Showing posts with label Trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trees. Show all posts

Thursday, July 19, 2018

ASKING IN FAITH

ASKING IN FAITH


 

Here is a painting in oils which I drew of cliffs by the sea.

                                               Matthew 11. 12- 14, 19 - 25 

                   Jesus had entered into Jerusalem the day before.  He had entered triumphantly, and then went to the Mount of Olives.   In coming from Bethany, the Scripture tells us "he was hungry.   And seeing a fig tree afar off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever.   And his disciples heard it. ......And when evening was come, he went out of the city.   And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.   And Peter, calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. And Jesus answering saith unto them, HAVE FAITH IN GOD.  For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.    Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses, but if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.    

Ephesians 4.32, Ephesians 5.1,2 

              And be ye kind one to another, 
tenderhearted, 
forgiving
one another,
even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.  
Be ye therefore followers of God, 
as dear children, 
and walk in love, 
as Christ also hath loved us, 
and hath given himself for us 
an offering and a sacrifice to God 
for a sweetsmelling savour.    

In our lives the mountains which face us 
are sometimes quite
in the way
formidable
and 
look like they are unmoveable.

WHEN PEOPLE HURT US
WHEN THINGS HAPPEN THAT HURT US
WHEN LIFE THROWS INTO OUR LIFE
THINGS THAT 
KEEP US FROM GOING FURTHER
FROM CLIMBING HIGHER
FROM GOING FORWARD

Then Jesus calls us 
TO FORGIVE 

Psalm 119.165 
Great peace have they which love thy law, and 
nothing shall offend them.


Here again, I painted this scene
of rocks and cliffs by a riverbed.

When a person admits to God 
and agrees with God
that 
ALL HAVE SINNED AND COME SHORT
OF THE GLORY OF GOD
Romans 3.23

and 
when a person sees that Jesus
has paid the penalty 
for sin
and become our offering and sacrifice
that we might be saved, 

FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH
BUT THE GIFT OF GOD 
IS ETERNAL LIFE 
THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.
Romans 6.23  


AT THAT POINT IN TIME

WHEN I BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

              I BECOME A NEW CREATURE 

 2 CORINTHIANS 5.17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, 
he is a new creature: 
old things are passed away,
behold, all things are become new.

FOR THE FIRST TIME
I can stand before God
and 
pray
FORGIVEN
CLEAN
PURE
DRESSED IN THE RIGHTEOUSNESS
OF CHRIST JESUS HIMSELF

II Cor. 5.20,21
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ,
as though God did beseech you by us; 
we pray you in Christ's stead, 
be ye reconciled to God.
For he hath made him to be 
sin for us who knew no sin, 
that we might be made 
the righteousness of God 
in Him.  


Mount Hood OR is a lovely spot 
many people seek to climb

My husband would drive the outward rim of 
the Valley to show me where he was busy 
working for the U S Forest Service 
planting trees,
managing the forest, 
and setting plots aside
for planting
for pruning
for inspections
and 
for recovery
after fire or flood.

The mountains in our life 
are not there
to 
keep us from moving.

They are there
to challenge 
our FAITH.

THEY ARE THERE
TO GIVE US GROWTH.

In John 12.44 -48 
Jesus cried and said, He that 
believeth on me, believeth 
not on me
but on him that sent me.
And he that seeth me, seeth 
him that sent me.
I am come a light into the world,
that whosoever believeth on me
should not abide in darkness.
And if any man hear my words,
and believe not, 
I judge him not: 
for I came not to judge the world,
but to save the world.
John 12.48
He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not
my words, hath one that judgeth him: 
the words that I have spoken,
the same shall judge 
him 
in the last day.


Jesus said for us to forgive.

When we have come to know Him
then we must 
grow 
and growth 
can only come 
as we look at the MOUNTAINS 
IN OUR LIVES

and put our roots down deep
into the soil God has given us 
for that growth.

HOW IS THIS DONE ?  

WE NEED TO ASK GOD TO FORGIVE US
WHEN WE 
LOOK AT 
WHAT HAPPENS 
AND BLAME HIM
OR BLAME OURSELVES
OR BLAME OTHERS.

