Lord: Remove the clutter in your searching soul Sit still at My feet and be made whole You’ve been too busy to hear My voice You haven’t been making the very best choice Me: Lord, direct me in the way to go Order my path and Your mercy bestow What can I remove or give away? To simplify my life, to better obey Lord: Follow My Spirit and do not stray Keep your heart on the narrow pathway By doing this you will not undergo The enemies plan to bring you much woe Set your heart to obey My still, small voice Then you will make the very best choice I am delighted when you learn self-control It will rid the clutter in your worldly soul Debbie Furey April 21, 2021 Galatians 5:22-25 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” Haggai 1:1-15
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Fragrant Offerings
When wishes and dreams turn to dust in your hand When the way seems obscure and you don’t understand Lift your eyes to Me and let many praises start I’ll respond to your faith and My direction impart I’m waiting for you to come to the end of yourself Leave behind your trophies gathering dust on the shelf The desires of your heart are given by Me They fit into My plan that leads to your destiny I see each falling tear that disappointment brings Lay them at My feet as fragrant offerings See what I can do when you surrender to My will Your deepest longings I am waiting to fulfill Debbie Furey March 26, 2021 Romans 8:18 – “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” Romans 8:28 – “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:25–39 Philippians 3:7-21, 4:4-19
Equality and Justice
We won’t go back to what it was, a new day has begun The gospel going forward, our nation back as one The sound of liberty ringing out, across the planet earth Equality and justice won in this new rebirth This light to many nations has driven out the night Exposing the enemy’s plans became a costly fight Establishing truth and justice based on God’s true Word Enjoying now the plunder that the war conferred Rebuild the ancient ruins, restore the hope of ages Future generations will look back at history’s pages Rejoicing at this time of restoration by God’s hand Liberty and freedom ringing out across our land Debbie Furey September 1, 2020 Isaiah 61:4 – “They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.” Psalm 50, 97, 140 Nothing that is truly valuable is attained without great cost. Not only did the founders of our great nation pay dearly for our freedom, so too have the generations since paid a high price to keep it. Our nation was great because it was founded on the Word of God. When our nation’s enemies removed that foundation in school and government, God’s blessings were also removed from our land. We are in a great struggle now to recapture our land from the enemy’s plans, but I know we are going to win whatever the cost. God’s people are rising up and praying, answering his call.
Long Ago
Draw close, I am waiting to hear from you Know I have plans and things you must do Don’t run to others because they won’t know Works I have ordained for you, from long ago Come aside and join Me at our secret place I have things to show you that you must embrace The bad is mixed with good it all comes from My hand Will you be obedient, will you take a stand? Do not be stubborn and disregard My voice You have a destiny, but I’ve given you a choice Long ago I purposed to include you in My plan I knew the way you’d take even before the world began Debbie Furey October 20, 2020 Ephesians 2:10 – “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” John 17:4-5 – “I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.” Isaiah 37:26a – “Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it. In days of old I planned it; now I have brought it to pass….” Psalm 139:16 – “Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Isaiah 48 Philippians 2:12-18
Contend for the Promise
Me: Your ways are far above our ways we can’t even know The many plans and mysteries You liberally bestow We’re dependent on Your Spirit to guide us in Your will When we follow carefully, our destiny we’ll fulfill Lord: Come aside and listen to My still small voice If you fully knew My thoughts, you’d always then rejoice You please Me when you walk in faith knowing not My plan You need to finish well the race you initially began Don’t let circumstances hinder your confidence in Me You need to learn to persevere against adversity There are some who will shrink back, in the battles’ throe For those who want eternal life, where else can you go? Don’t cast aside your confidence for an earthly treasure When you can have eternal joy forever without measure Those who put their trust in Me will follow till the end Receiving then the promise for which they did contend Debbie Furey November 18, 2020 Hebrews 10:32-39 – “Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering. 33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. 34 You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions. 35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37 For, ‘In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.’ 38 And, ‘But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.’ 39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.” Jude 3–4 – “Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people. 4 For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.” Hebrews 11:13-16 James 1:12
