The Calming Embrace by Yongsung Kim is more than just a painting—it’s a reminder of Christ’s tender love. 🌸 In this piece, He gently holds a lost lamb, surrounded by the calming beauty of pink and purple flowers.
This painting speaks to the truth that no matter how far we’ve strayed, Christ will always seek us out and bring us back. Matthew 18:12-14 beautifully reminds us:
"If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?"
In every moment of doubt or struggle, remember: Christ is always there, ready to embrace and restore you with His love. 💜✨
www.yongsungkimart.com
This painting speaks to the truth that no matter how far we’ve strayed, Christ will always seek us out and bring us back. Matthew 18:12-14 beautifully reminds us:
"If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?"
In every moment of doubt or struggle, remember: Christ is always there, ready to embrace and restore you with His love. 💜✨
www.yongsungkimart.com
Forwarded from Thieves Of Wonders️️️ (Scott Metcalf)
Stepping away intentionally from life's relentless pressures to dive headfirst into pure joy is absolutely vital. Those activities that unleash genuine laughter—regardless of how silly they seem—deserve your undivided attention.
Disconnect from the need to produce, ease the burden on your mind, and wholeheartedly surrender to whatever ignites your happiness. These moments aren't trivial; they are the essential counterweight to the heaviness we navigate daily.
Disconnect from the need to produce, ease the burden on your mind, and wholeheartedly surrender to whatever ignites your happiness. These moments aren't trivial; they are the essential counterweight to the heaviness we navigate daily.
Evening
"Lo, in the midst of the throne ... stood a Lamb as it had been slain."
Revelation 5:6
Why should our exalted Lord appear in his wounds in glory? The wounds of Jesus are his glories, his jewels, his sacred ornaments. To the eye of the believer, Jesus is passing fair because he is "white and ruddy:" white with innocence, and ruddy with his own blood. We see him as the lily of matchless purity, and as the rose crimsoned with his own gore. Christ is lovely upon Olivet and Tabor, and by the sea, but oh! there never was such a matchless Christ as he that did hang upon the cross. There we beheld all his beauties in perfection, all his attributes developed, all his love drawn out, all his character expressed. Beloved, the wounds of Jesus are far more fair in our eyes than all the splendour and pomp of kings. The thorny crown is more than an imperial diadem. It is true that he bears not now the sceptre of reed, but there was a glory in it that never flashed from sceptre of gold. Jesus wears the appearance of a slain Lamb as his court dress in which he wooed our souls, and redeemed them by his complete atonement. Nor are these only the ornaments of Christ: they are the trophies of his love and of his victory. He has divided the spoil with the strong. He has redeemed for himself a great multitude whom no man can number, and these scars are the memorials of the fight. Ah! if Christ thus loves to retain the thought of his sufferings for his people, how precious should his wounds be to us!
"Behold how every wound of his
A precious balm distils,
Which heals the scars that sin had made,
And cures all mortal ills.
"Those wounds are mouths that preach his grace;
The ensigns of his love;
The seals of our expected bliss
In paradise above."
"Lo, in the midst of the throne ... stood a Lamb as it had been slain."
Revelation 5:6
Why should our exalted Lord appear in his wounds in glory? The wounds of Jesus are his glories, his jewels, his sacred ornaments. To the eye of the believer, Jesus is passing fair because he is "white and ruddy:" white with innocence, and ruddy with his own blood. We see him as the lily of matchless purity, and as the rose crimsoned with his own gore. Christ is lovely upon Olivet and Tabor, and by the sea, but oh! there never was such a matchless Christ as he that did hang upon the cross. There we beheld all his beauties in perfection, all his attributes developed, all his love drawn out, all his character expressed. Beloved, the wounds of Jesus are far more fair in our eyes than all the splendour and pomp of kings. The thorny crown is more than an imperial diadem. It is true that he bears not now the sceptre of reed, but there was a glory in it that never flashed from sceptre of gold. Jesus wears the appearance of a slain Lamb as his court dress in which he wooed our souls, and redeemed them by his complete atonement. Nor are these only the ornaments of Christ: they are the trophies of his love and of his victory. He has divided the spoil with the strong. He has redeemed for himself a great multitude whom no man can number, and these scars are the memorials of the fight. Ah! if Christ thus loves to retain the thought of his sufferings for his people, how precious should his wounds be to us!
"Behold how every wound of his
A precious balm distils,
Which heals the scars that sin had made,
And cures all mortal ills.
"Those wounds are mouths that preach his grace;
The ensigns of his love;
The seals of our expected bliss
In paradise above."
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Katy Nichole - "When I Fall"
THE BIGGEST BUT (One “t” not two) IN THE BIBLE
What is your approach?
