Faith Transformed

From Ephesians 2:3:  “All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, doing the will of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else.”

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Faith trampled with doubt

Filled with endless fear

Overwhelming worry

Chains of sin bring tears

 

Seeking to please God

Performance falls short

Overwhelming burdens

Endless works, abort

 

Accepting God’s way

His mercy sends light

Overwhelming presence

By grace, faith holds tight

 

Creating in us

Eternity’s bond

Overwhelming spirit

Redemption responds

 

Trusting in Jesus

Faith transformed by love

Overwhelming praises

Peace breathes from above

 

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From Ephesians 2:8:  “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.”

Father’s Vision

From Isaiah 55:9:  “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.”

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Hearing of His timeless grace

Who creates all living things

Following Father’s vision

Carried upon eagle’s wings

 

Thirsting for grace-filled water

Forgiveness delivers light

Returning to Father’s flock

Redemption’s bridge now in sight

 

Breaking every sin-filled chain

Truth offers love for new day

Seeing path to Father’s grace

Evil darkness sent away

 

Aligning grace with His Word

Purpose rises, Savior’s peace

Piloting with Father’s eyes

Hope rekindled with faith’s lease

 

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From Ephesians 3:20-21:  “Now to Him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”

Trusting in God (Elfchen Series #191)

Navigating Troubles

Faithfulness

Righteous actions

Emerging with strength

God’s river of grace

Goodness

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Taking Our Place

Justice

Deserved, but

Kneeling before God

Cross bears every sin

Forgiveness

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Faith’s Lantern

Darkness

Hope hidden

Hearing God’s voice

Rising over every valley

Light

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Never by Chance

From Proverbs 8:1-2:  Does not wisdom call and understanding raise her voice?  On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand.”

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Never by chance

At life’s crossroads

Precious wisdom

God’s mercy sowed

 

Listen closely

Righteousness speaks

Treasured wisdom

Hope climbs each peak

 

Finding knowledge

Straight from God’s voice

Divine wisdom

Cultivates choice

 

Advice offered

Directs each thought

Trusted wisdom

Faith’s lessons taught

 

Heaven comes down

Final grace waits

Savior’s wisdom

Calvary’s fate

 

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From Proverbs 8:14:  “I have good advice and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength.”

Have You Never Known?

From Isaiah 40:28:  “Have you not known?  Have you not heard?  The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.”

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Have you never known?

God’s grace, covering this earth

Have you never heard?

Cold stable, virgin gives birth

 

Filling heavens with praises

God builds, He provides

Seeding faith with righteousness

His light serves as guide

 

Have you never known?

God’s Word shares His peace

Have you never heard?

Savior’s love renews faith’s lease

 

Hearing of Christ’s healing hand

God’s divine plan leads

Empowering man to change

Mercy’s tender reeds

 

Have you never known?

God’s desire to send His Son

Have you never heard?

Redemption forever won

 

Lamb of God, in heaven’s wings

God envisions hope

Bridge built between man and God

Savior levels every slope

 

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From Mark 1:38-39:  “He answered, ‘Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also, for that is what I came out to do.’  And He went throughout all Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.”

Power of Kindness

From Colossians 3:12:  “Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.”

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With every sunrise

Heart filling with grace

Overflowing love

From heavenly place

 

Freed of darkest clouds

Light removes blindness

Beginning at home

Power of kindness

 

Father’s chosen ones

Mercy stirs inside

Clothed with humbleness

Joyful, lasting ride

 

New life takes over

Love leads our labors

Voices singing psalms

Forgive each neighbor

 

Peace of Christ shall lead

“Golden Rule” thrives

Called as one Body

Compassion arrives

 

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From Colossians 3:17:  “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”

Monica Baldwin Quote

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What makes humility so desirable in the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God.

From 1 Peter 5:5-6:  “And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’  Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time.”

Monica Baldwin (1893-1975) was a British writer.  

Charles Finney Quote

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A state of mind that sees God in everything is evidence of growth in grace and a thankful heart.

From Jeremiah 23:23-24:  “Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off?  Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? says the Lord.  Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord.”

Charles Finney (1792-1875) was an American pastor and Christian evangelist.  In the years before America’s Civil War, he was an outspoken opponent of slavery.

Called to Repentance

From Jonah 3:4-5:  “Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s walk.  And he cried out, ‘Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!’  And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.”

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Called to live in tune

With our Father’s Word

Strengthened through His light

Path no longer blurred

 

Shaped by His patience

Never be shaken

Righteousness stands firm

Truth shall awaken

 

Set aside worries

Empowered to walk

With loving Father

Away from man’s talk

 

Transformed by faith’s light

Darkness now falling

Past sins nailed to cross

Follow Lord’s calling

 

Called to repentance

Step forward in Christ

Delivered through grace

His blood sacrificed

 

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From 1 Corinthians 7:29-31:  “I mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none, and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no possessions, and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it.  For the present form of this world is passing away.”

Eugene Peterson Quote

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God is sheer mercy and grace.

From Psalm 103:8:  “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.”

Eugene Peterson (1932-2018) was an American pastor, theologian, and Christian author.