"Pickin' Up The Pieces"

 

"Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth

of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear..."

(Amos 3:12)

"For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept;

line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there

a little: For with stammering lips and another tongue

will he speak to this people."

(Isaiah 28:10-11)

Amos, the Prophet, spoke to the rescue of a remnant, pieces left

from a devouring lion, yet they had ears to hear

Like being ripped by a beast, is your life broken in pieces,

 consumed with fears and tears?

The Shepherd comes to pick you up, dust you off, and line upon

line, the Spirit of God will restore

It's the Name of Jesus, the Blood of Jesus, and the Word of

Jesus, that you should seek to explore

To be set free, and to be made whole, are promises made by God;

His lines and precepts are written in His blood

It was all for you, a monument of His grace, to mend all the

broken pieces, and form a new blooming bud

Dry your tears and weep no more, for the cross paid the price;

 the Lord Jesus was torn for your brokenness

 His joy and love replace your sorrow, pain and heartache,

erasing your sad sense of hopelessness

Broken pieces are not a problem for the ever-reaching Shepherd;

His arms are strong and always underneath

His lines and precepts made a holy provision for the grafted in,

 an eternal legacy and inheritance to bequeath

You are no more forgotten and thrown away; You're the Glory

of a Holy God, restored and displayed

A vessel of honor you have become, before a watching world,

and guardian Angels, of whom you're arrayed

You're free now, a newly formed creation, the shredded pieces

now made whole by Your Holy Creator

He's Jesus Christ, the Lord of Lords and King of Kings, your

Savior, Redeemer, and your remaker 

Heaven, now, is your destination; the Lord Jesus Christ closed

 the gap, and His blood filled the breaches

Repentance, baptism in Jesus' name, and infilling of His Spirit,

are the Joy of "Pickin' Up the Pieces."

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(Visit promiselandchurch.net and theexperience238.com.)

Pastor Kenneth Phillips

(ALWAYS "Pickin' Up the Pieces!")

PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas

Services Sunday 10:30 am and Wednesday 7:15 pm

~~~~~~~Live Streaming~~~~~~~

Please send your prayers requests, and if you would like to sow

seed into holy fertile ground, please give a love offering @

promiselandchurch.net.  Thank you, dear one, and may God 

richly bless you; I know He surely will!  

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VICTORY SUNDAY, 11/03/13!

Pastor Phillips is cancer free; and 

Karen Phillips is in remission!

Thank You, Lord Jesus!

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So ... SING!

"And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and

sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them."

(Acts 16:25)

"But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker,

who gives songs in the night."

(Job 35:10)

The Apostle Paul and Silas were in prison, "Singing."  In one of the worst times of my life, the Lord wanted me to sing; I had a respiratory infection; I had hurt my back and I was in terrible pain; we were going through grand jury trials to prosecute someone for a crime done against my family  ...  and the Lord said to me, "Sing."  I could barely breathe, literally!  Furthermore, He wanted me to sing the chorus, "This is the day that the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it."  I did it  ...  and I have just one thing to say to you  ...  you're in deep trouble, marriage problems, national unrest in your country, financial trouble, disease and sickness, pain and trauma  ...  Hey, we've all been there; man is of a few days and full of trouble.  Paul did it; I did it; others did it; you can do it  ...  "So  ...  SING!" 

 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy

mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence

 and refuge in the day of my trouble."

(Psalm 59:16)

"What good will it do for me to sing?" you ask.  It's simple; the wicked howl, but we, the children of the King, will sing.  Worship brings the presence of God.  He didn't say you have to have a good voice; it's a matter of the heart, a posture of praise, a position of surrendering and offering ourselves up to the One who does all things well!  During that calamity I stated above, I sang, and when I did, the victory came.  The trials didn't stop, but the man was convicted; we were given the strength to endure; the presence of the Lord was surrounding us, holding us, and comforting us  ...  through it.  The song is the declaration of your soul that you trust the Creator who made you; the song brings a release in the Spirit; the song looses angels and defeats devils; the song floats in wafty lilts to the ears of the One who holds all the answers  ...  Ah, the song  ...  try it  ...

Psalm 59:16 ~ From the Treasury of David

"When those lovers of darkness find their game is up, and their midnight howlings

die away, then will I lift up my voice on high and praise the lovingkindness of God

without fear of being disturbed. What a blessed morning will soon break for the righteous,

 and what a song will be theirs! Sons of the morning, ye may sigh to-night, but joy

will come on the wings of the rising sun, Tune your harps even now, for the signal to

commence the eternal music will soon be given; the morning cometh and your sun shall

go no more down for ever."

Beautiful, isn't it?  David gained strength from his song, and we gain strength from our song.  Sing, children, sing, for your sun will shine again; your joy will arise with newness in its wings; your peace will return like a gentle moonlit night; your hope will mount up on the promises of God's Word.  The Angels of our God arrive when the Holies resound; atmospheres change when the Holy One is exalted; power is extended when praise becomes ordained strength; all of heaven stands at attention when the Holy Creator is hallowed; the stresses of your soul are soothed by the praises of your mouth  ...  Sing!

"Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength;

we will sing and praise your might."

(Psalm 21:13)

Ephesians 5:19 says, "Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord."  Have you ever made up a song to the Lord?  Huh?  He loves that!  Why?  Because it's uniquely YOU.  It is an offering only You can give, a praise from your own heart, an incense from your spirit to God's Spirit that no one else in the entire world can give Him  ...  He loves it.  You say, "I'm going through terrible things; I just don't have it in me to sing a song."  I hear you, but try it; dig deep within you and   ...  do it.

"I've got all these problems."  "I've never cried so much in my life."  "My family is torn apart."  "There's war all around me."  "My husband/wife left me."  "My teenager has run away."  "Drugs are killing me."  "My finances are in ruins."  ...  So  ...  SING!

(Visit promiselandchurch.net and theexperience238.com.)

Pastor Kenneth Phillips

(Sending the Song out to the world!)

PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas

Services Sunday 10:30 am and Wednesday 7:15 pm

