Children of resurrection

Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. Luke 20:36

Neither can they die any more…Life FOREVERMORE.

And are the children of God...You are, you will continue to be His Child! What an amazing statement, what amazing TRUTH this is! Oh Lord, this is the true joy and true life to be hidden in You! Now, until you return and for eternity. You are Life!

 When Christ who is our life...Col_3:4. You  are not only the fountain of life but the fountain of glory! You are the source, the endless glory, endless light and endless splendor! You are so beautiful God. My Lord. I am yours and you are mine. And all that is yours is mine! Luke 15:31

I will never die, because you constantly give me life, you constantly breath life on me. You revive my heart and refresh me every morning with your endless mercies. You renew my mind with the mind of Christ. You engrave your thoughts in me and Your Word never changes. It is there, available, accessible, full of healing for my soul, full of abundant grace for my heart, full of promises for my life, full of expectations for my future, full of hope for my eternity. You are always near, you are always close to me, your hand is always upon me. 

He who is coming will come and will not tarry. You are never late, you are always on TIME, Lord.

Thank you, Father, because every time, I see death, you don't only bring life but RESURRECTION. You bring to life again, you make me recover, you let me stand all over again with power in Your Spirit. I have life, I have resurrection, with Christ, the lover of my soul.

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Receive PEACE

The meaning of peace according to the English dictionary is FREEDOM from disturbance, worry...

According to the Word of God, the word PEACE is God's gift of wholeness.

In Hebrew: Shalom means: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace and in Greek: eiréné

one, peace, quietness, rest. Also, peace between individuals, i. e. harmony, concord.

 “My Peace I give you.”

 

John 14:27

 

Father, I am here in your presence, I came to feel your peace, to be filled with your peace. Your peace is what I need.

Thinking of your cross and of your love, oh Jesus, you loved me till the end, you didn’t expect anything from me. You did not think about your pain on the cross, all you were thinking about was me. Your love was poured till the last breath, till the last drop of your blood on the cross, for me. 

You chose the cross, so I can have peace. 

You died for me, so I can live in peace.

You showed me love and restored the relationship with The Father so I can have a Father, eternally.

Give me peace, Jesus.

Show me how to follow you till the cross. Till the end.

In your presence I seek Your peace and restoration..

Give me faith to destroy every fear hindering any reconciliation. Give me Your peace to live in harmony with others.

Today, I declare Your peace, Jesus, over my whole life.

I declare Your peace, Jesus, over my body, and my heart to receive wholeness. Fill my heart with peace to become whole again. Let Your peace be engraved in my heart.

I declare Your peace, Jesus, over my mind and thoughts, to receive soundness.

In Your peace, I am free.

In Your peace, I am secure.

Give me Your peace, Jesus, the same peace You have in Your Father's bosom.

You are the God of peace, My God!

I speak Your peace over me, today and everyday.

May the peace of God be with you, and in you...Amen.

~maryse

His Word gives Life

'But his delight is in the law of the Lord , And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.'
Psalms 1:2-3

Your Word Lord is powerful and active day and night, each page in Your book is a flowing stream of water of life, it renews, it refreshes, it restores. It heals, delivers and makes all things new! It affirms, approves and satisfies. It comes on the dry soul, and water it, breath life in it and make it prosper all over again.

Your Word is beautiful, it is attractive to my spirit. It grasp my heart to the beauty of every new revelation You give, when I meditate on it day and night.

There is freshness, hope and growth in Your Word.

It never disappoints, there will be always a fruit to taste and eat from, to sustain and to grow firm in You. Because the roots are grounded in Your Word, I will never be weary, I will always flourish and bear fruits in every season of my life because of Your grace, and Your Spirit. Because You are life and You live in me, sustaining me in every way.

You load me with fruits, and with Your glory. Your acceptance and affirmation will always make me prosper.

'But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.”'
Proverbs 1:33

I will live undisturbed and sheltered from the storms of life. I will be quiet without fear of evil. Because I will always drink from Your living water, day and night.

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There are moments in your life where you wish you can escape the world you live in.

