only takes one drop

and being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. luke 22:44

in him we have redemption through his blood. ephesians 1:7

without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. hebrews 9:22

but with the precious blood of christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. 1 peter 1:19

and the blood of jesus purifies us from all sin. 1 john 1:7

to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood. revelation 1:9

they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony. revelation 12:11

he is dressed in a robe dipped in blood and his name is the word of god. revelation 19:13

he gives us his blood freely and we have freedom in that. but what i realized recently was this......while he was the lamb slain and offered as our sacrifice to pour his blood down on us from the cross, it really only takes one small drop of his blood. one drop. yet he poured every single drop in him out on us. that fountain never stops flowing either. one drop = freedom. gives his blood freely = jesus.

integrity brings us into his presence

in my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever - psalm 41:12

Integrity is a concept of consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes. In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions. Integrity can be regarded as the opposite of hypocrisy, in that it regards internal consistency as a virtue. - wikipedia, not me.

to know that i can be in the presence of God forever, meaning never being rejected by Him, ever, kinda intimidates me alittle. woah. but only in my integrity does he promise that. even more woah.

there is no place i'd rather be than in his love.

consistency. i have been very inconsistent over the last few years. up and down. good and bad. high and low. in all that inconsistency i never got to see things from His perspective. oh how i missed out on so much. when i was on the upside i tried to do it without him. when i was on the downside i didn't even know how to reach up to him for help. it's like a car alignment. when the right side it out of line, the left side is too. when you get it all lined up, it goes right where it is supposed to go. i was way out of alignment. thank goodness for those alignments.

jesus molding my integrity and shaping my consistency, i get to be in his presence forever! woah. He picks us up and puts in his presence, to see from his perspective. to give us his mind. the mind of christ.

you know me inside and out, you hold me together, you never fail to stand me tall in your presence so i can look you in the eye. - psalm 41:12 message

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