Category: praise

And return my crown to him

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn blessings, Heaven, Inspirational, joy, love, praise, prayer, Saved from hell, Thanksgiving, victory, worshipLeave a comment

0-BK 8-ComeFlyWithMe-Cover-Medium-NewAll continents of the earth praise you, God of Glory. Every tongue on earth praises you, Lord of Splendor. Mountains, valleys, swamps and deserts praise you, the great I AM.  The moon, the sun, and stars on high praise you, Divine Maker. All thrones, both great and small, praise you, King of the Cosmos. My mind, soul and body praise you now and forever, most Holy one.

Father, I slandered someone in my public prayer. I asked you to guide someone through a problem no one else knew that person had. I revealed too much and hurt their good name. I am so sorry.  Help me become a better friend to that person and keep my mouth shut.

You saved me from Satan’s clutches, Lord God. Not only that, but you made me your personal priest to offer you the sacrifices of my words and deeds every day. Then you gave me a crown and made me a king among mankind to represent you to the world. Someday I shall walk through your gate into your home, approach your throne, bow at your feet, and give that crown back to you, satisfied to just be in your presence at last.

.

0-BK 8-ComeFlyWithMe-Cover-Thumbnail-NewTHEY MET JESUS:  COME FLY WITH ME is the last novel about 100 people who met and struggled with Jesus.  Jesus prepares his twelve to “go it alone” without him in his last few visits with them.  Then, their last walk ~ their walk past the olive garden of despondency and on to the olive peak of glorious majesty.  They watch the man who seemed so human become glorious and rise to heaven.  Now on their own, they defy the Sanhedrin just as their master had.  Sixty-five years later and the only apostle left, Jesus reappears to John, now old, and escorts him to heaven where he sees the other eleven already on their thrones.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this:  https://bit.ly/FLY-WITH-ME

https://inspirationsbykatheryn.wordpress.com/historical-novel-about-jesus/book-8-come-fly-with-me-adults-childs-versions/

My mind, my spirit, my soul

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn blessings, Daily, faith, Inspirational, praise, prayer, Satan, temptation, worshipLeave a comment

Holy!  Yes, holy!  You are, mighty God, Creator of the universe and my mind, spirit and soul. You are holy!  My Pearls Cover-Palms-300dpi-Mediummind worships you by learning more and more about you, knowing I can never know it all.  My spirit worships you by keeping my soul alive and vibrant in all I do for you.  My soul worships you by absorbing your Holy Spirit into mine and becoming one with you. With all my being, I worship you, for you are holy.

Father, forgive me, please, when I help other people out and expect them to thank me. I must keep my motives in check. You send the sunshine and rain on both the just and unjust with hardly a thank you from anyone. Help me be more like you.

Lord God, you gave me the choice of being a miniature form of you or of Satan.  I do not like that choice. But you made me responsible for what I am. A little child waits to be told what to do, but you want to challenge me, put spiritual muscles on me, strengthen me. How can I become spiritually strong unless I have burdens to bear and battles to fight?  So, when Satan tempts me, help me stand up to him, turn my back on him, and be a miniature you. Thank you for entrusting me to fight  with you.

.

Pearls Cover-Palms-300dpi-Thumbnail365 PEARLS OF WISDOM: GOD’S SOUL TO YOURS provides a daily proverb plus a passage from Job, Psalm, Song of Solomon or Ecclesiastes ~ all parts of the “wisdom literature” of the Bible.  This is book two in the TOUCHING GOD series, all with beautiful, hand-painted originals by famed colorist, Betsy Kemp Thompson. To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this………. https://bit.ly/365PearlsOfWisdom

 

Holy!  Yes, holy!  You are, mighty God, Creator of the universe and my mind, spirit and soul. You are holy!  My Pearls Cover-Palms-300dpi-Mediummind worships you by learning more and more about you, knowing I can never know it all.  My spirit worships you by keeping my soul alive and vibrant in all I do for you.  My soul worships you by absorbing your Holy Spirit into mine and becoming one with you. With all my being, I worship you, for you are holy.