~~~~~~~Live Streaming~~~~~~~

God bless you, dear one; please send us your prayer

needs, and if you would like to sow seed in good 

holy, fertile ground, please give a love offering 

@ promiselandchurch.net.  The Lord will bless

you abundantly!  May His love enfold you!

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Pastor Phillips and Karen Phillips

We're expecting good reports this month!

Thank You, Lord Jesus, for their Miracles!

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"Your God Will Come!"

"Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be Strong,

fear not: Behold your God will come with

vengeance, even God with a recompence;

he will come and save you."

(Isaiiah 35:4)

He's the ONE who will kiss away all your troubles; He's the Lily of the Valley, the bright and morning star, the fairest of ten thousand, the lover above all; He's your toasty warmth in the frozen arctic of the coldness of life; He's the loving soft whispers in the distant glow of moonlight; He's the stroll of welcomed peace in the midst of your tortured mind; He will carry you through the unsteady trails of fear and travail; He's the gentle hand's caress in the darkness of midnight; He's the dove that coos in the weariness of your spirit and makes everything all right.  He will never leave, nor forsake you; His angels watch over and protect you; He is your strong tower and your safe place to dwell.  He IS!  

"Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm

the feeble knees."

(Isaiah 35:3)

We don't walk alone; we are not traversing the desert with no water; the Lord will water our souls; our strength will be made new and our wells will flow with the rivers of living water He pours into our thirsty spirits:

In the dryness of your parched lonely ground, the Lord will satisfy your arid hungry soul.  The world has a way of draining us; we fight daily for our sanity among the evil that flashes before our eyes all around us, as we struggle to be holy, as we strain for the glory and beauty of heaven in the midst of evil and darkness.  But when we sit in darkness, the Lord shall be our light; He will burst through our spirits with gladness and Joy; the terror by night is gone and the fears by day are no more.  The springs of beauty arise in the wings of holiness sent from the portals of glory; the Lord of Lords arrives with healing in His wings, with purity in His hands, with peace in His voice  ...  and all is well  ...  No, He doesn't always remove the storm, but sometimes He carries us through it; ALWAYS, underneath are His everlasting arms; ALWAYS, He is the ONE in whom we believe for all things.  We are never alone.

