If you seek answers you won’t find them, but if you seek God, the answers will find you.
From Lamentations 3:25: “The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul that seeks Him.“
Mark Batterson (born 1969) is an American pastor and Christian author.
Truth Enshrined
Witnessing
God’s covenant
Forged through fire
Pair of stone tablets
Following
Hope Answered
Embracing
God’s commandments
Meeting His expectations
With wisdom comes discernment
Trusting
Hunger Fed
Reading
God’s Word
Holy and divine
Nourishing heart’s inner soul
Understanding
From Philippians 2:1-2: “If, then, there is any comfort in Christ, any consolation from love, any partnership in the Spirit, any tender affection and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.”
Led by Jesus Christ
Humility follows His light
Captured in every breath
Outlook painted in white
Encouragement breathes
Bathed in blessings of Scripture’s Word
Humility’s heart warmed
Joy found in all that’s heard
Pride moving away
Humility infused with love
Credit given to God
Glory shines from above
Christ’s comfort received
Peace descends upon angel’s wings
Humility’s presence
Forever, mercy sings
Hope in tomorrow
Humility’s mission complete
Others placed above self
Gifted with faith’s front seat
From Philippians 2:3-4: “Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests but to the interests of others.”
Whatever ailment we face, the Word of God is the medicine and the peace of God the cure.
From Romans 8:6: “To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.“
David Jeremiah (born 1941) is an American pastor and Christian author.
From Psalm 105:4-5: “Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His presence continually. Remember the wonderful works He has done, His miracles and the judgments He has uttered.”
Contemplating change
Spirit’s guiding hand
Opportunity waits
Praising what Lord has planned
Accepting His grace
Light marches ahead
Life energized with peace
Viewing future beachhead
Welcoming hope’s breath
Harmony fills heart
Immersed in Father’s Word
Offering joy’s fresh start
Mending faith’s fabric
Trust builds every fire
Witness Savior’s mercy
Rising up to inspire
Embracing tomorrow
Lord’s confidence guides
Another promised branch
Sailing with freedom’s tides
From Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
The remedy for discouragement is the Word of God. When you feed your heart and mind with its truth, you regain your perspective and find renewed strength.
From Isaiah 26:4: “Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord God you have an everlasting rock.“
Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019) was an American pastor and Christian writer. His journey as a Christian teacher was prolific with publication of over 50 books.
From Ephesians 3:14-15: “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name.”
Praising Father above
Light reflected in His Word
Boundless in its depth
Strengthening through what’s heard
Gathering in worship
Righteous-filled interactions
Boundless energy
Leading faith to action
Dwelling in every heart
Joined together through prayer
Boundless connections
Receiving peace to share
Trusting in tomorrow
Savior opens Heaven’s light
Boundless in its truth
Transforming mankind’s plight
Resurrecting each heart
Father’s glory to embrace
Boundless Spirit stirs
Raising Christ’s destined grace
From Ephesians 3:18-19: “I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
Prayer that is born of meditation upon the Word of God is the prayer that soars upward most easily to God’s listening ears.
From Hebrews 4:12: “Indeed, the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
R. A. Torrey (1856-1928) was an American Christian evangelist and Bible teacher. Reuben Archer Torrey also served as pastor, educator, and writer.
From the words of English preacher, Charles Spurgeon: “God alone can give us songs in the night.”
Landscape’s light seems distant
Worry consumes another heart
Faith’s tattered fabric breathes
Darkness tears life apart
Light’s breath offers mercy
Truth transcends throughout Father’s Word
With each hour, called to trust
Holy Spirit now stirred
Heavens’ cascading light
Thoughts nurtured, turning to prayer
Blessed psalms heard at night
Evidence Father cares
Love shaped by Savior’s light
His promises shall overcome
Valley’s shadow of death
Broken in smallest crumbs
Light’s expansive nature
Abundantly flowing with grace
Blindness lifted away
Faith swells from hope’s embrace
From Mark 5:35-36: “While he was still speaking, some people came from the synagogue leader’s house to say, ‘Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?’ But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the synagogue leader, ‘Do not be afraid; only believe.'”
From 2 Timothy 3:16-17: “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the person of God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.”
Embarking on faith’s journey
Peace nourished through God’s light
Provisions provided
Holy Spirit in flight
Marking life’s daily pathway
Hope’s goodness raised in Christ
Darkness buried by light
Through body sacrificed
Embracing Christ’s instructions
Scripture inspired by God
Righteousness fills each heart
Outlook no longer flawed
Leaving us in Spirit’s hands
Christ prepares Heaven’s home
Power received through grace
Peace restored, freedom roams
Welcoming presence of Christ
Truth rising at sunrise
Nourished through faithfulness
Redemption’s final prize
From 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24: “May the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and He will do this.”
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