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From 1 John 1:9: “ If we confess our sins, He who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
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Hearing Angelic Cheers
From Romans 5:8-9: “But God proves His love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely, therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, will we be saved through Him from the wrath of God.”
Trusting God, door opens
Divine plan sharing grace
Believing promises
Forsaking evil’s place
Breaking chains of darkness
Jesus taking man’s place
Dying on cruelest cross
Bringing freedom’s embrace
Stepping forward in Christ
Forgiveness emerges
Sending redemption’s gift
Quelling sinful urges
Restoring place with God
Cross proclaims, “Come to Me”
Erasing lifetime’s debts
Leaving sin, walking free
Delivering God’s peace
Eternity appears
Witnessing empty tomb
Hearing angelic cheers
From John 14:27-28: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. You heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I am coming to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.”
Journey of Forgiveness (Elfchen Series #119)
Unifying
Love
Greatest commandment
Energizing lasting forgiveness
Humbly walking with Jesus
Never-ending
Surrendering
Forgiveness
Sharing love
Giving and receiving
Building faith’s long road
Trusting
Repairing
Relationships
Refurbishing each
Righteousness over transgressions
Following Father’s guiding Word
Forgiveness
Love’s Compass
From Colossians 3:1-2: “So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.”
Being raised in Christ
Revealing His love
Filling heart with peace
From Father above
Mind on Word above
Forsaking life’s sins
Living righteously
Love of Jesus wins
Humbleness shall win
Stripping away old
Shaping with Christ’s love
Renewed in God’s mold
Holy Spirit molds
Forgiveness respects
Fearing God’s justice
Love’s compass directs
Heart’s kindness directs
Loving each other
Sharing Father’s grace
With every brother
From Colossians 3:12-13: “Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”
Divine and Perfect
From 2 Corinthians 3:18: “And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.”
Mankind’s shifting tides
Sin ravages each heart
Imperfect love breathes
Searching for fresh start
Love shared from above
God cherishes Son
Holy and flawless
Endless, rising sun
Loving Spirit’s grace
Evil pushed aside
Mercy overflows
Sin can never hide
Today’s faithful steps
Inherit Christ’s peace
Salvation calling
Redemption, life’s lease
Soul’s new creation
Forgiving love flows
Crowned with humbleness
Faith’s lasting primrose
Father, Son, Spirit
Eternity’s love
Divine and perfect
Glory from above
Divine and perfect, all love radiates from the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Fill our fragile hearts with redemption, so that our hope breathes, freed from sin’s chains. Amen.
Worth Waiting For
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.”
Praying for His guidance
Seeking His protection
Always worth waiting for
Seeing God’s perfection
Living steadfast in faith
Trusting His Holy Word
Always worth waiting for
Grasping mercy’s password
Teaching about life’s kindness
Guiding with compassion
Always worth waiting for
Witnessing God’s passion
Bearing life’s suffering
Receiving Spirit’s fruit
Always worth waiting for
Loving God, taking root
Knowing His divine plan
Forgiving darkest ways
Always worth waiting for
Walking with God each day
From Galatians 5:22-23: “By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.”
Salvation (Elfchen Series #103)
True Freedom
Dishonored
Broken heart
Sin’s inner chains
Saved by mercy’s key
Forgiven
Messiah’s Calling
Discouraged
Overwhelming darkness
Sin’s high tide
Grace saves with love
Jesus
Ultimate Grace
Holy
High priest
His precious blood
Pays our sinful debts
Redemption
Divine Intervention (Elfchen Series #100)
Acceptance
Embracing
His lead
Overcoming our resistance
Changed by God’s persistence
Prayer
Steadfastness
Envisioning
Sharing hope
Acts of generosity
God’s works best revealed
Grace
Purification
Rain’s
Early morning
Rinsing our souls
God calling us home
Forgiveness
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.
Life’s Journey (Elfchen Series #96)
Divine Solution
Life’s
Puzzle pieces
Scattered and missing
Grace recovers through love
Forgiveness
Divine Opportunity
Life’s
Lasting treasures
Waiting in Eternity
Heart focused on God
Transformation
Divine Nutrition
Life’s
Empty void
Spirit reaches within
Nourishing Bread of Life
Empowerment
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.
Charles Swindoll Quote
Few acts have a greater impact on those who mistrust us and abuse us than our telling them we forgive them, and we are asking God to forgive them too.
From 1 Peter 4:8: “Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.”
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