Jesus, the indescribable beautiful rose of Sharon always  understands us,

with no agenda other than to love us, all the while conforming us into the image

of Himself. Ahhh what an honor, what a blessing, precious church of Jesus Christ

that He always loves us, that He always understands.We need nothing more!

May our hearts

be set on all the

ceaseless and

immeasurable

riches we have in

Jesus Christ, our Lord!

So fill us with Jesus Christ

so that there is no room

for anyone or anything

else except Christ, Himself!

Divine and holy

joy is the knowledge that

our loving, perfect,

omniscient and omnipotent

God is in control of our lives.

Count it all joy.

Count it all joy

when blessings are sent,

Count it all joy!

Count it all joy

when trials are sent.

Count it all joy.

Count it all joy

when because of our

love for Jesus Christ

persecution is sent.

Count it all joy.

Count it all joy

when we suffer

for Christ’s sake

Count it all joy.

Count it all joy

whatever our

loving God

chooses to

send our way.

Count it all joy.

Count it all joy

when sorrows are sent.

Count it all joy.

Count it all joy

for Christ is our

potter and we are

His delighted in

and beloved clay.

Count it all joy!

May we because

of our love and

trust in our precious

Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

with full assurance in our

hearts, souls, minds

always be able to

continuously say,

“Count it all joy.”

When death comes to those we love.

May we in our deep grief and sorrow

know that those who truly know

Jesus Christ as Lord, death for them

is truly a victorious door of hope to the life

they have always dreamed.  Oh yes we grieve

but with the eternal reality that one day we will

not only see our Savior face to face but we will see

them again on Heaven’s shore with beautiful,

perfected eternal bodies worshiping our Savior

while they live in the wonder and beauty of a Heavenly

city, whose light is the glory and love of our Triune God.

Oh they will be waiting for you and me in the gem studded

celestial city to welcome us into Heaven’s incomprehensible,

exquisite splendors when it is time for our earthly journey to

come to a close. Oh they will be there dear ones. They will be

there waiting, watching, worshipping, and joyfully living in

Holy, jubilant, exuberant wonder as they expectantly

wait to welcome all they know and love, home!

When we look more like the

world than Jesus Christ,

King of Glory,creator, author

and sustainer of all beauty

and all our bountiful blessings,

oh how our Savior must weep!

Ahhh children of grace

whenever verbal wounds

of shame and humiliation

are inflicted upon a child

of the living God, may

we as His royal heirs

step back and

breathe in the

loveliness of Christ

and breathe out

as our response

the beauty and

gentle tenderness

of Jesus Christ!

Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Hebrews 4:14-15 (KJV)

Inasmuch then as we have a great High Priest Who has [already] ascended and passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession [of faith in Him].

For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning.

Hebrews 4:14-15 (AMP)

Let us hold on to our most precious faith in Jesus Christ, the Lord

until our Savior comes or until he take us triumphantly home.

For our precious Savior’s righteousness exceeds our own.

For His precious costly cross procures salvation when

accepted and believed and has brought this sinner to her

knees in humble, joyful, thankful gratitude and praise.

For Jesus Christ, King of Kings and Lord of Lords is

indeed our tender, compassionate and mericiful

High Priest and is forever joyfully and ceaselessly interceding,

caring, and providing for all His beloved royal heirs!

Let us hold on to our most precious faith in Jesus Christ the Lord

until our Savior comes or until he take us triumphantly home.

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Hebrews 4:11 (KJV)

 Let us therefore be zealous and exert ourselves and strive diligently to enter that rest [of God, to know and experience it for ourselves], that no one may fall or perish by the same kind of unbelief and disobedience [into which those in the wilderness fell].

Hebrews 4:11 (AMP)

May our labor

our passion,

and our journey

of obedient faith be

to grow in the peace

and rest giving grace

and knowledge of our

Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.