Breathe in

Let us breathe in grace and mercy, forgiveness and compassion, and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, and breathe out every unfaithful, impure, contrary and evil thought. 

 Let us breathe in "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control
‭‭(Gal‬ ‭5:22‬ ‭ESV‬‬)," and breathe out fear, worry, anxiety and negativity. 

 Let us breathe in and inhale deeply the compassion and steadfast love of God so that we can endure difficulties, weather the storms, and persevere in the promises. May God give us every encouragement and the full measure of the blessings of faith in the Spirit of Christ Jesus! 

Grace and peace to you—Cassius

Valuable

"Forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity (Ps. 103:2–3 RSV)."


Reportedly, a pastry fan bought "Twenty boxes from the 'Great Twinkie Famine of 2000' for $5,150." Allegedly, The Royal Family of Qatar purchased one version of "The Card Players, a series of oil paintings by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne, for almost $300 million."  Supposedly, an "anonymous Malaysian businessman purchased the History Supreme Yacht, a yacht made from solid gold and platinum that also contains statues made out of real dinosaur bones, for  $4.5 billion."

But that's nothing compared to the actual price that the Author of time and eternity paid for us.  The One who owns every beast of the forest, all the cattle on a thousand hills, every bird of the air, all that moves in the field, every breath that we breathe, and the very universe and all that is within it, paid the highest price to purchase us from sin—  "for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body (1 Corinthians‬ ‭6:20‬ ‭ESV‬‬)."

May we never underestimate our sacred worth or His great love for us. 

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Psalm 18:2

"The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold (Psalm‬ ‭18:2‬ ‭ESV‬‬)."


In our, a world of storms and trials and challenges, far too often people find themselves preparing for storms, but building on the sand; hoping for solid ground while “clinging to loose gravel;” wanting stability and strength, but chasing after the wind.  And, all the while the One who is “impervious and unchanging truth,” a unrelenting hope and immovable anchor, calls to all creation to build upon Him and to take refuge in Him.

So how about from this moment forward we, you and me, start  building, fashioning, and anchoring our lives in Him— our “solid Rock,” “our Adamant”, our unmovable and unshakable and eternal God!