I love you truly ‘cause you are Mine.
I love you truly; you’re My sunshine.
I love you truly though when things goes wrong.
I love you truly for I am very strong.
I love you truly; I am on your side.
I love you truly; there’s nothing to hide.
I love you truly, day after day.
I love you truly in every way.
I love you truly, very truly, dear.
I love you truly and I am very near.
I love you truly because I really do.
Won’t you love Me as much as I love you?
Jesus
Secretary for Jesus,
Dorothy Callies
April 1982
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Now I Am Strong
Thomas Hudson
England, 1558
The crowd looked on, curious about what the martyr would do next. Thomas Hudson had come this far without denying his faith. The bishop had questioned him again and again, he'd not weakened in prison, and now he was walking to the place of execution. At the last minute, would he recant (deny his faith in Jesus)?
Just before the chain around him was made fast, Hudson stooped, slipped out from under the chain, and stood a little to one side. A hush came over the crowd--everyone wondered why he hesitated. The Christians prayed.
Only Hudson knew the real reason he had stepped down. At the last minute he had suddenly been attacked with doubts and felt his faith growing weak. Not willing to die while feeling this way, he fell upon his knees and prayed to God, who sent him comfort.
Then he rose with great joy, as a reborn man, and cried, "Now, thank God, I am strong. I don't care what man can do to me!" Going to the stake again, he put the chain around himself. The fire was lit.
Stories from the Book: Jesus Freaks From the Voice of Martyrs.
Ephesians 6:10-13 CEV:"Finally, let the mighty strength of the Lord make you strong. Put on all the armor that God gives, so you can defend yourself against the devil's tricks. We are not fighting against humans. We are fighting against forces and authorities and against rulers of darkness and powers in the spiritual world. So put on all the armor that God gives. Then when that evil day comes, you will be able to defend yourself. And when the battle is over, you will still be standing firm."
Paul the Apostle
Martyred in Rome, 65 AD
England, 1558
The crowd looked on, curious about what the martyr would do next. Thomas Hudson had come this far without denying his faith. The bishop had questioned him again and again, he'd not weakened in prison, and now he was walking to the place of execution. At the last minute, would he recant (deny his faith in Jesus)?
Just before the chain around him was made fast, Hudson stooped, slipped out from under the chain, and stood a little to one side. A hush came over the crowd--everyone wondered why he hesitated. The Christians prayed.
Only Hudson knew the real reason he had stepped down. At the last minute he had suddenly been attacked with doubts and felt his faith growing weak. Not willing to die while feeling this way, he fell upon his knees and prayed to God, who sent him comfort.
Then he rose with great joy, as a reborn man, and cried, "Now, thank God, I am strong. I don't care what man can do to me!" Going to the stake again, he put the chain around himself. The fire was lit.
Stories from the Book: Jesus Freaks From the Voice of Martyrs.
Ephesians 6:10-13 CEV:"Finally, let the mighty strength of the Lord make you strong. Put on all the armor that God gives, so you can defend yourself against the devil's tricks. We are not fighting against humans. We are fighting against forces and authorities and against rulers of darkness and powers in the spiritual world. So put on all the armor that God gives. Then when that evil day comes, you will be able to defend yourself. And when the battle is over, you will still be standing firm."
Paul the Apostle
Martyred in Rome, 65 AD
Friday, May 15, 2009
The Lord Uphold All That Fall
Psalm 145:14
The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
The QuickVerse Life Amplification quotes, “The LORD helps the fallen and lifts up those bent beneath their loads.” Sometimes our burdens seem more than we can bear, and we wonder how we can go on. David stands at this bleak intersection of life’s road and David meditates on the Lord, the great burden bearer. A bleak intersection is like a dark time when a person stands at the cross roads and he doesn’t know what to do. Through Psalm 145, David remembers that God is our great burden bearer and how God is able to lift us up.
Psalm 145:19b “He hears our cries and rescues us.”
If you are bending under a burden and feel that you are about to fall, turn to God for help. He is ready to lift you up and bear your burden.
Song: My Burdens Rolled Away
1. I remember when my burdens rolled away;
I had carried them for years, night and day;
When I sought the blessed Lord,
And I took Him at His Word,
Then at once all my burdens rolled away.
