You no more need a holiday from spiritual concentration than your heart needs a holiday from beating.
From 2 Chronicles 15:17: “But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was true all his days.”
Beware of idols
Turning away, seeking truth—
Placing faith in God
Love abides in God
Seeking lost and wayward sheep—
Welcoming each home
Father, be gracious
Faithful promises leading—
Hearing each prayer
Father’s
True foundation
Times of trouble
Witness Scripture’s divine promises
Truth
Surrender
In faith
Keep His commandments
Come to know God
Obedience
Called
By God
Sharing our abundance
Walking together with others
Community
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.”
Witnessing daily life
Scanning God’s fingerprints
Saluting His presence
Growing from His blueprint
Recalling past events
Entering safety’s zone
Protecting us from harm
Kneeling at Heaven’s throne
Viewing God’s handiwork
Beholding how lives change
Embracing His Spirit
Moving from evil’s range
Learning from life’s lessons
Reading God’s Holy Word
Discovering His truth
Nourishing grace conferred
Casting out unholy thoughts
Boosting faith with each step
Living life of “I Can”
Knocking at God’s doorstep
From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “The evidence of God’s great power is all over your life. Live confidently knowing out living, omnipotent God dwells with in.”
Knowing that God is ever-present motivates us to think, speak, and behave in ways that glorify Him.
From U: “Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me fast.”
Whenever you’re not sure how God thinks about sin or deals with it, go to His Word. He will guide you into truth.
From Titus 3:3-5: “For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to His mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.”
Christ came from God and a woman. Man had nothing to do with Him.
I feel safe even in the midst of my enemies; for the truth is powerful and will prevail.
From Proverbs 21:2: “All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the Lord weighs the heart.”
World around us
Views outer selves
Not always true
God sees ourselves
Examines hearts
What’s false, what’s true
Peeling away
Each beating clue
Colleagues at work
Neighbors and friends
Hold opinions
Not through God’s lens
God’s view prevails
Noting actions
Mindful of thoughts
Weighs each fraction
Most important
True motives say
Pure intentions
Every day
From the words of American Christian author, John Eldredge: “If the narrative of the Scriptures teaches us anything, from the serpent in the Garden to the carpenter in Nazareth, it teaches us that things are rarely what they seem, that we shouldn’t be fooled by appearances.”
Father
Sharing grace
Transforming countless lives
Sending salvation’s precious gift
Love
Life
Embracing truth
Witnessing infinite love
Stepping forward, accept God’s
Grace
Believers
Love calling
Jesus spreading grace
Inviting us to follow
Faith
I did not run away, I walked away by daylight.
Truth burns up error.
Allow
God’s Wisdom
To speak aloud
Permeate souls and minds
Truth
Courage
Young David
Clinging to God
Lasting perseverance over his
Trials
Witness
Christ’s body
Wounds and scars
Transformed by our Risen
Savior
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.
