Seek My Face

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If You Love the LORD

If you love the Lord, you will love His will for you

Instead of questions why, there'll be praise for all He brings you through

If you love the Lord, you will love His holy commands

Delight yourself in them, and everything you do will surely stand

We are His workmanship created for good works in Christ

He calls us to offer up ourselves a living sacrifice

Well, if you love the Lord, His discipline you won't despise

Cause it will prove to you, that you're a Child in His eyes

And if you love the Lord, you'll seek His face with all your heart

And even when you're old, from His holy place you won't depart

We are His workmanship created for good works in Christ

He calls us to offer up ourselves a living sacrifice

We are His workmanship created for good works in Christ

He calls us to offer up ourselves a living sacrifice

If You Love the Lord, by Keith Green

These words have been running through my mind for days! I love this message. I want to shout it to all the world! To all the church!

"Instead of questions why, there'll be praise for all He brings you through."

"His discipline you won't despise 'cause it will prove to you that you're a child in His eyes."

So good. So true.

Nevada

Hot, dry desert land. Crisp, clear water.

Beautiful sunset. And a sky full of stars.

Walker River Resort was nice.

Nana liked the farm country up against the Sierras so much that we teased her about becoming a mail-order bride and living on a big Nevada ranch.

I told her I would come visit. :)

Springtime Tidepool Fun

Boredom

I firmly believe the word is not to come from any true believer's mouth, much less be an attitude of his heart and mind. It grieves me to hear young people, even young adults whining, "I'm bored..."What does God say about it?
"Rejoice always, Pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. " 1 Thess. 5:16-18
Does this leave ANY space for boredom?
Do you sometimes wonder what the Lord's will is for you? This verse states it clearly. This is the beginning of His will for you; pursue these things!



Elisabeth Elliot, in her book Discipline, writes:
"I once heard a formula guaranteed to prevent boredom.
It is to have

1. Something to do
2. Someone to love
3. Something to look forward to

"The Christian has all these things in Christ: work, a Master, a hope.
How easily we forget this. One of the results of the Fall is that we lose sight of the meaning of things and begin to see the world as dull and opaque, instead of charged with glory."



In the light of our Lord and His salvation, even the smallest tasks take on a glorious meaning. Again and again God's Word makes it clear that everything is worthwhile if done as unto the Lord. "Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."

Also, we are told that God has prepared good works for us, which we should walk in. Just like the Israelites entering the promise land, He tells us, "Here is My great plan for you, full of milk and honey and all manner of sweetness, walled cities and giants to conquer (It is I who fight for you; do not be afraid), therefore GO! Every bit of soil that you place you foot upon is yours, take it all! Be strong and of good courage; I have given you this land which I swore to give you."

So we enter in and begin to walk; we keep walking and never stop.

"I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."

May every day be sweeter as you pursue our precious King Jesus.

A Challenge and a Question (For the Women)

"Girls, your beauty should come not from time spent in front of the mirror, but rather from time spent in front of the mirror of the Word of God."

-alistair begg

And in light of God's Word, and specifically what He requires of women, here is a question:

What are the eight things that God requires of a woman, which if she does not obey she is guilty of blaspheming the word of God?

do it again

"Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, "Do it again" to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again" to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we."

-G.K. Chesterton

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poured forth

“Measure thy life by loss and not by gain

Not by wine drunk but by wine poured forth;

For love’s strength standeth in love’s sacrifice,

And he who suffereth most hath most to give.”
-Ugo Bassi

The Goal

"Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is.

Missions exists because worship doesn't."

- John Piper

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I had not quite thought of it that way before, but it's true. God created us to worship Him.

This is our purpose.

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"But you are a chosen generation,

a royal priesthood,

a holy nation,

His own special people,

that you may proclaim the praises of Him

who called you out of darkness

into His marvelous light;

who once were not a people

but now are the people of God,

who had not obtained mercy

but now have obtained mercy."

-1 Peter 2:9-10

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However, as we worship the One who has called us out of darkness,

we come to realize that

there is a place where He is not worshipped.

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"the principle of the Gospel is this:

the Gospel always brings life to the receiver,

and death to the giver."

-jackie pullenger

ouch

"Christians don't tell lies;

they just go to church and sing them."

- A.W. Tozer