Deep Surrender
Lift up your holy hands in deep surrender to My ways It directs My grace and mercy to a heart filled with My praise When you give up your control, your voice of faith is what I hear That is when I’m free to work in a miraculous atmosphere It is in your deep surrender I am released to move The things you have been waiting for evidence will now prove This way will not be easy for you will be tried by fire That is how I know I am your heart’s deep desire Deep surrender, your blessed hope, a glorious new way It keeps you on the path of life so you don’t go astray Your faith will lead you like a lamp in obedience to My will As you approach My throne in worship, your desires I will fulfill Debbie Furey December 17, 2020 Psalm 37:3-4 – “Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Isaiah 35 Jeremiah 38:14-23
It Will Cost You All
It will cost you all, to walk in My glory and power Who knows that you were born just for this very hour? Sacrifice has always meant the death of self and flesh The wheat brought to My barn comes after harvest’s thresh It’s the wind of My Spirit that separates the wheat The chaff will be destroyed with all-consuming heat The Holy Spirit’s fire is meant to purify His refining fires give us opportunities to die Will you follow Me no matter where the path may lead? The way is straight and narrow, disobedience will mislead Those who carry crosses, and for My sake, die Those who have obeyed Me, will with Me, arise Debbie Furey March 30, 2021 Matthew 3:10-12 – “The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” Philippians 3:10-11 – “I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.” Matthew 10:38-39 – “Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.” Philippians 3 Isaiah 53:3–4 Thresh-separate the grain wheat from the chaff, as by beating with a stick or flail. Wind is then used to blow the chaff away from the wheat as it is tossed into the air with a winnowing fork. The owner is usually around to prevent stealing. Chaff-husks of wheat, oats, rye, etc., separated from grain by threshing; worthless stuff, rubbish. Mislead-cause to go in the wrong way, go astray, lead into wrongdoing.
The Harvest Has Begun
Lord: You’ve been hidden so long you think the cave is your home I’m calling you forth from your sleep in the catacomb Know that I can make even the deadest bones rise With the breath of My Spirit your life will energize You must die first to self to be robed with My glory To be led by My Spirit is now mandatory Many will be drawn to the light of My grace As they see My love in your bright, beaming face Arise and shine to reflect the light of My Son The time of My great harvest has now begun I am sending you forth to work in My field Crops I have planted will produce a huge yield Me: Yes, Lord, I will follow and answer Your call For Your great glory I will give it my all You are worthy of my undivided love I’ll bring in the harvest to Your courts up above Debbie Furey February 19, 2021 Matthew 9:37-38 – “Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Proverbs 10:5 – “He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.” Ezekiel 37:1-14 Matthew 13:36-43
God of the Impossible
The God of the impossible leads us how to pray Directed by His Spirit, He gives us words to say Groans too deep to utter, come from deep below Setting faith on fire from the Spirit’s flow What seems impossible to men, is not too hard for God Laws of nature were made by Him, for this earthly sod Dimensions cannot hold God, nor the heavens above He’s ruler over everything, and yet, desires our love! What seems now impossible, in your earthly test? Come humbly before His Presence to make your bold request Look not to earthly circumstance, but to the present need The secret is–keep asking, with persistence, intercede Use the colors of the rainbow to paint your prayer’s request An impressive masterpiece will suddenly manifest A gallery in heaven holds each faith-filled work of art Testifying of a wondrous God who answers prayers of the heart Debbie Furey February 17, 2021 Romans 8:26-27 – “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.” Acts 2:1-12 Romans 8:18-39 Exodus 4:1-12
Kingdom Authority
Turn away from sin, and I will walk with thee There will not be lack, before you only plenty Draw close and listen now, I have much to say I know what is in your heart before you even pray Be careful with your words, by them you will eat Will they be found bitter, or will you choose the sweet? Before the light appeared, there was only sound When I sent it forth the universe was found You can’t comprehend what I am about to do When you walk with Me, the nation’s we’ll subdue I’ve given you authority to bring My kingdom down I’m training you to reign, dressed in your righteous gown I’m releasing kingdom authority on the sons of men When you walk in love, My power is loosed from heaven Through many trials, you’ve learned to listen for My voice When My glory is revealed, creation will rejoice Debbie Furey February 11, 2021 Romans 8:18-21 – “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.” Psalm 115:16 – “The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.” James 3:7-12 Genesis 1:27-28 Revelation 2:26-29, 3:14-22