Wholeness of Faith

From Hebrews 10:22:  “Let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”

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Accepting Christ as Savior

Truth filling with His light

His blood pays for each sin

Mercy enriched, forthright

 

Witnessing wholeness of faith

Christ’s righteousness, must trust

Prayer’s voice guides changes

Victory over evil’s lust

 

Experiencing healing

Now taking deeper breaths

Christ offers lasting hope

Triumph rising from death

 

Encouraging each other

Horizon’s promised fate

From Gospel’s saving grace

Forgiveness offers clean slate

 

Walking in Christ’s light each day

No longer lost, but found

Peace breathes with every step

Faith forever heaven bound

 

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From Hebrews 10:38-39:  “but my righteous one will live by faith.  My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back.  But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost but among those who have faith and so preserve our souls.”

Down Tomorrow’s Highway

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Today, making big plans

Looking out, far ahead

Life’s landscape, calling out

Past now ready to shed

 

Yesterday, forgotten

Latching on to new tune

Positive, fresh outlook

Below night’s risen moon

 

Freedom filling each dream

Nourishing assurance

Confidence springs forward

Life’s steady insurance

 

Eager to keep moving

Opening novel’s page

Business taken care of

Wisdom heard from old sage

 

Timetable’s steady hand

Taking shortcut’s byway

No working overtime

Down tomorrow’s highway

 

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Witnessing His Affirmation (Elfchen Series #216)

Unwavering

Praising

Heavens above

Father’s steadfast love

Reigns over earth below

Assurance

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Unfaltering

Sharing

Heavenly truths

Father’s eternal Word

Faith’s promised building blocks

Guidance

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Uncompromising

Nurturing

Creation’s breath

Shadowing mankind’s steps

Father fulfills His purpose

Certainty

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Sustaining Fortitude (Elfchen Series #215)

Following Jesus

Fulfilled

With confidence

Walking by faith

Light of righteousness leads

Trust

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Renewing Spirit

Encouraged

With assurance

Faith’s trusted steps

Perseverance carries hope forward

Endurance

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Reaching Mountaintop

Overwhelmed

With adversity

Grace transforms darkness

Faithful outlook trusts Jesus

Triumphant

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One More Onboard

From Hebrews 10:22:  “Let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”

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Faith filled with confidence

Sanctuary’s door opens wide

Backed by shed blood of Christ

Flesh given at cross, where He died

 

Faith’s lasting commitment

Inner resources standing firm

Backed by trust found in Christ

Great High Priest shall always affirm

 

Faith witnesses Good News

Sufficient to pass any test

Backed by grace, sent from Christ

Holy Spirit shall never rest

 

Faith’s hunger filled with hope

Unwavering assurance holds

Backed by love, shared through Christ

Mercy guides heart to Heaven’s fold

 

Faith walks with endurance

Always forward to God’s reward

Backed by witness of Christ

Redemption brings one more onboard

 

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From Hebrews 10:35-36:  “Do not, therefore, abandon that boldness of yours; it brings a great reward.  For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what was promised.”

Reverberations (Haiku Series #268)

Clarity

Blinded with troubles

Still hoping to see again—

Hidden light echoes

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Assurance

Longing to find hope

Searching forgotten places—

Retrieving echoes

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Optimism

Misplaced hope stirs

Blowing in from yesterday—

Echoes ride with wind

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Father in Heaven (Elfchen Series #190)

Acceptance

Father’s

Love provides

Do not worry

Grasp His righteous hand

Kingdom

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Assurance

Tomorrow

Always waiting

Do not worry

Father’s grace shall address

Today

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Affirmation

Faith’s

Living water

Do not worry

Father’s wisdom nourishes spirit

Enlightenment

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This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.

Love’s Assurance (Fourth Sunday of Advent)

From Luke 2:15-16:  “When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.’  So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the child lying in the manger.”

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Love breathes at creation

Stirring throughout darkest void

Goodness pouring from light

Father’s plans fully deployed

 

Love’s promises share hope

Flowing with peace, yet to come

From depths of Father’s Word

Mercy’s steady, beating drum

 

Love fulfills prophecy

Abounding in Father’s grace

No longer in darkness

Joy framing faith’s new embrace

 

Love’s assurance descends

Flowing from Father’s goodwill

Bethlehem’s stirring peace

Silent night, shepherds stand still

 

Love pours into each heart

Enduring Father sows seeds

Messiah fulfills hope

Light releasing joy’s proceeds

 

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Advent Prayer:  Heavenly Father,  as we remember and reflect upon this Advent season, assist us in turning our hearts toward You as we approach the birth of Your blessed Son.  Encourage us to celebrate the gifts received from that very first Christmas:  hope, peace, joy, and love.  Amen.

English pastor and hymn writer, Isaac Watts, wrote the lyrics for “Joy to the World” in 1719.  These verses embrace his interpretation of Psalm 98, which serves as a blessed completion of this Advent series of poems.

Charles Swindoll Quote

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Only through faith in Christ do we have the assurance of hope beyond the grave.

From Romans 6:8:  “But if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.”

Gipsy Smith Quote

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There’s no sight like seeing the light from Calvary kiss a human face as it fills the heart with the assurance of Divine forgiveness.

From Hebrews 6:10-12:  “For God is not unjust; He will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for His sake in serving the saints, as you still do.  And we want each one of you to show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope to the very end, so that you may not become sluggish but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”

Rodney “Gipsy” Smith (1860-1947) was a British evangelist who conducted campaigns in both his native land and the United States for over 70 years.