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THE TIME IN BETWEEN

There are songs that just meet you where you are and, therefore, usually create sort of a landmark for that certain era of your spiritual journey so that when you look back on it you are brought back to the memories and emotions of that particular time in your journey. As I am focusing on God's unfailing love, there is a song that will probalby serve as one of those spiritual landmarks for me.....it brings me to my knees in tears almost every time I listen to it. I would like to share the words to that song in hopes that it reaches you to the core as it does to me every time I hear it. I would suggest that you buy the album! Please don't skip over the Choruses....all 3 are different.... "Time In Between" by Francesca Battistelli You were there when your Father said, Let there be light You obeyed when He whispered 'Son, You have to leave tonight to spend 9 months in a mother's womb, 3 days in a borrowed tomb" (Chorus 1) But its the time ...

Reversal of Destinies - (Insights gleaned from Beth Moore ~ 'Esther')

"Not every irony is a reversal of destiny, but every reversal of destiny is an irony."        Look at the study of Esther...the Jews were destined to be annihilated. However, when Esther and the Jews turned to God and gave themselves completely to Him, He stepped in and changed their destiny. Mordecai was one whom Haman especially wanted annihilated, but instead he became the one whom the king desired to honor. (Esther 1-6) - Peter & John were simply fishers of fish....but became fishers of men. (Acts 4:13) - Paul was a persecutor of Christians who became the persecuted. (Acts) - The rich man has beauty on this earth but agony in the everlasting; The poor man has agony on this earth but beauty in the everlasting. (Luke 16:19-31)      The MOST IMPORTANT REVERSAL OF DESTINY??? That He who knew no sin BECAME SIN so that we could be righteous before God! (2 Cor. 5:21) That we have the gift of being rescued from darkness and transfe...
"Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you." ~Matthew 6:33