With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.
From 1 Corinthians 15:58: “Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) was an American writer and poet. Her most famous poem was “Solitude” which begins with the following line: “Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.”
From Psalm 119:33-35: Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, and I will observe it to the end. Give me understanding, that I may keep Your law and observe it with my whole heart. Lead me in the path of Your commandments for I delight in it.”
Divine righteousness fills
Father’s unbending law
Nourishing faith through mercy
Heavenly light readies to thaw
Each commandment’s fresh breath
Scripted from Father’s heart
Leading away from darkness
Heavenly light salutes day’s start
Confirmation promised
Buoyed by Father’s own love
Dialing call for repentance
Heavenly light stirs from above
Mankind’s outlook deepens
Wakened through Father’s grace
Understanding His patience
Heavenly light shadows each face
Bethlehem’s peace descends
Gathered with another
Sharing tone of forgiveness
Heavenly light guides each brother
From Matthew 18:18-20: “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”
Joy will chase away the clouds hovering over our faith and prevail over the disheartening trials that drench our lives.
From Psalm 30:5: “For His anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.”
Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.
Destiny
Trusting
Heavenly Father
Walking with Jesus
Embracing His daily lessons
Faith
Fulfillment
Embracing
Father’s Word
Praying with Jesus
Witnessing each transfigurative step
Maturity
Steadfastness
Witnessing
Father’s light
Filling with patience
Waiting to see Jesus
Truth
The prayer that begins with trustfulness, and passes on into waiting, will always end in thankfulness, triumph, and praise.
From Isaiah 40:31: “Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.“
Alexander MacLaren (1826-1910) was an Scottish-born pastor and Christian writer.
From Proverbs 2:1-2: “My child, if you accept My words and treasure up My commandments within you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding.”
Child of God
Heeding His Word
Treasuring each thought
Witness everything heard
Faithful saint
Embracing light
Nourishing thy heart
Righteousness carries weight
Wisdom’s peace
Storing up truth
Walking with Father
Faith matures beyond youth
Knowledge grows
Watching over
Forsaking darkness
Mercy’s fresh makeover
Child of God
Keeping ways straight
Fulfilling hope’s voice
Redemption’s open gate
From Proverbs 2:20-21: “Therefore walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the just. For the upright will abide in the land, and the innocent will remain in it.”
The lost are in need of spiritual surgery. They need to meet the Great Physician and allow Him to restore them to spiritual health and vitality.
From Matthew 9:11-12: “When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?’ But when he heard this, he said, ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.'”
David Jeremiah (born 1941) is an American pastor and Christian author.
From Psalm 31:1-2: “In you, O Lord, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me. Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily. Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me.”
Life struggles with loneliness
Days without human contact
Isolation grows, lights go dim
Time without purpose, sidetracked
Scorned, rejected, forgotten
Christ also feels all alone
Where have His disciples gone?
Taunted, tortured, overthrown
Holy God always at work
Cries of loneliness, He heeds
Our needs, never glossed over
Spirit moves others to lead
Alone, never life’s last word
Visits from others arrive
Blessed comfort sealed with love
Sustaining light will survive
Darkest loneliness leaving
Empty hearts fill with courage
Father’s love touching each soul
His blessings shall encourage
God’s love remaining steadfast
At death’s cross, Christ not alone
Darkened, empty tomb proclaims
God’s triumph, faith’s cornerstone
From Psalm 31:14-16: “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. Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your steadfast love.”
Originally published March, 2021.
God loves people because of who God is, not because of who we are.
From Ephesians 2:4-5: “God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.”
Phillip Yancey (born 1949) is an American Christian author.
From Psalm 57:1-2: “Be merciful to me, O God; be merciful to me, for in You my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge, until the destroying storms pass by. I cry to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.”
Surrounded with His mercy
God offers refuge for thee
Praises of assurance
Shadows of darkness flee
Fulfilled through Savior’s actions
God sends glory’s salvation
Praises of steadfast love
Truth builds faith’s foundation
Awakened at dawn’s sunrise
Grace fed from Christ’s inner heart
Praises of what’s to come
Blessed with journey’s restart
Wounded at Calvary’s cross
Not even death shall suppress
Praises of sacrifice
Christ conquers sin’s distress
Encouraged to follow Christ
Resurrection’s scripted peace
Praises of surrender
Forgiveness crafts faith’s lease
From Psalm 57:10-11: “For Your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; Your faithfulness extends to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let Your glory be over all the earth.”