Father, forgive me, please, when I help other people out and expect them to thank me. I must keep my motives in check. You send the sunshine and rain on both the just and unjust with hardly a thank you from anyone. Help me be more like you.

Lord God, you gave me the choice of being a miniature form of you or of Satan.  I do not like that choice. But you made me responsible for what I am. A little child waits to be told what to do, but you want to challenge me, put spiritual muscles on me, strengthen me. How can I become spiritually strong unless I have burdens to bear and battles to fight?  So, when Satan tempts me, help me stand up to him, turn my back on him, and be a miniature you. Thank you for entrusting me to fight  with you.

.

Pearls Cover-Palms-300dpi-Thumbnail365 PEARLS OF WISDOM: GOD’S SOUL TO YOURS provides a daily proverb plus a passage from Job, Psalm, Song of Solomon or Ecclesiastes ~ all parts of the “wisdom literature” of the Bible.  This is book two in the TOUCHING GOD series, all with beautiful, hand-painted originals by famed colorist, Betsy Kemp Thompson. To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this………. https://bit.ly/365PearlsOfWisdom

 

Holy!  Yes, holy!  You are, mighty God, Creator of the universe and my mind, spirit and soul. You are holy!  My Pearls Cover-Palms-300dpi-Mediummind worships you by learning more and more about you, knowing I can never know it all.  My spirit worships you by keeping my soul alive and vibrant in all I do for you.  My soul worships you by absorbing your Holy Spirit into mine and becoming one with you. With all my being, I worship you, for you are holy.

Father, forgive me, please, when I help other people out and expect them to thank me. I must keep my motives in check. You send the sunshine and rain on both the just and unjust with hardly a thank you from anyone. Help me be more like you.

Lord God, you gave me the choice of being a miniature form of you or of Satan.  I do not like that choice. But you made me responsible for what I am. A little child waits to be told what to do, but you want to challenge me, put spiritual muscles on me, strengthen me. How can I become spiritually strong unless I have burdens to bear and battles to fight?  So, when Satan tempts me, help me stand up to him, turn my back on him, and be a miniature you. Thank you for entrusting me to fight  with you.

.

Pearls Cover-Palms-300dpi-Thumbnail365 PEARLS OF WISDOM: GOD’S SOUL TO YOURS provides a daily proverb plus a passage from Job, Psalm, Song of Solomon or Ecclesiastes ~ all parts of the “wisdom literature” of the Bible.  This is book two in the TOUCHING GOD series, all with beautiful, hand-painted originals by famed colorist, Betsy Kemp Thompson. To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this………. https://bit.ly/365PearlsOfWisdom

 

https://inspirationsbykatheryn.wordpress.com/365-pearls-of-wisdom-gods-soul-to-yours/

 

Most blest

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn blessings, Daily, faith, Inspirational, joy, love, praise, prayer, Scripture, Thanksgiving, worshipLeave a comment

0-BK 4-FolkHero-Cover-Kindle-thumbnail-newJehovah, I praise you, for you are greater than the stars in largeness and more minute than the atoms in intricacy. You are the music of hearing, the honey of taste, the velvet of touch, the rainbow of sight, the spice of scent. But much more. How I love thinking about you, for your Word says you think about me all the time. What could I achieve in a day without you? How could I think and judge and do in a day without you? How could my soul survive without you?

Ah, thank you, my Lord, for showing me how to live your divine Words. Thank you, Spirit divine, for helping me walk as Jesus walked and speak as Jesus spoke. Such a blessing available to all people and to me. Life is not worth living without you. Thank you for being able to have my very own copy of your Word and the time to read it, study it, and understand it. I am most blest.

.