And there are other moments where you're not really looking for being alone but the world decides to escape from you!

The Covid19 pandemic hits the planet and turn the world upside down.

Lockdown, isolation, social-distancing, no visits, no hugs allowed, no gatherings....

It is time for everyone to wear a face mask!

And this is also the time for God to uncover every mask!

"For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be known." Luke 12:2

During those times, you can easily feel helpless, lonely, tired, bitter, you feel you want to get even more isolated, you feel depressed, or feel: and then what? what's next?

Times of brokenness, of deep loneliness and pain surround you.

And you can also decide to "redeem the time" and let God have His way into your heart. To bring you through fire, refine you, mold you, purify you, and test your heart towards Him; will you come out of it pure, genuine, and will you have a true evidence of your love towards the One who stripped Himself of His glory, emptied Himself taking the form of a servant… humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death - even the death on a cross! Phil.2:8

God is at work to declutter your heart.

We sometimes think that when we say God stripped everything away in my life, has a sad connotation. But, in fact, if God is truly your only desire, if your ultimate goal is to win Christ, you would consider all things garbage - Phil.3:8 

God has certainly a purpose during this time for you.

Get deeper with Him, tell Him here I am - do to me what is good in Your sight, Lord.

Spend more time with Him, and position your heart to seek Him. Set your heart to seek Him .Ezra 7:10

Listen to Him and have a greater intimacy with Him, that will lead you to repentance, freedom and great joy in knowing Him.

With new revelations, taste how He is good, eat His Word and worship Him who is worthy.

He is molding you and working in your heart for the coming time. There is no lost time with God. No wasted time - there is a reason why He neither slumber nor sleep!

God is decluttering your heart, your mind and even your life.

He is stripping away what isn't needed. It is painful as He keeps working in you. But you'll come out of all this in full wholeness! your heart will be all new and whole again.

Your life decluttered from all the people you thought they were essential to you.

He will not necessarily place other people, maybe He wants to be just you and Him alone, for a longer quarantine with Him.

Do not be busy planning during that time. Don't be a Martha when only One thing is needed, only one thing worth being concerned about. One person is essential. Choose Him, make the right choice and it will never be taken away from you.

You'll discover that truly there is nothing worth wasting time in analyzing, taking you rights back, feeling bitter, self-pitying yourself... Redeem the time and give it all to Him who is able to do beyond all that you ask for.

Healing is Him

Life is Him

Truth is Him

Love is Him

Joy is Him

Provision is Him

Peace is Him

and the list can go on... He is who He says He is - He is the great I AM.

Focus on Him - be with Him, give Him your heart, He will never forsake you - He NEVER wear masks - THE VEIL HAS BEEN TORN from top to bottom. God revealed Himself with NO MASK, no shadow of turning. He is the Father of Lights, in Him there is no darkness at all. 1John 1:5

~maryse

How Much More!

"How much more" ... these few words resonated in my ears powerfully when I was reading in the book of Luke. Jesus repeatedly said it and every time, it confirmed the perfect knowledge He has towards us and towards our needs.
It right away made me think: Lord,
"What is man that You are mindful of him?"
Ps.8:4

How much more according to the dictionary you use 'much' to indicate the great intensity, extent, or degree of something such as an action, feeling, or change.

And according to Strong's Concordance, it is used to elevate the better over the good. (The more important over the less-important)

How much more means how great, to a greater degree.

In Luke 11:13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

And compared to Matthew 7:11 it says: how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

If a good parent with his limited love, limited heart, is able to give the necessary to their children. How much more the unlimited God, can give from His unlimited riches in glory to the one who ask Him?
The best and most excellent gift of all: The Holy Spirit!!!

How much more here means that He is ready to bestow this gift on you, and willing to, sooner than you expect and faster that you would imagine.

The Father will give the Holy Spirit, a great gift without measures! A gift that does not perish, that does not expire and that only enables you to go from power to power, from glory to glory, from better to greater, all in Him and through Him and for Him!


