June 2018 – denisebalog…Grace filled devotionals.

Blessed in You

“Blessed is the man whose strength is in You…

they go from strength to strength;

Each one appears before God in Zion.”

Psalm 84:4-7 NKJV

Photography by denisebalog

Captured in early morning Jerusalem 2018

Colors of Hope

“LORD,

You’ve planted a vision

Deep inside of me.

Stir up the colors,

Refresh my eyes to see.

Plans for the future,

Guided by Your Son.

“To prosper and not harm me,

You’ve purposed everyone!”

“For I know the thoughts

That I think toward you,

Says the LORD,

Thoughts of

Peace and not evil,

To give you a

Future and a hope.”

Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV

Hidden Between the Rows

“What creepth here beneath the light;

Moving about without a sight?

Little frog,

Or cricket so.

A snake,

A bug,

I do not know.

You’ll keep me safe,

This I know,

As I till among my garden row.”

“I know all the birds of the hills,

And all that moves in the field is Mine.”

Psalm 50:11 (ESV)

Poem by denisebalog©

A Brand New View

“It’s a battle of heart and dread as Jacob grapples with the man he was, and if he survives the night, the man he will become.”

“It’s an eleven day journey”

From captivity and blue.

What holds me back from a

Brand new view?

I’ve trekked this mountain

Far too long;

Open up my heart,

For in Your Peace I do long.”

“It’s a battle of heart and dread as Jacob grapples with the man he was, and if he

survives the night, the man he will become.”

Wresting With Jacob – A Night at the ford of Jabbok

A Beginners to Intermediate study on prayer and the power of God’s Word in your daily life.

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1542467209

You Walked for Me

“From the sands of the sea

Your heart is set on me.

Through the expanse of time the

Cross it does remind.

You walked all the way for me;

From Your heart flowed Calvary.”

“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!

How great is the sum of them!

If I should count them,

They would be more in number than the sand.”

Psalm 139:17-18 NKJV

Quiet of the Sea

“For You are the God of my salvation;

On You I wait all the day.”

Psalm 25:5 NKJV

Motion Stretched Over Time

“Nothing sweeter

In my mind,

Then hanging laundry

On the line.

Light summer breezes,

Each pin squeezes,

Colors in motion

Stretched over time.”

The King of Kindness

“Your mercy is new each morning;

A gentle breeze touched by Light.

Intercession for my weakness;

The King of Kindness,

All Power and Faithful Might.”

“Now it happened on the third day that Esther

Put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court

Of the King’s palace…when the King saw

Queen Ester standing in the court, that

She found favor in His sight…” Esther 5:1-2 NKJV

Esther’s Hebrew name is “Hadassah” which means “Myrtle”.

Photograph of Crepe myrtle in my backyard.

“ ‘But My kindness shall not depart from you,

Nor shall My covenant of Peace be removed.’

Says the LORD,

Who has mercy on you.” Isaiah 54:10 NKJV

Poems to Ponder – Day 37

“While yet it was still dark,

She was the first thought on His heart.”

“Now when He rose early on the first day of the week,

He appeared first to Mary Magdalene.” Mark 16:9

Forty Days to the Cross – A Time of Reflection.

Devotional. Day 37

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Mimosa Sweet

“Entreat me not to leave you”

Cause my feet to stay.

Breathing in Your fragrance

Mimosa sweet

Summer day.”

“Entreat me not to leave you,

Or turn back from following after you;

For wherever you lodge,

I will lodge;

Your people shall be my people…”

Ruth 1:16 NKJV

Sure and Steadfast

“This hope we have as an anchor of our soul,

Both sure and steadfast…” Hebrews 6:19 NKJV

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us,

In that while we were still sinners,

Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 NKJV

Marvelous Works

“…for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Marvelous are Your Works…”

Psalm 139:14 NKJV

The King’s Highway – Jesus Revealed in Psalm 119

A Devotional Journey Reflected in the Hebrew Alphabet and Photographs of the Holy Land.

Can a mystery be discovered in Psalm 119? Did the psalmist, while penning the acrostic passages a thousand years earlier, see what the Apostle John saw when Jesus said, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End?” Color photographs capturing the beauty of the Holy Land beckon the reader to a visual adventure. Daily, grace filled devotional prayers invite the journeyer to stop and ponder the sights. The King’s Highway – Jesus Revealed in Psalm 119, once traveled, this Psalm will never look the same.

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Wresting With Jacob – A Night at the ford of Jabbok

A Beginners to Intermediate study on prayer and the power of God’s Word in your daily life

Join Jacob and his family as they journey to Canaan, the land of his birth. Spend the night alone with him as he prepares to come face to face with the brother he has betrayed and swindled. Based on the Biblical story of Jacob and Esau in Genesis 32. Camping under stars may never look the same for Jacob.

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Forty Days to the Cross – A Time of Reflection for His Glory

A Devotional Journey of Isaiah 53 and a Collection of Poems to Ponder.

A well-timed forty day devotional in step with the season. In the midst of gnashing of teeth and sneers, hear the cry of Jesus as He completes the redemptive work prophesied in the Scripture words of Isaiah 53. Daily Poems to Ponder moves the seeking heart to consider the journey of the One who loved enough to walk the despised road alone.

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