Love
Bethlehem’s gift
Passion’s lasting peace
Witnessed in Messiah’s breath
Proven
Faith
Light ahead
Father’s promises fulfilled
Son’s passion at Calvary
Reborn
Hope
Passion’s breath
Scripture speaking truth
Blessed destiny in Christ
Resurrected
Shelving pride’s spirit
Infusing fresh, new outlook—
Filled with humbleness
Dreaming overnight
Reaching for another star—
Tomorrow refreshed
Character’s frayed rope
Integrity’s transformed strength—
Potential nourished
If you will give God your right to yourself, He will make a holy experiment out of you. God’s experiments always succeed.
From Romans 12:1-2: “I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, on the basis of God’s mercy, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of worship. Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
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.
Foreshadowing
Sin’s forgiveness
Come unto my Lord
Kneeling, praying at Calvary’s
Cross
Surrounding
Sin’s darkness
Only one Light
Hope found my Savior
Peace
Embracing
Faith’s cornerstone
Set aside everything
Commit life to Jesus
Reconciliation
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.
Landscape’s color wheel
Artist’s infinite choices—
Every brilliant shade
Quiet morning breeze
Punctuated with raindrops—
Perfectly designed
Empty canvas waits
Sketch’s anticipation—
Inspiration blooms
God’s work is not in buildings, but in transformed lives.
From Matthew 3:2: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Ruth Bell Graham (1920-2007) was an American Christian author. Born to American parents who were dedicated to medical missionary work in China, she would later become the wife of evangelist Billy Graham. They met when both were attending Wheaton College in Illinois.
From Psalm 118:1: “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever!”
Giving thanks, praising Father
His enduring, steadfast love
Faith today, hope tomorrow
Embracing grace from above
Kneeling in daily prayer
Father listens with patience
Faith today, hope tomorrow
Transforming our impatience
Taking refuge with Father
His righteousness leads forthwith
Faith today, hope tomorrow
Overcoming evil’s myth
Surrounding witness of light
Father blazes road ahead
Faith today, hope tomorrow
Nourishing with daily bread
Grasping wisdom of Father
Skies no longer full of gray
Faith today, hope tomorrow
Directing our best, His way
From Psalm 118:24: “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Clouds of change fill morning’s sky
Hidden in frozen crystal ball
What will tomorrow bring?
Many questions wait to free fall
Transformation rides each wind
Hidden story’s unwritten thread
Others forecast gloom and doom
Some say, better times ahead
Harmony fills every thought
Hidden in history’s playbook
Another bridge, not too far
Truth discovers faithful nook
Joyful peace, flowing with hope
Hidden anthem’s spirited choice
Rodeo’s last mount to ride
Countless answers offer voice
Witnessing
Father’s creation
Every river straightened
Flowing with His grace
Peace
Trusting
Father’s teachings
Scripture lies open
Heart gathering His wisdom
Faith
Praising
Father’s light
Given clean slate
Forgiveness carries burdens away
Hope
Cherish
Father’s love
Another heart transformed
Journey into new life
Opportunity
Trust
Father’s love
Transformed in spirit
Scaling every high mountain
Courage
Embrace
Father’s love
Grace opens eyes
Darkness transformed into light
Faith
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.
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