Then Jesus goes on and says: But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.Luke 12:7

If those sparrows who are the least of the birds, the cheapest and the less wanted, were so much valued in the eyes of the Lord! Can you imagine you, HOW MUCH MORE, you would be valued in the eyes of the One who loves you?

You are God's specialty. He cares for you more than you ever care for yourself. That's why FEAR NOT. When the danger is here, fear not. When the problems are overwhelming you, fear not. When challenges are around you, fear not. Because Jesus doesn't forget you and has not forgotten you. And never will forget His Words!

Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?
Luke 12:24

Jesus goes on and keeps repeating again and again: how much more, you who reads this now, are more valuable to His heart?
Again the ravens here at that time were so much disregarded by men, according to the law, they were unclean. But! God takes care of them and provides them food.

How much more God's own people would be taken care of?

If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith? Luke 12:28

God is calling you not to pursue the things of the world, but to get deeply into a rich relationship with Him.
If you have the same eyes of God to value things rightly, you would value holiness, perfection in Christ, and hunger and thirst for righteousness, then the luxurious life, the things of the world won't be your desires. Your desire would be one thing, is to stay at His feet, to dwell in His presence and do His will.

If God takes care of the grass that is weak and dies quickly then is thrown away and burnt... can you imagine how MUCH MORE and in more excellent way He cares for you and your soul?

You little faith, He said. Because He desires your trust in Him over anxiety and fear of this present world.

Trust in Him who provides all things and good things. Fear not. He cares for you. 

صلوات قصيرة

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 صلوات قصيرة

هل اختبرت صلاح الرب؟

لأنَّ الرَّبَّ صالِحٌ، إلَى الأبدِ رَحمَتُهُ، وإلَى دَوْرٍ فدَوْرٍ أمانَتُهُ.

المَزاميرُ 100:5

لماذا تعبد الرب و لماذا تحمده؟ ماذا تعرف عن شخص الرب؟ و ماذا تعرف عن صلاحه؟ هل تحمده عندما تتحل مشاكلك؟ او عندما تنال الشفاء؟ او تتحرر من خطية ما؟ فتعلن صلاح الرب بحمد و شكر؟

هل تثق فعلا بالرب ام تعبر عن ثقتك به بعد ان تنال ما تريد منه؟ او هل تنظر الى اختبارات الاخريين و تمدح ايمانهم و قوتهم بالرب و تكتفى بهذا القدر؟

اكتب اليوم لاشارك عن دروس تعلمتها من ٢ اشخاص مقربين لقلبى جدا.

الاولى و اسمها M ، اصيبت بالكورونا و كنت من اول الناس لما بلغتنى و قالت لى : انا عندى وجع فى صدرى لكن متخافيش. و اليوم التالى عندما تدهور تنفسها و هى تعيش بمفردها تماما ، ارسلت لى هذة الرسالة بالحرف: "الرب صالح جدا."

هذه الصديقة العزيزة على قلبى بسبب محبتها الحقيقية بالرب و عندها المحبة التى لا تطلب ما لنفسها، دعتنى ارى بعمق جديد احشاء الرب يسوع، دعتنى انظر و ادخل  بالروح فى كل مشهد لما يسوع كان على الارض و يجرى معجزات الشفاء ، و كان يسوع كان يغمرنى بمشاعر و احشاء تجاه الذى يحبهم، و ارادته  و مشيئته الصالحة فى شفائهم، لم اختبرها من قبل.

حبى لهذة الصديقة (M) اشتد و كنت اصلى بكل قوة الرب منحها لى لمد يده بالشفاء. الرب نظر و تطلع من السماء بكل رحمة و مد يداه بالشفاء الالهى. مع ان العيان كان يقول ان لا بد من جهاز تنفسى. و لكن عندما كنا ندعو الرب ، كان ياتى بقوة روحه القدوس و ينفخ اكسجين الروح القدس فى الرئة. 

و نار الروح القدس كانت تحرق الفيروس و عيناه يسوع التى هى لهيب نار كانت ترعب الفيروس و تحرقه و النار تحاوطها كسور لحمايتها.

