"'For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth;"' ~ JOB 19:25

He lives to take away my shame And He lives forever I'll proclaim That the payment for my sins Was the precious life He gave And now He's alive and There's an empty Grave My Redeemer lives! "'Fixing our eyes on JESUS, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before Him He endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of GOD."' ~HEBREWS 12:2

"'I have been crucified with CHRIST; it is no longer I who live, but CHRIST lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of GOD, who loved me and gave Himself for me."' ~ GALATIANS 2:20 (NKJV)

This is the most blessed Sabbath on which CHRIST sleeps, but on the third day He shall rise again. Therefore, O LORD our GOD, we sing to You a hymn, a song to Your burial: By Your burial You have opened for us the gates of life, and by Your death you have slain death and hell. O GOD, our deliverer, blessed are You! "'How much more, then, will the blood of CHRIST, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to GOD, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living GOD!"' ~ HEBREWS 9:14 (NIV)

"'CHRIST suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but He died for sinners to bring you safely home to GOD. He suffered physical death, but He was raised to life in the Spirit."' ~1 PETER 3:18 (NLT)

This, the pow'r of the cross: CHRIST became sin for us; Took the blame, bore the wrath- Son of GOD slain for us. What a love! What a cost! We stand forgiven at the cross. ~ Heather Headley ~ http://youtu.be/aowdjLeaCYs "'We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with CHRIST so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin."' ~ ROMANS 6:6 (NLT)

"'But now, O LORD, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand."' ~ ISAIAH 64:8 (NKJV)

Have Thine own way, LORD, have Thine own way. Thou art the Potter, I am the clay. Mold me and make me after Thy will, While I am waiting yielded and still. ~ Adelaide Pollard ~ "'But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against GOD? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?"' ~ ROMANS 9:20-21 (NKJV)

'"Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the GOD of my salvation; On You I wait all the day."' ~ PSALM 25:5 (NKJV)

"I am wiling, LORD, to receive what You give, to lack what You withhold, to relinguish what You take, to surrender what You claim, to suffer what You ordain, to do what You command, to wait until You say 'Go.'" "'Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!"' ~ PSALM 27:14 (NKJV)

'“And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.'' ~ MATTHEW 6:16-18 (ESV)

Lent, then, is not really about self-examination and agonizing over sin, so much as renewing our vows to live as faithful followers of the Lamb, and in the process to love him with all our heart and soul and strength and mind. Do that, and the problem of sin will take care of itself as the Holy Spirit works within us to bring it about. Lent, far from a time for moping and introspection, is a time for joy. ~ Rev. David Fischler ~ “'I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins."' ~ ISAIAH 43:25 (NKJV)

'"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 2:8 (NKJV)

The cross of CHRIST shows us that GOD’s love is of deepest descent…universal distribution and of eternal duration. ~ Fred Barlow ~ "'For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of GOD."' ~1 CORINTHIANS 1:18 (NIV)

Clap your hands all you people. Shout unto GOD with a voice of praise! "'They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”' ~ JOHN 12:13 (NIV)

I worship you Lord! You did not enter your holy city Jerusalem on the back of a war horse, but humbly and on a donkey. You knew that you were surrounded by murderers, yet you came in peace, and by your sacrifice you would utterly conquer death before the week had passed. You, oh Lord, are blessed and worthy of my praise. You have saved your people. I say, "You are my king!"... I long to live in the city where you sit on the throne! Establish your Kingdom, so that your people can live in peace. Jesus, I bow before you, and I will sing your praises until your Kingdom comes and is established, and forever after. ~ David Maddalena ~ Today is Palm Sunday, the sixth and last Sunday of Lent and beginning of Holy Week. It commemorates JESUS' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. "'Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: "Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey's colt." "His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when JESUS was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and [that] they had done these things to Him."' ~ JOHN 12:14 -16 (NKJV)..."'that at the name of JJESUS every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that JESUS CHRIST is LORD, to the glory of GOD the Father."' ~ PHILIPPIANS 2:10-11 (NKJV)

"'The grace of our LORD was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in CHRIST JESUS."' ~ 1 TIMOTHY 1:14 (NIV)

You are a child of the King, a representative of the Living GOD – powered by grace, covered by the blood, and fueled with hope and promise. He is going to give you days and nights filled with exceeding joy if you can wrap your mind around what He wants to do in your life. ~ Darrell Creswell ~ '"But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of CHRIST may rest upon me."' ~ 2 CORINTHIANS 12:9 (ESV)

'“So you’ll go out in joy, you’ll be led into a whole and complete life."' ~ ISAIAH 55:12 (MSG)

Laugh so hard that even sorrows smile at you. Live life so well that even death loves to see you alive. And fight so hard that even fate accepts it’s defeat. "' I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint."' ~ JEREMIAH 31:25 (NIV)

"'Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell GOD what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience GOD’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in CHRIST JESUS."' ~ PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7 (NLT)

Living a life of uncertainties, worries, doubts and fears will be eluded only when we trust GOD. ~ Florabelle L. Barrican ~ "'Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; GOD is a refuge for us. Selah"' ~ PSALM 62:8 (NKJV)

"'Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification."' ~ ROMANS 14:19 (NKJV)

