Torrents

Rain through my window by Laurie Vengoechea © "Give ear, O heavens, and let Me speak; and let the earth hear the words of My mouth. Let My teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, as the droplets on the fresh grass and as the showers on the herb. (Deuteronomy 32:1-2) Waking up yesterday morning to the sounds of rap tap tap on my windowpane is always a pleasant sound for...

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Have We No Rights

This is an excerpt from a book titled, "Have We No Rights" by Mabel Williamson. "No rights to a soft bed, and a well laid table.  No right to a home of His own, a place where His own pleasure might be sought.No right to choose pleasant, congenial companions, those who could understand Him and sympathize with Him.No right to shrink away from filth and sin, to pull His garments closer around...

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Restoration

A Review of the Book of Philemon Paul writes this letter to Philemon on behalf of Onesimus, but as I read this story I can't help but be drawn to the man who has been set free through the acknowledgment, confession and repentence of his sin which in turn brings forth restoration unto his earthly as well as his heavenly master. Onesimus in the flesh was a slave, a man in chains.. in bondage,...

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A Heavenly Wardrobe

It was May, 1987. I remember how crisp the air was with whips of white clouds moving across the sky. The gentle breeze moving the branches of the olive tree in the front yard and shoots of new growth on the fruit tree’s in the back. The songs of the birds who had just begun to invade our yard again after a long hiatus in the South could be heard inside the house as we sat at the breakfast...

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How do You Respond

This humble sun flower grows along the roadsides here in Temecula. It has no fame or glory, and we barely have time to appreciate it as we speed by, but it faithfully stays where it has been planted, tossed by the wind and weather beaten by the elements.. it's seeds continue to spread and cause a multitude of sproutlings doing the work for whatever cause the sower intended. Jesus said, "Father,...

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The Love of my Life

I have been lavished with love and attention from a Man who I can confidently say will never change in His affections towards me.. He is kind. ..and His kindness is what leads me continually to my knees in repentance. Understanding and knowing that He has words for me of compassion and He acts towards me with good intentions of drawing me into a closer relationship with Him. He has shown...

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