“Precious memories, how they linger, how they ever flood my soul, and old home scenes, of my childhood, in fond memory appears.”
“Precious memories, how they linger, how they ever flood my soul. In the stillness, of the midnight, precious sacred scenes unfold. Precious memories, unseen angels, sent from somewhere to my soul, how they linger, ever near me, and the sacred past unfolds.”
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee; it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. Matthew 18:9
Memories really don’t live as people do. This morning as I was reading this passage from Matthew chapter eighteen, I just burst out laughing as my sister came to mind fondly. When she started having difficulty seeing we would joke about this very passage when I would tell her, if her right eye offend her to cut it out, as it would be better to go to heaven with one good eye that to go to hell with two good ones. She was in such good spirits. Lord, may my sister rest in sweet peace. I miss her so much!
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. Psalm 89:15
“The people that know the joyful sound rejoice in the name of the Lord all the day long and in His righteousness shall they be exalted. For the Lord is their defense and the Holy One of Israel is their king. Blessed be the Lord forevermore. Amen, and Amen.”
Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25
“Lord, send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live. For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.”
Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You. Psalm 63:3
“O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes. You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes continually. Through Jesus, I will continually offer to You, O God, a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that openly profess Your name.” All glory be to God!
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23
“In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice. In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch. Hear me, O Lord; for Thy lovingkindness is good; turn unto me according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies.” Lord, we fully understand and are grateful, that You who makes promises to us, is faithful, and that You will never treat us as we deserve. Thank You, Lord!
Through the Lord’s mercies, we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! Lamentations 3:22-23
“O Lord, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in times of trouble. Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reaches into the clouds.” Thank You, Lord, for your new mercies every morning. Great is Your faithfulness!
Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You. Psalm 25:5
“Guide me, O my great Redeemer, pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but you are mighty; hold me with your powerful hand. Bread of heaven, bread of heaven, feed me ‘till I want no more, feed me ‘till I want no more.”
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Proverbs 13: 20
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but his delight is in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. Psalm 1
“At the cross at the cross where I first saw the light and the burden of my heart rolled away, it was there by faith I received my sight and now I am happy all the way.”
You know, sometimes we need to stop focusing on our problems and complaining, and just reflect on all that Jesus endured at the cross, and we too may see the light, and the burdens of our hearts will be rolled away, so that we could be happy all the day and for always. Praise the Lord!