KEY TO PERSEVERANCE!

Moving! Think to another location.

Uprooting and relocation are easier for some than for others.

I am one of the others! Many in the last season of life might say that.

But God....in His love and mercy can provide grace needed for any of our uprooted moments when relocating. He has given us Himself!

Allow Him to change your new address into a "grace place" of refuge.

Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come. 

(Psalm 71:3, ESV)

Truth in His word provides refuge......the key to perseverance!

THANKFUL +

Friendly reminder from folks who grew up @ FMC church in KY + a college chum who farms & who began her text with "thankful Thursday" for "said" Alumni Ave. neighbor's recovery.

All this to say, my pew sitting friend shared today's Upper Room verse.

Be merciful to me O God, be merciful to me, for in you, my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.

Daddy modeled his faith for many years as he began his day, "grateful for every day the good Lord gave him," along with his time reading the daily devotional, "his" Upper Room. 

A quiet, gentle soul + a thankful heart!

SAFE PLACE

10/10/13 Everyone needs a safe place. A refuge. Is there such a place in our world anymore? 
Sometimes one needs more than bricks and mortar to provide safety from the enemies of the mind; fear, insecurity, anger, doubt, depression, jealousy, and anxiety.

The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, 'Destroy them!' (Deuteronomy 33:27)

God and His Word----a safe place. 

T= TABERNACLE

1/18/10 So many “T”-Words remind me of the Lord:
Trustworthy, the One in whom I can put my trust.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)

True, the standard for truth is this One called Faithful and True.
Daily we are bombarded with words---but these words neither satisfy nor nourish because many of them are delivered by those who speak self-serving lies.
We should listen to the One who is Truth and cannot lie.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)

Tent/Tower of Strength,
3For You have been a refuge for me, A tower of strength against the enemy. 4Let me dwell in Your tent forever; (Psalm 61:3-4)

Tabernacle, the “T” word that resonates most with me---it’s just another word for describing Christ as the dwelling place of God—sounds like a synonym for sanctuary to me. The biblical definition for both of those words “rings” loud and clear---His Presence, the place where we can meet face-to-face with Him, both now and throughout eternity.

Meditate on this "tabernacle" truth along with my Community Bible Study friends who are studying Revelation this year.

2And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
3And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them,
4and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away."
5And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new " And He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true."
(Revelation 21:2-5)