WHEN WE 
FORGIVE,
THEN WE TAKE REGRET 
AND BURY IT.
WHEN WE 
FORGIVE, 
THEN WE TAKE BLAME
AND BURY IT.
WHEN WE 
TAKE OUR HEAVY BURDEN
OF 
GUILT 
OF
REMORSE
OF
ILL WILL
OF 
RESENTMENT
OF 
JEALOUSY
OF 
ENVY
OF 
HATRED
OF
HURT
THEN GOD CAN MOVE THE 
MOUNTAINS
OF UNFORGIVENESS
DOUBT
LACK OF LOVE
HURT
SHAME
CONFUSION
REGRET

HE WILL MOVE THAT MOUNTAIN
WHATEVER IT IS
WHERE EVER IT IS


When I was born in 1933, 
my Mother and Daddy 
had many mountains 
before them.

But they had this little girl.
They named her JUNE ESTELLE

I can joyfully tell you today
that in my life
there were lots 
of 
mountains
in front
of
me.

Problems
Poverty.
Difficulties.
Prejudice.
Hate.
Hopelessness.
Doubts.
Fear.

Yet, somehow because 
JESUS CHRIST became real to me
at the age of 11, in the fall of 1944, 
I was able to learn
to 
trust 
God 
for the biggest mountain of all,
UNFORGIVENESS 
AND
HATE

Why don't you try Jesus' way 
of forgiveness? 

In Proverbs 20.27 declares
"The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, 
searching all the inward
parts of the belly."

Again, in Proverbs it
tells us that our lives
and 
our households - 
OUR FAMILIES
are 
possible storehouses 
of rich treasures
and rich abundance

"THROUGH WISDOM IS AN HOUSE BUILDED; AND BY UNDERSTANDING, IT IS ESTABLISHED, 
AND BY KNOWLEDGE
SHALL THE CHAMBERS (the rooms) 
BE FILLED WITH 
ALL PRECIOUS AND
PLEASANT RICHES.
Proverbs 24.3,4 









Here are three Links 
which will
help you
find a way
to move the mountains
in your life.

JOHN 15.7
Jesus said to his disciples
and he says to us today
"If ye abide in me,
and my words 
abide in you,
ye shall ask 
what ye will,
and it shall be done
unto you." 

PRUNING IS ESSENTIAL IN
THE GROWTH OF A TREE.

If you are planted
as a tree
in the forest 
you would
find 
soil that is rich in nutrients
air fresh and clean to breathe
and your roots would 
go down deep
to find water 
in the soil.

Meanwhile 
as a tree in
God's planting
I need to expect
to be pruned
sometimes fiercely
to bring forth more fruit.

JESUS PROMISES 
JOY TO THE ONE
WHO ABIDES IN HIM.

JOHN 15. 11  THESE THINGS HAVE I SPOKEN UNTO YOU, THAT MY JOY MIGHT REMAIN IN YOU, AND THAT YOUR JOY MIGHT BE FULL.


                                                      BEFORE MOUNTAINS CAN BE MOVED,
                                                              YOU MUST BE PLANTED 
                                                                 IN THE SOIL OF GOD'S LOVE.

            JOHN 3.16  FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.   




                               

Monday, April 2, 2018

LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS - LET IT SHINE by bibleladyjune99cash

TREES OF MYSTERY - REDWOODS CA 

PLAN A TRIP TO THE REDWOODS


IN THE REDWOODS OF CALIFORNIA
MY HUSBAND AND I MADE
FOUR TRIPS TO SEE
THESE
TREES.


LIGHT SHINES INTO OUR SOULS
AND WHEN WE
VISIT THE REDWOODS
WE ARE REMINDED OF THE GLORY
OF GOD
IN HIS CREATION.


IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH.
AND THE EARTH WAS WITHOUT FORM AND VOID; AND DARKNESS WAS UPON THE FACE OF THE DEEP.   AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD MOVED UPON THE FACE OF THE WATERS.  AND GOD SAID, LET THERE BE LIGHT.  AND THERE WAS LIGHT.
GENESIS 1.1 - 3


THIS IS WHAT THE HIGHWAY
WAS LIKE ON OUR WAY HOME
THE LAST TIME WE WENT.


WITHOUT SUNSHINE
TREES 
WOULD 
NOT BE ABLE TO GROW
LIKE THIS.



JUST THINK !  

GOD THOUGHT ABOUT YOU AND ME 
BEFORE WE EVER KNEW HIM !
AND HE PREPARED A WORLD WITH
SUNSHINE, AND SHADE,
WATER, SKY, AND MUCH TO GROW
BIRDS TO FLY 
AND ANIMALS TO CRAWL AND CREEP.

