S. Kelley Harrell Quotes

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We don’t heal in isolation, but in community.

You don’t find light by avoiding the darkness.

S. Kelley Harrell is an American author with many books to her credit.  Her home is found in North Carolina.

Promised by God

From Psalm 107:1-2:  “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever.  Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those He redeemed from trouble.”

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Overcoming one more trial

Patience seeking unsteady heart

Navigating life’s endless miles

God’s light insuring faith’s fresh start

 

Bringing lost sheep to green meadows

Darkness replaced with mercy’s hope

Meeting truth, forever aglow

Savior extends light’s righteous rope

 

Giving thanks to Christ’s steadfast love

Redemption proven, empty tomb

Releasing grace from high above

Spirit’s light, transforms every room

 

Fulfilling Word, promised by God

Thirst now quenched, hunger at last fed

Witnessing His love, never flawed

Light at cross, enemy has fled

 

Transforming life, away from sin

Faithfulness renewed, finding grace

Blessing Resurrection’s linchpin

Savior’s light takes its righteous place

 

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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.”

Source of Strength

From Isaiah 9:2:  The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness—on them light has shined.”

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Facing each new trial

Fearing defeat once more

Source of strength found in Christ

Witnessing His open door

 

Darkness shrinking away

Mercy’s light shining in

Source of hope found in Christ

Faith’s renewal now begins

 

Hearing His trusted Word

Walking truth’s righteous road

Source of hope found in Christ

Lessoning life’s heavy load

 

Bloodied cross flows with tears

Empty tomb sharing light

Source of joy found in Christ

Enemy’s lies taking flight

 

Accepting morning’s grace

Forgiving every sin

Source of love found in Christ

Believing what’s felt within

 

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From Joel 3:16:  “The Lord roars from Zion and utters His voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shake.  But the Lord is a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.”

Mercy’s Everlasting Light (Elfchen Series #195)

One Body

Sharing

Spirit’s light

Motivating one another

Love-filled grace working

Encouragement

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Never Alone

Trusting

Father’s Word

Depths of understanding

Lighting faith’s bold path

Righteousness

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Risen Hope

Accepting

Resurrection’s light

Witnessed at Calvary

Jesus paid our debts

Love

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Beacon’s Night Thread

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Navigating stormy seas

Hazardous, rocky shore

Hidden perils loom ahead

Darkness waiting to score

 

Facing overwhelming odds

Danger swarms all about

Faith’s ally always waiting

Rescue coming, no doubt

 

Searching for safety’s refuge

Lighthouse offers assist

Brighter than any moonlight

Mercy found in its midst

 

Steering away from trouble

Calmer waters ahead

Eerie sky shines like daylight

Promised beacon’s night thread

 

Arriving at safe harbor

Harm retreating away

Gratitude’s voice welcomes home

Sunrise blesses this day

 

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Grace Shall Seal

From John 12:34:  “The crowd answered Him, ‘We have heard from the law that the Messiah remains forever.  How can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up?  Who is this Son of Man?'”

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Walking in darkness

Uncertainty’s steps

Faith seeking answers

Burdened with each misstep

 

Encouraging love

Redemption’s risen light

Faith finding its way

Son of Man stands upright

 

Seeking heaven’s peace

Spirit guides actions

Faith’s revealing trust

Calvary’s transaction

 

Believing in Christ

Shadows fade away

Faith sharing Gospel

In His name, let us pray

 

Reflecting hope’s path

Truth’s lantern reveals

Faith, Jesus leading

Safe passage, grace shall seal

 

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From John 12:35-36:  “Jesus said to them, ‘The light is in you for a little longer.  Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you.  If you walk in the darkness, you do not know where you are going.  While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light.'”

Oswald Chambers Quote

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There is a difference between an ideal and a vision.  An ideal has no moral inspirations; a vision has.

From Proverbs 29:18:  “Where there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint, but happy are those who keep the law.”

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher.  Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons.  Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST.  I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.

Almighty Light (Elfchen Series #192)

Marching

Battleground

Enemy’s attack

Light vanquishes darkness

Faith’s armor of God

Victory

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Believing

Calvary

Showdown’s darkness

God’s faithful plan

Resurrection’s light of love

Embrace

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Accepting

Faith

Trusting God

Rock of Ages

Darkness overpowered by light

Redemption

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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.

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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Eyes Fixed on Jesus


From Philippians 3:10-11:  “I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the sharing of His sufferings by becoming like Him in His death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.”

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Living in darkness

Flesh from evil lasts

Searching for God’s light

Breaking from sin’s past

 

Walking with Jesus

Loss shall replace gain

Redeeming at cross

Witnessing His pain

 

Wanting to know more

Resurrection’s light

Pressing on in faith

Praising all that’s right

 

Spending time with Him

Eyes fixed on Jesus

Growing in His Word

Liberating us

 

Completing life’s course

Jesus waiting there

Fulfilling mercy

Answering prayers

 

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From Philippians 3:20:  “But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.”