Speeding Through Life?

- North American T-6G Texan, s/n 49-3365, photographed 4/17/87 at DuPage Airport, West Chicago. 2nd photo was shot from the tower after 

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield: "I asked the pilot for a fly-by!"

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We can go speeding through life until we realize that Jesus will never leave you. He is your only safe place.

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When your sky is cold and lonely

And your heart is filled with fear

I will wrap My arms around you

Know that I am here

And I will keep you safe and sound

Through the darkness that surrounds

I will never leave you

Nor forsake you

Know that I am with you

You will never be alone

When your way is bright and glowing

And your soul knows no despair

Can you hear Me singing with you?

In your triumph I will share

For I am watching over you

And I rejoice in all you do

So remember, never doubt this

Hold it tightly to your heart

I'm forever, always with you

I will be right where you are

-written by Jay Stocker

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Hebrews 13:5-6

"Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, 

“I will never desert you, 

nor will I ever forsake you,”

so that we confidently say,

“The Lord is my helper, 

I will not be afraid.


What will man do to me?”

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"O, LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes; Make Your way straight before me."

-CH-54B Tarhe (Skycrane), by G. Chatfield

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Psalm 5:8

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Romans 8:28

..."And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."...

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Psalm 42:5

..."Why are you in despair, O my soul?

And why have you become disturbed within me?

Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him

For the help of His presence."...

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Praise You in this Storm

I was sure by now

That You would have reached down

And wiped away our tears away

Stepped in and saved the day

But once again, I say "Amen",

and it's still raining

As the thunder rolls

I barely hear You whisper through the rain

"I'm with you"

And as Your mercy falls

I raise my hands and praise the God who gives

And takes away

I'll praise You in this storm

And I will lift my hands

For You are who You are

No matter where I am 

Every tear I've cried

You hold in Your hand

You never left my side 

And though my heart is torn

I will praise You in this storm

I remember when

I stumbled in the wind

You heard my cry

You raised me up again

My strength is almost gone

How can I carry on

If I can't find You

I lift my eyes unto the hills

Where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord

The Maker of Heaven and Earth

--Mark Hill

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2 Corinthians 4:16-18

..."Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 

For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal."

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Psalm 121:1-2

"I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;

From where shall my help come?

My help comes from the Lord,

Who made heaven and earth.

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Psalm 3:3-5

..."But You, O Lord, are a shield about me,

My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

I was crying to the Lord with my voice,

And He answered me from His holy mountain. 

I lay down and slept;

I awoke, for the Lord sustains me."...

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Christ is Mine Forever

-net photo: Scotland in Autumn

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Mine are days that God has numbered

