God has the right to be trusted; to be believed that He means what He says; and that His love is dependable.
From Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”
A. J. (Arthur John) Gossip (1873-1954) was a Scottish-born pastor and Christian teacher.
If light be pleasant to our eyes, how pleasant is the light of life springing from the Sun of righteousness.
From Malachi 4:2: “But for you who revere My name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.”
John Flavel (c. 1627-1691) was an English Puritan pastor and Christian author.
Our culture says, “Don’t let anyone push you around,” but Jesus teaches that it is the merciful, the weak, and the peacemakers who are successful in God’s Kingdom.
From Matthew 5:5-9: “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
Charles Stanley (1932-2023) was an American pastor and Christian writer. He was dedicated to leading a teaching ministry.
Embracing
Journey ahead
Trusting Father’s input
Spirit’s faithful, guiding light
Wisdom
Gathering
Precious seeds
Father’s wisdom sown
Harvesting His timely grace
Truth
Savoring
Positive outlook
Taking righteous steps
Empowered with Father’s wisdom
Contentment
From 1 Samuel 17:48-49: “When the Philistine drew nearer to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. David put his hand in his bag, took out a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead; the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell face down on the ground.”
Within Father’s intentions
Seeding His daily grace
Overflowing with love
Faith’s harvest to embrace
David carries trusted sling
Sowing faith with hope’s trust
Harboring Father’s strength
Goliath’s armor rusts
Moses discards royal roots
Seeking God’s righteous hand
Leading all to freedom
His staff reaps hope as planned
Dorcas, disciple of Jesus
Planting works, full of love
Dying, then breathing free
Alive through grace above
Son of God, born in manger
Raising Gospel’s design
Leading man’s every step
Redemption’s finish line
Faith’s fruits transformed to greatness
Tasting hope from God’s Word
Empowering each seed
Harvest’s vision unblurred
From Acts 9:39-40: “So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them. Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, ‘Tabitha, get up.’ Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.”
From Psalm 119:1-2: “Happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord. Happy are those who keep His decrees, who seek Him with their whole heart.”
Faith’s steady journey
Walking in God’s way
Keeping His decrees
Spirit sings each day
Glories of God’s law
Marking path ahead
Embracing His Word
Faithful, daily bread
Righteousness leading
Grasping trusted rope
Fixing eyes on God
Faith seals promised hope
God remains steadfast
Sharing divine love
Treasuring His flock
Grace flows from above
Commandments followed
Running to God’s light
Forgiving man’s sin
Cleansed heart taking flight
From Psalm 119:14-16: “I delight in the way of Your decrees as much as in all riches. I will meditate on Your precepts and fix my eyes on Your ways. I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.”
From Isaiah 43:19: “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
Be prepared to be surprised
Promises shall be fulfilled
God honors His divine Word
From wilderness, truth rebuilds
Faith’s path to mighty waters
Savior’s life rising from death
Light’s mercy conquers darkness
Resurrection’s living breath
Deliverance from sin’s death
Salvation wipes away tears
Harvest of grace bearing joy
Witness Jesus, He appears
Flesh left at Calvary’s cross
Righteousness offers new road
Christ buys freedom with His blood
Gather love from seeds He sowed
Courage found in Savior’s steps
Invitation to see ahead
Holy Spirit left to guide
Nourished with God’s daily bread
From Psalm 126:5-6: “May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy. Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their sheaves.”
From Psalm 32:6-7: “Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to You; at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them. You are a hiding place for me; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with glad cries of deliverance.”
Journey’s faith seeking tomorrow
With every step, walking upright
God’s promises shall be fulfilled
Wilderness left, following light
Prayer’s faithfulness fills each day
Steadfast grace flowing from above
God’s mercy liberates each heart
Mission finished through Savior’s love
Darkness exits, righteousness leads
Passion for deliverance formed
Peace found in Savior’s forgiveness
Every breath of transgression transformed
God’s renewal of creation
Invitation to sinners each
Reconciled through Savior’s body
His blood flows, repairing faith’s breach
Mankind divided no longer
Each barrier crushed by love’s weight
Freedom’s light borne on Calvary
Redemption’s now visible gate
From 2 Corinthians 5:17-19: “So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being! All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation: that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.”
From Genesis 15:5-6: “He brought him [Abram] outside and said, ‘Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then He said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’ And he believed the Lord, and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness.”
Faith’s wilderness journey
Trusting Father above
His righteousness shineth
Doubts transfigured with love
Aimless breath transitions
Believing without fear
Promised Father’s actions
Salvation coming near
Faith’s encouraging steps
Absorbing Father’s voice
Comfort’s forgiving tone
Witness light’s blessed choice
Hope’s unshakable rock
Following Spirit’s lead
Connects with Father’s grace
Planted redemption’s seed
Faith’s confidence matures
Harvesting Father’s peace
Awakened from darkness
Savior’s risen new lease
From Psalm 27:1: “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
From the “General Confession” found in the Book of Common Prayer: “We have left undone those things which we ought to have done.”
Skeptics whispering with doubts
Tomorrow shall never come
Priorities breathe empty
Hearing enemy’s distant drum
Disciples praise God each day
Indeed, His kingdom shall come
Priorities set on Christ
Hearing blessed, heavenly drum
Skeptics gather in darkness
Distant worries always come
Priorities ignore light
Hearing only, that hidden drum
Disciples find hope in God
Heaven’s light rises to come
Priorities embrace truth
Hearing faith’s righteous, heartfelt drum
Skeptic’s voices now wither
Tomorrow will surely come
Priorities flee darkness
Hearing echoes of faithful drum
Disciples accept God’s grace
Through Son’s love, sunrise will come
Priorities witness peace
Hearing redemption’s trusted drum
From 2 John 8-9: “Be on your guard, so that you do not lose what we have worked for but may receive a full reward. Everyone who does not abide in the teaching of Christ, but goes beyond it, does not have God; whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.”
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