Hide me under the rock that is "higher than I;" O, Savior, hide me under the rock!  The streams of Your love, O Lord, are all we need; we will swim in the rivers of blessed assurance that You, alone, are the rock of our souls, the armor in our battles, the Spirit of Truth, the power within us, the omnipotence that guides us, the Hero that saves us  ...  Thank You, Lord Jesus!

 

"And an highway shall be there, and a way, and

it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall

not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring

men, though fools shall not err therein."

(Isaiah 35:8)

"The way of holiness" is the way for all mankind  ...  that is, if we want to see Almighty God, the Lord Jesus Christ.  He IS a Holy God and not one thing unholy abides with Him.  He ate with the publicans and sinners to draw them unto Himself.  Jesus Christ will come to you wherever you are to lift you out of the mire and set you in the heavenly choir.  His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts, but the one thought which is agreed upon between God and man is:  We need Him, and He needs us!  What?  He needs us?  Without Him, we "can do nothing;" without us, He "will do nothing."   

"No lion shall be there, not any ravenous

beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be

found there: but the redeemed shall walk there:

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return

and come to Zion with songs and

everlasting joy upon their heads; they shall

obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and

sighing shall flee away."

(Isaiah 35:9-10)



 That's why He needs us, to fill up the heaven He has prepared for us, and to bring every living soul we can find with us.  His love is from the North to the South, from the East to the West, from Sea to shining Sea, from Nation to Nation; it's for all flesh, every kindred and tongue, for the dust He formed into creation, for the whole of mortals, for the love of His heart, soul, mind, and Spirit  ...  it's for You and me  ...

Jesus loves His world

The Lord Jesus Christ stands at the door waiting  ...  waiting for You!  You don't have to dread tomorrow; you can feel free as a flying bird, even if you are in prison; the sins that have plagued your life can be gone; the shame and guilt can be replaced with joy unspeakable and full of glory; the heaviness of all of your burdens can be lifted upon His strong shoulders; the feeling of hopelessness can be gone; the thought that you have no where to turn can be filled with the thought of Him, Your Savior, Your Redeemer, Your Lord; pray with me, won't you?

Dear Lord, I don't know where to turn; my

life is on the road to total destruction.  Please

help me; have mercy on me, and forgive me

of every sin I have ever committed.  I'm sorry

for all I have done that is evil, wrong, sinful,

hateful, and unholy.  Please make me holy;

fill me with Your Spirit and I will speak with

tongues as Your Spirit enters my body; that's

how I will know that I have Your Spirit inside

of me, and I will know I am saved and redeemed.

I will be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus

Christ for the remission of my sins.  Lord, I will

read Your Word, the Holy Bible, and I will be

a witness for You all the days of my life.  Give me

joy now, I pray, and set me free forever.  Thank

You, Lord Jesus; I praise and worship You with

my whole heart, soul, mind, body and strength.

Amen and Amen!

If you prayed that prayer, contact promiselandchurch.net for materials, and we will put you on our prayer list to be covered in prayers twenty-four hours a day, because You are greatly loved.  Know this, dear precious one, when You call out to Him, the Lord Jesus Christ, "Your God Will Come!"







(Visit promiselandchurch.net and theexperience238.com.)

Pastor Kenneth Phillips

(He brings God to every Nation, kindred and tongue)

PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas

Services Sunday 10:30 am and Wednesday 7:15 pm

~~~~~~~Live Streaming~~~~~~~

Please send us your prayer requests, and if you 

would like to sow a seed in fertile good ground, 

please give your love offering @ promiselandchurch.net.

God bless you, dear one, and I know He surely will!

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Pastor Steve Fender will be with us Sunday, 10/20/13!

He is a walking Miracle; you don't want to miss

this!  Join us @ 10:30 on Sunday!

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Pastor Phillips and Karen Phillips

Pastor is cancer free, and we're expecting 

good reports for Karen, as well!

Thank You, Lord Jesus, for their Miracles!

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