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Darkness deposits upon an empty chasm.

What a soul settles into either declares nobility or despicability.

"Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His
people, And has raised up a horn of salvation for us ..." ~ Luke 1:68-70


A horn of salvation trumpets across the ages to bring man to God.

"That we should be saved from our enemies And
from the hand of all who hate us, ..." ~ Luke 1:71-73


Revilers have no mercy in the hate they hold.

"... delivered from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear,
In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days ..." ~ Luke 1:74-75


One has to ask for peace if holiness is to dwell in a heart.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave,
For He shall receive me. Selah. ~ Psalms 49:15


Faith goes beyond mere life in the present, and
transends unto an unimaginable future of timelessness.


... with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation. ... ~ Isaiah 12:3-4

From the soul’s depth, a heart knows if light rules over darkness.

He has sent redemption to His people; He has commanded His covenant
forever: Holy and awesome is His name. ... ~ Psalms 111:9-10


In His light the righteous rejoice for He has given. It is now
upon each of us to respond in what He wants us to do.


"I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, And like a cloud,
your sins. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you." ~ Isaiah 44:22


However grievous sins, God begs all to come

  I have blotted out your sins  

Return to Me

I have redeemed you


Thankful are all those, whose sins are forgiven,
retrieved in His net of truths. God is offering each of us
a clean slate to start anew with His love and gift of truth.


In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, ...
~ Ephesians 1:7-10


God carries all who diligently pursue His word
  He purposed in Himself
                                   ↓
  Redemption through His blood
                              ⮡  The forgiveness of sins
                                                  ↓
                   According to the riches of His grace  
                                                  ↓
                      Abound toward us in all wisdom

In Christ God has made clear all we should know.

He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us
into the kingdom of the Son of His love, ... ~ Colossians 1:13-14


In His light a choice to remain confronts each
  Delivered us
      ⮡  From the power of darkness
              ⮡  Into the kingdom of His love

   → Whom we have redemption
                             ⮡  Through His blood
                                                   ↓
                                     Forgiveness of sins  

God’s plan of salvation in its’ simplicity brings one back to the light
of His truth. When God becomes a burden is when man deceives
his own heart denying the love God has given.


... made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
and raised us up together, ... ~ Ephesians 2:4-7


God waits, for each at the gate of our eternal home,
where angels sing and life has no end.


For by grace you have been saved through faith, and not of yourselves, it is
the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. ~ Ephesians 2:8-9


Grace as God’s gift looks for honest acts of faith
            ⮣  It is the gift of God
  By grace
            ⮡  Saved through faith  
                                  ↑
                         Not of works

No man builds the eternal staircase God has offered.
No one is good enough to enter the purity of heaven on merit.
However, by inaction and evil behaviors one is guaranteed exclusion.
Through His word we are directed to become the children of His choice.


For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which
God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. ~ Ephesians 2:10


Good works is the foundation of how He tests souls
  We are His workmanship
      ⮡  Created in Christ Jesus
                    ⮡  For good works
              ⭨

                God prepared beforehand

                           ⭦
                             We should walk in them  

God’s goodness is the reflection of what creation was made for. To
find God is not only to find purpose, but how we should best ably walk.


For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should
live soberly, righteously, and godly ... ~ Titus 2:11-14


There is no confusion in what God asks of us
  The grace of God brings salvation
            ⮡  Teaching:
                               ● Deny ungodliness
                                        ⮡  Worldly lusts
                               ● Live soberly
                                        ⮡  Righteously, godly  

  → Hope looking for God and Jesus Christ
                    Who gave Himself for us ⮠
                                          ↑
            Might redeem us from lawless deeds

Not only should we be hoping for God and the judgment of
Jesus Christ, but we should actively deny evils and live righteously,
as taught by His message of salvation through grace.


... if need be, you have been grieved by various trials,
that the genuineness of your faith, ... ~ 1st Peter 1:6-7


At times it can feel like a slow grind with a slug on your back. Enduring
faith has no equal, through affliction and exhilaration, hope never dies.


... believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving
the end of your faith--the salvation of your souls. ~ 1st Peter 1:8-9


One does not need to directly see to know of the love He has given.

... you were not redeemed with coruptible things, like silver and gold,
from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,
but with the precious blood of Christ, ... ~ 1st Peter 1:17-19


Faithful hearts cry out to the sky above for salvation’s arrival.
We acknowledge and exalt Christ at the right hand of God’s order.


... in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God -- and righteousness
and sanctification and redemption ... ~ 1st Corinthians 1:30-31


Intelligence is relative to depth of understanding
Christ Jesus = Wisdom from God

Glory be to God who came to teach us all of His truths.

Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless
one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." ~ John 3:3


Each of us stands on the cliff of life.
Will we choose to see God in what has been written for our salvation,
or turn to other devising's foreign to His given word. To be born again
is waking up to the truth of God with no doubt. Trusting His word
brings unmeasurable peace and a hope that touches eternity.


Clearing the way for salvation is God’s word
Eternal God has come to redeem His people
God will save us from those that hate
The grave has no power over those redeemed
Joy comes to each rejoicing over His salvation
Redemption comes to who would act on His truths
God’s redeeming power comes by His invitation
Redemption is deliverance from power of darkness
Through faith grace calls to each humble heart
Pray God redeems us from our lawless deeds
Only genuine hearts will find His redemption
The blood of Christ redeems us from corruption
Christ reflects God’s wisdom sanctifying us
Born again rises back to God’s own truths

Hearts that act on His truths find peace.

Darkness seizes for those who do not know.




 

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