HOW AMAZING

My husband worked for the U S Forest Service many years.  He learned how to plant trees, take care of them, and nurture them, and then trained others to do the same.

I marvel that in God's WISDOM  he gave us L I G H T.

JESUS SAID "I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.
HE THAT FOLLOWETH ME SHALL NOT WALK
IN DARKNESS, BUT SHALL HAVE THE LIGHT OF LIFE.
John 4.12

AGAIN, HE SAID
SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES; FOR IN THEM YE THINK YE HAVE
ETERNAL LIFE, AND THEY ARE THEY WHICH TESTIFY OF ME.
AND YE WILL NOT COME TO ME, THAT YE MIGHT HAVE LIFE.
John 5.38,39


IN THIS PAINTING THAT MY DAUGHTER DID, THE SUN
IS SHINING FROM THE SKY ONTO A LAKE AND ONTO THE TREES.

REMEMBER THAT GOD HAS
GIVEN US HIS WORD TO LIGHT
THE DARKNESS IN OUR SOULS
WITH HIS LIGHT,
HIS LOVE,
AND HIS DEAR SPIRIT
TO LEAD AND GUIDE US
WHEN
THERE
IS ONLY
DARKNESS
ALL ABOUT US.


AS THE DAFFODILS FINISH BLOOMING
AND APRIL TURNS TO MAY
I GIVE YOU MY ASSURANCE
THAT JUST AS PLANTING THESE BULBS
IN THE FALL
RESULTS IN SPRING BLOSSOMS,
SO TOO
THE SEED OF GOD'S WORD
WILL ALWAYS COME BRINGING
LIGHT AND JOY INTO YOUR HEART
WHEN YOU READ IT
AND LET HIS WORD
SPEAK TO YOU
AS THE DEAR SPIRIT
BREATHES LIFE INTO YOUR
WEARY TIRED SOUL.

LET JESUS COME INTO YOUR HEART,
LET JESUS COME INTO YOUR HEART,
LET HIM IN TODAY
TRUST HIM - AND SAY -
COME INTO MY HEART,
LORD JESUS.

PSALM 119.105
THY WORD IS A LAMP TO MY FEET,
AND A LIGHT UNTO MY PATH.

2 COR. 4.6
FOR GOD WHO COMMANDED THE LIGHT TO SHINE
OUT OF DARKNESS, HATH SHINED IN OUR HEARTS
TO GIVE THE LIGHT OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF
THE GLORY OF GOD IN THE FACE
OF JESUS CHRIST.


LORD, GIVE ME LIGHT
SHOW ME THE WAY
TO WALK
EACH DAY
MY LIFE I GIVE
EACH DAY TO LIVE
FOR THEE ALONE
THY LIGHT
MY PATH TO TAKE
ONE STEP
EACH STEP
ONE DAY
EACH DAY
AS GOD GIVES
LIGHT
I WILL WALK
CERTAIN
SURE
UPON
THE PATH
I
AM TO GO.

JESUS SAID
LUKE 9.23
IF ANY MAN WILL COME AFTER ME,
LET HIM DENY HIMSELF,
AND TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY,
AND FOLLOW ME.

JUST AS WE WALK IN THE REDWOODS
WE WALK HERE ON THIS EARTH
OUR PATH MAY LEAD US
FAR AND WIDE,
BUT WITH JESUS
I AM WALKING IN THE LIGHT.

I JOHN 1.7
IF WE WALK IN THE LIGHT
AS HE IS IN THE LIGHT
WE HAVE FELLOWSHIP ONE WITH ANOTHER
AND THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST
HIS SON CLEANSETH US FROM ALL SIN.


I JOHN 2.1,2
BEHOLD WHAT MANNER OF LOVE
THE FATHER HAS BESTOWED UPON US, THAT WE SHOULD
BE CALLED THE SONS OF GOD; THEREFORE THE WORLD
KNOWETH US NOT, BECAUSE IT KNEW HIM NOT.
BELOVED, NOW ARE WE THE SONS OF GOD,
AND IT DOTH NOT APPEAR WHAT WE SHALL BE;
BUT WE KNOW THAT,
WHEN HE SHALL APPEAR,
WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM,
FOR WE SHALL SEE HIM AS HE IS.