Month: March 2015

Thankfulness In Every Situation

The inspiration for today’s post comes from the reading of God’s Word in Psalm Chapter 50 (NIV)

Prepare the way before us Lord
So that we might see Your salvation
Our offering to You is “Thankfulness”, Lord
In every situation

You could gather together all who’ve worshipped You, Lord
With covenants made by sacrifice
But You no longer have need for bulls and goats
Your son, Jesus, paid the ultimate price

For everything in the forest, every creature of the field
Already belongs to You, Lord
And to fulfill Your vows and to honor You
Only “Thankfulness” You now implore

To sacrifice “Thank Offerings” honors You, Oh God
And prepares the way for us to see
Everything that you would show us, Lord
Even salvation… though still a mystery

We sacrifice “Thank Offerings” to You, Oh GOd
Fulfilling our vows to You, Most High
And we call upon You for deliverance, Lord
When trouble surrounds us…nigh

So, please prepare the way before us, Lord
That we might see Your Salvation
Our offering to You is “Thankfulness”, Lord
In every situation

Wrapped In The Rhythm Of Your Love

Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You Lord, for restful sleep and the sunrise of a new day. Thank You for another opportunity to do Your Will. I praise You Lord and bless Your Holy name, for all the things You’ve done for me, in me and through me.

I’m especially grateful for things I’ve sometimes taken for granted, like…

* A Loving Family – when many have lost loved ones
* Good Friends – while so many are lonely
* The ability to GIVE generously – while others are impoverished
* Clean water to drink – when so many thirst
* Food in my Mouth – while others go hungry
* Clothes on my Back, Shoes on my Feet, A roof over my Head – when others live in the street
* The ability to walk – arms and legs that move at my command
* The ability to talk – to spread the word of Your love
* The gift of discernment – to make good judgement calls prior to my actions (Help me to use it!)
* The gift of Sight – when many live in darkness
* The gift of Sound – while others cannot hear
* The spiritual gift of creative writing that empowers me to convey Your word “Wrapped In The Rhythm Of Your Love“, and a life time of other things too many to count. So, today

I pray for HEALING where healing is needed
For COURAGE for those who are afraid
I ask for JOY in the midst of sorrow
I pray for the BLESSING of a new day

I pray for GRACE for those who’ve been weakened
Whatever their circumstance
I pray for THOSE WHO DON’T REALLY KNOW YOU
BE GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE

I pray for PEACE to overcome anxiety
I ask PROSPERITY for those who are poor
A kind FRIEND for those who are lonely
FOR YOUR BLESSING ON THEM TO ENDURE

I pray for THOSE WHO’VE LOST A LOVED ONE
Be given CLOSURE and FIND YOUR PEACE
Knowing an ETERNITY AWAITS FOR BELIEVERS
Where their TOGETHERNESS WILL NEVER CEASE

I pray for PATIENCE to wait on YOUR TIMING
For those asking PROOF OF YOUR PROMISE
The ability to BE QUIET AND LISTEN
So they will NOT MISS YOUR RESPONSE

I pray for ALL THOSE WHO’VE BEEN LED TO READ THIS
But NEVER TRUSTED IN YOUR NAME
WILL KNOW YOU CAUSED THEM TO FIND IT
AND KNOW YOU ARE CALLING OUT FOR THEIR SAKE

I ASK YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO FALL UPON THEM
TO DESCEND ON THEM LIKE A DOVE
KNOWING THEY ARE THE REASON FOR THESE WORDS
WRAPPED IN THE RHYTHM OF YOUR LOVE

When The Fog Rolls In

Thick smoke clouds hovering
Creeping up and closing in
Eerie dampness, vision impaired
When the FOG rolls in

The mind gets unfocused
Thoughts are scattered
You can’t see the forest
For the trees

Lost
Unable to find “The Way”
For a guiding light
You will plead

But if you’ve never considered
The Master Creator
If you don’t know Him
And can’t call Him friend

On whom will you turn
When the lights go out
In the darkness
When the FOG rolls in

For a life without Christ
The Master Creator
Will keep your journey
Slowed to a crawl

Stuck in the murky mess
Of a fallen world
That has no faith in
The One True God

But you can change your course
While there is still time
To save Yourself
From the fiery bog

You must repent of your sins
Turn and face the wind
With arms lifted in Praise
To The King

And you will join in delight
All that is made right
When Christ returns
And His heavenly choir sings

High above the noise
And the fierce battle cries
Of one on earth who will
Be a “Deceptor”

But if you follow
This lead
¥ou will be deceived
To Forever Obliterate God is disaster

So, make the choice now
And repent of your sins
Because, there is no way out
When the FOG rolls in

Waiting With Anticipation

Take us Lord, where You are
We want to be with You
Beyond the clouds, the moon & stars
Your voice comes shining through

From above the planets and galaxies
High atop the firmament
From the place You’ve prepared for us to go
After Your second decent

So, we wait for you Lord
Anticipating…Life beyond this earth
Where we will see You face to face
And our souls take on new birth

Our worn out bodies, flesh and bone
Replaced with a new name and image
In the likeness of You Lord, we try to imagine
But our minds cannot envisage

Lions sleeping with the lambs
Your peace…You promised to bring
For that day Lord, our hearts long
To praise You and to sing

Of Your goodness and Your mercy
Kindness, gentleness and love
We wait with anticipation
For The Heavens to open up

Raising the dead “In Christ” and “To Self”
We will meet you in the air
Revenge is Yours and by The Sword of Your Mouth
All will be made right and fair

Satan and his minions will be defeated
Trampled under Your foot
Forever banished in the lake of fire
The door to Hades… You lock and close shut

And the evil will burn in the lake of fire
Throughout all eternity
And we will forget their names and faces
Yes, You will erase them from our memory

So, we wait with anticipation Lord
For You to come again
An inheritance in Heaven
Yes, “ALL” believers will win

To You Lord, a day is like a thousand years
And a thousand years, is like a day
But it seems so long ago that You ascended, Lord
And so many have fallen away

Help believers to witness to the souls You have “called”
Help us reach the fallen who will listen and obey
And wait with anticipation Lord
For You on that Coming Day

When the Trumpet sounds and the sleeping rise
We will meet You again in the air
Yes, we are waiting with anticipation Lord
For the Bridegroom of our love affair

The Voice of Truth

My advocate, my mentor, my counselor
The Holy Spirit of Truth
Help me always to discern your voice
Help me to be living proof

Of how You will captivate our minds
Keeping evil voices at bay
When we yield control of our thoughts
Over to You each and every day

“My sheep they know me and hear my voice
They follow wherever I lead”
The words of Jesus spoken of the captive
That he had come from glory to set free

Refuse to let “any other” voice
Tie you up in knots
Those voices vie for control of your mind
Speaking of truths…that really are NOT

Of the Father, or of the Son
Or of The Holy Spirit of Truth
So we must learn to discern, which of those voices
We should only be listening to…

Don’t run in circles
Trying to obey
The various voices
Trying to direct your life

The result is fragmented
Frustrated living
That only causes
Hardship and strife

But walk closely with The Holy Spirit
Enjoying His companionship
He will take control over your thoughts
So you don’t stumble, fall, or slip

Yes, Jesus, my advocate, my counselor,
Is the only voice of truth
He walks before me, behind and alongside me
Lighting the way for me to follow through

So won’t you accept Jesus into your heart
He will do the same thing for you
He will be your advocate, your mentor, your counselor
Always speaking from the voice of truth