لا يوجد علاج و لكن الرب هو الشفاء. هو يهوة رفا. هو الرب الشافى. هو الذى اكمل العمل على الصليب و صرخ قائلا:  قد اكمل!.. و بجلدته نالت M الشفاء. ليس فقط الجسدى بل الداخلى ايضا لان عمل الرب كامل و ليس لعظمته استقصاء.

شفت الرب و هو يغلفها بهدب ثوبه الذى كان يخرج منه قوة لشفائها. و يطلق تنفس و نسمات الروح القدس لها. اشهد كم رفعها الرب و ملئ قلبها تعزيات الهية. كانت فى الم شديد فى الصدر و لكن كانت تردد دائما انها واثقة فى الرب. 

فقدت حاسة التذوق و لكن لم تفقد التذوق الروحى!! تذوقت كم ان الرب اشهى من العسل و كم انه طيب و لذيذ و صالح. 

اختبرت شخصيا فى موقفها ، حنان الاب السماوى كيف لا يتركنا و لا يهملنا و مراحمه واسعة و جديدة فى كل صباح. و اللسان يعجز عن غنى مجد الرب الذى كان يسدد كل احتياج لها. التصقت  M بالرب و نجاها و عرفت معنى اعمق للسلام الذى يمنحه يسوع. الرب صاحب السلطان كله. 

والتَفَتَ إلَى تلاميذِهِ وقالَ: "كُلُّ شَيءٍ قد دُفِعَ إلَيَّ مِنْ أبي. .."

لوقا 10:22 

يارب اشكرك على سلطانك. انت لك كل القدرة و السلطان. انت تخضع لك كل الشعوب. 

انت هو هو امس و اليوم و الى الابد. انت هو اليوم ، انت هذة اللحظة. 

انت تعمل و الاب يعمل حتى الان. 

هللوليا يا ملك الملوك. 

اشكرك انك مثل الاب تنظر بعيون الحب و الرحمة. 

اشكرك ان احشاءك تتحرك تجاهى.

انت ملك قلبى و حياتى.

فعلا نغنى حمدا لك يا الله الذى يقودنا فى موكب النصرة كل حين.

كل شئ يخضع تحت قدميك يا يسوع. 

1كو١٥: ٢٧ " لأنه اخضع كل شيء تحت قدميه .

انت الاله الحق. انت يخضع لك الجميع. انت سيد الارض و الشعوب كلها تخضعك لك يا الله.

الاب لم يترك شئ غير خاضع لك.

انت سيدى انت ربى و الهى. اخضع لك و اركع تحت قدميك و اقول لك يارب كلى لك. اسلم ذاتى لك و اطمئن. لانك انت المسؤول عنى انت ضامنى و انت راعى. 

انت عرفتنى و تعرفنى. من بطن امى نسجتنى. يا الله انت الراحة نفسها. انت الضمان. انت ربحى و نصيبى. انت الاله الصادق الذى لا يخون. انت لا جور فيك. صديق و عادل و اله امانة.

اشكرك لان لك كل السلطان و القدرة و المجد. انت الكل فى الكل.

اخذت M شفاء من الرب بطريقة عميقة و عجيبة. لا يدعها الرب تشعر باى وحدة. كانت تقول لى دائما انا حاسة بالرب جنبى ، قاعد جنبى و شهدت كيف كان الرب لها الاب و الاخ و الصديق و كيف كان يساندها و يمسك بيدها. كانت دائما تشعر بالسلام. بالفعل الرب يبارك شعبه بالسلام. مز ٢٩:١١

اما عن اختى فى الرب  (H) عندما بلغتنى باصابة والدتها بالفيروس اتذكر كلماتها لى: الرب صالح ! و قالت ان لم اقل الان و فى هذا الموقف و هذه اللحظة ان الرب صالح و اعلن عن صلاحه، متى سأختبر صلاحه؟ عندما كل شى يكون كويس؟ 

انا اعرف ان الرب صالح و انا اتكلم عن صلاحه و هو سيشفى ماما. قالت لى.

