God puts us in the wilderness to test us, to stretch our spiritual muscles. Our earthly wilderness experiences are designed to develop us into men and women of faith.
From Deuteronomy 8:2: “Remember the long way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.”
Heavenly message
Writing with new hope
Lifting spirits high
Praising faith’s bright scope
Heavenly boldness
Persevering grace
Penetrating love
Praising faith’s new base
Heavenly mercy
Blessing with each breeze
Filling lungs with peace
Praising what faith sees
Heavenly goodness
Sharing righteous voice
Adorning with joy
Praising faith’s best choice
Heavenly greatness
Descending to earth
Filling one manger
Praising faith’s rebirth
Faith’s
Daily priority
Always seeking first
Righteous hand of God
Relationship
Troubles
Weighing heavy
Tomorrow’s must wait
Grace through faith blessing
Today
Seeking
Faithful light
Navigating life changes
Alignment always with God
Perspective
True liberty is not the power to live as we please, but to live as we ought.
From 2 Peter 3:10-13: “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be destroyed with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed. Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and destroyed and the elements will melt with fire? But, in accordance with His promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.
Arthur Walkington (A. W.) Pink (1886-1952) was an English Bible teacher and Christian writer. Following his death, many of his writings were well-received by readers. This turnabout established him as an influential evangelical author.
Knowledge can be learned, but wisdom must be earned. Wisdom is knowledge . . . lived.
From Proverbs 8:1-2: “Does not wisdom call and understanding raise her voice? On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand.”
Sheila Walsh (born 1956) is a Scottish-born, American contemporary Christian vocalist. Her journey has also taken her into writing, speaking, and evangelizing.
From 1 Peter 2:25: “For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
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Like sheep, we wander astray
Turning away from our Lord
Feeling harassed and helpless
Sheep lost, by our own accord
God lays a new cornerstone
Our Good Shepherd, Holy Son
Calling us, hearing His voice
His work will never be done
Leading us, on this right path
Following His voice, love flows
With Him, we shall never want
Restoring souls, we all grow
Good Shepherd, loving His sheep
Bringing comfort, rod and staff
Green pastures, nourishing us
Still waters, on our behalf
Jesus, loving Good Shepherd
Unblemished, Lamb of God casts
Body and blood on that Cross
Risen Savior, His hope lasts
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From Christian author, W. Phillip Keller: “It takes some of us a lifetime to learn that Christ, our Good Shepherd, knows exactly what He is doing with us.”
Originally published May, 2020.
Nothing is impossible with God. Will you ask the Lord to handle that specific impossibility, and then leave it with Him in a faith that simply will not doubt?
From Jeremiah 32:17: “Ah Lord God! It is You who made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for You.”
From John 17:25-26: “Righteous Father, the world does not know You, but I know You, and these know that You have sent Me. I made Your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which You have loved Me may be in them and I in them.”
With every waking hour
Reading from faith’s Good Book
Guided by Jesus Christ
Spirit waits by quiet brook
Righteous steps lead to God
Praying for mercy’s light
Gathered by Jesus Christ
Faith growing, now taking flight
Journey of faith goes forth
Approaching grace-filled curve
Propelled by Jesus Christ
Goodness awaits those who serve
Endless lessons of faith
Teaching fills precious space
Mentored by Jesus Christ
Hope speaks, “Let’s finish this race”
Given tasks to complete
Hearing One lasting voice
Promised by Jesus Christ
Faith always trusting His choice
From 1 Corinthians 9:24: “Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it.”
Mercies
Surrounding thee
Light sustains faith
Beholding Father’s wondrous deeds
Fulfilled
Hunger
Empties spirit
Harvesting Father’s Word
From His eternal bounty
Nourished
Feeling
Alone, forsaken
Father’s mission complete
Bringing every lamb back
Loved
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’s desire is that we grow in faith as we walk with Him. Faith is not merely a one-time event through which we were saved; rather, it’s a continuous way of life from the point of salvation forward.
From 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4: “We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith during all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring.”
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