Revelation 14-I saw--it took my breath away!--the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, One Hundred and Forty-four Thousand standing there with him, his Name and the Name of his Father inscribed on their foreheads.
Esther 5.1-6.13-What great honor was given Mordecai for this?
Psalm 106.24-48-Save us, GOD, our God! Gather us back out of exile so we can give thanks to your holy name and join in the glory when you are praised!
Hebrews 4.12-16-So whenever we are in need, we should come before the throne of our merciful God. There we will be treated with undeserved kindness, and we will find help.
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A tree that brings me joy in the fall. It's leaves change from a deep green of summer to a dark and fiery red of autumn. Change to bring glory to God. The light that illumines this tree changes also. The autumn early sunsets bring a different view of things than the brightness of summer. Both views are wonderful. Both views are different. Both views are only available for my joy due to change. Some day there will be a change so wonderful that it will take my breath away. I will see Jesus in all his glory with the thousands of his followers with him. All marked with the sign of the cross on their foreheads. Proudly displaying this sign for all to see. This is the honor given to those who, like Mordecai, may have been forgotten for the great things God has done through them. This honor of a Savior who changed their lives forever and saved them from sin, death and the devil bringing Life and Love into their hearts and lives. God inhabiting each one of us and shedding his light of change in us. Causing us to change to his glory and not our own. Change in Christ. And whenever I doubt this change is taking place God invites be to come to him and offers his kindness and love to my undeserved soul. Change brought on by God. Thanks be to God!
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Lord, continue your change in me this day. ---Amen
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