September 30, 2010
Matthew 11:25
Oh God, reveal yourself
Show me who you are.
Your glory seems as
Distant as the farthest star.
How do I find You?
Why do you hide?
I can't find you in many books
Where lofty ideas reside.
Yet, my heart is empty
What is the secret
Of your revelations
I ask you to unlock it.
"Child, it is obedience
Not philosophy and thought
Obedience to Jesus
You will see, it's blood-bought.
Be born again,
Obey God, He will show you.
Heaven opens wide....
Life is His way, and true.
September 29, 2010
John 11:25 - Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.
I believe
in Jesus
It is not what I do,
But what I believe
At-one-ment living
Built on obedience
Shines in my life
My heart to Him, I'm giving.
I cannot make it right
Jesus Christ did that
When He died on the cross.
Praise Him with all your might.
God's salvation is...
Love-intentional
Love-relational
When I am His!
September 27, 2010
Matthew 11:28 - Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
"Come unto me..."
I heard His voice say,
"Come unto me
Come without delay."
Yet, I cannot
Surrender today
Yet I cannot
I must have my way.
I see His arms
Promising peace
I see His hands
Promising release.
I long for the world
Its depths I'll plumb
And I hear His voice.
"Child, come, just come."
Through pain and sorrow
I find Jesus, the Lamb
Then my life is joy for,
I come, just as I am.
September 26, 2010
II Corinthians 5:20b-21 - Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Be ye reconciled
To Jesus, our Lord and King
He who was sinless
Died on the cross, we sing.
Jesus is my everything
He removed the death sting
To Him, I'll ever cling
He is the melody I sing.
September 25, 2010
September 16, 2010
I Peter 1:16 - "Be holy, because I am holy."
I am a sinful soul
It is my heredity
There is no hope
As I slide into depravity.
It is the impenetrable
Darkness all around
That can block out
The "still whisper" sound.
I know that I am lost
Show me, Lord, your way
Fill me with your spirit
Let me know your love this day.
You give redemption
A heredity of holiness
I'll walk daily by your side
In joy and faithfulness
Glory be to your name
There is no other one
Who can cleanse my soul
And finish the work you've begun.
September 24, 2010
Romans 5:12 -
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned—
I Have Been Good
What I declare good
So let it be
No one can tell me
Just how it should be.
Then I met Jesus
I know He loves me
And from unrighteousness
I can be free
In myself, I am good
How can this Jesus be?
How could He die long ago
You say, He did this for me?
I will love Jesus
Because He first loved me
There is just one Savior
Who can set me free.
He made the oceans
He made the sea
He made the mountains
He made all I can see.
I give Him my heart
And fall on my knees
How can I not love Him?
He first loved me!
September 23, 2010
Valley Livin'
I stood on the moutain
My eyes upon the Lord
I felt His nearness
Knew his blessings outpoured.
How long can I stay here?
Not long, not long at all
I must go back down
To Valley livin'.
Valley livin' is the reality
And not the vision I saw
From the mountain top
Where I basked in God's awe.
Valley Livin' is the realness
Of decision to follow the vision
No matter the pain and suffering
To cling to Jesus' provision.
Each step I take
Each prayer I say
Carries me through
Valley Livin' each day.
As I grow stronger in faith
Through Valley Livin'
I'll travel upward and
To eternal life in Heaven.
September 22, 2010
Luke 11:1 -
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."
Teach Me to Pray
Teach me to pray
What words do I say?
"Dear child, it's not the words
That others have heard
It's your heart I would know
Just pray because I love you so."
But Lord, what do I pray
What words do I say?
"Look about you at those in pain.
It's my love that will sustain.
It's my love that brings peace
In my love, doubt and fears cease."
Teach me to pray,
What words do I say?
"It's love in action
That is my satisfaction.
It's love from the heart
And never being apart."
Teach me to pray
What words do I say?
"Take up my cross
Count it all but loss
When prayer sees too hard to do
Praise me and I'll comfort you."
September 21, 2010
Proverbs 15:33
The fear of the LORD teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Abba Father, hold my hand
Lead me from this place
A place of sorrow and dread.
Once more, I would see your face.
Walk with me, child
Upon my created earth.
Tell me what you see
And tell me of its worth.
We walked in silence
As I looked about
And suddenly I heard
His Creation give a shout.
I saw blossoms lifting their heads
To give praise and prayer
Trees lift their arms to the sky
Birds in flight, sing praises everywhere.
The clouds in the sky
Wear their most colorful dress
And the mountains rose about
In purple hue, your name to confess.
With tears in my eyes
I kneel at His feet
For I know His grace
I know His love so sweet .
The fear of the LORD teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Abba Father, hold my hand
Lead me from this place
A place of sorrow and dread.
Once more, I would see your face.
Walk with me, child
Upon my created earth.
Tell me what you see
And tell me of its worth.
We walked in silence
As I looked about
And suddenly I heard
His Creation give a shout.
I saw blossoms lifting their heads
To give praise and prayer
Trees lift their arms to the sky
Birds in flight, sing praises everywhere.
The clouds in the sky
Wear their most colorful dress
And the mountains rose about
In purple hue, your name to confess.
With tears in my eyes
I kneel at His feet
For I know His grace
I know His love so sweet .
September 18, 2010
Mark 10:21 -
Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Abandonment
Abandonment to Jesus?
I read the words in wonder.
How could this be
My mind is torn asunder.
To abandon means to give
Am I to give myself to you?
Without a backward look
And have no other in my view?
The world beckons me
With it enticement and beauty
How can I give it all up
Just to do my spiritual duty?
Then I realie abandonment
Means total immersion in You..
Giving my control away
And learn to live anew.
There is beauty in abandonment
There is joy foever
For eternity and more
I'll abandon to you with fervor.
September 17, 2010
Luke 9:57 -
As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
Goodbyes
There are no good-byes
There are no farewells
In Christ Jesus my Lord
Since in my heart he dwells.
When the call of God came
With Him, I began the journey
That captured my heart
And lasts for an eternity.
The steadfast life I live
With my Lord and King
Counting all but love
In a life of praising.
In Him there is no goodbye
In Him, each day is new
Everlasting, forever and
Ever and ever true.
Matthew 5:23 - "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
Relationships
Lord, help me to be blameless
And see your loving way
Remove the beam in my eye
That exposes my feet of clay.
Let me reconcile with a neighbor
Help me to simply go
Take away this attitude of blame
What makes me so slow?
Take away this false pride.
And I 'll follow you
Obedient in all things
Make each day dawn anew.
