Waiting at the Gate

You're Invited !!

I have a new blog and I would love for you to

stop by for a visit.

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Visits With Mary was set up for crafting, cooking, home decor

and whatever else I found interesting to post.   As time has

gone by I have been sharing more and more of my

faith in Christ.   The title 'Visits With Mary' is more about me,

I wanted it to be more about Him.  Obvious conclusion...

start a new blog!

I do love to crafting and home decorating, so

'Visits With Mary' is not going away.  All of you are

so talented and I love visiting your blogs daily.

I look forward to continuing with 'Visits With Mary.'

With that said, I hope you will also visit me at

Waiting at the Gate

Hope to see you there..

Showers of Blessings

Blessed

Blessed is a Christian word.

Blessed is a spiritual word.

Blessed is a biblical word.

The word blessed Jesus used in the

Sermon on the Mount is from the Greek

word makarios, which means to be happy

or blissful, but it also means a self-contained

happiness.  Self-contained, meaning that

regardless of what is happening to us

externally, we can be truly happy internally.

God wraps His blessings in wisdom, purpose,

and creativity to help meet our physical,

emotional, and spiritual needs.

We can be genuinely blessed as

followers of Jesus Christ.

May God be gracious to us and bless us

and make his face shine upon us.

Psalm 67:1

Inspiration:

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Everyday Praise

by: Vicki J. Kuyper

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The Hall of Faith

Faith Filled Friday

God Himself gives us the definition of Faith:

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,

the evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1

Did y0u know that Hebrews is known as

The Hall of Faith ?

You can review the heroes of faith in Hebrews...

heroes like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and others.

By Faith:

Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain...

Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death...

Noah, being divinely warned of things not seen, moved with Godly fear...

Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which

he would receive as an inheritance...

Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac..

Abraham dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country...

Sarah received strength to conceive...

Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come...

Jacob, when dying blessed each of the sons of Joseph...

Joseph, when he way dying, made mention of the departure

of the children of Israel...

Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents...

Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called

the son of Pharaoh's daughter...

There's the faith of Rahab, Barak, Samson, Jephthah,

David and Samuel.

When we sometimes feel that lack of faith, we need to just

pick up our Bible and study any one of these Heroes of Faith.

Surely our faith will be renewed!!

I love verse 13...

These all died in faith, not having seen them afar off were

assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they

were the strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Faith is the victory that overcomes the world and without

faith it is impossible to please God.

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world.

And this is the victory that has overcome the world -

our faith.

1 John 5:4

But without faith it is impossible to please Him,

for he who comes to God must believe that He is,

and that He is a rewarder of those who

diligently seek Him.

Hebrews 11:6

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"Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, and looks to

God alone; laughs at impossibilities,

and cries it shall be done."

Charles Wesley



Quote, Scripture, Comment

Thursday's Moments With Jesus

 Quote:

There is something about keeping Him divine that keeps Him

distant, packaged, predictable.  But don't do it.  For heaven's sake, don't.

Let Him be as human as He intended to be.

Let Him into the mire and muck of your world. 

For only if we let Him in can He pull us out.

Max Lucado

God Came Near (1986)

 Scripture:

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace,

that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help

in time of need.

Hebrews 4:16

.....casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

I Peter 5:7

 Comment:

There are time when praying we long to pour out our heart

to God, but for whatever reason we feel we cannot. 

As you pray, go boldly before the throne of God.

Tell Him your hurts and your pains,

your disappointment, the things you struggle with,

the things that tempt you.

Let Him pull you from the muck and mire of

this world.

God gives us permission to come boldly to the throne.

God gives us permission to cast our cares on Him.

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Blooming for Jesus

Wednesday's Words of Worship

I love setting out on the patio, because we are so close to the water

there is usually a breeze to keep us cool. I don't do much gardening

anymore but I still love flowers, so I have an abundance of potted plants

around the patio and hanging baskets on the fence.  There is a morning glory

vine that welcomes me every morning with beautiful purple flowers.

A red hibiscus, a red day lily, pink roses and purple verbenas, all blooming

with their faces to the heavens.  Are they singing God's praises,

I like to think so !!

As I take in all the beauty I look towards heaven and realize I

want to bloom for Him too!  I want to be among His creation ~ blooming

for His glory.