I was made to walk with Him

Yet I look for worldly treasure

And forsake the King of kings

But mine is hope in my Redeemer

Though I fall, His love is sure

For Christ has paid for every failing

I am His forevermore

Mine are tears in times of sorrow

Darkness not yet understood

Through the valley I must travel

Where I see no earthly good

But mine is peace that flows from Heaven

And the strength in times of need

I know my pain will not be wasted

Christ completes his work in me

Mine are days here as a stranger

Pilgrim on a narrow way

One with Christ I will encounter

Harm and hatred for His name

But mine is armour for this battle

Strong enough to last the war

And He has said He will deliver

Safely to the golden shore

And mine are keys to Zion city

Where beside the King I walk

For there my heart has found its treasure

Christ is mine forevermore

Come rejoice now, O my soul

For His love is my reward

Fear is gone and hope is sure

Christ is mine forevermore

Come rejoice now, O my soul

For His love is my reward

Fear is gone and hope is sure

Christ is mine forevermore

Come rejoice now, O my soul

For His love is my reward

Fear is gone and hope is sure

Christ is mine forevermore

And mine are keys to Zion city

Where beside the King I walk

For there my heart has found its treasure

Christ is mine forevermore

Christ is mine forevermore

Christ is mine forevermore

By Thompson & Robinson

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Where there is Faith

~Kinsman 

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I believe in faithfulness

I believe in giving of myself for someone else

I believe in peace and love

I believe in honesty and trust but it's not enough

For all that I believe may never change the way it is

Unless I believe Jesus lives

Where there is faith

There is a calling, keep walking

You're not alone in this world

Where there is faith

There is a peace like a child sleeping

Hope everlasting in He who is able to

Bear every Burden, to heal every hurt in my heart

It is a wonderful, powerful place

Where there is faith

There's a man across the sea

Never heard the sound of freedom ring

Only in his dreams

There's a lady dressed in black

In a motorcade of cadillacs

Daddy's not coming back

Our hearts begin to fall

And our stability grows weak

But Jesus meets our needs if only we believe

Where there is faith

There is a calling, keep walking

You're not alone in this world

Where there is faith

There is a peace like a child sleeping

Hope everlasting in He who is able to

Bear every Burden, to heal every hurt in my heart

It is a wonderful, powerful place

Where there is faith

~4 Him

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God's Spectacular Creation

~utube Blue Jay photo from a dear friend.

It has been said that "God laughs in Flowers" so when He created all the birds....maybe He was singing...

Come Ye Sinners

Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,


Weak and wounded, sick and sore;


Jesus ready stands to save you,


Full of pity, love and pow’r.

I will arise and go to Jesus,


He will embrace me in His arms;


In the arms of my dear Savior,


Oh, there are ten thousand charms.

Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,


God’s free bounty glorify;


True belief and true repentance,


Every grace that brings you nigh.

I will arise and go to Jesus,


He will embrace me in His arms;


In the arms of my dear Savior,


Oh, there are ten thousand charms.

Come, ye weary, heavy-laden,


Lost and ruined by the fall;


If you tarry till you’re better,


You will never come at all.

I will arise and go to Jesus,


He will embrace me in His arms;


In the arms of my dear Savior,


Oh, there are ten thousand charms.

View Him prostrate in the garden;


On the ground your Maker lies;


On the bloody tree behold Him;


Sinner, will this not suffice?

I will arise and go to Jesus,


He will embrace me in His arms;


In the arms of my dear Savior,


Oh, there are ten thousand charms.

Lo! th’ incarnate God ascended,

Pleads the merit of His blood:


Venture on Him, venture wholly,


Let no other trust intrude.

I will arise and go to Jesus,


He will embrace me in His arms;


In the arms of my dear Savior,


Oh, there are ten thousand charms.

Let not conscience make you linger,


Not of fitness fondly dream;


All the fitness He requireth


Is to feel your need of Him.

I will arise and go to Jesus,


He will embrace me in His arms;


In the arms of my dear Savior,


Oh, there are ten thousand charms.

~Hart, 1759

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I think I have posted this significant hymn in the past, and the utube, but it is so worth it!

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When I survey the Wondrous Cross

 When I survey the wondrous cross


On which the Prince of glory died,


My richest gain I count but loss,


And pour contempt on all my pride.

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,


Save in the death of Christ my God!


All the vain things that charm me most,


I sacrifice them to His blood.

See from His head, His hands, His feet,


Sorrow and love flow mingled down!


Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,


Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

Were the whole realm of nature mine,


That were a present far too small;


Love so amazing, so divine,


Demands my soul, my life, my all.

~Isaac Watts

"When I survey the wondrous Cross": Hamburg

What a Name!

Man of sorrows what a name

for the Son of God, who came

ruined sinners to reclaim:

Hallelujah, what a Savior!

Bearing shame and scoffing rude,

in my place condemned he stood,

sealed my pardon with his blood:

Hallelujah, what a Savior!

Guilty, helpless, lost were we;

blameless Lamb of God was he,

sacrificed to set us free:

Hallelujah, what a Savior!

He was lifted up to die;

"It is finished" was his cry;

now in heaven exalted high:

Hallelujah, what a Savior!

