“I love you, O Lord, my strength.The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,and I am saved from my enemies” (Psalms 18:1-3 ESV). I love … Continue reading He Reached Down
Tag: Poetry
He Lifted Our Burdens
“The people who walked in darknesshave seen a great light;those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,on them has light shone” (Isaiah 9:2). There are many people in this world who are walking in spiritual darkness. Sin has dominion over their lives. They are in slavery to the passions of their fleshly desires. They … Continue reading He Lifted Our Burdens
He Was Risen
Christ was crucified in deathAnd He breathed His final breath.Laid Him in a tomb, they did,While His followers, oh, they hid. Women at the tomb they sawHe was risen, oh what awe.Told His followers. They did, too.What He promised, He came through. Shown Himself He did to manySo their doubts they’d not have any.He ascended … Continue reading He Was Risen
He Gives Purpose
There are many people in this world, especially here in America, who claim to be Christians, or who profess to have personal relationships with Jesus Christ by faith in him, and in what he did for us in dying on a cross for our sins so that we could be forgiven our sins and have … Continue reading He Gives Purpose
Hallelujah
"Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: “Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns" (Revelation 19:6 NIV). “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for … Continue reading Hallelujah
Great is the Lord
The Lord Jesus had given me a tune to write the day before this, so in the morning I prayed and I asked the Lord if he had words for the tune. I acknowledged before God that I could not do this. This tune would only have words if he gave them to me. Then, … Continue reading Great is the Lord
Gracious Father
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14 NIV). "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of … Continue reading Gracious Father
God is With Us
“God is our refuge and strength,a very present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,though its waters roar and foam,though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah” (Psalms 46:1-3 ESV) Whatever befalls us, whatever our circumstances, if we belong to … Continue reading God is With Us
Glorious Grace
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as … Continue reading Glorious Grace
Give Me Jesus
“What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, … Continue reading Give Me Jesus
Walking Wounded 