Writing and Art From A Life Redeemed by Jesus Christ

Choose life. ~Debbie All writing, poetry, posts, art, and photography, copyright © 2014 Debbie Turner Chavers. Protected by US and International copyright laws. All Rights Reserved. Scripture references taken from the King James bible. Would you like to see what I am currently painting? Click on these links http://artparables.com or http://debbieturnerchavers.com

Forgive  One Word One Way One Savior ~Debbie Matthew 6: 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. John 1:1   In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 14:6   Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Jude 1:25  To the only wise God our Saviour,  be  glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. All writing, poetry, posts, art, and photography, copyright © 2014 Debbie Turner Chavers. Protected by US and International copyright laws. All Rights Reserved. Scripture references taken from the King James bible. Would you like to see what I am currently painting? Click on these links http://artparables.com or http://debbieturnerchavers.com

In John 17 , the KJV the chapter subheadings are broken into 3 parts: 1)  Jesus' prayer for himself 2)  Jesus' prayer for His disciples 3)  Jesus' prayer for believers I see a circle of reciprocals.  Jesus modeled The Father and we model Jesus Christ.  Jesus manifested God's name to the men God gave him.  Jesus gave us the words which God gave Him. God's word (logos) (rhema) is living word. As we pray His word, Living- alive word, there is a reciprocal that happens.  As He is, so are we. Praying The Word of God is a seed planted in the eternal.  In the natural world when you plant a living seed in soil or moisture you receive what you planted.  **As conditions are favorable, the seed buds and comes forth. ** Spiritually, praying the Word brings a harvest, because God honors His Word and the Word will not come back without result. Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, ...

I am posting an excerpt from Beth Moore's blog at  LPM  from September 13, 2014. Enjoy!  God loves us so much. Jeremiah 29:11  For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Proverbs 15:23   A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken   in due season, how good   is it ! Beth's encouragement below was just that, ..a word in due season for me, I pray it is a word spoken in due season for you also. ~Debbie My Beloved Sister, Jesus drew you to this day To call you to respond. What will you do With what He has said? God chose you and gifted you For this very generation. You are the exact woman Jesus came looking for today. Stop telling yourself This is about someone else You are the one He wants. You’re not too young. You’re not too old. You haven’t strayed too far Or waited too long. Let Jesus step...

Remember. God Loves You. Psalm 33:11-12  The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, and the people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance. 1Peter 2:9-10  But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of the darkness into his marvelous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. -Debbie All writing, poetry, posts, art, and photography, copyright © 2014 Debbie Turner Chavers. Protected by US and International copyright laws. All Rights Reserved. Scripture references taken from the King James bible. Would you like to see what I am currently painting? Click on these links http://artparables.com or http://debbieturnerchavers.com

Waiting to be Filled  © 2005 Debbie Turner Chavers I originally posted this encouragement in 2010. When my oldest daughter was a little girl she presented an older family member with a freshly picked flower from the yard. I do not remember what the flower was, but the person who received the gift saw it as a weed, not as a flower. He considered all flowers that were not of the genius that he cultivated to be weeds. He worked in horticulture and propagated new flowers. He had mastered flower knowledge yet was in the infant stage of sensitivity. He failed to see the bud of sharing that was growing in my young daughters heart. "That is not a flower, that is a weed" he said, as she presented her gift. " I do not want it, take it out of the house." Her child like response was " But I picked it for you". Needless to say. I was not pleased and my daughter appeared confused by the rejection. She went from a smile and out stretched hand to a ...

Recently, I heard a conversation between a young girl and her grandpa in the parking lot on the way into the sanctuary at church.  As I walked I overheard her asking a question as a statement. "The fingers and toes are important.  Aren't they papa? " "Yes, they are." He replied. Within a few seconds I was in the building and they were part of the crowd around me.  Just a bit of random overheard conversation on my journey.  Or was it? I think not.  I have been studying for the past couple of weeks the role of the body of Jesus Christ in the earth and my part in that body. One of my conversations with the LORD as He is teaching me was an example based on a missing part within a whole. Mental imagery, a pie with a slice missing.  The pie is still a pie yet the imagery shows you something is missing! The slice of pie has left the building! Think of a stick figure, even the youngest artist will draw a head, a trunk, two arms, and two legs.  But we a...

Life can have you running at a high rpm. So when life is coming at you hard and fast, do not forget that little gear called  Neutral . Shifting life's demands can require a steady hand, a close eye on the road, and regular fill-ups. N eutral  in my life is spending time with God through prayer and the reading of His word. But even with regular maintenance, the issues of life still shift me into high gear at times. Sometimes the frenetic pace seems a bit exciting, but an all out run for your money, can also drain your last bit of energy for the road ahead. So. Back to Neutral ... literally. This point was driven home recently by the need to drive someone else's car and my inability to shift from Park to Reverse. The car had a stick shift that refused to go into gear while the engine was running. No amount of self-effort would move it. So I sat there, becoming more aggravated by the moment. All my effort still left me in   Park. When I turned off the engine and app...

I wrote this in 2011 and felt led to share it again. The beauty of communion.  I do not like pictures of a suffering Christ, yet I find great comfort in partaking in the Lord's Supper. I celebrate His victory, His obedience, that bought our freedom from sin and death. Matthew 26:28     For  this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed  for  many  for  the  remission  of  sins . The shedding of His blood bought you and I the beauty of salvation. Jesus has invited us to accept his offer of salvation and afterwards to remember his gift to us through the taking of Communion. We have been entrusted with the privilege of eating with the Lamb of God here on earth and in Heaven. To eat, drink and remember His sacrifice, therefore I take communion on a regular basis to remember Him as He said. If you do a study of the word  blood  in scripture, you will see that God is quite specific ...

Has anyone told you lately that you are unique? You are. You are amazingly unique. God had and has a wonderful plan for you. As life happens, we tend to forget the beauty and uniqueness that is ours alone.  Forget self worship, this is about acknowledging the mastery of God's creation represented in you.  Even our fingerprints are unique to us.  Identical twins do not have the same finger print.  The unique beauty of each person has been created by God as individual as our fingerprints. Psalm 139 recalls God's beautiful creation and His mindfulness in creating unique you. Read this psalm in God's word and remember how much He loves you. He knows you.  He wants you. Imperfect, unique, amazing YOU. In verse 6 it states "Such knowledge is too wonderful for me".  There are so many scriptures that remind you of His thoughts of you.  Indeed, we have always been on His mind. We are loved and cherished by God. 1 John 4:10 Herein is love, not that w...