GRACE UPON GRACE

PSALM 44:20-26 IF WE HAVE FORGOTTEN  THE NAME OF OUR GOD,  OR STRETCHED OUT  OUR HANDS TO A STRANGE GOD;  SHALL NOT GOD SEARCH THIS OUT?  FOR HE KNOWETH  THE SECRETS OF THE HEART.  YEA, FOR THY SAKE ARE WE KILLED  ALL THE DAY LONG;  WE ARE COUNTED  AS SHEEP FOR THE SLAUGHTER.  AWAKE, WHY SLEEPEST THOU, O LORD?   ARISE, CAST US NOT OFF FOR EVER.   WHEREFORE HIDEST THOU FACE,  AND FORGETTEST OUR AFFLICTION  AND OUR OPPRESSION?  FOR OUR SOUL IS BOWED DOWN  TO THE DUST: OUR BELLY CLEAVETH  UNTO THE EARTH.  ARISE FOR OUR HELP, AND REDEEM  US FOR THY MERCIES SAKE.    love

ISAIAH 54:15-17 BEHOLD, THEY SHALL  SURELY GATHER TOGETHER,  BUT NOT BY ME:  WHOSOEVER SHALL GATHER TOGETHER AGAINST THEE SHALL FALL FOR THY SAKE. BEHOLD,  I HAVE CREATED THE  SMITH THAT BLOWETH  THE COALS IN THE FIRE,  AND  THAT BRINGETH FORTH  AN INSTRUMENT FOR HIS WORK;  AND  I HAVE CREATED  THE WASTER TO DESTROY.  NO WEAPON THAT IS FORMED AGAINST THEE SHALL PROSPER; AND EVERY TONGUE THAT SHALL RISE AGAINST THEE IN JUDGEMENT THOU SHALT CONDEMN. THIS IS  THE HERITAGE OF THE SERVANTS  OF THE LORD,  AND  THEIR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS OF ME,  SAITH THE LORD. LOVE

amos 5:8-9 SEEK HIM THAT MAKETH  THE SEVEN STARS AND ORION,  AND  TURNETH  THE SHADOW OF DEATH  INTO THE MORNING,  AND  MAKETH THE DAY  DARK WITH NIGHT:  THAT CALLETH FOR  THE WATERS OF THE SEA,  AND POURETH  THEM OUT UPON  THE FACE OF THE EARTH:  THE LORD IS HIS NAME.  THAT STRENGTHENETH  THE SPOILED AGAINST  THE STRONG,  SO THAT  THE SPOILED SHALL  COME AGAINST THE FORTRESS.     love