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Let NOT the Apple of Your Eye Cease!
Sept 24, 2008

Lamentations 2:18 Their heart cried out to the Lord, "O wall of the daughter of Zion, Let tears run down like a river day and night; Give yourself no relief; Give your eyes no rest{let not the apple of your eye cease}.

Continue to cry out to the LORD for His people
Your cries are heard
Continue to stand in the gap
He sees you standing there
His eyes are on you
He sees every tear, bottles them and records them on His scroll --Ps 56:8

I AM with you as you cry out
I AM stands with you in the gap to strengthen you --2 Tim 4:17
Cry out
Let not the apple of your eye cease --
never let your passion for the lost to be returned to the LORD grow cold.

One who has the LORD's heart for His people is surely
Kept as the apple of His eye; hidden under His wings. --Ps 17:8

Psalm 126:5-6 Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

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Literally the phrase 'the apple of the eye', is "the little man or daughter or the black{pupil} of the eye." It is that part of the eye which reflects what you are looking at; what you are focused on. The thing that is reflected in the pupil of your eye most frequently is what is most important to you. Think of it God Himself uses this phrase when speaking of His people! "...He kept him as the apple of His eye." (Deut. 32:10); "...for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of His eye." (Zech. 2:8).

How wonderful would it be to be kept as the apple of God's eye? To be cherished and protected as a precious daughter, much like a mother bird would protect her young. Her children safe under her wings, covered with her feathers.

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Paul knew of these tears ...

Acts 20
22"And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. 23I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me.24However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.

25"Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see me again. 26Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of all men. 27For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God. 28Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. 29I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. 30Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. 31So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.

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Carried by the LORD
Sept 5, 2008


For all those needing to be carried this day.

Know that Jesus Christ is the Way!
The only Way.

And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be
one LORD, and His name one {His name the only one}. --Zech 14:9

Surrender all to the Lord Jesus Christ

Present yourself, stand before the King and ask for the ancient Way,
... the Way He has prepared. --Jere 6:16

Humble Yourself in the sight of the King

All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
"God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble." Humble yourselves, therefore, under
God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. --1 Pe 5:5-6

Wait on the King's timing
And He will raise you up
In His time
In His Way.

Jesus, the First and Last
... He is the Way
... the King the One and Only
... Name above all names.


John 14:6
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to
the Father except through me".

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Lord Jesus, help all those needing to be carried this day to know and trust
You, You alone. Help each humble themselves before You and wait on
Your timing. Let each rest secure in the 'hollow of Your mighty hand'
KNOWING that You will lift them up in due time. Remind each that it's by
Your hand that the waters and dust are measured, the heavens marked
off, and the mountains weighed. For You are the Sovereign LORD and
NOTHING is too hard or impossible for You! Lord Jesus help each humble
themselves before You and 'be still'. Thank You that they will see You
fight for them and they will be lifted up!

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Stick to His Plan!
Sept 3, 2008

Jeremiah 29:11-13
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord.
Plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me,
and I will listen to you.
You will seek me and find me
when you seek me with all your heart."

This is a wonderful promise to hang on to.

Today if you seem to be in a 'tough' place or your situation seems too
hard to handle and impossible to explain, remind yourself that God said, 'I
know the plans I have for you.'

He is always with you and will never leave or forsake you. {Mt 28:20; Heb
13:5}

If you only see one set of 'footprints' in the sand right now --
KNOW and TRUST that it is now that you are being carried in His arms.

Seek Him with your whole heart
It's in times of testing that you really discover His faithfulness
Trust Jesus and acknowledge Him in all your ways
He will carry you
He will make a way and you'll exit this season stronger
Stick to His plan!

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own
understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your
path.

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I AM With You Always!
Sept 1, 2008

1 Chronicles 16:9-11
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; speak of all His wonders.
Glory in His holy name; let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.
Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually.

"I AM the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the
darkness, but will have the Light of life."-- Jn 8:12

Follow 'the Word' closely
Seek the face of the LORD, not only His hand
Seek His face with all of your heart
Know His ways,
... that You may know Him and find favor in His sight --Ex 33:13
Walk in the Light of His face

Remember His promise to those who love Him and follow His Way

"Lo, I AM with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen. --Mt 28:20

I love those who love me;
... and those who diligently seek me will find me. --Prov 8:17

John 14:21-23
He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me;
and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and
will disclose Myself to him.

Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, "Lord, what then has happened that You
are going to disclose Yourself to us and not to the world?"

Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My
word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our
abode with him".