We need to rely on the resurrection life of Jesus much deeper down, to get into the habit of steadily referring everything back to Him.
From John 16:29-31: “His disciples said, ‘Yes, now You are speaking plainly, not in any figure of speech! Now we know that You know all things and do not need to have anyone question You; by this we believe that You came from God.’ Jesus answered them, ‘Do you now believe?'”
God will answer all our questions in one way and one way only. Namely, by showing us more of His Son.
From John 3:17-18: “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through Him. Those who believe in Him are not condemned, but those who do not believe are condemned already because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”
Watchman Nee (1903-1972) was a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher. He authored a collection of Christian books, and he endured persecution for his beliefs. Ultimately, he died while being imprisoned for the final twenty years of his life.
Faith
Growing within
Blessed, tender reed
Nourished from Living Bread
Believing
Emptiness
Growing complacency
Hungry in spirit
Gospel feeds faith’s famine
Rebirth
Choosing
Flawed people
God loves each
Faith in His creation
Witnessing
Faith is not believing in my own unshakable belief. Faith is believing an unshakable God when everything in me trembles and quakes.
From 2 Timothy 4:7: “I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.”
Beth Moore (born 1957) is an American Christian evangelist, author, and teacher.
The true believer can no more live without prayer, than without food day by day.
From Luke 6:12: “Now during those days He [Jesus] went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.”
George Whitefield (1714-1770) was an English-born pastor and Christian evangelist. He spent the second half of his life in the American colonies.
Father
Calling out
“Here I am”
Words inviting, opening door
Chosen
Sharing
Divine goodness
Accepting His grace
Faithful steps in righteousness
Chosen
Advocate
Eternally present
Touching each believer
Quiet hands at work
Chosen
God alone can give us songs in the night.
From Mark 5:35-36: “While He was still speaking, some people came from the synagogue leader’s house to say, ‘Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?’ But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the synagogue leader, “Do not be afraid; only believe.'”
The one thing for which we are all being disciplined is to know that God is real. As soon as God becomes real, other people become shadows. Nothing that other saints do or say can ever perturb the one who is built on God.
From Genesis 15:5-6: “He brought him [Abram] outside and said, ‘Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then He said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’ And he believed the Lord, and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness.”
This poem is designed with every three verses using a modified Haiku format (with the first and third verses rhyming). The verses alternate between God’s exhortations (the odd verses) and our responses (the even verses).
From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “We can trust God because He works all things together for His good and just purpose.”
Sharing grace-filled love
Crafting His divine message
Caring from above
Sowing lasting seeds
Trusting Father’s sacred Word
Following His creeds
Blessing through faith’s way
Teaching us His righteousness
Molding lives each day
Accepting God’s grace
Believing His Holy way
Living in His space
Freeing from sin’s net
Writing life’s newest chapter
Changing heart’s mindset
Walking in new light
Stepping onto hope’s worn path
Feeling life take flight
From Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”
From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “The body of Christ–also know as the Church–is made up of all who believe in Jesus.”
Body of Christ
Filled with believers
Worshipping Him
Humble receivers
Head of God’s church
Lord Jesus Christ reigns
Following Him
Grace eases our pains
Faith’s salvation
Active Christian life
Breathing Gospel
Peace lives without strife
Boldly walking
As Christ’s faithful feet
Upholding love
Divine message greets
Believers march
Trust guides life’s mandate
Spreading Good News
Grace equips our fate
From Ephesians 4:15-16: “But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into Him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.”
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