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Promises Fulfilled

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From Psalm 28:7:  “The Lord is my strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him.”

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Every generation

Hope rests in Father above

His help in decades past

Built upon eternal love

 

From salvation’s refuge

Father’s strength grasps every hand

His presence shall defend

With faith’s shield, just as He planned

 

Hopeful hearts always trust

Father’s promises fulfilled

Morning’s light ever shines

Earthly ground now freshly tilled

 

Past, present, and future

Father’s guidance, count on it

Fed with living water

Darkness fades, ready to quit

 

Rejoice with today’s gift

Grace comes from Father above

Step forward, now accept

Songs of praise, filled with our love

 

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With lyrics written in 1708 by English minister and hymn writer, Isaac Watts, “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” provides an enriching complement to Psalm 28.  Watts fashioned this hymn from the verses of Psalm 90.  You are encouraged to listen to American singer, Bing Crosby, as he presents this stirring hymn.

Lettie B. Cowman Quote

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Do not limit the limitless God!  With Him, face the future unafraid because you are never alone.

From Jeremiah 29:11-12:  “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.  Then when you call upon Me and come and pray to Me, I will hear you.”

Lettie B. Cowman (1870-1960) was an American writer of Christian devotional books.

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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.

Answers Received

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From Psalm 34:4:  “I sought the Lord, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears.”

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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

 

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From Psalm 34:22:  “The Lord redeems the life of His servants; none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.”

Robert Collyer Quote

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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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God resides in our hearts, steering us toward an ever-fixed mark.

From Proverbs 16:9:  “The human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps.”

David Jeremiah (born 1941) is an American pastor and Christian author.

Overflowing with Joy (Third Sunday of Advent)

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From Philippians 4:4-5:  “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.  Let your gentleness be known to everyone.  The Lord is near.”

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Waiting hope, in darkness

World absent of peace

When will joy truly arrive?

Faith’s brokenness must cease

 

Trusting God without fear

His comfort coming

Joy draws salvation’s water

Messiah forthcoming

 

Leading to Bethlehem

Hope shall be restored

Peace overflowing with joy

Heaven’s angels onboard

 

Praising with humble hearts

God’s gentleness seeks

Joy’s rejoicing voices sing

Shepherd’s emotions speak

 

Proclaiming hope’s presence

Repentance brings peace

Faith’s witness fills lungs with joy

Love opens heaven’s lease

 

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From Isaiah 12:5-6:  “Sing praises to the Lord, for He has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth.  Shout aloud and sing for joy, O royal Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

An Advent hymn accompanies this poem, “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.”  This traditional English carol was first discovered in an anonymous manuscript in the 1650s.  

Directing Our Best

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From Psalm 118:1:  “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever!”

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Giving thanks, praising Father

His enduring, steadfast love

Faith today, hope tomorrow

Embracing grace from above

 

Kneeling in daily prayer

Father listens with patience

Faith today, hope tomorrow

Transforming our impatience

 

Taking refuge with Father

His righteousness leads forthwith

Faith today, hope tomorrow

Overcoming evil’s myth

 

Surrounding witness of light

Father blazes road ahead

Faith today, hope tomorrow

Nourishing with daily bread

 

Grasping wisdom of Father

Skies no longer full of gray

Faith today, hope tomorrow

Directing our best, His way

 

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From Psalm 118:24:  “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

Father’s Caring Breath

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From 1 Peter 5:6-7:  “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time.  Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.”

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Our world will sometimes

Turn upside down

Filled with anxiety

Peace faces meltdown

 

Life’s heavy anchors

Worry weighs down

Sinking ever deeper

Hope lifts at sundown

 

Father sees darkness

Brings forth His grace

Therefore, humble ourselves

Peace comes to embrace

 

Father’s mercy beams

Light’s bold outlook

Always caring for us

Hope’s warming chinook

 

Father’s caring breath

Calls us to cast

Every despondent thought

Faith always steadfast

 

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From Psalm 94:19:  “When the cares of my heart are many, Your consolations cheer my soul.”

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God personally cares about the things that worry us.  You are His personal concern.  He cares about those aching thoughts that are like heavy anchors dragging you down.

From 1 Peter 5:6-7:  “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time.  Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.