Whole and Complete

Jesus says,
"Come to Me all you who are weary and heavy-laden.
Come to Me and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)

You who are pompous, full of pride and rich
with more and more possessions
You have no time for Me.
Your reward you have already received.
You are damned.
There is no peace where you are ...
only torment and eternal separation.
(Luke 16: 19-31)

Alas, come to Me
And I will give you rest
Come, do not tardy

"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me,
for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light." 
(Matthew 11:29-30)

(c) September 4, 2011

The way .... is

The Battle
- what we fight for
The Renunciation
- what we give up

is nothing by itself

Faith in God
and
Obedience to God
is the way
for all.

(c) September 3, 2011

Go Forth and Follow Me

On Sept. 3, I posted an entry entitled "Go, and" on my Journeys blog. The post was the result of a two-week mini study on Jesus' commandments of "Go." I say Go, Do, and if you stop and think about it, in all of these, it is still Go, Do. Go, and do preach, go and do sell, Go and do give, you get the picture.

To read the original post, go here: http://windowtochristianministries-journeys.blogspot.com/2011/09/go-and.html

Go, preach
Go, sell
Go, give
Go, come follow Me
Go, show mercy
Go, tell
Go, forgive
Go, keep My commandments
Go, meet
Go, pray
Go, watch and beware
Go, make disciples
Go, baptize
Go, teach
Go home
Go in peace
Go, be healed
Go, find
Go, go
Go more
Go and do not sin
Go, obey
Go, believe
Go, be
Go forth and Follow Me

(c) September 4, 2011

Jesus is the vine

Jesus is the vine
I am but one of His branches
I can do
I can be
anything and all
but if not to Jesus
for Jesus
that I give my all
All achieved
is to nothing
to no avail.

My eternal bliss
has died on the vine
I am alone
and my aloneness
brings no joy
only dismal thought
and torment
as I face bitterness,
defeat,
death in the deep.

Jesus is the vine
I am but one of His branches
I draw my lifeblood from Him
who died for my soul
who rose from the dead
who reigns on high
who lives within me.

Jesus is the vine
I am but one of His branches.

For me to bear fruit
I must succumb to His pruning
I must abide in Him

for Jesus is the vine
My Lord and Savior
and I am but one of His branches
A child of The King

(c) September 4, 2011