Anticipation
Weekly worship
Word and Sacrament
Community response to God
Empowerment
Quest
Righteous justice
Transforming unruly sheep
Father dispatches Good Shepherd
Deliverance
Creator
Inviting us
Come to Him
Receive compassion, teaching, healing
Everlasting
Nourishment
God’s Word
Bread of Life
Fortified with faithful grace
Righteousness
Believe
God’s divinity
Coming to earth
Jesus walking among us
Faithfulness
Engulfed
Darkest storms
Lost and alone
Holy grace faithfully flows
Deliverance
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.
From Psalm 34:17-18: “When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.”
Praying for His guidance
Needing our Lord each day
Kneeling in humbleness
Love answers with His way
Troubles overtake thee
Confessing now to Him
Finding peace in Jesus
Blessings fill saintly hymns
Taste and see, God is good
Life’s every heartbeat
Casts temptation aside
Walking to His drumbeat
Departing from evil’s sin
Each day, every hour
Come, listen to Father
Grace fuels mighty power
Calvary’s cross beckons
Love’s road to salvation
Empty tomb proclaiming
Life’s faithful foundation
This poem’s message of “Holy Deliverance” is intensely felt through the singing of Chris Tomlin in “Lord, I Need You.”
Jesus
Steering lives
Along blessed river
Leading to higher ground
Deliverance
Vision
God’s enlightenment
Sharing the Gospel
Declaring trust in Christ
Guidance
Trusting
Stepping back
Sharing life’s burdens
Jesus carries us with
Resilience
From Isaiah 61:10: “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult in my God.”
Promised love, Holy Grace from God
Rejoice with glory to the Lord
His glad tidings unite our faith
Not forsaken, never ignored
Our Father’s Word offers new life
His caring hand touches each lamb
Rejoicing with Holy goodness
Everlasting joy, sweetest jam
Foundation of life, through our faith
Sharing the mantle of God’s love
Deliverance heals our spirit
God’s Glory, rejoicing above
Every breath exalts the Lord
Clothed in garments of salvation
Covered by robe of righteousness
Rejoice in Christ’s coronation
From Philippians 4:4-5: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.”
Lurking nearby
Obeying God’s commandments
Filled with His righteousness
Vanquished
Our fears
Life’s every trouble
Praise the Lord’s goodness
Deliverance
From God
Through His Son
Defeating sin and death
Salvation
The Bible offers a rich source of thanksgiving, hope, and deliverance as Psalm 107 inspires the text for this poem.
From Psalm 107:1-2: “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those He redeemed from trouble.”
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Thanking our Lord above
Seeing His wondrous deeds
His Holy, steadfast love
All humankind, He leads
Overwhelming distress
Crying out to the Lord
Discovering His light
Living by His accord
Bringing us from darkness
Satisfying our thirst
Saving us with His light
Loving us, always first
Filling endless hunger
Breaking these sinful chains
Reaching out to His light
Trusting God, with the reins
Halting all wickedness
Calming all stormy winds
Healing us with His light
Forgiving dark-filled sins
Praising our Redeemer
Hearing cries, not ignored
Delivering His light
Giving thanks to our Lord
Thanking our Lord above
Seeing His wondrous deeds
His Holy, steadfast love
All humankind, He leads
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From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Charles Swindoll: “Circumstances occur that could easily crush us. We can hand the circumstances to God and ask Him to take control or we can roll up our mental sleeves and slug it out.”
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From the words of Moses
Don’t fear, be unafraid
Our Lord will fight for us
Standing firm, comes His aid
Protecting evermore
God stands everlasting
Delivers from bondage
His love, full and lasting
Sending His Son to earth
Jesus’ footprints cry out
Step in line, follow me
His peace reigns, without doubt
Crying out to our Lord
Consumed by life’s furnace
Covered by eagles’ wings
Follow Him with sureness
Darkened tomb found empty
Jesus overcoming death
Knowing God’s in control
Stay faithful, with each breath
Father always with us
Never forsaking us
His hope, comforting us
Walking ahead of us
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From Exodus 14:13-14: “But Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.'”
From Psalm 31:24: “Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord.”
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Immense weight of the world
Resting on our shoulders
Crying out to our Lord
Pebbles fall like boulders
Darkest thoughts undermine
Harshest mental torment
Hidden physical foes
Hopeless, stuck in cement
Our Lord hearing, He cares
Listening to whole hearts
Filling with confidence
Piercing conflict, like a dart
Forever with our Lord
His refuge, without fuss
His righteousness delivers
Strong fortress, saving us
Cities under fearful siege
Virus shadows each street
Lord, lead us and guide us
Your goodness won’t retreat
Our Father’s steadfast love
Covers our affliction
Blessed be our Lord God
Faith, hope . . . our conviction
Trusting in the Father
Facing vicious disease
Your face shines upon us
We pray upon our knees
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From Psalm 3:8: “Deliverance belongs to the Lord; may your blessings be on your people.”
From Galatians 1:15-16: “But when God, who has set me apart before I was born and called me through His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son to me, so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles.”
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Life will sometimes serve us trials
God asking for some elbow room
Always leaving room for the Lord
Delivering light over our gloom
Never be surprised when God comes
At His choosing, His will descends
Always leaving room for the Lord
His Spirit pays real dividends
Looking out for God’s faithful love
Expecting Him to come close by
Always leaving room for the Lord
Never certain of how, when, why
Following God’s Holy commands
He stands at center of our selves
Always leaving room for the Lord
Transforming lives, from cluttered shelves
Just as Jesus stuns vengeful Saul
On a darkened Damascus road
Always leaving room for the Lord
Knowing our way, will just implode
Any given time, God breaks in
He blesses us with His surprise
Always leaving room for the Lord
Following His plan, always wise
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From Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher, Oswald Chambers: “Always be in a state of expectancy, and see that you leave room for God to come in as He likes.”
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