The evidence of God’s great power is all over your life. Live confidently, knowing our loving, omnipotent God dwells within you.
From Psalm 16:11: You show Me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
From Psalm 92:1-2: “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night.”
Giving thanks to our Lord
Praising His divine name
Witnessing steadfast love
Faithfulness sparks life’s flame
Growing old, bearing fruit
Believing in sharing
Abiding in Jesus
Youthful spirit caring
Trusting wholly in God
Reaping harvest of gifts
Walking always with Him
Mindset shall never drift
Flourishing in His light
Listening to His Word
Shaping fresh attitude
Beatitudes now heard
Growing every day
Feeling spirit at work
Hearing positive vibes
Life follows God’s framework
From Psalm 92:14-15: “In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap, showing that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”
Affirmation
Risen Christ
Faithfulness now rewarded
Praises sing with hope
Hallelujah!
Relationship
With Almighty
Grace and peace
Lord’s Alpha and Omega
Jesus!
Shepherd
Earnestly searching
Each lose sheep
Inspired by Lord’s love
Rejoice!
[From January, 2020] This poem is written to honor one of my daughters in Montana. She celebrates a birthday this week with her husband and three children. May God continue to fill her home with His blessings.
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A mother’s heart fills the world with light
Born on a winter day, her life takes flight
Her loving and caring mother nurtures each day
Providing a Godly witness, with richness to say
God fills this young girl’s life with amazing gifts
Watching her exciting life mature, never adrift
God prepares a woman to be an attentive mother
Gathering life’s essentials, she is like none other
Christ walks at her side, creating genuine smiles
Feeling His presence, her life goes the extra mile
A young man catches her discerning eye with love
Unifying this couple, under blue skies from above
Their lives moving forward, with a balanced pace
Witnessing marriage and family, God as its base
This mother through it all, feels God waiting nearby
Striding ahead, her Lord’s Word glorifying the “why”
With each generation, a mother shares her light
Inspiring her children, to grow under God’s sight
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From Isaiah 60:1: “Arise, shine; for Your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”
Blessed dare the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.
When the soul suffers too much, it develops a taste for misfortune.
Broken and waiting
Stumble, now falling
Mankind blind and lost
Grace always calling
Spirit picks us up
Reach for Father’s hand
Love fills empty cup
Vision clears as planned
Ask God our questions
Read Bible’s story
Taste Scripture’s account
Witness His glory
Lift eyes up high
Breathe in heaven’s love
God’s promises fly
Goodness from above
Wait for our Father
Hold tight to faith’s hand
His hope comes on board
Salvation’s steel band
From 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, 13: “Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.”
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Struggling with life, feeling lost
Dark wilderness all around
Thirsting for someone to come
Waiting, hoping to be found
Love arrives from a white knight
Riding through the timberland
Accepting me as I am
Reaching out, touching my hand
Hearing my cries, God provides
This honorable knight stands
Sealing my heart with his love
Hour glass fills with precious sand
Life can feel like a desert
Leaving only loneliness
Faithful light comes to delight
Shining from God’s holiness
Two lives shall become just one
Uniting through a Holy Lord
Happiness now fills a home
Love singing a blissful chord
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Few acts have a greater impact on those who mistrust us and abuse us than our telling them we forgive them, and we are asking God to forgive them too.
From 1 Peter 4:8: “Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.”
What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
It’s hard to tell the difference between sea and sky, between voyager and sea. Between reality and the workings of the heart.
From Isaiah 9:6-7: “For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon His shoulders; and He is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His authority shall grow continually, and there shall be endless peace for the throne of David and His kingdom. He will establish and uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time onward and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.”
Faithful God’s Holy love
Shining from Bethlehem
Blessed virgin gives birth
In world filled with mayhem
Hope springs forth from God’s love
Filling manger with grace
Messiah born this night
Stable now Holy place
Divine love preaches faith
Sharing Lord’s precious gift
Behold man’s salvation
Satan’s plans now adrift
Peace covers earth’s landscape
Sowing eternal love
Savior’s mission begins
Father views from above
Lasting joy now goes forth
Hearing angels singing
Christ’s love, Calvary’s cross
Forgiveness now bringing
You are invited to join in prayer: Lord God, your love and mercy promise hope, joy, and peace. During this season of Advent, open our hearts in preparation to receive our Savior. Amen.
Written in 1865 by English hymn writer, William Chatterton Dix, the hymn of “What Child Is This?” is sung by Charlotte Church. The lyrics are based upon the verses from Isaiah 9:6-7, and the tune is “Greensleeves.”
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