Thoughts for Life: When God Anointed Men of Old

When God Anointed Men of Old

When God anointed men of old
To gain a treasure not of gold
But share the truths that they were told
They lived the more like Him

For they knew not prosperity

Or earthly things the world might see

But often lived in poverty

To reach the least of men

Like Moses who was nearly king

With all the great imaginings

For people who might worship things

God had to humble him

For he like us did foolishly

Presume that He could cunningly

Preside over a mutiny

To rescue all of them

Whom God did set aside to be

The people of His purity

That through them all humanity

Might come to worship Him

But after forty years was spent

To lose the knowledge he was lent

By Satan's worldly government

He finally met Him

Who called him eighty years before

To grant Israel an open door

To come and learn His truths far more

Depending all on Him

As in the wilderness they went

With bread and water soon far spent

That God could show what He had meant

When He directed them

To walk in full obedience

Not in their own self confidence

That they should bare no great offence

In how they lived for Him

And then there is the ruler known

For what he lost that Christ had shown

An invitation all his own

To come and follow Him

For though he thought he'd kept the Law

In truth he worshiped more the all

That he possessed than Jesus's call

To come and follow Him

So if you're tempted to believe

That you can here and now receive

The promised gift that will not leave

You wandering from Him

Remember you must willingly

Prepare to give all you've received

If that will help you to relieve

The sufferings of men

That they might see in you the price

That God did pay through Jesus Christ

To turn their hearts to warmth from ice

And share the Love of Him

And when Christ comes He'll see in you

The image of what He did do

By making you in Him brand new

To save the souls of men

Inspiration taken from Luke 18:16-30

Lee Forbes
June 7/15

Father, may my life be one of testimony to Your
faithfulness and mercy. Help me make a difference
in whatever I attempt for Christ, to honor Him.
May His image be seen in me, and cause others
to seek to know Him, too. I pray this in Christ's name, that He would receive all the glory for
what ever I accomplish. Amen.

Today’s Bible verse: Ps. 119:27 "Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works."

Today’s quote: Jill Savage - "God has given us incredible power
to influence the lives of others positively or negatively. The Bible says quite a lot about the influence we have particularly with our
words, “Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body,” (Proverbs 16:24) and “A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit,”(Proverbs 15:4) are just two of the reminders of the power we hold."
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Some thoughts today: All have sinned against God. Has someone hurt you? Don't allow the pain to affect what you say or do. Let God work on your behalf, to right the wrong. Let Him judge it.

- Hatred stirs up anger. It's like a cancer inside. Give it all to Jesus. He's able to handle it. Your peace is what's important. Your hating someone doesn't do any good, as it only steals life from you, not them.

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