When he comes, our glorious King,

all his ransomed home to bring,

then anew this song we'll sing:

Hallelujah, what a Savior!

~Bliss

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"He said, 'It is Finished.'"

Alas! and did my Savior bleed


And did my Sov’reign die?


Would He devote that sacred head


For such a worm as I?

Was it for crimes that I had done


He groaned upon the tree?


Amazing pity! grace unknown!


And love beyond degree!

Well might the sun in darkness hide


And shut his glories in,


When Christ, the mighty Maker died,


For man the creature’s sin.

Thus might I hide my blushing face


While His dear cross appears,


Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,


And melt my eyes to tears.

But drops of grief can ne’er repay


The debt of love I owe

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Here, Lord, I give myself away,


’Tis all that I can do.

-Isaac Watts

John 18,19:28-30

..."After this, Jesus, knowing that all things 

had already been accomplished, to fulfill 

the Scripture,  He said, “I am thirsty.”

 

A jar full of sour wine was standing there;

so they put a sponge full of the sour wine 

upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up 

to His mouth.

Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, 

He said, “It is finished!” 

And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit."...

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Sweet as Honey: give your griefs to Him

Commit now all your griefs 

and ways into His hands;

to His sure truth and tender care, 

who earth and heav'n commands.

Who points the clouds and storm 

He gently clears your ways;

He shall direct your wandering feet, 

He shall prepare your ways.

Give to the winds your fears;

hope, and be undismayed;

God hears your sighs and counts your tears,

God shall lift up your head.

Through waves and clouds and storms

He gently clears your way;

soon end in joyous day.

Still heavy is your heart?

Still sink your spirits down?

Cast off the weight, let fear depart,

and every care be gone.

He everywhere has sway,

and all things serve His might;

He every act pure blessing is,

His path unsullied light.

Far, far above your thought

His counsel shall appear,

when fully He the work has wrought

that caused your needless fear.

Leave to His sovereign sway

to choose and to command;

with wonder filled, you then shall own

how wise, how strong His hand.

~Gerhardt

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FYI: Lyrics are different wherever you look, but this link rendition is beautiful with the guitar. :o)

I've Found a Friend, O Such a Friend!

 I’ve Found A Friend; O Such A Friend!

He Loved Me Ere I Knew Him;


He Drew Me With The Cords Of Love,


And Thus He Bound Me To Him;


And Round My Heart Still Closely Twine


Those Ties Which Naught Can Sever;


For I Am His, And He Is Mine,


For Ever And For Ever.

I’ve Found A Friend; O Such A Friend!


He Bled, He Died To Save Me;


And Not Alone The Gift Of Life,


But His Own Self He Gave Me,


Nought That I Have, Mine Own I Call,


I Hold It For The Giver:


My Heart, My Strength, My Life, My All


Are His, And His For Ever.

I’ve Found A Friend; O Such A Friend!


All Power To Him Is Given,


To Guard Me On My Onward Course,


And Bring Me Safe To Heaven.


Eternal Glories Gleam Afar,


To Nerve My Faint Endeavour;


So Now To Watch, To Work, To War,


And Then To Rest For Ever.

I’ve Found A Friend; O Such A Friend!


So Kind, And True, And Tender!


So Wise A Counsellor And Guide,


So Mighty A Defender!


From Him Who Loves Me Now So Well


What Power My Soul Shall Sever?


Shall Life Or Death? Shall Earth Or Hell?


No! I Am His For Ever.

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John 15:12-17

...“This is My commandment, 

that you love one another, 

just as I have loved you.

Greater love has no one than this, 

that one lay down his life for his friends.

You are My friends 

if you do what I command you.

No longer do I call you slaves, 

for the slave does not know 

what his master is doing; 

but I have called you friends, 

for all things that I have heard from My Father 

I have made known to you.

You did not choose Me but I chose you, 

and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, 

and that your fruit would remain, 

so that whatever you ask of the Father 

in My name He may give to you.

