Saturday, July 23, 2016

Father's Love

May even more men copy the love of God and Jesus through the Holy Spirit.  These art depictions of a father's love by Norman Rockwall hearten me; may they for you also.  The verses below help me see how to have the "perfect love that casts out fear" that the Bible explains.


This is from the 1599 Geneva Bible via biblegateway.com - 
Psalm 34:9 "Fear the Lord ye his Saints: for nothing wanteth to them that fear him.
10 The [f]lions do lack and suffer hunger, but they which seek the Lord, shall [g]want nothing that is good.
11 Come children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the [h]fear of the Lord.
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth long days for to [i]see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile.
14 Eschew evil and do good: seek peace and follow after it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16 But the [j]face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off their remembrance from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near unto them that are of a [k]contrite heart, and will save such as be afflicted in spirit.
19 Great are the troubles of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all."

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Loved One Moved On

You are loved
You are treasured
Beyond what anyone can measure
Lift your eyes
Lift your heart
Even though your loved one and you are apart
You are meant to honor
You are meant to be a part of life
May your loved one cheer you from the afterlife
And you see the love, good, just, and true
That is still here for you and meant to be created by you
Peace be unto you

~Alanda Ledbetter