be wise.
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Provideth her meat in the Summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?  When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep."

- Proverbs 6:6-10, KJV


"And unto the Angel of the Church of the Laodiceans, write, These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot, I would thou wert cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth:
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing: and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do no appear, and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten, be zealous therefore, and repent."

- Revelation, 3:14-19, KJV


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Sweet Thoughts for the Day

In my opinion, there's no better way to start a fresh month than a sweet thought (or two) for the day:

"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth."

- Psalms 121:1-2, KJV

"Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."
 

- Psalms 119:11, KJV

Hope you have a great October!

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RH

Sweet Thoughts for the Day

"For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness. 

For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

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.

For who is God, save the Lord and who is a rock, save our God?

God is my strength and power: and He maketh my way perfect."


- II Samuel 22:29-33



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Sweet Thoughts for the Day

"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help the;
yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."

-- Isaiah 41:10, KJV

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"Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore."

-- Psalms 16:11, KJV

"A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are His work."

-- Proverbs 16:11, KJV

"And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place His name there.

-- Deuteronomy 16:11, KJV

"Seek the Lord and his strength, seek His face continually."

-- I Chronicles 16:11, KJV

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"And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee."

-- Psalms 9:10

"The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good."

-- Proverbs 15:3

"Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established."

-- Proverbs 16:3



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"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

- Matthew 11:28-30 (KJV)

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God allows us to experience the low points of life in order 

to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way.   

 

-  C.S.Lewis

 

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Sing a Little Song ::

"The sands of time are sinking,
The dawn of heaven breaks;
The summer morn I’ve sighed for -
The fair, sweet morn awakes:
Dark, dark had been the midnight
But dayspring is at hand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel’s land.
The king there in His beauty,
Without a veil is seen:
It were a well-spent journey,
Though seven deaths lay between:
The Lamb with His fair army,
Doth on Mount Zion stand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel’s land
O Christ, He is the fountain,
The deep, sweet well of love!
The streams on earth I’ve tasted
More deep I’ll drink above:
There to an ocean fullness
His mercy doth expand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel’s land.
The bride eyes not her garment,
But her dear Bridegroom’s face;
I will not gaze at glory
But on my King of grace.
Not at the crown He giveth
But on His pierced hand;
The Lamb is all the glory
Of Emmanuel’s land.
O I am my Beloved’s
And my Beloved is mine!
He brings a poor vile sinner
Into His house of wine
I stand upon His merit -
I know no other stand,
Not e’en where glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel’s land."


Happy Tuesday!  

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A Little Motivation

London, during the Blitz.  1941

For all the down days, rough days, rainy days, and bad days -- just remember it could always be worse. 

I am continually amazed at the amount of life my grandparents or great-grandparents had endured by the time they were my age.  Or the countless millions of other faces in the world who grew up before they reached adulthood.

Before social media, television, microwave dinners, drive-throughs, virtual realities, online dating, and phones this was life.  Working hard in the field or factory.  Surviving crisis after crisis.   Waiting for hand-written letters to arrive by mail...and sometimes they came too late for their information to be useful.  Planting, growing, weeding, harvesting, milling, sifting, and finally baking, your own bread.    

If they could do it, with less amenities, less money, less of a "social presence" or "online voice", and only a handful of few close friends or family... can't we?  


"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose."

-Romans 8:28

Sweet Thoughts for the Day

In times of discouragement, suffering, or trials or tribulations, remember ::
 

"And we know all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose"

- Romans 8:28 (KJV)

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"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

- Galatians 6:7 (KJV)

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"For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.  
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?"

- Hebrew 12:6-7 (KJV)

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"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."

- Colossians 3:2 (KJV)



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Sweet Thoughts for the Day

[*As usual, I recommend that these be read in the KJV 1611 format]

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Sweet Thoughts for the Day

"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one."

- Romans 3:10, KJV

"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
- Romans 3:23, KJV

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
- Romans 6:23, KJV

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
- Romans 10:13, KJV

"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name;"
- John 1:12, KJV

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
- I John 1:9, KJV

"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise...not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
- II Peter 3:9, KJV

"...choose you this day whom ye will serve...but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
- Joshua 24:15, KJV



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Sweet Thoughts for the Day

"The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust."

-Ruth 2:12, KJV

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"Have I not commanded thee?  Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."

-Joshua 1:9, KJV

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Sweet Thoughts for the Day

"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." 

       - Isaiah 53:5, KJV

"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"

        - John 1:12, KJV

"For God so love the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
He that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."

       - John 3:16-18, KJV

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Sweet Thoughts for the Day

"More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb."  - Psalms 19:10, KJV

[the they mentioned in the above verse is defined as: the law of the Lord and the testimony of the Lord, v. 7, the statutes of the Lord and the commandment of the Lord, v. 8, and the fear of the Lord and the judgements of the Lord, v. 9]

"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies."  - Proverbs 31:10, KJV

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"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou annointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever."

-Psalms 23, KJV


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Sweet Thoughts For the Day

"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time."

- I Timothy 2:1-6, KJV

Sweet Thoughts for the Day

I was reading today and came across these verses:

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."
(1 Peter 1:3-5, KJV)


"He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.  
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."
(1 John 5:12-13, KJV)


"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and he shall direct thy paths."
(Proverbs 3:5-6, KJV)



Have a great Tuesday!

RH