REVIVAL IS ON THE WAY

OPENNESS IN PRAYER

Revival is on the way and it begins with openness. I feel this in my spirit. Most revivals are born in prayer, and I long to be able to pray with someone about this in a setting where we are completely open, honest, and vulnerable. Then God can show us what we really need and He can remove all hindrances.

I have prayed with women on this level over the years, and it was a blessing. We called out to God for His blessing. We didn’t pray long prayers, often just short sentence prayers. And we listened for the Lord to show us what to pray. But at this time I don’t have such a prayer partner in my life. My dear friend Ellie has gone on to heaven. This must be a "God thing" so I am waiting on the Lord to show me the right woman to pray with.

Do you need someone like this in your life? Call out to God, and He will bring you together with the right person. Women often find it easier than men do to open up humbly to one another, but we can help one another. If we are focusing on God, we will not worry about being vulnerable.

Everyone has problems with someone in their family or with themselves. God is the only one who can solve these problems.

Fellowship in prayer will make us stronger in our faith. We will be more open with God if we can learn to be open with another person. This person must be trustworthy, of course, so it will probably be someone we have known for a while. Our church has been praying for revival and I am eager to see what God will do for us.

REVIVAL IS ON THE WAY

Prepare the road, remove the obstacles!
Revival is on the way.
God lives on high but He reaches down.
He wants to revive us today.

God reaches out to the lowly and contrite.
He wants to energize us and forgive.
He is grieved by our sin and rebellion.
Jesus will show us a better way to live.

God will guide us and restore comfort.
He will create praise on our lips that mourn.
But first we must bring Him hearts that are broken.
Are we grieved by our sin? Are our hearts torn?

© Rosemary Watson
Isaiah 57:14-15

SEEK GOD'S WISDOM

We all need wisdom from God, especially in these troubled times. Don't try to get through life on your own. Ask God to guide you in making the right decisions. Sometimes we feel ready to make a good decision, but after reflection we realize it is not the best decision for us. If we seek God's wisdom, we will find it.

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5 and 6

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering..." James 1:5 and 6

BRIGHT LIKE THE LIGHT

The wisdom of God shines like the light,
Too bright for worldly boasters to see.
It purifies our thinking
And guides our planning
From preconceptions it makes us free.

All things are ours when we trust the Lord.
We have confidence, joy, and peace.
We see truth and reality.
Never deceived by Satan’s lies,
From anxiety and fear we are released.

Life and death, all of life’s true joys
Are ours when we follow the light.
Sin blinds our eyes but wisdom shines.
God gives us hope to fill our days,
And we know our future is bright.

© Rosemary Watson
I Cor. 3:19-23

KEEP ON PRAISING GOD

Celebrating Jesus' resurrection should have lifted your spirit out of any depression you may have had. When your circumstances feel overwhelming, remember Jesus is alive and interceding for you. He has done great things for you in the past and He is still with you. He has marvelous victories planned for your future, no matter how impossible your situation may seem today.

Read the great promises in Isaiah chapter 61. Put on the garment of praise and rejoice in the Lord!

WEAR THE GARMENT OF PRAISE

Reject the spirit of heaviness.
Remember that God loves you.
Thank Him for all He has done in the past.
Praise Him for what He is going to do.

Trust Him completely, and He will give you joy.
Doubt and despair will flee.
Wear the garment of praise all day.
Gratitude will make you free.

Focus on Jesus’ love and power.
He understands your needs today.
Believe His hand is on your life
and you will smile all the way.

– Rosemary Watson
Isaiah 61:3

TRUE FREEDOM COMES THROUGH JESUS

Because of Jesus' death and resurrection, we have a new life. We are free from Satan's control, praise God. We are truly FREE! Trust Jesus, declare your freedom, and you will be free from the control of anything that would bring your life down into sin or despair.

A CITIZEN OF THE KING

I will not be mastered by anything
I am a citizen of the King.
My body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.
I will do His will gladly as soon as I hear it.

My goal is to serve God whenever He calls me.
I don’t fight or quarrel with those who can’t see.
Their eyes are blinded, for themselves they live.
When they turn to Jesus He will always forgive.

Don’t be a slave of the world today.
Don’t believe everything people say.
Your life has a high purpose in God’s plan.
If you want to be free, truly you can!

© Rosemary Watson

MY SAVIOR SUFFERED

This morning in my regular Bible reading I came to Isaiah chapter 53. It was familiar, but this time it really pierced my heart. These words were prophesied centuries before Jesus was even born, but the details of His suffering are astounding.

Jesus didn’t have just a few hours of discomfort. He was tortured, beaten, and ridiculed before being hung on a rough wooden cross. He hung there in agony for three hours while mean people yelled at him. Then God sent a cover of darkness and Jesus suffered even more agony because He knew that God had forsaken Him. Jesus didn’t deserve that. He was the divine Son of God, perfect and innocent of all sin. Jesus suffered that pain for you and me. Read chapter 53 in Isaiah and then see those words in this poem.


MY SAVIOR SUFFERED

What a wonderful Savior!
Jesus suffered much for me.
He grew up like a tender shoot,
Kind and loving to all.
But He was despised and rejected by men.
Familiar with suffering from His earliest days,
He bore my sorrows, my broken ways.

Yes, He was stricken by God His Father.
But He was pierced because of my sin.
My iniquities crushed His tender heart.
He saw my pride and rebellion.
Yet His punishment brought me peace.
Like a foolish sheep I had gone astray.
I preferred to live my own way.

Not once did my Savior defend Himself.
He went to the cross silent like a lamb.
Evil courts of “justice” took Him away.
Liars filled with hatred took over that day.
He had no one to defend Him.
He died with wicked men on a cruel cross,
Yet was buried by a rich man at his own cost.

Jesus poured out His life to pay for our sin
and will justify all who put their trust in Him.

© Rosemary Watson

Tell Jesus you love Him and want to follow Him more closely today!

MY SAVIOR SUFFERED

MY SAVIOR SUFFERED

What a wonderful Savior!
Jesus suffered much for me.
He grew up like a tender shoot,
Kind and loving to all.
But He was despised and rejected by men.
Familiar with suffering from His earliest days,
He bore my sorrows, my broken ways.

Yes, He was stricken by God His Father.
But He was pierced because of my sin.
My iniquities crushed His tender heart.
He saw my pride and rebellion.
Yet His punishment brought me peace.
Like a foolish sheep I had gone astray.
I preferred to live my own way.

Not once did my Savior defend Himself.
He went to the cross silent like a lamb.
Evil courts of “justice” took Him away.
Liars filled with hatred took over that day.
He had no family to defend Him.
He died with the wicked on a cruel cross,
Yet was buried by a rich man at his own cost.

Jesus poured out His life to pay for our sin
and will justify all who put their trust in Him.

© Rosemary Watson

(Read Isaiah 53 to see how exact words were
taken from the Scriptures in this poem.)