0-BK 4-FolkHero-Cover-Kindle-thumbnail-newTHEY MET JESUS:  FOLK HERO.  Everyone was talking about this wood carver.  He was bringing missing arms and legs back, he was making lepers whole again, he was ordering demons around and his words were like a balm to wounded, hurting hearts. He was everyone’s folk hero.  For Awhile.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this……….  http://bit.ly/FolkHero-4

 

https://inspirationsbykatheryn.wordpress.com/historical-novel-about-jesus/book-4-folk-hero-adults-childs-versions/

 

 

I wonder what you have in store for me in heaven

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn #ransom, blessings, Death of Jesus Christ, forgiveness, Heaven, judging, knowledge, praise, prayer, sacrifice, Saved from hell, victory, worshipLeave a comment

0-BK 7-ShadowOfDeath-Cover-new-MediumWhy would I want to glorify a cross? It’s a hideous instrument of torture by suffocation, taking days to die, and reserved only for hardened criminals?  Because a part of you, Lord God, willingly died on it in my place. Why would I want to glorify the electric chair or a noose or the executioner’s needle? It’s for the most hardened criminals? If a part of you, my Lord, had died on it in my place, I would glorify any of them. I would carry a miniature gold or silver electric chair or noose or needle on a chain around my neck if that is how you died in my place.  I would glory in the electric chair, the noose, the needle. Why? Because it would symbolize what you did to save me from hell and allow me into the safety of your heavenly home.  All because you took my punishment for me, paid the ransom, and set me free. How I worship you.

Thank you, Lord, for modern forms of communication. I remember only hand-written or typed letters, the smudged newspaper, radios with a lot of static in them, messy mimeograph machines, and telephones that had to be plugged in at home. Everything was so slow and even slower if a message went to the other side of the world. Methods were slow then, but I thought they were fast. I did not comprehend fast, so I appreciated what I had. Now I have instant everything ~ telephones I can carry around with me and the internet. I can communicate all over the world instantly. Thank you. It helps me a  bit to understand how you can hear everyone all over the world at once. But only a little bit. This whole communication thing is mind boggling, Lord. I wonder what you have in store for me in heaven.

.

0-BK 7-ShadowOfDeath-Cover-new-ThumbnailSHADOW OF DEATH is novel 7 in THEY MET JESUS and is about Jesus’ illegal trial, his suffering on the cross, his death and burial, and the hopelessness felt by his followers.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this………. https://bit.ly/ShadowOfDeath-7

 

https://inspirationsbykatheryn.wordpress.com/historical-novel-about-jesus/book-7-shadow-of-death-adults-childs-versions/

 

 

You invite me to sing a song with you

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn blessings, faith, Heaven, Inspirational, joy, love, praise, prayer, Thanksgiving, worshipLeave a comment

My soul takes flight, my God, and soars to your throne. I leap from star to star in wonder. I arrive at your gate of priceless pearl and it is opened for Silver Cover-KINDLE-thumbnailme. I rush up your street of gold and purity, lined with the tree of life until I see ahead of me ~ ah, I see ahead of me your throne. There, in tears of love and rapture, I bow at your wounded feet. The feet that were impaled in agony in my place. You reach down and place your hand ~ the nail-pierced hand ~ under my chin so I can look at your lovely face. I ask your forgiveness once again as I have so many times in my life for my many sins. You smile and wipe away my tears, then invite me to sing a song with you.  What joy. What unimaginable joy.

I was sad and you became sorrowful with me. I was overjoyed and you celebrated with me. I was tired and you rested with me. I was energetic and you ran with me. I was bereaved and you grieved with me. I was confused and you pondered with me. I was awestricken and you marveled with me. My Lord, you treat me as though I am the only person in the world. You are everywhere at once. You are in my heart, my spirit, my soul. Thank you for being God of the universe.

.

Silver Cover-KINDLE-thumbnail365 SILVER-WINGED PRAYERS: MY SPIRIT TO GOD’S is part of a trilogy of daily devotions ~ inspirational scripture, wisdom, and prayer.  A beautiful gift set with papyrus font and original watercolor cover.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this……….  https://bit.ly/SilverWingedPrayers

https://inspirationsbykatheryn.wordpress.com/365-silver-winged-prayers-your-spirit-to-gods/

Tranquility & Serenity

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn #friendships, blessings, faith, Heaven, joy, patience, praise, prayer, Thanksgiving, worshipLeave a comment

My God, you are so much greater than I. I am only a spec of almost invisible 01-Adam&Eve-KindleThumbnaildust compared with you who occupy the universe and beyond. I look at pictures of galaxies and am in awe of you., not only because of your magnitude, but that you know the names of every one of the trillions of stars, and you know me by name. Ah, Lord God, even as large as you are, you remain only a breath away from me. Even with a whisper and a sigh from me you hear and recognize me. You are life and you are the sunshine of my day. I worship you.