This I command you, that you love one another."...

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I've Found a Friend, O Such a Friend!

I’ve found a Friend, oh, such a Friend!


He loved me ere I knew Him;


He drew me with the cords of love,


And thus He bound me to Him.


And round my heart still closely twine


Those ties which naught can sever,


For I am His, and He is mine,


Forever and forever.

I’ve found a Friend, oh, such a Friend!


He bled, He died to save me;


And not alone the gift of life,


But His own Self He gave me!


Naught that I have mine own I call,


I’ll hold it for the Giver,


My heart, my strength, my life, my all


Are His, and His forever.

I’ve found a Friend, oh, such a Friend!


All pow’r to Him is given,


To guard me on my onward course,


And bring me safe to heaven.


Th’ eternal glories gleam afar,


To nerve my faint endeavor;


So now to watch, to work, to war,


And then to rest forever.

I’ve found a Friend, oh, such a Friend!


So kind and true and tender,


So wise a Counselor and Guide,

So mighty a Defender!


From Him who loves me now so well


What pow’r my soul can sever?


Shall life or death, shall earth or hell?


No! I am His forever.

~James Small

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Psalm 51

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White as Snow

White as Snow

White as snow

white as snow 

Though my sins were as scarlet

Lord I know 

Lord I know 

That I'm clean and forgiven

Through the power of your blood,

Through the wonder of your love,

Through faith in you I know that I can be

white as snow

white as snow

white as snow

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Isaiah 1:18

...“Come now, and let us reason together,”

Says the Lord,

“Though your sins are as scarlet,

They will be as white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson,

They will be like wool."...

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Good News!!!

Good News

Good news, chariot's coming,

Good news, chariot's coming

Good news, chariot's coming,

And I don't want it to leave me behind.

There's a long white robe in heaven, I know

There's a long white robe in heaven, I know

There's a long white robe in heaven, I know

And I don't want it to leave me behind.

Good news, chariot's coming,

Good news, chariot's coming

Good news, chariot's coming,

And I don't want it to leave me behind.

There's a starry crown in heaven, I know

There's a starry crown in heaven, I know

There's a starry crown in heaven, I know

And I don't want it to leave me behind.

Good news, chariot's coming,

Good news, chariot's coming

Good news, chariot's coming,

And I don't want it to leave me behind.

There's a golden harp in heaven, I know

There's a golden harp in heaven, I know

There's a golden harp in heaven, I know

And I don't want it to leave me behind.

Good news, chariot's coming,

Good news, chariot's coming

Good news, chariot's coming,

And I don't want it to leave me behind.

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sung by Kingston Trio

 

My Small World

I live in a very small world. 

I feel safe in this world.

My life is with a man of God, 

my precious Beloved. 

Where he is, I feel safe.

When I venture out into 

the world of people- 

I realise how safe I live,

and I am thankful.

When the world catches me 

by surprise, I cringe.

I know what real life is,

but I easily forget.

Today, I was out in the real world,

and it reminded me 

of how hard and rude the world is.

The world is mean and cruel, 

gross and icky, 

hateful and deceitful,

evil and wretched...

full, full of lost people.

They do not think of being lost,

but they are.

They are missing the One Thing

I have.

My Beloved and I have 

a great Salvation.

It is in the LORD God Almighty.

The One in the Bible.

The Bible is His Word 

given to us to learn 

and to know Him. 

It is the Truth.

There is no other Truth.

The LORD says to seek Him 

and you will find Him.

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Matthew 7:7-8

...“Ask, and it will be given to you; 

seek, and you will find; 

knock, and it will be opened to you.

For everyone who asks receives, 

and he who seeks finds, 

and to him who knocks it will be opened."...