The world will provide you with stones every day; what you build out of it is your outlook – A Bridge or a Wall. "'Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the LORD: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of GOD; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;"' ~HEBREWS 12:14-15 (NKJV) Are you Building Bridges or Walls? There once was a carpenter who visited one of two brothers who had recently grown embittered with each other over a misunderstanding over the farm they had managed together for the past 40 years. The carpenter was in need of work; or so he said, and he asked the one brother if there was anything he might do to help him out. “Yes,” said the older brother. “I do have a job for you. Look across the creek at that farm. That’s my neighbor. In fact, it’s my younger brother! Last week there was a meadow between us. He recently took his bulldozer to the river levee and now there is a creek between us. Well, he may have done this to spite me, but I’ll do him one better. See that pile of lumber by the barn? I want you to build me a fence, an 8-foot fence – so I won’t need to see his place or his face anymore.” The carpenter said, “I think I understand the situation. Show me the nails and the post-hole digger and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.” The older brother had to go to town, so he helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. The carpenter worked hard all that day — measuring, sawing and nailing. About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide, his jaw dropped. There wasn’t a fence there at all. The carpenter had fashioned a bridge… a bridge that stretched from one side of the creek to the other, handrails and all! And the neighbor, his younger brother, was coming toward them, hand outstretched, meeting them in the middle, “You are quite a fellow, you know; to build this bridge after all I’ve said and done.” Then hoisting his toolbox onto his shoulder, the carpenter departed. “I’d love to stay, but I have many more bridges to build.” That’s just like the carpenter, isn’t it – that is the carpenter from Nazareth, our Lord Jesus Christ, who would tear down the dividing walls of hostility, not just between us and God; but between us and others too? It’s just like our Lord who bridged the gap of sin with His cross, and gifted us with His love that we might love one another more like Him. It’s just like our Lord who has spoken elsewhere of how he dispensed His Spirit so as to make “some into prophets, some into evangelists, and some into pastors and teachers so as to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, becoming mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:11-12). It’s just like our Lord to remake us, to recall us to such service, to restore us to the spirit of respectfully using our God-given gifts for His agenda and not our own. It’s just like our Lord who continues to build His church today by this same Spirit’s reviving through His Word. By Karl Eckhoff

"'Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever."' ~ PSALM 23:6 (NKJV)

There is never an instant's truce between virtue and vice. Goodness is the only investment that never fails. ~ Henry David Thoreau ~ "'Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil."' ~1 THESSALONIANS 5:21 (NKJV)

May GOD richly bless you, especially today. May you know His awesome love in a more meaningful way. May you take a moment in the busyness of life. And may GOD's warmth never depart for all year round and the years ahead. Happy Birthday my daughter!

'"GOD is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble."' ~ PSALM 46:1 (NKJV)

Everything can change in the blink of an eye, but don't worry, GOD never blinks. ~ Regina Brett ~ "'No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but GOD is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it."' ~ 1 CORINTHIANS 10:13 (NKJV)

'"Therefore GOD also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of JESUS every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that JESUS CHRIST is LORD, to the glory of GOD the Father."' ~PHILIPPIANS 2:9-11 (NKJV)

"CHRIST emptied Himself; the Cross and the Tomb in order for us to be Filled." ~Bro. Marvin Catanus - FFBC, Toronto. "'In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as CHRIST JESUS: Who, being in very nature GOD, did not consider equality with GOD something to be used to His own advantage; rather, He made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!"' ~ PHILIPPIANS 2:5-8 (NIV)

"to know the love of CHRIST which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of GOD." ~ EPHESIANS 3:19 (NKJV)

In the silence of the heart, GOD speaks and you have to listen. Then in the fullness of your heart, because it is full of GOD, full of love, full of compassion, full of faith, your mouth will speak. ~ Mother Teresa ~ "'Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of GOD; and everyone who loves is born of GOD and knows GOD."' ~1 JOHN 4:7 (NKJV)

"'But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of GOD,"' ~ JOHN1:12 (ESV)

Believing in someone is good, believing in yourself is great, believing in GOD is everything. '"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in GOD; believe also in Me."' ~ JOHN 14:1 (NIV)

“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your GOD.” ~ MICAH 6:8 (NIV)

Good manners, obedience, politeness, respect and decency are the end products of good breeding, rearing, raising, training and upbringing. A reflection of who am I, where have I been, and where am I going? ~ Florabelle L. Barrican ~ "'How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word."' ~ PSALM 119:9 (ESV)

'"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."' ~ JEREMIAH 29:11 (NIV)

Sometimes you have to let go of the life you pictured, in order to have the life that GOD has planned. ~ Pastor John Hagee ~ "'For we are His workmanship, created in CHRIST JESUS for good works, which GOD prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."' ~ EPHESIANS 2:10 (ESV)

"'Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,"' ~ PSALM 103:2-4 (NKJV)

GOD only puts us through as much as we can handle, so the people who struggle the most, have been chosen by GOD to be the strongest ones. ~ Unknown. "'Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your GOD goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you."' ~ DEUTERONOMY 31:6 (NIV)

"'Be still before the LORD, all mankind, because He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”' ~ ZECHARIAH 2:13 (NIV)

When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. GOD wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot. "'Be still, and know that I am GOD; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"' ~ PSALM 46:10 (NKJV)

'"So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of GOD, you will receive what He has promised."' ~ HEBREWS 10:35-36 (NIV)

“Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself, believe.” ― Winston Churchill --- "'And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of JESUS CHRIST."' ~ PHILIPPIANS 1:6 (ESV)

"I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety." ~PSALM 4:8 (NKJV)

"LORD, bid war's trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace." ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes ~ "'The LORD will give strength to His people; The LORD will bless His people with peace."' ~PSALM 29:11 (NKJV)

"'She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue."' ~ PROVERBS 31:26 (ESV)

Whatever you do, you do it with grace, style warmth & smile! Happy Women's Day!

Every Home, Every Heart, Every Feeling, Every Moment of Happiness is incomplete without a Woman, Only you can complete this world. Happy Women’s Day! "'I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well."' ~ PSALM 139:14 (NKJV)