Roy Lessin/Meet Me in the Meadow

[Judy Harder]

MERCIES:

His mercies allow you to live free from the guilt of the past.

GRACE:

His grace allows you to live free from the cares of the day.

HOPE:

His hope allows you to live free from the fears of tomorrow.

HIS CROSS:

His cross allows you to live free from the power of sin;

HIS JUSTIFICATION:

His justification allows you to live free from the judgment of sin;

HIS BLOOD:

His blood allows you to live free from the stain of sin.

[Judy Harder]

My "I Am Not" List
Jan 11, 2013 04:00 am | Roy


Then you will be a beautiful crown in the hand of the Lord, a royal crown in the hand of your God. You will no longer be called Deserted, and your land will no longer be called Destroyed. But you will be named My Delight, and your land will be named Married. Isaiah 62:3-4 GW

Those who know the Lord can sometimes struggle with the accusing and condemning thoughts of the Enemy. As the Accuser of the Brethren, Satan attempts to convince us, through his lies, that God is against us and we have been separated from God and abandoned by Him.

We must not give Satan any ground in our thinking. Each day, it is important for us to know the truth, believe the truth, and proclaim the truth. As God's child, one who is accepted in the Beloved, here is a list of truths you can proclaim today!

Today, Because of Christ, I Am Not—

Forsaken—Hebrews 13:5
Forgotten—Isaiah 49:15
Abandoned—Hebrews 13:5
Rejected—Ephesians 1:6
Useless—Ephesians 2:10
Helpless—Psalm 121:2
Hopeless—Romans 15:13
Hapless—Ephesians 1:3
Homeless—John 14:1-3
Condemned—Romans 8:1
Confused—1 Corinthians 14:33
Confounded—Psalm 22:5
Doomed—1 Thessalonians 1:10
Destroyed—Isaiah 43:1
Desolate—John 15:5
Deserted—John 14:18
Uncared for—1 Peter 5:7
Unprotected—Psalm 3:3
Unwanted—Luke 19:10
Unknown—Isaiah 43:1
Unloved—Jeremiah 31:3

[Judy Harder]

Pray this...
Jan 14, 2013 04:00 am | Roy


Prayer of Provision

I thank you, God. You are the God of provision; all that I have comes from You; all that I have belongs to You. You provide for me in Your faithfulness—You watch over me with faithful eyes, never missing a thing; You watch over me with faithful hands, never forgetting a detail; You watch over me with faithful words, never ignoring a promise; You watch over me with faithful love, never allowing anything to separate me from You.

Today, I ask You to bless all the work that I do as unto You and prosper the work of my hands. I ask for health of body, clarity of thought, and steadiness of will. I ask for guidance in my decisions and favor in my relationships.

I thank You for being the provider of every physical need, practical need, personal need, and most of all, every spiritual need I have. May Your strength be my strength, may Your joy be my joy, may Your purpose be my purpose.

God of all, provide for all—all grace, all mercy, all peace.

God of all, be my path through the waters, my shade from the sun, my shelter from the storm, my refreshment from the toil, and my deliverer from the pestilence.

I trust in Your provision for all that is needed in body, soul, and spirit to serve you with all my heart this day. Be the fruit of my labor and my exceeding great reward.

Scriptures: Philippians 4:19, Deuteronomy 28:12, Genesis 39:3, Psalm 35:27,  3 John 1:2, Hebrews 13:5-6, 2 Corinthians 9:10, Psalm 89:33



He delights to glorify the common lot and common toil. It is His purpose to hallow the commonplace, the vast world of the ordinary in which we earn our daily bread. In "The Angelus," in which Millet pictures two peasants, man and woman, standing with bowed heads as the bells of evening send across the fields the call to prayer, the painter has thrown a softening light not only upon the humble worshippers, but also upon the spade and wheelbarrow, the common implements of their toil. And that is right; the Light of Life will illumine the means by which we earn our bread and thereby transform them into a means of grace. When the Spirit broods over our business it becomes our Father's business. -J.H. Jowett

[Judy Harder]

May Jesus assure you that as you follow Him–
you will never meet a fear He cannot conquer;
you will never face an enemy He cannot defeat;
you will never enter a battle He cannot win;
you will never have a need He cannot meet;
you will never face a temptation He cannot overcome;
you will never have a burden He cannot lift;
you will never face a problem He cannot solve;
you will never have a bondage He cannot break;
you will never have a moment when He does not care;
you will never have a time when He is not there.

I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency].  Philippians 4:13 AMP

[Judy Harder]

The Humility of Love
Jan 16, 2013 04:00 am | Roy


(Jesus) made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2:7-8 NKJV

We see the humility of the love of Jesus in His birth, His life, His death, His resurrection and His ascension.
Jesus...

The Great Physician who heals by His stripes. 1 Peter 2:24
The Spotless One who touches the leper. Mark 1:40-42
The True One who seeks those who have gone astray. Matthew 18:10-12
The Sinless One who dines with sinners. Luke 19:7
The King of Kings who serves His servants. John 13:14
The Good Shepherd who is the Lamb. Revelation 7:17
The Lord of Life who suffered death. Hebrews 2:9
The Holy One who clothes us in robes of righteousness. Isaiah 61:10
The All-Sufficient One who lifts our burdens. Matthew 11:28-30
The Heir who makes us partakers of His inheritance. Ephesians 1:13-14
The Righteous Judge who delivers us from the wrath to come. 1Thessalonians 1:10
The Highly Exalted One who intercedes for us in our need. Hebrews 7:25
The Master who invites us to His table. Revelation 3:20
The Glorified One who lifts us up to the right hand of the Father. Colossians 3:1
The Lord of lords who calls us to reign with Him. Revelation 5:10

[Judy Harder]

Great Quotes
Feb 04, 2013 04:00 am | Roy


He flings the stars into space and speaks in thunder and lightning. He paints the sunset with a brush dipped in flaming light. He stoops to put the perfume in the rose and the sheen on the lily, but His greatest greatness is love. So deep is the tenderness of His infinite love that as I gaze up into His face I find that He is touched, and His face is even as the face of a mother whose whole heart goes out in compassion to her suffering child.

Ah, that is the kind of God I need! For I am like the woman who came into the pastor's study and asked, "Is there any one here who has a broken heart who can talk to me?" thank God, there is! As I look at the cross I know that He cares. –Anna J. Lindgren

Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:14-15 NKJV