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“Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, good will toward men.”
Angel Envelope Art…
“Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, good will toward men.”
This week’s Envelope Art…
This song is a bit of an oldie. I ran across it while flipping through a hymn book looking for one to illustrate. I chose it because I know so many people who are going through rough situations right now.
It makes me think of the 1 Peter 5:7 (NLT) — Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
My personal paraphrase for this verse is, “Give all your burdens to Jesus, because He is taking care of you.”
Here are all the words of the song by Ralph Carmichael:
Verse 1Is your burden heavyAs you bear it all aloneDoes the road you travelHarbor danger yet unknownAre you growing wearyIn the struggle of it allJesus will help youWhen on His name you callVerse 2Is the life you’re livingFilled with sorrow and despairDoes the future press youWith its worry and its careAre you tired and friendlessHave you almost lost your wayJesus will help youJust come to Him todayChorusHe is always thereHearing ev’ry prayerFaithful and trueWalking by our sideIn His love we hideAll the day throughWhen you get discouragedJust remember what to doReach out to JesusHe’s reaching out to you
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There’s that cute kid song–you probably remember it. Happy All the Time, *clap, clap.
But who’s happy ALL the time? I mean, life definitely has its ups and downs. I call it riding the rollercoaster of the vicissitudes of life! Only it isn’t a fun ride ALL THE TIME!
But here is sweet truth from Isaiah 26:3 (NLT) —
You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you.
Sometimes we need to go looking for beauty. If we don’t choose to look for it, we may forget that it exists. If you cannot find it in your immediate surroundings, look to the sky– sunsets and sunrises, stars, or clouds. Look to the blossoming weeds. Look at someone’s eyes. But there is beautify to be found.
God is the source of true beauty. He can make beauty out of ashes.
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,
To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”Isaiah 61:1-3
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I treasure the Bible, the living Word of God, and highly recommend it
It is transformational and life-giving. Recently I have renewed an interest in Scripture memory and have found it to be healing, one verse at a time.
The Spirit gives life.
The flesh profits nothing.
The words that I speak to you are Spirit
and they are life.
—Jesus Christ, John 6:63
Your words were found, and I ate them,
And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart;
For I am called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.
—Jeremiah 15:16