Today’s thought – See the Lord Alone

church flowersMary’s bouquet from the Farmer’s flower garden for Sunday morning.

Good Morning

Exodus 14:13-15
And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

Have you come to the Red Sea place in your life,
Where, in spite of all you can do,
There is no way out, there is no way back,
There is no other way but through?
then wait on the Lord with a trust serene
Till the night of your fear is gone;
He will send the wind, He will heap the floods,
When He ways to your soul, “Go on.”

And His hand will lead you through–clear through–
Ere the watery walls roll down,
No foe can reach you, no wave can touch,
No mightiest sea can drown;
The tossing billows may rear their crests,
Their foam at your feet make break,
But over their bed you shall walk dry shod
In the path that your Lord will make.

In the morning watch, ‘neath the lifted cloud,
You shall see but the Lord alone,
When He leads you on from the place of the sea
To a land that you have not known;
And your fears shall pass as your foes have passed,
You shall be no more afraid;
You shall sing His praise in a better place,
A place that His hand has made.
~~~Annie Johnson

Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord . . .Today
With my prayers, desiring yours, Leslie

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Today’s thought – Fret Not!

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Good Morning

Psalm 37:1-7
A Psalm of David.
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.  For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.  And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

We’ve all been there in one way or another from time to time.
Life for most of us usually moves along at a pace
that’s marked with a routine and rhythm –
until something happens that sets us back.
A tragedy, a heartbreak, a defeat, a disappointment;
failing health, financial loss, relational stress,
or a thousand other things
that fall like Niagara into our lives without any warning.
And the worst of all is when that which is wrong wins out
over that which is right;
when those who cheat are benefited,
while those of play by the rules still lose.
We sigh, cry, cuss and fuss, groan or moan;
shaking our heads at the problem,
and sometimes our fists at God.
But wait a minute!
God is on our side.
He is for us, not against us.
King David, a man after God’s own heart,
put it in the clearest of terms.

“Fret not thyself because of evildoers,” he wrote, “neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass” (Psalm 37:1-5).

Trust. Do good. Delight. Commit.
Relatively simple steps,
with profoundly significant results.
So when the wicked succeed, remember —
it is short-lived at most. As for you,
Trust is the Lord and do good;
delight yourself in Him,
and commit your way into His care. ~~~ Rylie

Fret not . . .Today
With my prayers, desiring yours, Leslie

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