Encountering Faith (Elfchen Series #238)

Commitment

Knocking

Each day

Seeking Father’s voice

Perseverance follows trusted choices

Praying

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Encouragement

Asking

Yet, nothing

Humble thy heart

Now aligned with Father

Answering

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Fulfillment

Finding

Father’s light

Adopting fresh attitude

Growth in spiritual landscape

Trusting

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Charles Swindoll Quote

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God doesn’t build skyscrapers; men build skyscrapers.  And they all have the touch of genius, human genius.  But you cannot find a man who can make a star.  And when God steps in, His working is like the difference between a skyscraper and a star.

From Job 28:24:  “For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.”

Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.

Monday Memories: His Greatness Stands

From Psalm 146:1-2:  “Praise the LordPraise the Lord, O my soul!  I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long.”

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Bless the Lord’s name forever

Sing praises for Holy deeds

His greatness stands infinite

Loving us like tender reeds

 

Witness our Lord’s mighty acts

Share with each generation

His greatness lauds His goodness

Building our firm foundation

 

Recall love works from His hands

Fueled by Grace’s steadfast love

His greatness flows with mercy

Protecting us from above

 

Call on the Father this day

Pray to Him on humble knees

His greatness lighting the way

Watching over all He sees

 

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From Psalm 145:17-18:  “The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings.  The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.”

Originally published August, 2020.

Charles Kingsley Quote

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Music has been called the speech of the angels; I will go farther and call it the speech of God himself.

From Psalm 29:3-4:  “The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over mighty waters.  The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.”

Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) was an English-born pastor who also shared his thoughts and actions as a historian, poet, novelist, and social reformer.

Always at Work

From Job 12:13:  “With God are wisdom and strength; He has counsel and understanding.”

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Creator’s morning scene

Always at work, His hands

Shaping, each masterpiece

All following, God’s command

 

Tranquility breathing

Always at work, God’s plan

Designing, each journey

All inviting, with each scan

 

God’s wisdom shadows truth

Always at work, strength speaks

Teaching, with every breath

All scaling, each mountain peak

 

Tomorrow’s story waits

Always at work, God’s script

Sketching, every new page

All leading, faith’s fresh transcript

 

Creator’s morning scene

Always at work, His light

Witnessing, darkness fades

All praising, Savior’s birthright

 

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From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Charles Swindoll:  “Mark it down in permanent ink:  God is always at work.”

John Ortberg Quote

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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.

From Matthew 22:36-37:  “‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’  He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'”

John Ortberg (born 1957) is an American pastor as well as a Christian author and speaker.

Monday Memories: Follow His Road Map

From Proverbs 30:5:  “Every word of God proves true; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.”

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Feeling weary and lost

How can any prevail?

Desolate road ahead

Actions will surely fail

 

Lost in darkness of life

Our Father lights the way

Filled with His righteousness

God’s road map saves our day

 

Our Lord’s Word speaking truth

Daily meditation

Bible’s meanings ring clear

Leading to salvation

 

Study God’s Holy Word

Share its hope and Good News

Trusting each promise

His commands, we must choose

 

Inhale, breathe it all in

Fed by the “Bread of Life”

Quenched by “Living Water”

Transforming daily life 

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From the words of American-born missionary and Christian theologian, E. Stanley Jones:  “The Gospel is not so much a demand as it is an offer, an offer of new life to man by the grace of God.”

Originally published July, 2020.

Charles Stanley Quote

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God didn’t bestow grace on us at the moment of salvation, only to leave us on our own to live the Christian life as best we can.

From Titus 2:11-12:  “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly.”

Always Present (Elfchen Series #210)

Steadfast

Calling

Upon Father

Hearing my voice

His righteousness nourishes faith

Energizing

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Faithful

Kneeling

Before Father

Accepting my repentance

His erasing sin’s scorecard

Forgiving

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Guidance

Trusting

Father’s promises

Transforming my wilderness

His steady compass navigates

Following

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Charles Stanley Quote

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Although we may want our difficulties resolved immediately, what we really need is a bigger vision of God, not fewer problems.

From Jeremiah 32:17-18:  “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.  You show steadfast love to the thousandth generation.”