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Saturday, January 3, 2009

WONDERFUL

I decided to begin another year with MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST; I probably should have it all memorized by now, but I don't. You'll find another poem written at the end of last year after the first one. One day I can only imagine some patient soul may find I've written poems for every devo in the book. This little poem sort of hit me like an epiphany; hope you'll enjoy it with me. Note: I invented the word "waymore" as an adverb meaning ultimately: not to be improved upon or surpassed; the highest and greatest.

WONDERFUL

Full of wonder,
Full of strength;
God is waymore wiser,
Than we have embraced.

Full of beauty,
Full of joy and faith;
God is waymore awesome,
Than we could ever think or say.

Full of mercy,
Full of grace and truth;
God is waymore compassionate,
Than we may have believed we knew.

Full of purpose,
Full of light and love;
God is eternally perfect in Christ,
And that's way more than enough!

Jeffrey E Pollock
January 2, 2009
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Will You Go Out Without Knowing?
“He went out, not knowing whither he went.”
Hebrews 11:8

Have you been "out" in this way? If so, there is no logical statement possible when anyone asks you what you are doing. One of the difficulties in Christian work is this question - "What do you expect to do?" You do not know what you are going to do; the only thing you know is that God knows what He is doing. Continually revise your attitude towards God and see if it is a going out of everything, trusting in God entirely. It is this attitude that keeps you in perpetual wonder - you do not know what God is going to do next. Each morning you wake it is to be a "going out," building in confidence on God. "Take no thought for your life,…nor yet for your body" - take no thought for the things for which you did take thought before you "went out." Have you been asking God what He is going to do? He will never tell you. God does not tell you what He is going to do; He reveals to you Who He is. Do you believe in a miracle-working God, and will you go out in surrender to Him until you are not surprised an atom at anything He does? Suppose God is the God you know Him to be when you are nearest to Him - what an impertinence worry is! Let the attitude of the life be a continual "going out" in dependence upon God, and your life will have an ineffable charm about it which is a satisfaction to Jesus. You have to learn to go out of convictions, out of creeds, out of experiences, until so far as your faith is concerned, there is nothing between yourself and God.

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On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 5:02 AM, Jeff Pollock <jpollock1961@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 3:46 PM, Jeff & Evee <jepollock77@juno.com> wrote:

1 JOHN 1:7
If we walk in the light, as He is in the light
the blood of Jesus Christ His Son
cleanseth us from all sin.

IN THE LIGHT

God with us, Emmanuel,
Truest Light delivered in the dark;
The Way, The Truth, The Life,
Breathes the aire of blood and pain.

Ahead of us the Shepherd,
Stands with rod and staff;
Warning, watching, waiting,
Calling each of us by name.

Behind us the Redeemer,
Bled and died on a cross;
Suffering, searching, saving,
Releases His spirit from the pain.

Pure, holy, undiminished,
Filtered of everything evil;
Hope and peace and joy,
Abound on every pathway.

J. E. P.
122708

PLACED IN THE LIGHT

If we walk in the light,
as He is in the light the blood of Jesus Christ
His Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John 1:7

To mistake conscious freedom from sin for deliverance from sin by the Atonement is a great error. No man knows what sin is until he is born again. Sin is what Jesus Christ faced on Calvary. The evidence that I am delivered from sin is that I know the real nature of sin in me. It takes the last reach of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, that is, the impartation of His absolute perfection, to make a man know what sin is.The Holy Spirit applies the Atonement to us in the unconscious realm as well as in the realm of which we are conscious, and it is only when we get a grasp of the unrivalled power of the Spirit in us that we understand the meaning of 1 John 1:7, "the blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin." This does not refer to conscious sin only, but to the tremendously profound understanding of sin which only the Holy Ghost in me realizes.If I walk in the light as God is in the light, not in the light of my conscience, but in the light of God - if I walk there, with nothing folded up, then there comes the amazing revelation, the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses me from all sin so that God Almighty can see nothing to censure in me. In my consciousness it works with a keen poignant knowledge of what sin is. The love of God at work in me makes me hate with the hatred of the Holy Ghost all that is not in keeping with God's holiness. To walk in the light means that everything that is of the darkness drives me closer into the centre of the light.

MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST - by Oswald Chambers http://www.heartlight.org/devotionals/my_utmost

What are the boundaries of beauty?
http://www.rzim.org/USA/Resources/Watch.aspx#beauty

MESSIAH

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Sunday, December 21, 2008

THE REASON
Season's Greetings, here's something that started out as a typical"Reason For the Season" poem but sort of took on a life of its ownas I contemplated Colossians 3:16. Still, I think the true meaningof Christmas is found evidenced in us by how willing we are to singpraises to Jesus. Hope you enjoy and Merry Christmas, Jeff & Ev'

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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonishone another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns andspiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God [Colossians 3:16].

