Howard R Bagcat

nothing attracts God more than anything in this world, but you. He engraved you on His hands, He sealed you on His heart // isa49:16; ss8:6

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
weep over the erring one, lift up the fallen,
tell them of sweet Jesus, who is saving them.
— fanny j crosby
// gal6:1 cf luke19:41; ezek3:18-19 cf prov24:11-12 | H921

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[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

Lord, Your going forth is as sure as the dawn
for this morning i see Your new compassion.
// hos6:3; lam3:22-23

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

revive Your work, in the midst of our desolation
in wrath, o God remember Your compassion.
// psa85:6-7 cf hab3:2; exo34:6

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

restore us anew, cause us to love You
so we may no longer serve sin
but wholeheartedly serve You.
// psa80:3; 1john4:19; rom6:18 cf exo7:16

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

may the smiling face of heaven
surpass all the angry faces of the earth.
may the comfort of heaven
surpass all the tears of the earth.
— wn
// num6:24-26; rev21:4

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

Thou changest not,
Thy compassions, they fail not...
morning by morning new mercies i see…
great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
— thomas o chisholm
// heb13:8 cf mal3:6; lam3:22-23 | H19

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[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

He, as the lion, is our fighter.
He, as the lamb, is our redeemer.
Jesus fought to redeem us sinners.
— wl, 1984 (para)
// rev5:5-6; heb2:14; rom5:6-8

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

He who has broken the yoke for you,
is the One who walks in the midst of you.
// rev2:1 cf lev26:12-13

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

we are all like sheep who went astray,
each of us turned to our own way.
on Him alone, falls all our iniquity,
to bring us to the merciful Deity.
// 1pet3:18 cf isa53:6

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

God is the greatest lover—
not just because He is the Author of Love,
but because He loves even the worst of sinners.
“He endured the most excruciating pain for love.”
// john3:16 cf jer31:3; 1john4:8; rom5:8 cf 1tim1:15

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

see from His head, His hands, His feet,
sorrow and love flowed mingled down!
did ever such love and sorrow meet,
or thorns compose so rich a crown?
— isaac watts
// rom5:8 cf isa53:3-5 | H101

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[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

Israel, I am not doing this for your own sake,
but I will save you for my name’s sake.
— Jehovah
// ezek36:22; psa106:8

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

o God, out of all his troubles, redeem Israel.
may peace and mercy be upon Your Israel.
// psa25:22; gal6:16

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

Someone who’s mindful not to lose you,
Someone who loves being with you,
is the One who truly loves you,
the One who will keep you.
// ezek34:11; zep3:17; jer31:3; psa121:5

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

You’re my land, my home, my all in all.
save this sojourning, wandering soul.
// psa90:1; luke19:10

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

the church is not perfect, but God never walked away;
He stayed, He loved, and still, He’s making her holy.
// rom5:8; deu31:6; phil1:6; hos2:19

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

My love will never run dry for you,
for I never get tired of loving you.
— Jehovah
// jer31:3 cf isa40:28

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

He who decrees the stars to shine by night
is also the One who seals them up.
yet the merciful God counts all of them
He calls them all by their names.
// jer31:35; job9:7; psa147:2-4 cf luke5:32

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

faith is nothing else than trust in the divine mercy
promised in Christ.
— philip melanchton, 1521, germany
// rom4:5; titus3:5

[Howard R Bagcat @howardbagcat]

my hope is in the mercy of God through Christ.
— maximilian ii (para), 1576, austria
// 1pet1:3