Oh What a Day It Will Be

Oh What a day it will be
When the revelation is discovered,
The light turned on,
When that dear one...
Who has wandered onto that hard, worn, path of searching, confusion, and darkness...
Who has believed in their heart
That they no longer believe...no longer are the righteousness of Christ,
No longer are worthy of His love, His help...

What a day it will be...when they discover the truth,
That they are royalty,
They have always been loved,
And the Father's arms are stretched open wide... to receive...
Yes, even now.

On that day of discovery...
They will return...
And the Lord will plant them in His land of promise,
His land of promise, flowing with milk and honey.
The honey of the knowledge of His love, the knowledge of His care,
The milk and honey of His Word, His truth, His promises...

Oh what a day it will be
When they realize that their Father
Never left them...never rejected them...never held an offense against them...

Oh what a day it will be
As they allow the Father's embrace
To plant them again...in the rich soil of TRUTH,
Where they can see and know they are royalty, the precious one...
The one the Father delights in...

Yes...they will know that they are the beloved,
The beloved one they always had longed to be...
Perfectly loved and accepted,
A child of God,
A son/daughter of the King...royal...chosen...clean...
Destined for great things!

"What a day it will be when God will again plant His people in His land." Hosea 1:11

Triumphant Joy

You are leading me here God
To triumphant joy,
To the triumphant joy of the lovers of God,
Who see Your smile
Feel your Presence
Know you are exceedingly good.

You are leading me here...to triumphant joy
Not just joy...but triumphant joy,
Where I know all is well
Because You are big and I am exceedingly loved!

Your truth leads me here, Father...
When I really believe that I am loved...
And that You are who You say You are...

The triumphant joy of the lovers of God
Who sing and shout Your praises....
Release joy into the atmosphere...

And the joy turns into a weapon of God
Exposing the snare,
The trap, the lie, the empty promises of the enemy
And the plans that the enemy built to destroy...
Crumble...
And the great glory of the Lord is released!

Going forth in triumphant joy...
Joy, our secret weapon...

Let's release it today!

The Grace Shadow vs the Shadow of Condemnation

Dear friend,

Are you sitting under the grace shadow
Or are you sitting under the shadow of condemnation?

Under the grace shadow,
There is life, acceptance, extravagant love, hope, restoration.
This shadow transforms, encourages, strengthens,
Yes, under this shadow,
You see God as joyful, happy, smiling, good...

What a contrast to the shadow of condemnation.
The shadow of condemnation reveals a God who is angry, upset, mad, hard to please...
This shadow highlights your failure
Reminding you of how you have tried, but failed.
This shadow constantly points an accusing finger at your sin
This shadow moans with striving, and disguises itself with "religion."

The grace shadow is the gift that the Father wants to give you.
He gave His Son to make a way
For you to be free from the power of sin, the condemnation, the accusations and guilt.
He provided the grace shadow with His suffering love
So you could be righteous...
Not because of anything righteous you have done,
But because of what He has done as He made a way for you on the cross.

Yes, the grace shadow
Shouts the good news of the gospel,
The good news of His finished work,
 The good news of the One who loves you completely.

Thank you Father for your grace shadow!