Chorus:
Rolled away..., rolled away...,
I am happy since my burdens rolled away...;
Rolled away..., rolled away...,
I am happy since... my burdens.. rolled away.
[Minnie A. Steele]
The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
The QuickVerse Life Amplification quotes, “The LORD helps the fallen and lifts up those bent beneath their loads.” Sometimes our burdens seem more than we can bear, and we wonder how we can go on. David stands at this bleak intersection of life’s road and David meditates on the Lord, the great burden bearer. A bleak intersection is like a dark time when a person stands at the cross roads and he doesn’t know what to do. Through Psalm 145, David remembers that God is our great burden bearer and how God is able to lift us up.
Psalm 145:19b “He hears our cries and rescues us.”
If you are bending under a burden and feel that you are about to fall, turn to God for help. He is ready to lift you up and bear your burden.
Song: My Burdens Rolled Away
1. I remember when my burdens rolled away;
I had carried them for years, night and day;
When I sought the blessed Lord,
And I took Him at His Word,
Then at once all my burdens rolled away.
Chorus:
Rolled away..., rolled away...,
I am happy since my burdens rolled away...;
Rolled away..., rolled away...,
I am happy since... my burdens.. rolled away.
[Minnie A. Steele]
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
He’s Everything to Me
Revelation 22:13 NCV: I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. [Note: Alpha and the Omega The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. This means “the beginning and the end.”]
Dorothy: In our English we say, ‘A to Z’ so Jesus would say in our English Language: “I am the A and the Z, the First and the Last, Beginning and the End. I am Everything.” This song touched my heart to keep singing from the hymn book. May the Lord touch your heart in Jesus’ name, amen!
Song: He’s Everything to Me
1. In sin I once had wandered all weary, sad, and lone,
Till Jesus thro’ His mercy adopted me His own;
E’er since I learned to trust Him, His grace doth make me free;
And now I feel His pardon; He’s every-thing to me.
Chorus:
He’s everything to me; From sin He sets me free;
His peace and love my portion thro’ all eternity!
He’s everything to me, More than my dreams could be;
O praise His name forever; He’s every-thing to me.
2. In sin no more I’ll wander; He’s Pilot, Friend and Guide;
He brings me joy and singing; His Spirit doth abide;
A blessed, loving Savior, the Lamb of Calvary;
He purchased my redemption; He’s every-thing to me.
3. No longer will I stray from His tender, loving care,
Like Him to be my purpose, my aim, my constant prayer;
And when He bids me welcome thro’ – out eternity,
I’ll praise His name forever; He’s every-thing to me.
[Lyrics and Music: Hampton H. Swell]
Dorothy: In our English we say, ‘A to Z’ so Jesus would say in our English Language: “I am the A and the Z, the First and the Last, Beginning and the End. I am Everything.” This song touched my heart to keep singing from the hymn book. May the Lord touch your heart in Jesus’ name, amen!
Song: He’s Everything to Me
1. In sin I once had wandered all weary, sad, and lone,
Till Jesus thro’ His mercy adopted me His own;
E’er since I learned to trust Him, His grace doth make me free;
And now I feel His pardon; He’s every-thing to me.
Chorus:
He’s everything to me; From sin He sets me free;
His peace and love my portion thro’ all eternity!
He’s everything to me, More than my dreams could be;
O praise His name forever; He’s every-thing to me.
2. In sin no more I’ll wander; He’s Pilot, Friend and Guide;
He brings me joy and singing; His Spirit doth abide;
A blessed, loving Savior, the Lamb of Calvary;
He purchased my redemption; He’s every-thing to me.
3. No longer will I stray from His tender, loving care,
Like Him to be my purpose, my aim, my constant prayer;
And when He bids me welcome thro’ – out eternity,
I’ll praise His name forever; He’s every-thing to me.
[Lyrics and Music: Hampton H. Swell]
Friday, May 8, 2009
He Keeps Me Singing
Jesus, Jesus, Je..sus, Sweetest name I know.
Fill my every longing, Keeps me singing as I go.
1. There’s within my heart a melody
Jesus whispers sweet and low,
Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still,
In all of life’s ebb and flow.
Jesus, Jesus, Je..sus, Sweetest name I know.
Fill my every longing, Keeps me singing as I go.
2. Soon He’s coming back to welcome me
Far beyond the starry sky;
I shall wing my flight to worlds unknown,
I shall reign with Him on high.
