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Opportunity’s Flight

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Hijacking right with wrong
Dark tides of temptation
Gathering amongst stormy seas
Crippling truth in any nation

Flipping integrity
Slippery path ahead
Bending every voice without truth
Transforming character’s beachhead

Hearing thoughts of reason
From truth’s “real” foundation
Standing upon solid granite
Lighting tomorrow’s narration

Lifting hope with each step
Opportunity’s flight
Navigating with renewed peace
Reversing darkness with foresight

From the words of American attorney and later evangelical leader, Charles Colson: “The greatest friend of truth is time; her greatest enemy is prejudice, and her constant companion humility.”

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Richard Baxter Quote

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The longer you delay, the more your sin gets strength and rooting.  If you cannot bend a twig, how will you be able to bend it when it is a tree.

From James 1:14-15:  “But one is tempted by one’s own desire, being lured and enticed by it; then, when desire has conceived, it engenders sin, and sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death.”

Richard Baxter (1615-1691) was an English-born, Puritan pastor and Christian theologian.

Rising Faith

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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 the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.”

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Sitting on sidelines of life

Shadows of darkness smother

Tempted by earthly idols

Searching for Christian brothers

 

Realizing character counts

Spirit leads man to Christ’s love

Raised up through heavenly grace

Setting mind on things above

 

Cleansing with fire, cache of sins

Obedience marks each day

Revealed through Christ’s forgiveness

Clothing self in righteous ways

 

Answering God’s blessed call

Heaven’s love binds without doubts

Perfected in harmony

Redeeming life’s turnabout

 

Dwelling in each heart, Christ’s peace

Gratitude writing hymn’s praise

Called to daily fellowship

Rising faith, always ablaze

 

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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.”

Billy Graham Quote

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Too many Christians have geared their program to please, to entertain, and to gain favor from this world.  We are concerned with how much, instead of how little, like this age we can become.

From John 15:19:  “ If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own.  Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”

Billy Graham (1918-2018) was an American Christian evangelist.

Charles Swindoll Quote

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Pride, fear, resentment, and habit are all tough evidences of the flesh.  But those who are being shaped into the image of Christ do not go the way of the flesh.

From 1 Timothy 4:7-8:  “Train yourself in godliness, for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.”

Faith’s Transforming Journey (Elfchen Series #209)

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Learning

Impulsiveness

Trap’s set

Leaping without looking

Ignoring God’s trusted light

Darkness

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Revealing

Patience

Nourishing faithfulness

Resisting enemy’s temptations

Walking with benevolent Father

Comforted

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Seeing

Illuminating

Spirit’s breath

Hearing Savior’s truth

Evil’s voice fades away

Disciplined

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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.

Before God (Elfchen Series #186)

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Journey’s Invitation

Discipleship

Trusting student

Growing in enthusiasm

Faithfully following heavenly Master

Serving

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Reverent Voice

Temptation

Darkness inviting

Righteousness guiding heart

Father’s perfect law speaks

Conscience

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Savior’s Love

Judgment

Before Father

Living Redeemer’s sacrifice

Witnessing His nail-pierced hands

Salvation

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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.

Charles Stanley Quote

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Conviction about God’s truth is like an anchor holding you steady in the waves of temptation and the winds of opinion.

From Daniel 1:16-17:  “So the guard continued to withdraw their royal rations and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables.  To these four young men God gave knowledge and skill in every aspect of literature and wisdom; Daniel also had insight into all visions and dreams.”

Testaments of Faith (Elfchen Series #172)

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Listen

Calling

From God

Following His righteousness

Running away from temptation

Living

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Promise

Living

Through Christ

Calvary’s cross waits

Blessed salvation rises ahead

Fortifying

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Transform

Fortifying

Against enemy

Darkness stirs doubt

Stand now, follow Jesus

Light

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Billy Sunday Quote

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Temptation is the devil looking through the keyhole.  Yielding is opening the door and inviting him in.

From Matthew 4:1-4:  “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.  He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished.  The tempter came and said to Him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.’  But He answered, ‘It is written, One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”

Billy Sunday (1862-1935) was an American baseball player during the early years of professional baseball.  Fortunately for believers and nonbelievers, Sunday later became one of the most influential evangelists in America during the first two decades of the 20th century.