What Grace is Mine

 

LORD, I LONG FOR WHAT ONLY MY HEART CAN SEE...YOU FILL ME UP WITH FAITH'S VISION OF IMMEASURABLE AND VAST EXPANSES OF CREATION...I TOO CRY OUT, WHAT IS MY LIFE THAT YOU WOULD EVEN CONSIDER ME...

BUT MY SOUL SEE'S AND KNOWS THAT WHICH MY FLESH MIND CANNOT COMPREHEND.....AND I AM MOVED TO TAKE HOLD OF YOU...AND YOU ALONE.

YOU ARE THE SUN RISE OF MY SOUL, AND BEFORE THE SUN SETS, OR MY EYES CLOSE IN SLEEP...YOU ARE MY LAST THOUGHT, MY LAST CONSCIOUS BREATH, MY ONE DESIRE...

WHAT GRACE IS MINE, THAT YOU ARE EVEN MINDFUL OF ME...I AM YOUR HAND-MAID, YOUR SERVANT LORD...ALL THAT I AM, ALL THAT I SHALL EVER BE, MAY IT BE WORTHY OF YOU MY GOD, TO GIVE YOU GLORY AND HONOR AND PRAISE...AMEN

AUP Ambassadors, "Light Of A Million Mornings"

The Bride...The Sabbath Rest

The Bride...The Sabbath Rest


Lord, when shall I be at Sabbath Rest?...

Betrothed to you in covenant...

inter-twined in Your Lover's embrace...One.

Lost in the oneness of your Spirit,

and the love of the brethren,

where no sense of self separates my desire to minister unto You

In spirit and in Truth...

with praises that fill all galaxies with songs of rejoicing to my God.

The Touch of the Firstborn

Oh touch of the first born
begotten of God
First born of heaven
now earth He must trod
Come to a manger
From glories unknown
Come down to man
from His Father's own throne
Meek now, and lowly
this Christ child did lay
into the night, to bring us "The Day"
Angels announced Him
and pointed to way
A star shined upon Him
"It's written", they say
Now in my life time
I hear a clear Word
One from the ages to ages is heard.
If you can recieve it,
have ears that can hear
the "Ancient of Days"
is about to appear.
Come down from Glory
to rule and to reign
Come once again to
establish His name
"I Am, that I AM
Begotten that's true,
I Am, that I Am
To make all things new
To baptize with fire,
to winnow the wheat
To give those that kneel
and bow at my feet
Who turn from rebellion
in their will and way,
surrendered in heart
to all that I say
Oh sheep lost and dying,
look now and see
All that you search for
will be found in Me.
Trust me, believe me
Give me your hand
Be still now, and quiet,
I'll help you stand
My hope and my promise
is eternal, it's true
It's yours for the asking
I'm waiting for you
The touch of the "Firstborn"
is near at hand
Choose if you will, choose if you can.

HAPPY AUTUMN

I just want to wish all of you a blessed Thanksgiving Holiday....

Below is an e-mail a precious friend sent me...that says it all....

H A P P Y    A U T U M N!!!

The 7 Ups! 1. Wake Up !! Decide to have a good day. 'This is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.' Psalms 118:24 2. Dress Up !!   The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. 'The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.' I Samuel 16:7 3. Shut Up!! Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth, so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking. 'He who guards his lips guards his soul.' Proverbs 13:3 4. Stand Up!! . . . for what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything. 'Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good...' Galatians 6:9-10 5. Look Up !! . . to the Lord. 'I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me'. Philippians 4:13 6. Reach Up !! . . for something higher. 'Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path.' Proverbs 3:5-6 7. Lift Up !! . . your Prayers. 'Do not worry about anything; instead PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING.' Philippians 4:6 A POSITIVE THOUGHT If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring, and a sunrise every morning. Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He could live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart. What about the Christmas gift He sent you in Bethlehem ; not to mention that Friday at Calvary . Face it, He's crazy about you.  God answers Knee-Mail!

Key to the Christian Life

I'm sure each of you have experienced a time when it seemed like your prayers bounced off of the ceiling...
For several weeks the Holy Spirit had been dealing with me about my prayer life (He still is)... I'd pace the floor at night with thoughts that defeated me before I ever knelt down...
In the earliest of the morning hours, I once again found myself pacing...crying out...Lord, I come...I do not seem to understand how to come anymore...is it sin in my life?...Help me.
I knelt down, half expecting an answer...racing thoughts once again filled my head...analyzing, condemning, reasoning with logic...all mixed with trying to get past my own needs and the obvious need to know how to intercede...
Until I heard my name being oh so sweetly whispered, "Joy" I had an instant conscious sense of the Lord's presence...that familiar and unspeakable visit that only He makes, right on time, full of mercy and grace...
"Joy, Look up...focus...I'm right here with you...focus...be still."
With the eyes that can see only those things that are of the Spirit...I saw Him...I saw Love...patience, kindness, long suffering and so much more in His gentle smile.
"I've been here all the while, waiting for you to just focus on the fact that I'm here...waiting for you to be still...Today I have given you a key that will open up doors to peace and rest...So many times I have heard you say, "there's something missing".....and I say to you, it has been your bondage to self made goals, works, and contemplation of imagination."
"Surrender your thoughts to me...your reasoning...your manipulating control of mind that wants to make a way where there seems to be none...I Am the Way...I Am the Truth...I Am the Life...these three are but one to you, nothing else matters...Come to me, sit with me for awhile, and let us reason together, let this be the beginning of your ministry unto Me, and my revelation to you."
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