Jesus, Jesus, Je..sus, Sweetest name I know.
Fill my every longing, Keeps me singing as I go.
[Luther Burgess Bridgers]
Ephesians 5:18a,19,20 “…be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourself in psalms and hymns and spiritual song, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Colossians 3:16-18 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”
The last two weeks, I heard from TV and several Deaf who talked about predicting “the trouble times” that is going to happen in the future and they became concern how we need to be prepared before Christ’s coming to take us home. Then yesterday inside my spirit, I seem to sense a strange “anxiety” and I wasn’t sure what to do. This went on until this early morning, blessed Holy Spirit, He sang to me this chorus: “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, sweetest name I know. Fill my every longing, keeps me singing as I go.” I found the song and words to sing. And also God’s Word of encouragement to speak ourselves in psalms and hymns that gives us peace in time of trouble. Holy Spirit encourages us: “Let us not be anxious, but be filled with the Spirit. Be filled with God’s grace and sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving. Be filled with God’s peace.” Thank you Lord for setting my spirit free from “anxiety” and help us to be at peace and allow the Holy Spirit to lead us during the trouble times in Jesus’ name I pray. Amen!
Fill my every longing, Keeps me singing as I go.
1. There’s within my heart a melody
Jesus whispers sweet and low,
Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still,
In all of life’s ebb and flow.
Jesus, Jesus, Je..sus, Sweetest name I know.
Fill my every longing, Keeps me singing as I go.
2. Soon He’s coming back to welcome me
Far beyond the starry sky;
I shall wing my flight to worlds unknown,
I shall reign with Him on high.
Jesus, Jesus, Je..sus, Sweetest name I know.
Fill my every longing, Keeps me singing as I go.
[Luther Burgess Bridgers]
Ephesians 5:18a,19,20 “…be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourself in psalms and hymns and spiritual song, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Colossians 3:16-18 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”
The last two weeks, I heard from TV and several Deaf who talked about predicting “the trouble times” that is going to happen in the future and they became concern how we need to be prepared before Christ’s coming to take us home. Then yesterday inside my spirit, I seem to sense a strange “anxiety” and I wasn’t sure what to do. This went on until this early morning, blessed Holy Spirit, He sang to me this chorus: “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, sweetest name I know. Fill my every longing, keeps me singing as I go.” I found the song and words to sing. And also God’s Word of encouragement to speak ourselves in psalms and hymns that gives us peace in time of trouble. Holy Spirit encourages us: “Let us not be anxious, but be filled with the Spirit. Be filled with God’s grace and sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving. Be filled with God’s peace.” Thank you Lord for setting my spirit free from “anxiety” and help us to be at peace and allow the Holy Spirit to lead us during the trouble times in Jesus’ name I pray. Amen!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Psalm 46:1-2a
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2. Therefore we will not fear…
The reason I remember this song when I read a story of Martin Luther from the comic book. When he started the Lutheran Church, he noticed the people in their daily lives seem to lack something so he developed a song “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” The children and the people’s lives were changed into the spirits of trusting God through singing. The words may be difficult to grasp so what this means is that God is our protector and a bulwark, a protection from God will never fail. God is in the middle of the flood. He is there when there is trouble time. Mortal is people and when ills or trouble time comes seems prevailing (overcoming us). Ancient foe is Satan and Martin Luther has faced prison time. Although Satan seeks to make us despondent and work us woe… giving us trouble times, Satan’s craft are clever and Satan’s power seems great and often Satan is armed with cruel hate, yet on earth is not his equal. Although Satan seems to have power over many people but still heaven and earth belongs to God and God through His Son, in God’s time will finally defeat Satan. The rest of the words of Martin Luther’s song were about Christ Jesus and He will win the battle against Satan. So God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in time of trouble. Stand strong in Jesus’ name. Amen!
Song: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
A mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing;
Our helper He amid the flood Of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe
Doeth seek to work us woe—
His (Satan’s) craft and power are great,
And armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.