*THE REASON*

Start with your heart
And give thanks to God
Remember: YOUR PEACE
WAS WON AT THE CROSS

Sing from your heart
New psalms to Jesus!
Remember: YOU ARE THE
REASON FOR HIS LOVE

Surrender your soul,
Break free from darkness;
Remember: satan's goal is
YOU MORE and GOD LESS

Sing from your heart
New hymns to Jesus!
REMEMBER: YOU ARE
THE REASON FOR HIS LOVE

Examine your mind
Bring it back to the Lord
Remember this: THE PEACEFUL LIFE
IS HEART AND MIND IN ONE ACCORD

Sing from your heart
New songs to Jesus!
Remember: YOU ARE THE
REASON FOR HIS LOVE!

With a heart of gratitude,
Surrender to God your attitude;
Worship the Lord for WHO HE IS,
LIVE YOUR LIFE LIKE YOU ARE HIS.

J. E. Pollock
Dec 21, 2008
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*Think about the ingredients for contentment implied
in the famous Hebrew blessing in Numbers 6:24-25.
The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make
his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the
LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.*

Come Before Winter and Share My HopeChuck Swindoll
--http://www.insight.org/
--http://www.rbc.org/utmost/index.php

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

THE JOY OF LETTING GO

White knuckles grabbing grace,
Hoarding love for sunny days;
Hiding seed that should be sown,
We miss the joy of letting go.

Open palms accepting grace,
Sharing love on rainy days;
Planting seed that should be sown,
We find the joy of letting go.
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J. E. Pollock
Dec. 14, 2008

http://jeff-pollock.blogspot.com/

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Sunday, December 14, 2008

THE JOY OF LETTING GO

White knuckles grabbing grace,Hoarding love for sunny days;
Hiding seed that should be sown,We miss the joy of letting go.
Open palms accepting grace,Sharing Jesus' love on rainy days;
Planting seed that should be sown,We find the joy of letting go!_________________________________________________________________

J. E. Pollock
Dec. 14, 2008
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http://www.heartlight.org/devotionals/my_utmost

Posted by JEFF at 5:36 PM
Wed, December 10, 2008

FORWARD VISION

PSALM 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
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Ahead of me I can see
The faith of God before me
Shining, shining full of hope
And comfort to my soul

Ahead of me I can see
The Word of God before me
Shining, shining pure in truth
And counsel for my good

Ahead of me I can see
A True Friend's face before me
Calling, calling out of the dark
Every hidden fear of my heart

Ahead of me my eyes now see
A vision of Father God before me
Shining, shining in the light
The freedom I want in Christ
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The LORD will keep you from all harm -- he will watch over your life; the
LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
PSALM 121:7-8
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VISION
I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision.
Acts 26:19

If we lose the vision, we alone are responsible, and the way we lose the vision is by spiritual leakage. If we do not run our belief about God into practical issues, it is all up with the vision God has given. The only way to be obedient to the heavenly vision is to give our utmost for God's highest, and this can only be done by continually and resolutely recalling the vision. The test is the sixty seconds of every minute, and the sixty minutes of every hour, not our times of prayer and devotional meetings.
"Though it tarry, wait for it." We cannot attain to a vision, we must live in the inspiration of it until it accomplishes itself. We get so practical that we forget the vision. At the beginning we saw it but did not wait for it; we rushed off into practical work, and when the vision was fulfilled, we did not see it. Waiting for the vision that tarries is the testof our loyalty to God. It is at the peril of our soul's welfare that we get caught up in practical work and miss the fulfilment of the vision.
Watch God's cyclones. The only way God sows His saints is by His whirlwind. Are you going to prove an empty pod? It will depend on whether or not you are actually living inthe light of what you have seen. Let God fling you out, and do not go until He does. If you select your own spot, you will prove an empty pod. If God sows you, you will bring forth fruit.

It is essential to practice the walk of the feet in the light of the vision.

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Friday, December 5, 2008

PASS THE TORCH

Psalms 89:15
Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim You,
who walk in the light of Your presence, O LORD

Pass The Torch
By: Jeffrey E. Pollock

Walk in the light as He is in the light
Pass the torch of fellowship
as you press onward into Christ!

Walk in the light as He is in the light
Carry the torch of hope and life
you march forward through the night.

Walk in the light as He is in the light;
Past the fire of the enemy's camp
as you are strengthened by God
to fight the good fight.

Walk in the light
as He is in the light;
Carry the torch of faith and love
as you march forward through the night.

Walk in the light
as He is in the light;
Pass the torch of encouragement
as you press onward into Christ!

.... if we walk in the light, as He is in the light,
we have fellowship with one another, and the blood
of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin (1 John 1:7).

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