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Almost Home

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Upon your withered brow
Wisdom shows
The hoary head
And tattered clothes
Bent, you humbly bow
Signs of the journey
Life has brought you through
 
Chosen wisely you have tread
You’ve given your life away
At life’s end there’s no regrets
None you need repay…
 
All to the I Am…
Your heart, mind and soul
Made everlasting love
Your eternal goal…
 
Walk on my child, take joy and know
You’re journey’s soon complete
A few more steps in this old world,
Home will be so sweet…

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The God Man

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Softly whispering on the wind…
Come to me my beloved
Do not delay
I have a special purpose
For you, to do, today…
Enter into the presence 
Of the God man, your friend
I’m waiting for our meeting
Let grace and frolic begin
Unfettered, untethered
We win!
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From A Seedling to To a MightyTree For God

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 Jude 1:20 (Expanded Bible)
20 But [ you] ·dear friends [beloved], ·use your most holy faith to build yourselves up [or build yourselves up on the foundation of your most holy faith; C the whole body of true Christian doctrine and practice], praying ·in [in dependence on; or as directed by; or according to the will of] the Holy Spirit. 21 Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ ·to give you [that leads to] ·life forever [eternal life].
Last night as I was praying, I said, “Lord, there are so many in pain and hurting and are crying out for peace and help but they don’t really know how to receive that help. What can I do Jesus?”

His words came through loud and clear, “Build yourself up in your most holy faith, praying the Holy Spirit.”

“Ah,” I said, “Of course.”

Jesus told his disciples and his mother, as well as the other women in their group, to tarry (wait) in Jerusalem, until they were endued (endow with some gift, quality, or faculty, to put on, to clothe) with power from on High…He was going to send another comforter (The Promise) to them.

Luke 24:48-50 21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

48 And ye are witnesses of these things.
49 And behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you; but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on high.”
50 And He led them out as far as to Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our healer, our teacher, our helper, our deliverer. He is the Spirit of God!

Seek Jesus…ask Him to be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit…He is willing and ready to fill a clean vessel, a vessel that has accepted Jesus, as the only begotten son of God. The Holy Spirit comes to reveal Jesus to us and helps us walk in the spirit so we will not fulfill the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. (Three areas Satan tempted Jesus with in the wilderness and tempt us with today.) (Read Matthew 4: 1-11. and I John 2:16.)

Believers, brothers and sisters in Christ, you’re going to need that power in your life if you’re going to survive what’s coming…

He is that same power that raised Christ from the dead; He will give you discernment and the power to live in this world so that you will not be deceived.

Ask Jesus for the infilling of the Holy Spirit…and then, build yourselves up every day in your most holy faith…praying in the Holy Spirit. Amen.



 

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Who Will You Choose

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10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10

Standing in the shadows the death angel waits;
While people of the earth, unsuspecting their demise…
Doing what people do, going about their daily lives.
Heaven stands there watching; knowing there’s nothing they can do,
But watch in total stillness, as death comes to take these who,
Walk about and eat and drink in merriment and glee
Not knowing in a moment, they will no longer be…
While standing in this place called home…they’ll no longer see.
Darkness, terror and evil, and principalities,
Demons, that ride upon the wind, come to kill, steal and destroy,
 
The people in this world, they, crumble from within.
Are you ready should he come, to take your life today?
Or will you wait until tomorrow, by then it is too late
Some will enter heaven’s gate; while for others, hell won’t wait…


Your life is but a vapor, like the grass it withers’ and dies…
You’re given a choice today my friend, don’t wait for your demise…

Jesus is calling; don’t wait til it’s too late…
Put your soul within his hands…and trust him with your fate…

And if by chance, death calls your name…it’s heaven you will gain…
 
16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. John 3:16
 
 
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Do You Hear That, God is Singing…

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Zephaniah 3:17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
 
17 The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
a warrior who gives victory;
he will rejoice over you with gladness,
he will renew you[a] in his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing
 
You know how excited you get when you lose something and then find it…
Can you imagine how God must feel when one who is lost comes to him and is found…born anew…the light is turned on in their souls and they become a new creature in Christ…
There is a party that goes on in heaven when that happens, the angels celebrate!
 
But like this verse says God will exult over you with’ LOUD SINGING!!!!!
Can you grasp the Creator of the Universe, the Almighty God, the Ancient of Age…Throwing his head back, mouth opened wide, lungs filled with air, he begins singing over you?
If you could comprehend that…
What would be the words of the song?
What would God sing over you?
Think about it for a moment…
Words like;
My precious child…my darling, my love, my sweet, sweet baby…
I’ve longed for you to come to me for the longest time…
I’ve counted the days; I’ve watched you from afar…
I’ve prayed that you would give your heart and life to me;
I gently wooed you…
I sang you to me…
And then with a loud boisterous song…the words rings out…
You’re finally here with me…
I love you more than you can ever fathom, I will shower you with kisses and happiness
I don’t have to wait another moment…
You are here, forever, in my heart!
I’m so thankful you are home.
 
Something to ponder…
God waits too…
He’s merciful and gracious and longs to have a relationship with us!
But He will not go against our free will…
Give Him all your heart…
Just as you have that longing for your children to love you, and call you, when they are away…
God feels the same way~ 
And when one comes home…listen…
God is singing a loud song…
He is rejoicing…over one who was lost
But now is found!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill 11/16/2015
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The Giving Heart November 5, 2015

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17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.
Psalm 51:17 (NKJV)


The Giving Heart

Surrender and Humility
Two friends that walk together

Surrender says I lay it down

Humility speaks without a sound

Pride will drive you to hold your own
In haughtiness and defiance

God looks for the broken heart
As it stands in contrite obedience

Humility bows before her foe

As Surrender walks down the rocky road

Right may stand within their grasp
At all the wiles of circumstance

But in the end, these two friends

Gain everything…

Victorious in giving…

They win.

By: Marla Shaw O’Neill November 5, 2015©

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When God Calls Your Name

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So, the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:9 – (HCSB)
When God Calls Your Name…
Searching for something
But what I just can’t tell
It’s just beyond my grasp
It’s just beyond that hill…
Tossing and turning through the night…
Who’s there…?
I wake in fright…
Someone is calling my name I hear…

Who’s there…?
I whisper again…
Straining to see, in the darkness I stare…
Heart pounding…
All senses on alert…
Silence…
Darkness; yet I see a tiny spark of light
Ears tuned, listening with intent, but hearing only…
Silence…
Then, within a millisecond…
A voice loud and clear
Shatters the void,
I am waiting to hear…
“Where are you, why do you run from me…?
I’m been calling you for many years…
Come, and see
The joys I have waiting for thee…
No need of money or script or purse…
What I have for thee is free…
Bought and paid for
Upon an old rugged tree…
Come home now…
Your struggle is through…
It’s time to rest…
I’ve been waiting here for you.”

My search is finished…
I’ve finally found
What I was searching for…
Not success…or fame…or material things…
But perfect peace in Jesus name!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill October 28, 2015