It is getting close to December and there are already dark snow clouds and blustery winds on some days. But today is sunny. I went out and walked around in a heavy coat, feeling the cool breeze turning my cheeks red, and watching the geese overhead flying to warmer a climate. The instincts in animals are just another reminder of your existence. Who put those instincts in animals? Who put consciences in humans? Who made the planets rotate around the sun, bringing predictable seasons? You are the God of order, stability, and harmony. You are the God of uniformity, tranquility and all that is serene. Thank you for all that you are.  I long to be with you in your heaven where it is forever spring.

.

01-Adam&Eve-KindleThumbnailA CHILD’S BIBLE HEROES:  ADAM AND EVE.  Yes, heroes in many ways.  Considering the age of Adam when Seth was born, his parents were probably able to stay sinless for some hundred years. How amazing!  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this:  https://bit.ly/Adam-Eve-First

https://inspirationsbykatheryn.wordpress.com/a-childs-bible-heroes-1-adam-and-eve/

Singing with the stars

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn family, Heaven, Inspirational, joy, praise, prayer, Thanksgiving, worshipLeave a comment

OldOldTunes-mediumLord God of hosts, you sing with the stars and race with comets. When you weep, the oceans fill, deep and sad.  You step down to the moon, then onto the meadows of earth.  When you laugh, the mountains shake with gaiety and laugh with you. At the end of the day, you ride the sun back to your home and sit on your throne, content to have walked with your children once again for a little while.

God, I thank you for my slowing down due to occasional physical problems. I can make some simple things while I rest or write notes to people in the newspaper. These times are thinking times too.  More than anything, I think about heaven. This is not my home. Just as my heart bowed at the foot of your cross those years ago, I long to be at the foot of your throne so I can bow to you there. I will weep tears of happiness and I will sing the song of victory in Jesus.

.

OldOldTunes-ThumbnailTHE OLD OLD STORY SET TO OLD OLD TUNES.  This little book has 40 songs for the Old Testament and 40 songs for the New Testament.  You are given the lyrics and the name of  a folk tune to sing it by.  Great for Bible classes, homeschoolers, grandparents, Christmas gifts.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this………. https://bit.ly/OldStoryOldTunes

https://inspirationsbykatheryn.wordpress.com/links-to-some-of-my-fun-bible-stuff/the-old-old-story-set-to-old-old-tunes/

Filled the angels with awe

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn blessings, faith, family, Inspirational, love, patience, praise, prayer, Scripture, Thanksgiving, worshipLeave a comment

Ah, my Lord, your love is is bright as the sun, as deep as the ocean, as large Love Letters of Jesus & his Bride-mediumand the cosmos.  It is as never ending at this universe we can’t even measure. It is as powerful as the wind and as gentle as a breeze.  It is as delightful as watching a little fish wiggle its way through a pond, and smelling the fragrance of a lily. You love me when I feel unloved and unlovable. You are patient with me when I am not patient with myself or anyone else. You continue to work when I give up and quit. You forgive when I sin. You never stop. You are always working to preserve my soul long enough to join you in heaven. You want your children to be gathered around you. I want that too. Give a strong vision of that to my soul so I can extol your love, your patience, your work, and your mercy forever.

You came back to life, Jesus. It was on a morning so long ago. You defied nature, confronted Satan, and filled the angels with awe.  You actually returned to your body and proved to this world and all other worlds it is possible. You made it possible for me too.  In the blink of an eye it will happen to me.  Someday. I cannot even begin to thank you for all this and heaven too. I worship you.

.

