Author: Jemmie Jems

Under the name Francis Lee, I write interracial Christian romantic suspense. My stories are about finding enduring love when hope and redemption seem unattainable as danger lurks around every corner. My characters learn that where there is darkness, "joy will always come in the morning".

The Lord is Your Hope…

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Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. Jeremiah 17 verse 7

The Lord is Hope.

In him, we have everything we need.

With arms wide open he never refuses;

And never disappoints.

Where there is trust, hope follows.

Sometimes we cannot see the big picture, but if we look at the little things and see how easily they fall into place, we will glimpse that big picture.

Then we will know that he is all-sufficient.

And then we will realize, we lack nothing.

Because we are blessed.

Neither Good or Bad

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They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.  Jeremiah 10 verse 5.

Some people are good, and in all appearances, they do well.

They are not the ones to fear.

They will do nothing; they will say nothing, nor do they see anything.

They have no life within them.

They will neither be against you or be for you.

They are like a vapor; here, one moment, then gone the next as if the vapor never existed.

Be Not Afraid.

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Be not afraid of their faces for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. Jeremiah 1 verse 8.

Slip your hand in mine as I walk with you.

Put your full trust in me, and you will never be disappointed.

Says the Lord my God.

It Will Not Come Near You. What Are You Afraid of?

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In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear; and from terror; for it shall not come near thee. Isaiah 54 verse 14

What do you fear?

Homelessness, unemployment, loneliness, poor health, death?

Whatever it is we have all faced the cold steely eyes of terror;

That dark emotion called fear grips your heart;

Torments your mind until you begin living in a constant panic about something you dare not name;

of something too great for you to keep in check; too dangerous it invades every waking moment.

until it descends deep into the bowels of your soul, of your very being.

You cannot eat; you cannot sleep.

Consumed with a myriad of paralyzing thoughts, life becomes bleak at times even, unbearable.

Fear Not.

You are not alone.

There is help.

A very present help when you are in trouble.

He is our help. Jehovah Ezer.

He is our shield. Jehovah Magen.

He is our provider. Jehovah Jireh.

He is our healer. Jehovah Rophe.

He is our protector. Jehovah Nissi.

He is our peace. Jehovah Shalom.

Fear Not.

Praise the Lord.

From the sun’s rising to the same setting, praise the Lord.

Obedient from first to last, he came to do the Father’s will.

He knew he would shed his blood for the sins of the world.

He knew that on the cross, he would be forsaken by God because of God’s holiness and how God can not look upon sin.

Yet, he died on the cross.

And God pleased with the son of his love, raised him from the dead.

And placed him at his right hand in heaven. There, he lives.

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him. Matthew 12 verse 18.

Give Thanks For God’s Goodness

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Oh, Lord, with praise and joy, I give thanks.

I do not deserve thy goodness.

I live in fear and anxiety about things I cannot control.

Yet, when I cry to thee and call upon thy name, I feel a peace that surrounds me;

I breathe and move forward.

Not knowing what will happen or where I should go.

But belief inhabits my heart, and I trust thee.

So, I give thanks.

Fear Not

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For not for thou shalt not be ashamed neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shamed. Isaiah 54 verse 4

When People Disapprove..

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People may voice their disapproval with you when you walk in faith with the Lord.

Don’t worry about them.

Keep believing in the Lord and trust him where you can not trace Him.

He will keep you safe and be your salvation forever.

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

Isaiah 51: 7

Jesus Lives…

This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased. Matthew 3 verse 17.

He finished the work which the Father gave him to do.

Perfect completion.

God the Father is well pleased with His son.

He raised him from the dead.

And seated him at his right hand in the glory.

There he lives the die no more.

The Son of Man, the son of God, Jesus Christ the Lord.

Jesus lives.

Forgetting to Remember

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And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Hebrews 10:17.

Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Jeremiah 31:34

We forget to remember God’s loving-kindness.

We forget that he is God, the Almighty. The One who formed the world out of nothing.

The One whose presence demands holiness.

And we forget to remember that God said he will never forget us, but our sins and iniquities will be remembered no more.