Anchor
God’s Word
Answers life’s doubts
Steadies each shaky step
Grace
Wilderness
Testing faith
Facing certain adversity
Christ walks with us
Strength
Guideposts
God’s wisdom
Growing in trust
Before life reaches new
Crossroads
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.
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 things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”
Living in Christ, never alone
Marked with genuine, lasting love
Walking in daily harmony
Bread of Life, feeding from above
Living in Christ, finding mercy
Filled with thirst for Holy kindness
Quenching faith with living water
Spirit healing sin-filled blindness
Living in Christ, cherished moments
Covered by His forgiving grace
Centering on infinite love
Patience guides, finishing life’s race
Living in Christ, tasting His love
Called to follow in faithful ways
Building new life with righteousness
Heavens singing with blessed praise
Living in Christ, God’s chosen ones
Baptized, newest children of God
Praising Heavenly Father’s love
Comfort received, His staff and rod
From Colossians 3:14-15: “Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.”
From Psalm 119:97-98: “Oh, how I love your law! It is my meditation all day long. Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is always with me.”
Eternal Lord in Heaven
Our faithfulness flows from Him
God’s Word pilots creation
Through time’s ages, never dim
Evil prowling in darkness
Waiting to maim and uproot
God’s love, lasting protection
His grace lighting life’s new route
Accepting God’s Holy law
Life filling with His delight
Marching with our conviction
Saved from misery’s dark night
Reading daily from Scripture
In His Word, Lord shall converse
Living with Father’s wisdom
Love every single verse
Father’s Word always teaches
Guiding life’s faithful mindset
Lives led by His commandments
Follow now, never forget
From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “We need godly knowledge and principles to guide us, which is why we must make meditation on the Word a daily habit.”
From Psalm 98:5-6: “Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody. With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.”
With joy, singing life’s new song
Lifting up voices, filled with praise
Hailing Father’s steadfast love
Let our eyes to Heaven gaze
Our Lord does marvelous things
Victorious in His deeds
Judging world with righteousness
Tirelessly His Spirit leads
Earth’s faithful hearts shall rejoice
Accepting His love and grace
Forever praise God’s presence
Darkness, never will we chase
Ageless joy recites God’s Word
Life’s solid foothold responds
Promises backed up by trust
Faith, hope, love form lasting bonds
Guide every daily step
Reigning from Heaven above
With Son and Holy Spirit
From God comes lasting love
From Psalm 98:7-8: “Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who live in it. Let the floods clap their hands; let the hills sing together for joy.”
From Romans 8:38-39: “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Burdened with sin-filling guilt
Questions about salvation
Worn down, feeling overwhelmed
Life struggling with temptation
Surrounded by sin’s gloom and doom
Meager actions not enough
Salvation ignores life’s works
Grace shining through evil’s bluff
Remember God’s faithful truths
Choosing us, always with us
Spirit marks each with new life
His love, hope’s guaranteed plus
Father’s Word holding us fast
Always our righteous anchor
Steadies weary, stumbling steps
Answers doubts, quiets rancor
Jesus pays our debts in full
Forgiven, transformed, renewed
According to His mercy
Taking our place, flesh subdued
From Titus 3:4-5: “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to His mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.”
Father
Sharing grace
Transforming countless lives
Sending salvation’s precious gift
Love
Life
Embracing truth
Witnessing infinite love
Stepping forward, accept God’s
Grace
Believers
Love calling
Jesus spreading grace
Inviting us to follow
Faith
From Psalm 34:17-18: “When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.”
Praying for His guidance
Needing our Lord each day
Kneeling in humbleness
Love answers with His way
Troubles overtake thee
Confessing now to Him
Finding peace in Jesus
Blessings fill saintly hymns
Taste and see, God is good
Life’s every heartbeat
Casts temptation aside
Walking to His drumbeat
Departing from evil’s sin
Each day, every hour
Come, listen to Father
Grace fuels mighty power
Calvary’s cross beckons
Love’s road to salvation
Empty tomb proclaiming
Life’s faithful foundation
This poem’s message of “Holy Deliverance” is intensely felt through the singing of Chris Tomlin in “Lord, I Need You.”
Life’s richest treasures, waiting just ahead
Following God’s true light to a new day
Unlike any of man’s earthly treasures
With God’s Spirit, angels leading the way
Our journey defined by something greater
Life can only be measured by God’s wealth
Allowing heart and soul to follow God
Our Father’s treasured Grace, restores our health
Rejoicing, now choosing God’s truthful way
Do you witness and see this path as well?
Join with Jesus, we’ll follow together
Following our Savior, our treasures swell
Courage, faith, and hope carry us along
Fueled by God’s love, we march to Jesus’ song
The sufferings that the Lord allows in our life are given to us for His good purpose. Whenever God allows suffering to remain, He gives grace to endure it.
From 2 Corinthians 12:7-9: “Therefore, to keep me from being too elated, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me, but he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.'”
The foundation of our love for the Lord lies in the recognition of His holiness, our sinfulness, and His grace.
From Ephesians 2:4-5: “But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ–by grace you have been saved.”
