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In Genesis, the world was made; And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord stood by. And the angel of the Lord protested unto Joshua, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by. Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree. Zechariah 3:1-10 Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart; Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word; Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight; Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise, High King of Heaven, my victory won,
And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth. Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. Isaiah 12:1-6 A boy one day Went out to play; 'Twas in the bright spring weather. The wind and he, Right merrily, Did often play together. He made a kite Both strong and light, By long and patient trying. "The wind," thought he, "Will playful be, And help me in its flying." The wind came past; The boy ran fast; The kite rose high and higher. Hard pulled the kite, O splendid sight! It was a noble flyer. He made a boat To set afloat Upon a brooklet flowing; The March winds blew The meadow through And kept the sailboat going. So day by day In merry play The boy and wind together, Did send afloat The kite and boat Out in the wild March weather. -Marie Zetterberg For Chauncey A little bird, with feathers brown, Sat singing on a tree; That song was very soft and low, But sweet as it could be. And all the people passing by, Looked up to see the bird, Whose singing was the sweetest That ever they had heard. But all the bright eyes looked in vain, For birdie was so small; And with a modest dark brown coat, He made no show at all. "Papa, dear," little Gracie said, "Where can this birdie be? If I could only sing like that I'd sit where folks could see." "I hope my little girl will learn A lesson from that bird, And try to do what good she can- Not to be seen or heard. "This birdie is content to sit Unnoticed by the way; And sweetly sing his Master's praise, From dawn to close of day. "So live, my child, to do some good, Let life be short or long: Though others may forget your looks They'll not forget your song." -George Macdonald Jesus prayed, "That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me." John 17:21 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Galatians 5:14 If there is one thing that rings true... This world needs more love in it. Not more of religion or one's opinion.. But unity and love. Love for God our Creator and love for each other! Jesus fulfilled the law in love, through his death on the cross and resurrection. He is the only way of escape for all mankind from the curse of sin and strength to die to self, living a new life in Him! Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. I Corinthians 13:4-8 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. I Corinthians 13:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work. Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways: Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest. (Psalms 95:8-11 KJV) May we apply our hearts to know the love and grace of God. For while we were yet sinners, Christ died for the ungodly. Jesus said, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you." (John 15:1-12 KJV) "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled." (Matthew 5:6 KJV) |
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