But I
But I
But I
Or
But God
But God
But God
Lots of times in the Bible we find the “But I” approach. Abraham said “But I am too old”. Jeremiah said, “But I am too young”. Moses said, “But I am slow of speech.” Gideon said, “But I am from the smallest tribe and from a dysfunctional family.” Peter said, “But I tried all night.”
We say:
But I can’t.
But I worry too much.
But I am tired.
But I am not good enough.
But I am too old to change.
But we’ve never done it that way.
Our hope is not in our own adequacy but in God’s adequacy. Think of the different outcomes and attitude when the focus is changed from “But I” to “But God”.
Genesis 50:20-You meant it for evil BUT GOD meant it for good.
Psalm 73:26- My flesh and my heart may fail, BUT GOD is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Romans 5:8-BUT GOD shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
2 Corinthians 12:9- 9 BUT he (GOD) said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness
Of course, we are not good enough, strong enough or smart enough. We wandered, we sinned, we rebelled “BUT GOD”. As someone said, “You can have doubts and go to heaven and you can have certainty and go to hell.” If you want an example read Luke 18:9-14. The bad man went to heaven and the so-called good man went to hell.
When everything in life gets stripped away and falls apart, “BUT GOD”. He has us covered. He will make a way.
The key to our faith is not the size of our faith but the object of our faith. The size of our faith will be determined by the size of our God. If we have a BIG GOD, our faith will grow stronger. If we have a small god, our faith will be small and often rattled. Let’s grow in faith by getting to know the Living God more and more and get rid of “But I” and trade it in for “But God”. God is bigger than our Buts!
~Michael William Sprague
What is your approach?
But I
But I
But I
Or
But God
But God
But God
Lots of times in the Bible we find the “But I” approach. Abraham said “But I am too old”. Jeremiah said, “But I am too young”. Moses said, “But I am slow of speech.” Gideon said, “But I am from the smallest tribe and from a dysfunctional family.” Peter said, “But I tried all night.”
We say:
But I can’t.
But I worry too much.
But I am tired.
But I am not good enough.
But I am too old to change.
But we’ve never done it that way.
Our hope is not in our own adequacy but in God’s adequacy. Think of the different outcomes and attitude when the focus is changed from “But I” to “But God”.
Genesis 50:20-You meant it for evil BUT GOD meant it for good.
Psalm 73:26- My flesh and my heart may fail, BUT GOD is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Romans 5:8-BUT GOD shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
2 Corinthians 12:9- 9 BUT he (GOD) said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness
Of course, we are not good enough, strong enough or smart enough. We wandered, we sinned, we rebelled “BUT GOD”. As someone said, “You can have doubts and go to heaven and you can have certainty and go to hell.” If you want an example read Luke 18:9-14. The bad man went to heaven and the so-called good man went to hell.
When everything in life gets stripped away and falls apart, “BUT GOD”. He has us covered. He will make a way.
The key to our faith is not the size of our faith but the object of our faith. The size of our faith will be determined by the size of our God. If we have a BIG GOD, our faith will grow stronger. If we have a small god, our faith will be small and often rattled. Let’s grow in faith by getting to know the Living God more and more and get rid of “But I” and trade it in for “But God”. God is bigger than our Buts!
~Michael William Sprague
Forwarded from Thieves Of Wonders️️️ (Scott Metcalf)
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He hit the jackpot ❤️
Mert told us rescuing Toto, and how he took him to his rescue and introduced him to all the other dogs!
Mert told us rescuing Toto, and how he took him to his rescue and introduced him to all the other dogs!
Forwarded from Thieves Of Wonders️️️ (Scott Metcalf)
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Things get even cuter when her human baby brother joins her 💕
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
(John bore witness about Him, and cried out, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, because He was before me.'")
And from His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, He has made Him known.
John 1:14-18
(John bore witness about Him, and cried out, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, because He was before me.'")
And from His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, He has made Him known.
John 1:14-18
We Beheld His Glory, Full of Grace and Truth | Desiring God
https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/we-beheld-his-glory-full-of-grace-and-truth
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Desiring God
We Beheld His Glory, Full of Grace and Truth
By becoming a man, Jesus shows us the glory of God.
From His Fullness We Have All Received, Grace Upon Grace | Desiring God
https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/from-his-fullness-we-have-all-received-grace-upon-grace--2
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Desiring God
From His Fullness We Have All Received, Grace Upon Grace
Those who by grace are born of God have seen the glory of God that Moses asked to see but wasn't permitted.
John Was Not the Light, but a Witness to the Light | Desiring God
https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/john-was-not-the-light-but-a-witness-to-the-light
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John Was Not the Light, but a Witness to the Light
Let's join John the Baptist in saying, “Jesus must increase, but I must decrease.”