عندما يضعنى الرب ما بين هذين الاختين لا ارى اى شئ سوى صلاح الرب و حبه العميق لكل شخص و اصلى ان من يقرأ هذا يختبر بالحقيقة صلاح الرب له اولا بموته على الصليب لمنحه حياة بل حياة بغزارة. لولادة جديد و توبة يومية.  و تجديد ذهن و تسليم حياة بالكامل له و كل تضحية تهون للرب لاننا سنحيا و نموت مديونيين له لانه دفع الثمن بالكامل و ليس اى ثمن. ثمن غالى و ثمين. 

لما كنت بسأل عليها كانت تقول لى الماما تحت حماية الرب انا بشكره من كل القلب.

الرب شفى M و ايضا والدة H. و سمع و استجاب صلوات كل شخص وقف بجانبهما و صلى لهما.

الرب يحي و يقيم و يشفى و يزمجر فى وجه العدو و كل مرض . هو قد غلب العالم و ما فيه. غلب الفيروس . هوذا قد غلب الاسد الذى من سبط يهوذا. 

 ...هل يَشفي في السَّبتِ...لوقا 6:7 

اشكرك يارب انك انت هو رب السبت!  نعم فى الوقت الذى غير عادى ، فى الوقت الذى فى عيون كثيرين ماينفعش حاجة تحصل او لا يمكن و يستحيل انك تعمل ، فى هذا الوقت  انت يارب تعمل. انت هو رب السبت.  يوم السبت هو يشير الى الراحة هو اليوم الذى استراح فيه الرب و بصلى ان الرب يريحك فى هذا اليوم من كل تعب و قلق و خوف و اضطراب و هم و مرض و وجع و اهانة و انكسار. الرب يريحك. الرب يسكب راحة السبت عليك.  يارب اشكرك انك تعمل حتى الان. اشكرك انك تخترق كل الصعاب و كل القوانين الارضية حتى تصل الى و تعطينى الراحة. لان لك كل السلطان. فى يدك يارب مراحم كثيرة. اشكرك ان يدك لا تقصر ان تخلص و ان تشفى. و لم تثقل اذنيك ان تسمع لى و لانات قلبى. انت هو رب السبت انت هو الاله الحقيقى. كل الهة الشعوب اصنام لكن انت الرب و ليس اخر. انت ملك الأرض.  انت البداية و النهاية. انت سيدى. يارب بطلبك و بطلب حضورك. بطلب رب السبت يتدخل فى حياتى و نفسى و جسدى. 

'لأننا قد طالبنا الرّب إلهنا. طلبناه فأراحنا من كل جهة'

-maryse.

Redeemed

The steadfast fact, the truth and the reality to know that I am redeemed is just an overwhelming thought. How hungry and thirsty I was to see the glory of God and to see his name being lifted high and high… to witness his goodness and mercy and see him move in a mighty way, how he did not fail me, and he manifested himself… but then I felt deeply and it was actually a revelation to me, it was a flashing light to my eyes and my heart when I saw myself like the disciples rejoicing to see healing and deliverance happening in His Name, but then I was like wait the deep joy I was actually feeling was because I was saved, redeemed! I have my name written in heaven.

There is HOPE, a hope I have in me, the hope of glory, CHRIST!!! 

 His redemption in me overflows..

But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven. Luke10:20

God knew who I was, but every day, I know better and better who I am...a child of God. He knows, and He loves me… 

His sufficiency fills any deficiency in my heart.

I am loved, by an active love, just as his word is active and powerful and penetrates where no human can reach. 

IT IS A BIG MISTAKE TO ALWAYS "Try" to love God… and miss to be loved by the Father.♥️

His desires are US, OUR HEARTS, not our ministry. What if I keep serving  and doing ministry and I miss WORSHIPING Him, when I will stand before Him, will He be pleased?

it's all about Him, knowing him… know the depths of him…. Endless, eternal knowledge...just to sit at his feet and gaze at his beauty. There is more in God! But not only "there is more" of his signs and wonders, but of his tangible touch, of the knowledge of him, of his power, of his love, of his depths. 

Freedom is free for me, but cost him, it was costly for him, to redeem me and make it free for me….