[Lyrics: Martin Luther, Frederick H. Hedge;
Music: Martin Luther]
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2. Therefore we will not fear…
The reason I remember this song when I read a story of Martin Luther from the comic book. When he started the Lutheran Church, he noticed the people in their daily lives seem to lack something so he developed a song “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” The children and the people’s lives were changed into the spirits of trusting God through singing. The words may be difficult to grasp so what this means is that God is our protector and a bulwark, a protection from God will never fail. God is in the middle of the flood. He is there when there is trouble time. Mortal is people and when ills or trouble time comes seems prevailing (overcoming us). Ancient foe is Satan and Martin Luther has faced prison time. Although Satan seeks to make us despondent and work us woe… giving us trouble times, Satan’s craft are clever and Satan’s power seems great and often Satan is armed with cruel hate, yet on earth is not his equal. Although Satan seems to have power over many people but still heaven and earth belongs to God and God through His Son, in God’s time will finally defeat Satan. The rest of the words of Martin Luther’s song were about Christ Jesus and He will win the battle against Satan. So God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in time of trouble. Stand strong in Jesus’ name. Amen!
Song: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
A mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing;
Our helper He amid the flood Of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe
Doeth seek to work us woe—
His (Satan’s) craft and power are great,
And armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.
[Lyrics: Martin Luther, Frederick H. Hedge;
Music: Martin Luther]
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
A Shelter in the Time of Storm
Psalms 27:5 NIV: For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock.
Psalms 31:20 NCV: You protect them by your presence from what people plan against them. You shelter them from evil words.
Psalms 61:3 KJV: For thou has been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. Psalms 62:1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God; from him cometh my salvation.
This Psalm reminds us that God is our shelter in times of trouble, affliction, or opposition from enemies. Every believer who trusts in God will say: I will allow no trouble, crisis, or suffering to shake my confidence in God. I will say that God is my salvation and my strength. In times of anxiety or threat, I will commit myself to Him and by earnest prayer; I will tell Him all that is in my heart. I will wait upon the Lord to act and knowing He will respond in mercy and He will answer my prayers.
From the Bread Box, I picked the card of Psalm 61:3 and a song came to me this morning which I remember in a hearing church, and the people sang this song a lot. In the old days, many Christians came to church weary with problems. When they sang this song, they felt released and uplifted spirit and they felt God’s presence so real. Their spirits were refreshed and their souls and bodies were healed. It was an awesome experience to watch God at work among the weary people. After church, they went home with a new spirit in them, ready for the next day’s work.
Song: A Shelter in the Time of Storm
The Lord’s our Rock, in Him we hide,
A shelter in the time of storm;
Secure whatever ill betide,
A shelter in the time of storm.
Chorus:
Oh, Jesus is a Rock in a weary land,
a weary land, a weary land;
Oh, Jesus is a Rock in a weary land,
A shelter in the time of storm.
[Wernon J. charlesworth & Ira David Sankey]
Signs for secure: protection; ill for trouble;
betide for happen; weary for tired.
Psalms 31:20 NCV: You protect them by your presence from what people plan against them. You shelter them from evil words.
Psalms 61:3 KJV: For thou has been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. Psalms 62:1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God; from him cometh my salvation.
This Psalm reminds us that God is our shelter in times of trouble, affliction, or opposition from enemies. Every believer who trusts in God will say: I will allow no trouble, crisis, or suffering to shake my confidence in God. I will say that God is my salvation and my strength. In times of anxiety or threat, I will commit myself to Him and by earnest prayer; I will tell Him all that is in my heart. I will wait upon the Lord to act and knowing He will respond in mercy and He will answer my prayers.
From the Bread Box, I picked the card of Psalm 61:3 and a song came to me this morning which I remember in a hearing church, and the people sang this song a lot. In the old days, many Christians came to church weary with problems. When they sang this song, they felt released and uplifted spirit and they felt God’s presence so real. Their spirits were refreshed and their souls and bodies were healed. It was an awesome experience to watch God at work among the weary people. After church, they went home with a new spirit in them, ready for the next day’s work.
Song: A Shelter in the Time of Storm
The Lord’s our Rock, in Him we hide,
A shelter in the time of storm;
Secure whatever ill betide,
A shelter in the time of storm.
Chorus:
Oh, Jesus is a Rock in a weary land,
a weary land, a weary land;
Oh, Jesus is a Rock in a weary land,
A shelter in the time of storm.
[Wernon J. charlesworth & Ira David Sankey]
Signs for secure: protection; ill for trouble;
betide for happen; weary for tired.
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