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Thursday 25 April 2013

His






Isaiah 43:1-7

But now, this is what the Lord says –
    He who created you,...

    He who formed you,... :
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
    I have summoned you by name; you are mine.

When you pass through the waters,
    I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
    you will not be burned;
    the flames will not set you ablaze.




 
For I am the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
    Cush[a] and Seba in your stead.

Since you are precious and honoured in my sight,
    and because I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
    nations in exchange for your life.

Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
    I will bring your children from the east
    and gather you from the west.

I will say to the north, “Give them up!”
    and to the south, “Do not hold them back.”
Bring my sons from afar
    and my daughters from the ends of the earth –

everyone who is called by my name,
    whom I created for my glory,
    whom I formed and made.’ 
(All emphasis mine)


John 3:29 
The bride belongs to the bridegroom.

Numbers 3:13c
They are... mine. I am the Lord. 

Psalm 100:3b
It is he who made us, and we are his;
    we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.



What amazing promises! I am God's!! HIS!!!!!!! I could go on to list many other promises of the same nature (1Cor 6:19b-20a, 1Pe 2:9, etc etc). Has it ever struck you that we are God's? It happened to me recently! Here's some more thoughts:
  •  If we wander, Jesus will not through a hissy-fit in heaven screaming, "NOOOOO!!!! She's MMMMIIIIINNNNNEEEE!!!!!!!!" but He WILL do battle for our soul and entire self!
  • He is jealous for me. (Check out this song.)
  • If I remember I have given God my self, my mind, my heart, I am less likely to waist them on foolish things or give them away.

Cassie xoxoxo

Tuesday 23 April 2013

Email!

Hey guys! Just letting you know that you can now email me any questions, thoughts, friendly criticism etc at:
purelyhis.blog@gmail.com. (This address with a link is also in my 'Contact me!' page.)

Cassie xoxoxo

Tuesday 9 April 2013

An awesome snippet

Image from Amazon.com


My Dad recently introduced me to an awesome Christian fiction serries by Donita K. Paul. (The books are (in order) DragonSpell, DragonQuest, DragonKnight, DragonFire and DragonLight.) Donita is an amazing author; she cleverly inserts lessons about God, love, beauty, mercy, faith, gifts etc etc into an absorbing and exciting adventure story. I become more satisfied and impressed the further I read. It's a serries that truly directs me to God.

 Anyway, I came across a few paragraphs in DragonKnight that made me want to jump and clap my hands. (Don't you love it when that happens?) I thought I'd share the snippet with you:

[Squire Bardon to young and utterly naive N'Rae] "You are a charming young thing and shall have to guard against young men who would love to steal from that beauty."

 "How could one steal from beauty?"

 "By taking what doesn't belong to them. By encroaching on your youth." He saw the bemusement on her face. 
 He shook his head and screwed up his mouth. "N'Rae, in plain words, unscrupulous men will want to filch a kiss or more from you. This would give them great physical pleasure and, for some of them, the satisfaction of a conquest as if you were no more than a hunting trophy. You would have lost something that could not be replaced. Your beauty with be less pure."

 N'rae cocked her head. "Does that mean that I can never kiss and cuddle?"

 "When you choose a man who will be your life partner, then each kiss accentuates your beauty instead of diminishing it." {Paul, Donita K. (2008). DragonKnight. Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook Press.}

 Isn't that great! I also love scenes that display the valour and gentlemanliness of Godly young men, the loveliness that is bestowed on Godly young women, and the presence and faithfulness of God. The books are all such an awesome read!


Cassie xoxoxo