Love Letters of Jesus & his Bride, Eccelsia-THUMBNAILLOVE LETTERS OF JESUS AND HIS BRIDE, ECCLESIA. Read the paraphrased words of King Solomon on his wedding day.  Each chapter becomes a love letter and the reader is carried along as Jesus and his ecclesia have their ups and downs through the ages.  Over 500 footnotes explain the beautiful symbolism.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this……….https://bit.ly/LoveLettersOfJesus

https://atomic-temporary-67613881.wpcomstaging.com/love-letters-of-jesus-his-bride-ecclesia-2/

 

Take a deep breath and keep going

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn #friendships, blessings, ego, faith, Heaven, judging, love, patience, praise, prayer, Thanksgiving, worshipLeave a comment

Ah, my Lord, you are the friend of the world. No better friend could we0-BK 8-ComeFlyWithMe-Cover-Medium-New have. But so many snub you out of arrogance, Satan telling them they can be their own god. They see you as their enemy, they fight you and twist your motives. Sometimes I do it myself because no one is immune to the influence of Satan. I know how often you must weep as we break your heart.  You are only trying to save us from our enemy, Satan. You are only trying to bring us into the refuge of your home so we will be forever safe. How ungrateful and arrogant we are. Some believe you will have no choice but to take them into your home when they die, forgetting you have a door, a gate into your home and do not allow just anyone into your home for the same reason we have doors into our homes.  But you love all of us anyway. You are so patient. None of us deserve you. Despite my sins, I do praise you and magnify you in my heart. Of every being in the world, you are most deserving of all honor, respect, and love.

Father, there are lonely people in nursing homes and prisons, in the military and just confined to home. I forget about them because I do not see them. Forgive my neglect Lord and make me reach out to the ones I can find.

Lord, it is getting really cold outside but I am warm and cozy inside.  Thank you for what I sometimes take for granted. And thank you for the hope of heaven. Sometimes I am tired and want to rest.  Then I think of all the lost souls who think you are their enemy, or who think they can get to heaven ~ your home, not theirs ~ their own way.  Today, may I take a deep breath and keep going.

.

0-BK 8-ComeFlyWithMe-Cover-Thumbnail-NewCOME FLY WITH ME is the last novel in THEY MET JESUS.  Witness the agony of loss and the ecstasy or resurrection. Then a final goodbye and a final forever reunion in heaven.   To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this……….  https://bit.ly/FLY-WITH-ME

https://inspirationsbykatheryn.wordpress.com/historical-novel-about-jesus/book-8-come-fly-with-me-adults-childs-versions/

 

Changeable, Enchanting and Delightful

On By Inspirations By KatherynIn attitude, blessings, Inspirational, joy, judging, praise, prayer, rest, Thanksgiving, worshipLeave a comment

0-Cover-MediumMy Lord, you think of everything ~ four seasons and different climates for a serendipity off change. Trees without their leaves show me their shear strength ~ tall and bold, standing strong after storms, holding snow on their shoulders, even when it turns to ice.  Reaching toward a gray sky from a stark earth, undaunted, sometimes for centuries. The trees I see out my window were seen by people before the invention of automobiles and airplanes and pre-prepared food and washing machines.  Standing sentry. Standing strong with a heart to live yet longer. Lord, you are that way and more. Even when you seem stark to some people, you are strong and have a heart to live forever. I praise you for all you are.

It is mid-November. We had a big rain yesterday, and suddenly there are no leaves on the trees. Before the rain they had leaves. So now they are going to sleep as the trees rest a while. I thank you for periods of rest. And for color indoors from paint and dye and the food harvested last month. And the warmth of the indoors to keep me until summer blossoms returns. How interesting and exciting you made our enchanting, delightful, changeable world. Thank you.

.

0-Cover-ThumbnailFUN WITH BIBLE NUMBERS has 525 arithmetic problems covering every book of the Bible.  Great for adult or child pastime, bulletin fillers, class openings, homeschoolers, grandparents to keep around for when grandchildren visit, or even the local newspaper.  To BUY NOW, click a book cover or paste this………. https://bit.ly/FunWith-BibleNumbers

https://inspirationsbykatheryn.wordpress.com/links-to-some-of-my-fun-bible-stuff/fun-with-bible-numbers/