Foreshadowing
Sin’s forgiveness
Come unto my Lord
Kneeling, praying at Calvary’s
Cross
Surrounding
Sin’s darkness
Only one Light
Hope found my Savior
Peace
Embracing
Faith’s cornerstone
Set aside everything
Commit life to Jesus
Reconciliation
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.
God wants us to have soft hearts and hard feet. The trouble with so many of us is that we have hard hearts and soft feet.
From Psalm 51:10-12: “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit.”
Jackie Pullinger (born 1944) is a British missionary in Hong Kong. Her efforts founded the St. Stephen’s Society in 1981, which provides a rehabilitation home for recovering drug addicts, prostitutes, and gang members.
Questions arriving
Between shadows of light
Escaping darkness
Answers soon begin flight
Reflective life pause
Mind’s daily traffic slows
Seeking fresh outlook
Instincts shall always know
Sunrise opens mind
Passion finds virgin route
Learning through new ways
Destiny set to sprout
Moment of failure
Part of life’s faithful quest
Dusting off oneself
Set to taste tomorrow’s best
Life’s transforming guide
Opportunity talks
Jumping right onboard
Confidence leaves dry dock
From Psalm 34:4: “I sought the Lord, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears.”
Climbing faith’s gentle mountain
Every step blessed by God
Praising Him at all times
Life’s outlook no longer flawed
Seeking Spirit’s faithful light
Answers received from God
Bringing righteousness home
Love shatters evil’s facade
Escaping tomorrow’s fears
Never alone with God
Trusting His sacred Word
Hope’s frozen landscape now thawed
Feelings of loneliness cease
Heart warmed with love of God
Saving self from darkness
Goodness walks upon fresh sod
Turning to heaven above
Eyes now focused on God
Hearing faithful Spirit
Redemption forever shod
Finding joy on His mountain
Peace fulfills hope in God
Walking amongst faith’s saints
Shepherd guides with staff and rod
From Psalm 34:22: “The Lord redeems the life of His servants; none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.”
The more you make the choice to live above your feelings, to trust God instead of what you may feel like doing, the stronger your faith becomes.
From Isaiah 41:10: “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will uphold you with My victorious right hand.”
Tim Tebow (born 1987) is an American Christian. While his athletic accomplishments in football are well-documented, he continues to share his witness of faith through speaking and writing.
From Psalm 25:4-5: “Make me to know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all day long.”
Darkness filled with stormy seas
Navigating all alone
Waiting and watching
Jesus witnesses man’s every groan
Better days surely coming
Spring forward, full of grace
Watching and hoping
Jesus shares righteous branch, now embrace
His way leads to higher ground
Bringing mercy’s salvation
Hoping and trusting
Jesus rebuilds faith’s new foundation
Moments of earnest prayer
Transforming grace taking flight
Trusting and praising
Jesus forgives with redemptive light
Faith nourished with comfort’s love
Raising Resurrection’s bridge
No longer waiting
Jesus offers way to heaven’s ridge
From 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10: “For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with Him.”
Stop and think. We’ve no clue as to what will happen one minute from now . . . But our invisible God in His providence, is continually, constantly, and confidently at work.
From Revelation 17:14: “They will wage war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with Him are called and chosen and faithful.”
Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.
Experiencing
Daily blessings
Heavenly Father above
Source of faith’s comfort
Joy
Praising
Father’s love
Redemption from Savior
Each sin washed white
Peace
Prayer’s
Intimate conversation
Father’s daily grace
Heart opened, hearing Him
Hope
We live beneath the protective palm of a sovereign King who superintends every circumstance of our lives and delights in doing us good.
From Isaiah 43:2: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.”
Faith makes the discords of the present the harmonies of the future.
From Jeremiah 29:11: “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.”
Robert Collyer (1823-1912) was an English-born pastor. Early in his adult life, he emigrated to the United States and would later resuming preaching after having done so in England.
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