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~ We are all children of the most High. ~
Psalm 82:6
On the soul basis of preferred gender, further education,
more experience, or better credentials ... should one be
given more and higher ranking positions within a church?
~ What Say Ye? ~
I love them that love me; and those
that seek me early shall find me.
Proverbs 8:17
Your Love Amazes Me
Seq. by M. S. Proffit
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There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power ... they were willing of themselves ... that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have. For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened: But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality.
As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack. Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love. |
~ The Broken Harp ~
In the corner, of the basement,
Stood a cobweb covered harp.
Broken now and so forsaken,
There it stood back in the dark.
No one, in the little village,
Could repair the harp again.
And, you'd never guess the music
Or the places it had been.
Came a ragged man a beggin'
For a place out of the cold,
He was bent and slightly limpin'.
He was lookin' frail and old.
So, the houseman gave permission.
He could sleep upon the floor
Of the basement, where was kept
The harp - with melody no more.
Soon, the house was filled with music!
'Twas as sweet as angels bring.
And, the household came a-runnin',
Just to see the vibrant strings!
Dusted now, it stood in beauty.
Every web was cleared away.
And, the ragged man was singing
Very softly as he played.
In his song, he told the story
How he'd made that harp, when new.
Since he'd made its first beginning,
Fixing wasn't hard to do.
Dear friend, if you are needing
Just a touch from God above,
Just remember Who has made you.
He can "fix" you with His love.
He can fill the empty corners
Of your heart with song anew.
He can take each day and make
A special melody for you!
He can fix the broken pieces,
Better even than before,
And open wide the storehouse
Of His blessing evermore!
© 2008 by Joan Clifton Costner
Visit Joan at Heavenly Poetry and Under His Wings
This psalm may be used in its entirety, with credits
in tact, for non-profit ministering purposes.
Masters, give unto your servants that
which is just and equal; knowing that
ye also have a Master in heaven.
Colossians 4:1
The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever,
the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Psalm 33:11
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord:
and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalm 127:3
Yea, all of you be subject one to another,
and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth
the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
1 Peter 5:5
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