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Romans 15:13

In every brokenness, He is there...IN IT.

Father it is delightful to be in your presence. Just you and me. You are always there, waiting for me so I can take pleasure in you. You are always ready to come in that secret closed with me. You are actually always waiting for me there.

You never leave. You desire me to the point that you just wait for me, for me as a daughter, not even a servant of your kingdom. You just want me as I am, not my deeds, not my knowledge, not my achievements in your kingdom. Oh Father, you just want me and only me, only my heart is what you want.

I want to love you with this passion you have for me. Love you for who you are, love the God you are to me, love the Father your are to me, love the Friend you are to me.

Brun me with passion for your heart. I want to have always that consuming desire to keep seeking you, seeking your beauty, your radiance.

I will seek your presence all the days of my life. All I want is you, You are enough, lord when I know that you are always there. 

You are faithfulness itself, you do not need to prove anything or manifest yourself for you are enough. You are truth, you are all in all.

Keep me broken Lord, keep my heart broken, because with this brokenness, I will keep seeking you.

I will keep burning in desire for you. 

I can dwell in your presence.

I can humble myself before you.

I will see my heart being shaped to have your compassion. Take me deeper in your compassion God.

Keep me broken Lord, for in this state I know and I know that you are my only exit. I will run to you and persevere to run Your race. To find you and be found in you! 

I want to see your face. I want to lose everything to know you, to win you and gain you. Stir my heart to have only this one desire to hunger and thirst for your presence.

Oh Lord, I want to know you more. Reveal yourself to me. I want to look like you, I want to stand with boldness before your throne and be able to offer you a faithful, gold heart. 

Come quickly God, bring my heart into your light and test it with your fire. I want to present you a heart that will prove the quality of my desire for you. 

Keep me on my knees for you Jesus.

Let me contemplate your beauty, day and night. Break me Lord more. I say it and will keep saying it.I know the burden that I can encounter with this request. Give me your heart Lord, break my heart for what breaks yours.

I am never satisfied without your presence.

Bring your fire down in my inner being to keep desiring and burning for you, for who you are.

Take control Lord of my whole being.

Take hold of my heart. You are the supreme desire of my soul.

Oh God, keep me desperate for you.

Imprison me in your power and in your love.

Give me eyes that will only see you and seek you every second. Give me that fire that I can never contain. Hit my soul with your power.

Let me always be drunk in your Spirit, where I lose it all, just for you and in you.

When you take control over me, with your consuming and burning power, I just can't go anywhere, but only stay with you. Just you and me. I cannot move, I cannot speak, I cannot think of anything but be in your presence. Just you and me.

Your strong presence is what I long for to breath, Without your breath on me, I just go dry, I go astray. I will seek you and I will always find you.

Come Lord, Hide me in you.

Open the eyes of my heart to only see you, I do not want to pollute my eyes with anything else.

I want to know you more Lord. You gave me life and you continue to give it to me everyday. 

Oh Lord, come to me as I keep running to you.

I will keep seeking you, until every time I am taken deeper in you. I want to be lost in your presence.

Feed me your presence, nourish my heart with your compassion.

Get deeper in me with your love.I will seek you, I will hunger for you till you come.

You are the only truth in my life. Your presence is so real, for that reason, I will press on until I find you more. and when I will find you, I will keep on pressing on to find you even more, you are endless, timeless, everlasting, unsearchable...You are far greater that my heart can even long for. I will never settle, I will keep crying out to you. Increase this desperation in my heart for you. 

I want to stand before you in heaven and run to you with all the desires you have built in me on earth, I want to see gold surrounding our first clasp. Oh I cannot wait for that day, my heart is already beating for our first encounter in heaven.

The puzzle. Do you fit?

Never expected to finish a 500 pieces puzzle. Kids started it; they made the whole Eiffel tower and the bottom, then with my husband, we did another part and later I ended up finishing it alone. Once it was all completed, the kids cheered and jumped and were so excited. I had those thoughts while all this was happening, even when I was putting one piece next to the other to complete the picture. 