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Where There Is Faith

I believe in faithfulness

I believe in giving to myself for someone else

I believe in peace and love

I believe in honesty and trust but it's not enough

For all that I believe may never change the way it is

Unless I believe Jesus lives

Where there is faith

There is a voice calling, "keep walking"

You're not alone in this world

Where there is faith

There is a peace like a child sleeping

Hope everlasting in He who is able to

Bear every Burden, to heal every hurt in my heart

It is a wonderful, powerful place

Where there is faith

There's a man across the sea

Never heard the sound of freedom ring

Only in his dreams

There's a lady dressed in black

In a motorcade of cadillacs

Daddy's not coming back

Our hearts begin to fall

And our stability grows weak

But Jesus meets our needs if only we believe

Where there is faith

There is a voice calling, "keep walking"

You're not alone in this world

Where there is faith

There is a peace like a child sleeping

Hope everlasting in He who is able to

Bear every Burden, to heal every hurt in my heart

It is a wonderful, powerful place

Where there is faith

4Him

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Just a Few More weary Days and Then, I'll Fly Away...

This place is not my home.  Each day's sorrows, struggles and heartaches bring me ever closer to seeing my Savior.

Acts 4:12

... 12 "there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”

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I'll Fly Away

Some glad morning when this life is o'er,

I'll fly away.

To a home on God's celestial shore,

I'll fly away.

I'll fly away, O Glory,

I'll fly away.

When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,

I'll fly away.

When the shadows of this life have flown,

I'll fly away.

Like a bird from prison bars have flown,

I'll fly away.

I'll fly away, O Glory,

I'll fly away.

When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,

I'll fly away.

Oh how glad and happy when we meet,

I'll fly away.

No more cold iron shackles on my feet,

I'll fly away.

Just a few more weary days and then,

I'll fly away.

To a land where joy shall never end,

I'll fly away.

I'll fly away, O Glory,

I'll fly away.

When I die, Hallelujah, bye and bye,

I'll fly away.

-Brumbley

The Story Behind I'll Fly Away

Albert E. Brumley has been described as the "pre-eminent gospel songwriter" of the 20th century with over 600 published songs.  According to interviews, Brumley came up with the idea for "I'll Fly Away" while picking cotton on his father's farm in Rock Island, Oklahoma. 

Brumley says that as he worked he was "humming the old ballad that went like this: 'If I had the wings of an angel, over these prison walls I would fly,' and suddenly it dawned on me that I could use this plot for a gospel-type song." The song Brumley described appears to be "The Prisoner's Song". 

It was an additional three years later until Brumley worked out the rest of the song, paraphrasing one line from the secular ballad to read, "Like a bird from prison bars has flown" using prison as an analogy for earthly life. Brumley has stated, "When I wrote it, I had no idea that it would become so universally popular."

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A Hundred Year OId Wind Break/Safety in Jesus

One Hundred Year Old Cedar Trees planted for a wind break on the sloping land of a One Room Country Schoolhouse. 

Christ shall Have Dominion

Christ shall have dominion Over land and sea,


Earth’s remotest regions shall His empire be;


They that wilds inhabit shall their worship bring,


Kings shall render tribute, nations serve our King.


Christ shall have dominion, over land and sea,


Earth’s remotest regions shall His empire be.

When the needy seek Him, He will mercy show;


Yea, the weak and helpless shall His pity know;


He will surely save them from oppression’s might,

For their lives are precious in His holy sight.


Christ shall have dominion, over land and sea,


Earth’s remotest regions shall His empire be.

Ever and forever shall His Name endure;


Long as suns continue it shall stand secure;


And in Him forever all men shall be blest,


And all nations hail Him King of kings confessed.


Christ shall have dominion, over land and sea,


Earth’s remotest regions shall His empire be.

Unto God Almighty joyful Zion sings;


He alone is glorious, doing wondrous things.


Evermore, ye people, bless His glorious Name,


His eternal glory through the earth proclaim.


Christ shall have dominion, over land and sea,


Earth’s remotest regions shall His empire be.

--from Psalm 72

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