Wash Thee

Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.  Isaiah 1:16-17

Du Prix

Il les affranchira de l'oppression et de la violence, Et leur sang aura du prix à ses yeux.  Psaumes 72:14

The Branch

 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The Branch; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord:  Zechariah 6:12

Porch

And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.  Acts 5:12

These Three

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.  1 John 5:7

The Day After Christmas

The day after Christmas Is a day of broken toys, opened boxes, Torn packages, threads of ribbon galore, The surprises all over, thank yous all said.

A long time coming and so soon gone! But, when Jesus Christ is born in your hearts, There are no sad days after, No waiting a year, No putting away the thank yous For another twelve months.

Every day is Christmas When the Savior lives within, The same today as yesterday. Each day brings fresh gifts from above, Not a holiday but a holy day.

And we are not merely the recipients, We give because He gave, We love because He loved, And we want to share Him with everybody. Once-a-year Christmas On the calendar is precious, But there is no ‘day after’ When we cannot say, ‘Christ dwelleth in me.’

- Vance Havner

Mary, Did You Know?

Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy would one day walk on water?

Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy would save our sons and daughters?

Did you know that your Baby Boy has come to make you new?

This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you.

Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy will give sight to a blind man?

Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy will calm the storm with His hand?

Did you know that your Baby Boy has walked where angels trod? When you kiss your little Baby you kissed the face of God?

Mary did you know? The blind will see. The deaf will hear. The dead will live again. The lame will leap. The dumb will speak The praises of The Lamb.

Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy is Lord of all creation? Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy would one day rule the nations? Did you know that your Baby Boy is heaven's perfect Lamb? The sleeping Child you're holding is the great "I am"

- Mark Lowery

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.  John 8:58

A Child is Born

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.  Isaiah 9:6

Good Tidings

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.  Luke 2:10

Clothed Upon

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:  2 Corinthians 5:2

Love Appeared

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,  Titus 3:4

Spirit and Truth

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.  John 4:24

Moderation

Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.  Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.  Philippians 4:4-5

Engravings

It is because we have such shallow views of God's love that we have such defective views of God's dealings. We blindly interpret the symbols of His providence because we so imperfectly read the engravings of His heart.  When we can't trace His hand, we must trust His heart! - Octavius Winslow

Cones

I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:  Isaiah 41:19

T.G.I.F.

T.G.I.F. = Thank God I'm Forgiven

What Every Man Has

What does every man have, some longer or shorter than others and they give it to their wife?

Answer:

A Last Name.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.  1 Peter 3:7

Words of Prophecy

And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.  Revelation 22:19

Household

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;  Ephesians 2:19

Wisdom and Understanding

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.  The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.  Proverbs 3:18-19

Shoes

Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.  Acts 7:33

Encamped

And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.  Zechariah 9:8

Frozen

The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.  Job 38:30

Believe on Him

Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.  1 Timothy 1:16

Reckless Abandon

I have one desire now; to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.

- Elisabeth Elliot

Cup of Salvation

I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.  Psalm 116:13

Evermore

Rejoice evermore.  1 Thessalonians 5:16

Morsels

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?  Psalm 147:17

Milk N Cookies

He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.  Judges 5:25

Believe

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Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.  John 14:1

Love Came Down

If my heart is overwhelmed and I cannot hear Your voice; I'll hold on to what is true though I cannot see.

If the storms of life they come and the road ahead gets steep; I will lift these hands in faith I will believe.

I remind myself of all that You've done, And the life I have because of Your Son.

Love came down and rescued me Love came down and set me free; Now I am Yours I am forever Yours.

Mountain high or valley low I sing out remind my soul; I am Yours I am forever Yours.

When my heart is filled with hope when every promise comes my way;
When I feel Your hands of grace rest upon me.

Staying desperate for You God Staying humbled at Your feet; I will lift these and praise I will believe.

I am Yours I am Yours all my days I am Yours.

- Brian Johnson

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10-11

Sun of Righteousness

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.  Micah 4:2

Sprinkled

Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.  Hebrews 9:20-21

Heart Knowledge

An ounce of heart knowledge is worth more than a ton of head learning!  - Charles H. Spurgeon

A Full Reward

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.  2 John 8

Reason Together

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.  Isaiah 1:18

Bearing Fruit

And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.  2 Kings 19:30

Reproved

But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.  Ephesians 5:13

Every Grass

Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.  Zechariah 10:1

Chansons

Regarde quand ils sont assis et quand ils se lèvent: Je suis l'objet de leurs chansons. Lamentations 3:63

No Fear

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.  Hebrews 13:6

Both

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.  Psalm 4:8

Bottles

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.  Mark 2:22

Alive Unto God

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Romans 6:11

Studying

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.  2 Timothy 2:15

One Accord

Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow.  So one hundred worshipers met together, each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they could possibly be, were they to become 'unity' conscious and turn their eyes away from God to strive for closer fellowship.   - A.W. Tozer

Jar

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.  2 Corinthians 4:7

Casement

For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,  Proverbs 7:6

Thinks

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.  Galatians 6:3

Gatherings

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.  1 Corinthians 16:2