Every piece had to go in it's own place. It had not only to be there but to FIT between the others in its own spot. Not a single piece whether big or small was more important than the other. A piece that was still not on the picture, was alone and useless. 

The other pieces when they were already placed on the picture were still incomplete, so no need for them to boast. Only when the picture was complete, all the pieces were shining, the picture made sense, every piece felt proud of being connected to the other piece. Sometimes I had to take one piece from its place and re-do the whole part again, but it ended up being even more beautiful. As a result: the picture was done and when I look at it, it is a beautiful masterpiece. Everyone was happy (rejoicing) for each other, it didn't matter who did more and who completed less. The work was done and the picture was complete and beautiful. 

(1Corithians 12:27) Now you are Christ's body, and individually members of it.

(Romans 12:4-5) For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

( Isaiah 64:8) But now, LORD, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter. All of us are the work of your hand.

(Jeremiah 18:4) But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him

(Ephesians 2:10) For we are His workmanship(masterpiece), created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

(Colosians2:10) and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.(So you also are complete through your union with Christ...)

Springs of water

Give me springs of water - Judges 1:15

Father, give me a blessing today, give me springs of water while I am heartily giving you my all. You are the Great I am, all what I need is in you. You are my fullness, all my springs are in you - ps 87:7 

you are my fountain, spring up from your life within me. 

I am confident of your love for me. I trust in you, because you are faithful, you are TRUTH. 

Let your water flow on my dry heart, that only needs your presence.

Flood my soul with the upper and lower spring and everything in between. you give exceedingly, above what I ask for or imagine. 

You will not only stop at giving me two springs, you are my rich Father,You have an unending supply, an unending glory, unending love, unending grace and mercy. 

Draw me closer to you as I continue to worship you in obedience, to keep considering everything a loss compared to the excellency of knowing You more and more and knowing the power of your victorious resurrection, compared to the second I will see you standing in all your splendor, all your glory and power, eyes in eyes, and face to face, that is what motivating me to keep my eyes on things above.

Teach me, help me and instruct me to love the way you love, to have your heart for the lost and sinners and know that I am no better than them. that I am a sinner too and me too have fallen short of your glory but it is all for your grace! Oh God your grace is what I need to keep reminding myself with. Without it, I wouldn't be able to have this moment with you and find you. Oh Lord, you are worthy of everything, denying myself and following you, picking up my cross for your sake, for your name to be lifted higher and higher. You deserve all the glory Father because you never allow that I go through the fire without you, you are always there, you are always empowering me, your eyes are everywhere around me, you are my King, my glory and my eternity.

Quarantine

Quarantine, lockdown 🤔... whatever you want to name it with all the new terms added to the pandemic glossary😷. But the term that is the reason my post is about is S O C I A L-D I S T A N C I N G... (yup even the word itself has a "space"/distance between each letter!) Social distancing has been always there for years and years... conversations have been replaced by a text message or a quick email. Phone calls, and showing care to someone have been replaced by the ease of a simple SMS. Moreover, you can simply ignore replying to a text or reply hours or days later as if the phone is never in your hand.🤔 The technology even got more sophisticated to have your watch telling you who texted you or emailed you and you can reply but no you don't. But why? = Social-distancing. 

Social-distancing even in our own life. You post things on social media and choose to share specific things. All covered up.

I have been living this social-distancing for almost 10 years now, since we've moved to Canada. I remember how we went from a community to another, from a church to another, from even an area to another thinking that we could have the same "social-life" we had back in Egypt... oh no, we were SO wrong to think our childhood friends could have a "recreated" version. During all those years we discovered that what we needed was God in our life so He can fulfill His promise in Psalms 23:1 that we are not alone, He is the One and we won't lack anything. Once He was the one who took over my heart. He opened my eyes to see that I have someone with me in the same house, that together we became one soul is the friend I have been wanting =my dear husband.

The man of too many friends [chosen indiscriminately] will be broken in pieces and come to ruin, But there is a [true, loving] friend who [is reliable and] sticks closer than a brother.Proverbs 18:24.