The Kingdom of God is within those of us who love Jesus. It is a way of thinking which alters our thoughts which then directs how we behave. God's way of thinking is not immediately evident to us. We have to come to recognize it and learn to utilize it. Most of all, we have to see value in God's way of thinking and doing things in order to learn through his Holy Spirit.
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A NEW LIFE
Your scriptures are so wonderful.
They energize my soul.
I love to read the stories
Of the patriarchs of old.
And also of the women
Who were prominent in Christ.
Who prayed and gave in faithfulness.
No fleshly guile or strife.
But most of all the thing I love
Is what your Word doth do.
It changes all the heart of me,
Transforms and makes me new.
For through the daily cleansing Word
I'm changed to be like you.
The Word restructures all of me.
I'm living life brand new.
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(c)Sandra Johnson/Draw Nigh To Hope
YOUR GLORY STILL REIGNS
So much beauty is the nature
That you have created.
The devil was not able
To kill its glory,
Though cripple it did he.
Its inherent magnificence
I can still see.
He never had the power
To destroy.
Wreak havoc did he.
As long as I wake up
To sun rays,
As long as I can gaze
At waving tree branches,
As long as I can
Hear birds twitter
And see a sparkling creek
Tumble over rocks,
Your glory still reigns.
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(c)Sandra Johnson/Draw Nigh To Hope
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I Am Prospering Everyday: Scripture Declarations & Prayer Prompts
You want reading the scriptures to make a difference in your life and you read the Bible everyday in order to be transformed. You are always seeking ways to understand what the ancient scriptures mean to you today and how you can allow them to change and renew you.
The 32 scripture declarations in this journal are taken from the King James Version of The Holy Bible. I have then included paraphrases of each one. This means that my understanding of each scripture, through my Bible studies and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, has been written in simple, modern-day, American language. It is the way that we read and understand the scriptures in order to apply them to our lives in a practical way.
As you read the scriptures and their paraphrases, you will find space after them to write your own understanding and prayers. With the prayer prompts that I've included, you can expand your prayers to Our Heavenly Father through writing out your thoughts.
WITHOUT HIM NEVER WANT TO BE
I know the Lord, I know the Lord!
My spirit jumps for joy!
I know the Lord, I know the Lord!
And death has been destroyed.
For God's the very heart of me.
I love him evermore.
Without him never want to be.
I know the Lord, oh joy!
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(c)Sandra Johnson/Draw Nigh To Hope
THE DEAR DELIVERER
Oh God, did you set up
My deliverance decades ago?
Oh Father, did you set the stars
To turn in my favor?
You always come through
No matter what the challenge
Or fear.
You help and deliver,
Free and clear.
To my heart and my soul,
You are dear.
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(c)Sandra Johnson/Draw Nigh To Hope
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WONDERFUL WORDS
I study your Word.
It's lovely to me,
Though sharp and cutting and true.
It brightens my path
And straightens it too.
It turns my gray skies to blue.
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(c)Sandra Johnson/Draw Nigh To Hope
EVERLASTING NATURE
I have beautiful mornings with you.
As I sit quietly and watch,
Nature abounds.
For you and nature are one.
You created the beauty of nature
And it is everlasting and eternal.
It comes from you
And never ends.
My love for nature will never end.
One day I will enjoy it upon
The shores and hills and fields
Of a pristine Heaven and earth,
The way you meant it to be.
Everlasting nature.
Everlasting God.
Everlasting joy.
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(c)Sandra Johnson/Draw Nigh To Hope