Salvation means that the Spirit of God has brought me into touch with God’s personality, and I am thrilled with something infinitely greater than myself; I am caught up into the abandonment of God.
From John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life.”
Peace
Composes harmony
Grace fills joy
Binds us all together
Relationships
Grace
Divine presence
Love’s unselfish gift
Placing trust in God
Faithfulness
Faith
Gospel feeds
Believing in Jesus
Gift of Eternal Life
Salvation
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.
I am not moved by what I see. I am moved only by what I believe.
From John 11:25-27: “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?’ She said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.'”
From Psalm 34:11-12: “Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Which of you desires life, and covets many days to enjoy good?”
Souls crying out
Brokenhearted
Crushed in spirit
Turning to God
Seeking refuge
Comfort and hope
Righteous Father
Hearing our cries
Evil departs
Darkness transforms
Brightest light calls
Finding our Rock
Coming to God
He promises
Deliverance
Breathing goodwill
Lord calls us back
Humble and glad
Our troubles wane
Praising with joy
Faith surrounds hope
Love never fails
Unselfish grace
Redeeming us
From Psalm 34:1-3: “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.”
There are many things vying for our attention, and we often choose the quick task over investment in a relationship. Unfortunately, we can do the same thing with God.
From Psalm 42:1-2: “As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God?
Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.
From 2 Timothy 1:6-7: “For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.”
From Psalm 62:1-2: “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken.”
World’s foundations often shake
Failure crashes upon lives
Fragile planet in distress
How will we ever survive?
Earthly alliances break
Financial systems crater
Globe overwhelmed in turmoil
Where is our navigator?
Life’s storms never-ending
Future stands on wobbly ground
Weakest foundations crumbling
Who can help us to rebound?
Sharing His love, comes Jesus
Delivering freedom’s grace
Gathering in God’s fortress
Accepting Christ, let’s embrace
Rising from dark, empty tomb
Sitting at Father’s right hand
Saving us, Christ carries us
Life’s firm foundation shall stand
From Psalm 62:11-12: “Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God, and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord. For you repay to all according to their work.”
When was the last time you thanked the Lord for not showing you the future? Just think of all the stuff you didn’t have to worry about just because you never knew it was coming your way.
From Psalm 31:14-15: “But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.”
Works
Never enough
Come to Jesus
Accept His unearned grace
Salvation
Underwater
Sin’s soaring balance
Witness Calvary’s cross
Jesus pays our debts
Salvation
Sin
Evil’s tattoo
Life’s red stain
Jesus transforms to white
Salvation
An iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
I guess first and foremast I’d like to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
