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When we accept ourselves and remain genuine to our values, others will embrace the “real” person within us. No preservatives or additives needed.
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(Updated May 27)
From Psalm 118:1: “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever!”
Rejoice and be glad in our God
His steadfast love endures forever
Giving thanks and praise to the Lord
His goodness shall reign forever
In our distress, God hears each cry
Without fear, we follow His way
His Peace driving away our fears
His Mercy filling up our hearts
His voice calls us to His refuge
Our confidence rests with the Lord
His Word comforting our sorrows
His Love healing our many wounds
From Psalm 118:24: “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
His Holy Son, our cornerstone
Salvation arrives at the Cross
His Grace delivering His love
His righteousness covering sins
God, the Father, blessing Spirit
Through His beloved Son, Jesus
His Wisdom showing us the way
His Manna feeding hungry souls
God’s infinite strength, our fixed Rock
All foes challenging us . . . vanquished!
Rejoice and be glad in our Lord
His steadfast love endures forever
From Psalm 118:29: “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever.”
Originally published November, 2020.
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Our heavenly Father rejoices when He sees another saint overcome life’s challenges.
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(Updated May 26)
If light be pleasant to our eyes, how pleasant is the light of life springing from the Sun of righteousness.
From Malachi 4:2: “But for you who revere My name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.”
John Flavel (c. 1627-1691) was an English Puritan pastor and Christian author.
From Romans 12:11: “Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord.”
Passionate about living
God’s sunrise defines peace
Assuring each promise
His grace shall never cease
Embrace genuine love
God’s healing hand, His way
Holding fast, goodness comes
His wonder fills each day
Extend care to others
God’s harmony builds hope
Clutching His righteous Word
His truth extends faith’s rope
Redemption reaches out
God’s patience fills each breath
Suppressing every fear
His Son’s love defeats death
Life will become messy
Always follow Christ’s light
Restoring trust in faith
His mercy rises each night
From Romans 12:20-21: “Instead, ‘if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink, for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.’ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
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Life will offer us choices, may we always trust in the Light.
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(Updated May 25)
God invites us to come directly into His presence by way of His own dear Son.
From John 14:6: “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'”
W. Phillip Keller (1920-1997) was born in Africa as the son of missionary parents. His life’s mission would allow him to become a world citizen as a photographer, agronomist, and Christian author.
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Unlocking the wonder in a child’s mind opens up amazing, future vistas to explore.
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(Updated May 24)
Absorbing
Precious grace
Burdens now lessened
Spirit’s breath instills strength
Light
Uncertainty
Unrelenting darkness
Jesus comes alongside
Grace strengthens today’s light
Certainty
Encountering
Questionable future
Praying for strength
Light replaces each worry
Grace
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.
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With hope in our veins, tomorrow will embrace perseverance’s light.
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(Updated May 23)
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