08.01.08: Light4theDay -
"He Holds Tomorrow"
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("How To Receive Christ")
-- Jeremiah 29:11-13; 33:3 =
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you Hope and a future.
12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
13 You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart."
33:3 "Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow =
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1. I don't know about tomorrow, /
I just live from day to day. /
I don't borrow from it's sunshine, /
For it's skies may turn to gray. /
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I don't worry o'er the future, /
For I know what Jesus said, /
And today I'll walk beside Him, /
For He knows what is ahead. /
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Refrain: /
Many things about tomorrow, /
I don't seem to understand; /
But I know Who holds tomorrow, /
And I know Who holds my hand.
/ / ******* ^^^ ******* /
2. Ev'ry step is getting brighter, /
As the golden stairs I climb; /
Ev'ry burden's getting lighter; /
Ev'ry cloud is silver lined. /
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There the sun is always shining, /
There no tear will dim the eyes, /
At the ending of the rainbow, /
Where the mountains touch the sky. /
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>> Refrain /
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3. I don't know about tomorrow, /
It may bring me poverty; /
But the One Who feeds the sparrow, /
Is the One Who stands by me. /
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And the path that be my portion, /
May be through the flame or flood, /
But His presence goes before me, /
And I'm covered with His blood. /
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>> Refrain /
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-- Ira Stanphill
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-- Matthew 6:11, 25,33-34 =
+ 11 Give us today our daily bread.
+ 25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?
+ 33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
+ 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
-- Matthew 11:28-30 =
28 Then Jesus said, “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
29 Take My yoke upon you. Let Me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30 For My yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
FOOTPRINTS - In The Sand =
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One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. /
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. /
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. /
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, /
other times there was one only. /
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, /
when I was suffering from anguish, /
sorrow or defeat, /
I could see only one set of footprints, /
so I said to the Lord, /
"You promised me Lord, /
that if I followed You, /
You would walk with me always. /
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life /
there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. /
Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?" /
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The Lord replied, /
"The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, /
my child, is when I carried you." /
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-- Anonymous
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-- Matthew 28:20b =
And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
-- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 =
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
-- Psalms 119:50, 76-77 =
+ 50 My comfort in my suffering is this: Your Promise preserves my life.
+ 76 May Your unfailing love be my comfort, according to Your Promise to Your servant. 77 Let Your compassion come to me that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
GOD IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE =
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I admit that there are times /
That I am tempted to despair. /
Then God speaks in all His mercy /
To let me know He's there. /
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He took care of yesterday for me. /
Tomorrow is in His care. /
Today He will walk beside me /
In answer to my prayer. /
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He brings constant joy and comfort /
To ease my concerns away. /
I could not go on without Him /
To be my companion through each day. /
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I would just like to remind you /
To lean hard upon His breast. /
Release each trial to Him. /
Wait for Him to do the rest. /
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-- Evelyn D. Putnam
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-- Philippians 4:6-7 =
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7 And the Peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
-- John 14:1,15-20,26-27 =
1 Do not let your hearts be troubled.
Trust in God; trust also in Me.
+ 15 If you love Me, you will obey what I command.
16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever --
17 The Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you know Him, for He lives with you and will be in you.
18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
19 Before long, the world will not see Me anymore, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.
20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.
+ 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
+ 27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
-- John 16:33 =
I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
-- James 4:13-15 =
13 Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money."
14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
15 Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that."
-- Isaiah 40:28-31 =
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
+ 31 But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
-- Psalm 23 =
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters,
3 He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
-- Psalms 40:5 =
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done. The things You planned for us no one can recount to You; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare.
-- Psalm 105:1-5 =
1 Give thanks to the LORD, call on His name; make known among the nations what He has done.
2 Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell of all His wonderful acts.
3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 Look to the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
5 Remember the wonders He has done, His miracles, and the judgments He pronounced,
-- Romans 15:13 =
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.