Called to Discipleship

From Psalm 92:12-13:  The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.  They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God.”

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Witnessing early morning’s light of peace

Feeling Father’s presence, always nearby

Descending tranquility, never cease

Wiping away tears from yesterday’s cry

 

Harvesting faith’s sustaining, living bread

Accepting Savior’s forgiveness, now freed

Receiving Father’s grace, hope shall be fed

Thriving with righteousness, sowing her seeds

 

Praying with thanks, praising Father most high

Sharing eternity’s light, nourished with love

Sending Spirit, among bluest of sky

Scaling merciful path, heavens above

 

Called to discipleship, with Jesus Christ

Purchased at Calvary, blood sacrificed

 

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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.”

David Jeremiah Quote

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God resides in our hearts, steering us toward an ever-fixed mark.

From Proverbs 16:9:  “The human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps.”

David Jeremiah (born 1941) is an American pastor and Christian author.

William Carey Jones Quote

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The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each other’s burden, easing others’ loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.

From John 1:14:  “And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen His glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.”

William Carey Jones (1855-1927) was an American Congressman from the state of Washington.

 

Lionel Hampton Quotes

Lionel Hampton showing off his skills.  (courtesy of Pinterest)

Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.

Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God.

Lionel Hampton (1908-2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader.  As a composer and arranger, he wrote more than 200 works.

Light of Christ (Elfchen Series #229)

With Us

Witnessing

“Follow Me”

“Come and see”

God descends upon man

Emmanuel

Believe Always

Hearing

Of Nazarene

Disciples now believe

Turning water into wine

Messiah

Faith’s Road

Following

Righteous steps

Glory’s light ahead

Path to eternal home

Savior

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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.

Monday Memories: Spiritual Messengers

From the words of Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher, Oswald Chambers:  “We are not turned into spiritual mediums, but into spiritual messengers; the message must be part of ourselves.”

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Our time here on this earth

Limited and finite

Humble servants of God

Carry on the good fight

 

Called to spread the Good News

Find one person at a time

Urged to evangelize

Sharing God’s paradigm

 

Giving us strength in faith

Our Lord standing with us

Invite all to listen

Proclaim His truth, a plus

 

As our God’s messengers

Hearts broken by our flaws

Baptized by Holy Spirit

Drafted into His cause

 

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From 2 Timothy 4:2:  “Proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage, with the utmost patience in teaching.”

Originally published August, 2020.

Charles Swindoll Quote

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The more impossible the situation, the greater God accomplishes His work.

From Matthew 19:26:  “But Jesus looked at them and said, ‘For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.'”

Anne Frank Quote

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How wonderful it is nobody need to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

From Habakkuk 3:19:  “God, the Lord, is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and makes me tread upon the heights.”

Anne Frank (1929-1945) was a German-born Jewish girl.  Her much celebrated diary chronicled her family’s life while hiding in an Amsterdam attic.

Charles Swindoll Quote

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If there were one great message I could deliver to those who struggle with not having an abundance of this world’s goods, it would be this simple yet profound promise for happiness:  Great wealth is not related to money!  In a word, the secret is contentment.

From Proverbs 16:8:  “Better is a little with righteousness than large income with injustice.”

Monday Memories: Healing Our Divisions

This poem is written as a traditional Sonnet, but it can certainly be read as a prayer.  God’s peace!

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Lives pretending to follow a Holy God

Being of the flesh, greater than the spirit

Living as infants in our Lord Jesus Christ

Thirsty for our Father’s love, we shall fear it

 

Life filled with jealousy and quarrelsome times

Behaving outside of our Father’s design

Belonging to the Left, beholding the Right

Only walking with Jesus, should lives align

 

Sowing life’s seeds for a bountiful harvest

Thirsty for true living water and care

This world’s Master Builder brings His hope-filled Grace

Humbling kneeling at the Cross, hear our prayers

 

Only through our Lord Jesus, rests our foundation

Unifying voices throughout this nation

 

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From 1 Corinthians 3:21-23:  “So let no one boast about human leaders.  For all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all belong to you, and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.”

Originally published August, 2020.