The Morning Watch

Dear Friend, I’m not sure what kind of trial you might be passing through. I don’t know what tears you might be crying. I don’t know what unfulfilled longings you may have. But one thing is certain, Jesus loves you! Never forget that truth. He knows how to turn every curse into a blessing, every heartache into joy, every loss into gain. (Romans 8:28) There is always HOPE with Him. Remember, He loves you!! ❤️🙏🏻 You said You'd come and share all my sorrows,You said You'd be there for all my tomorrows; I came so close to sending You away, But just like You promised You came there to stay; I just had to pray! And Jesus said, "Come to the water, stand by My side, I know you are thirsty, you won't be denied; I saw ev'ry teardrop when in darkness you cried, And I strove to remind you that for those tears I died." Your goodness so great I can't understand, but, dear Lord, I know now that all this was planned; I know You're here now, and always will be, You...

Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2  Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them.  3  Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst,  4  they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act.  5  Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?”  6  This they said, testing Him, that they might have  something  of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with  His  finger, as though He did not hear. 7  So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.”  8  And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.  9  Then those who heard  it,  being convicted by  their ...

I’m sitting here in my vehicle listening to the rain fall on my window. I can’t help but think of that passage in 1 Corinthians 13:12, that so beautifully states,  “For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face.” Think of it, FACE to FACE! “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall SEE HIM as He is.” (1 John 3:2) “Unto you therefore who BELIEVE, HE is precious!” (1 Peter 2:7)  Face to face with Christ, my Savior, Face to face—what will it be, When with rapture I behold Him, Jesus Christ who died for me? Refrain: Face to face I shall behold Him, Far beyond the starry sky; Face to face in all His glory, I shall see Him by and by! *Only faintly now I see Him, With the darkened veil between, But a blessed day is coming, When His glory shall be seen. What rejoicing in His presence, When are banished grief and pain; Death is swallowed up in vict’ry, An...

Matthew 10:29, “Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.” -Jesus   I have witnessed God’s watchful eye, and His loving care, on three different occasions in the last month!  The first one, I was driving downtown Edmonton, and to my surprise, saw a lady lying down on the sidewalk. Three women just so happened to be walking by when they witnessed her fall. One was talking to her, and monitoring her vital signs, while another was calling for an ambulance. Another man had pulled over to help as well!  The second, was an elderly lady who had fallen on her face just outside the public washrooms at a park I was at with mom. We just so happened to be coming up to the bathroom at that time! Thankfully she was ok!  The third, was my Parents vehicle breaking down in really warm weather!! My mom doesn’t do well in the heat! Neither of them had their cell phones, which is unusual for them. Mom had forgo...

Sitting here on my deck, watching a storm roll in across the prairie skies!! It’s beautiful. Oh wait, it’s a storm, but it’s beautiful. Just like the storms of life. The ones that press us in to knowing the heart of God better. The ones that drive us into His Word of truth, and into prayer. The storms that remind us, God is still good and God is still love. The ones that teach us to say with Job, “Though He slay me, YET will I TRUST HIM!!” (Job 13:15) The storms that teach us to say with Habakkuk, “Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls--YET I will REJOICE in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.” (3:17, 18) “Even so Father, for so it seemed GOOD in Your sight!” (Matthew 11:26)

The eyes of the LORD [are] on the righteous, (those made right by faith in Jesus) And His ears [are open] to their cry.                 *I am so thankful that I pray to a God who hears! Not a god of wood and stone, but the God who spoke this world into existence!  The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. *What is your burden today? The Lord hears!  The LORD [is] near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. *A broken heart. A crushed spirit. Are you hurting? The Lord is near!  Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all. *There is One who can and will deliver you!! Whatever your need, I know He has the answer! Let us trust in the Lord with all our hearts! 🙏🏻 -Psalm 34:15, 17, 18, 19

Heavenly Father, Creator of heaven and earth, I pray for many that are contemplating suicide. I pray that the light of your Spirit would pierce the darkness of their heart and mind. I pray that those who are strong will comfort those who are weak. I pray that we would not become self-absorbed in this time of self isolation, and self protection, but more than ever before we would become others focused. “Others Lord, yes others! Let this my motto be, help me to live for others that I might live like Thee!” I pray that each of us would find someone to reach out to. I thank you Lord that you reached out to us! I thank you for leaving the comfort and protection and beauty of Heaven, to enter this sin cursed earth. You came to redeem it. You laid your life down to save us. Help us to lay down our lives to save others! Show us how in the best way possible. Help us not to love our lives but to lose our lives for the good of others! In Jesus precious name, amen!