In that day I will respond declares the Lord-“I will respond to the skies,and they will respond to the earth and the earth will respond to the grain,the new wine and the olive oil, and they will respond to Jezreel(God plants)
I will plant her for myself in the land; I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one.
I will say to those called ‘Not my people,‘You are my people’;and they will say,‘You are my God.’”-Hos 2:21-23
*You have walked in rough roads;difficult days;dark skies;unanswered prayers
A rejected one by man & God: at-least it seemed so for a while; But the clouds will begin to pass away and the shining sun which is only hidden for a while will be visible again.
Fear not & Doubt not; for-sure never go by your logic and reasoning.
Things have been worked out in a way that may never have seemed possible for you realistically.For HIS ways are higher than your ways and HIS thoughts higher than your thoughts.
The surprise will come soon enough, never late !
Show Love
"Put on as the elect of God, kindness" (Col. 3:12).
There is a story of an old man who carried a little can of oil with him everywhere he went, and if he passed through a door that squeaked, he poured a little oil on the hinges. If a gate was hard to open, he oiled the latch. And thus he passed through life lubricating all hard places and making it easier for those who came after him.
People called him eccentric, queer, and cranky; but the old man went steadily on refilling his can of oil when it became empty, and oiled the hard places he found.
There are many lives that creak and grate harshly as they live day by day. Nothing goes right with them. They need lubricating with the oil of gladness, gentleness, or thoughtfulness. Have you your own can of oil with you? Be ready with your oil of helpfulness in the early morning to the one nearest you. It may lubricate the whole day for him. The oil, of good cheer to the downhearted one--Oh, how much it may mean! The word of courage to the despairing. Speak it.
Our lives touch others but once, perhaps, on the road of life; and then, mayhap, our ways diverge, never to meet again, The oil of kindness has worn the sharp, hard edges off of many a sin-hardened life and left it soft and pliable and ready for the redeeming grace of the Saviour.
A word spoken pleasantly is a large spot of sunshine on a sad heart. Therefore, "Give others the sunshine, tell Jesus the rest."
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"We cannot know the grief
That men may borrow;
We cannot see the souls
Storm-swept by sorrow;
But love can shine upon the way
Today, tomorrow;
Let us be kind.
Upon the wheel of pain so many weary lives are broken,
We live in vain who give no tender token.
Let us be kind."
"Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love" (Rom. 12:10).