(bloom:  to flourish or thrive )

Just as I water and feed my precious plants, He waters and feeds

His precious children.  In His word we receive all the spiritual

nourishment we need to bloom, to flourish and thrive.

Every line of scripture, every verse, every word makes us grow

into the super blooms that open to His Glory.

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your Word that fills my soul with the

nourishment it needs to flourish and thrive.  Let me

bloom for Your Glory today and evey day.

Amen

For You, Lord, are most high above all the earth;

You are exalted far above all gods.

Psalm 97:9

The Lord reigns;

Let the earth rejoice;

Let the multitude of isles be glad!

Psalm 97:1

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God's Wings

Touching My Heart Tuesday's

I recently received this story via email from a friend.

I have no idea if it's true or not.

Regardless, it is a beautiful story of love and devotion.

It truly...

Touched My Heart!

Photo Credit

After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers

began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage.

One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched

statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree.  Somewhat

sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick.

When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their

dead mother's wings.  The loving mother, keenly aware of impending

disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had

gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the

toxic smoke would rise.  She could have flown to safety but had refused

to abandon here babies.  Then the blaze had arrived and the heat

had scorched her small body, the mother had remained steadfast...

because she had been willing to die, so those under the cover of

her wings would live.

We have a Savior that was willing to die so we may have

everlasting life.  We are protected under His wings.

We might ask ourselves...what is under God's wings?

Under His wings we have his unconditional unfailing love.

John 3:16

There is healing and comfort with the Lord.

Luke 4:18    Matthew 5:4

We have peace in the midst of the storm.  He told us that with Him

there would be protection from the enemy.

Psalm 4:8

Under His wings we will find forgiveness.

Isaiah 57:16-19

He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings

you will find refuge.

Psalm 91:4

How precious is your unfailing love, O God!

All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings.

Psalm 36:7

Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take

refuge.  I will take refuge in the shadow of Your wings

until the disaster has passed.

Psalm 57:1

Lord, no other place I'd rather be than under the comfort of

Your wings.  I praise your holy name for all you have provided

for your children.  You have promised us provision, healing and

protection, your word tells us You will never forsake us.

We are truly a blessed people.

Thank You Father

Amen

God has said,

"Never will I leave you;

never will I forsake you."

Hebrews 13:5

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Under His wings, under His wings,

Who from His love can sever:

Under His wings my soul shall abide,

Safely abide forever."

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Walking in SonShine

I Am the Light

I'm walking in SonShine and even my

darkest days are always bright!

Then Jesus spoke to them again saying,

"I am the light of the world.  He who follows

Me shall not walk in darkness,

but have the light of life.

John 8:12

Light is essential for life to exist.

The spiritual aspect of man in his fallen state

exist in darkness.

Jesus gives light and life to our

spiritual body.

I'm walking in SonShine

And it's Devine!

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Sowing Seeds of Scripture

Words

I have been in a Study of Proverbs with Jeremiah 29:11,

reading one chapter a day, we will finish on the 31st.  

One thing I've learned during this study ~ Proverbs is

full of instruction and consequences concerning what
comes from our mouth. Do you say things you
don't mean when you're frustrated, stressed or angry?

Everyday our lives are filled with all kinds of words..

harsh words and kind words, swearwords, words that express anger,
disgust and impatience. There are hateful words and
there are loving words.  There are words that speak
truth and words that tell lies.  There are words filled
with hope and promise and words that are empty
and silent as death.  There are words of friendship, peace and

love....but also words of enmity, violence and hatred.

We have a choice every day to decide what comes from our mouth. 
We will either introduce love or hate ~ good or evil
into the situations of our life.

I have hi-lighted many verses in Proverbs concerning words
 from the mouth.  I intendto include one hi-lighted
 verse each day during my daily reading of God's Word.

I need these scriptures 'up front' in my heart and mind.

For they (words) are life to those who find them
and health to all their flesh.

Proverbs 4:22

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is worth little.

Proverbs 10:20

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 15:4

A man has joy by the answer of his mouth,
and a word spoken in due season,

how good it is!

Proverbs 15:23

Death and life are in the power of the tongue.

Proverbs 18:21a

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth,
 but what is good for necessary edification,
that it may impart grace to the hearers.

Ephesians 4:29

Lord, let my words be Your words,
so I may have power to overcome adversity,

and the power to live in joy.

Amen

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