How often do we place ourselves
Just where we need to be
With open hearts and scriptures
Silently on bended knee
Preparing for the message
God would have us share with men
Who thinking they are righteous
Still confuse the Truth with sin
By purposely persuading
Other souls to follow them
Not following God's Spirit
Or becoming one with Him
Because for them to do so
Would reveal how much they failed
Just like the priests of Israel
Who had the Saviour nailed
Upon the cross because of all
The hardness in their hearts
When long before it was ordained
How they might have a part
In reaching all the souls of men
Throughout the world to see
The beauty of the Sacrifice
That Christ had come to be
But just as Satan moved before
To nail Him to the cross
And by their mere example
Cause their nation to be lost
So too today the leaders
Of God's church are prone to fail
If in their pride and blind pursuits
Again they drive the nails
Not this time nails of iron
But of pride deceit and force
That weaken truth and righteousness
To follow Satan's course
The course of pure rejection
Of what God would have us be
To stumble on in failure
In our own iniquity
But God would have His church to see
The error of her ways
To take the time to learn from Him
And not what men may say
Through quiet moments in His Word
Wherein the Truth abides
Just waiting to infuse in men
The Power there that hides
Not choosing to be hidden
But because men will not see
The beauty of God's character
That He would have them be
Devoid of self indulgence
Of their pride and hidden vice
Embracing Christ in righteousness
By His Own Sacrifice
And laying on the altar
All they are and hope to be
That He might pour His Spirit out
On them in purity
Defacing Satan's instruments
Of wickedness and vice
Converting precious souls to see
The Truth in Jesus Christ
The Truth that does not lean on men
To show what they must be
But stands upon the Word of God
And His divinity
Other souls to follow them
Not following God's Spirit
Or becoming one with Him
Because for them to do so
Would reveal how much they failed
Just like the priests of Israel
Who had the Saviour nailed
Upon the cross because of all
The hardness in their hearts
When long before it was ordained
How they might have a part
In reaching all the souls of men
Throughout the world to see
The beauty of the Sacrifice
That Christ had come to be
But just as Satan moved before
To nail Him to the cross
And by their mere example
Cause their nation to be lost
So too today the leaders
Of God's church are prone to fail
If in their pride and blind pursuits
Again they drive the nails
Not this time nails of iron
But of pride deceit and force
That weaken truth and righteousness
To follow Satan's course
The course of pure rejection
Of what God would have us be
To stumble on in failure
In our own iniquity
But God would have His church to see
The error of her ways
To take the time to learn from Him
And not what men may say
Through quiet moments in His Word
Wherein the Truth abides
Just waiting to infuse in men
The Power there that hides
Not choosing to be hidden
But because men will not see
The beauty of God's character
That He would have them be
Devoid of self indulgence
Of their pride and hidden vice
Embracing Christ in righteousness
By His Own Sacrifice
And laying on the altar
All they are and hope to be
That He might pour His Spirit out
On them in purity
Defacing Satan's instruments
Of wickedness and vice
Converting precious souls to see
The Truth in Jesus Christ
The Truth that does not lean on men
To show what they must be
But stands upon the Word of God
And His divinity
Isaiah 46:5-10; 1 Corinthians 16:13, 14
| Please make this your prayer too- | ||||
Father, I acknowledge my own need of Your continual guidance in my life.
Your will for us, is to lean on You, standing upon Your Word, the Bible. I lay my all on Your altar today, and ask that Your Spirit fill me, to where I'll hear Your Voice to direct my decisions and pathway. Help me to often place myself where I need to be, with open heart and Scriptures, and desire to see Your way clearly . May I not be one to nail Christ's Hands anew with rebellion and rejection, but come willing to You with my needs. I ask this in Jesus' name, for His glory. Amen.
Today's Bible verses-
(Ps. 100:3 KJV) "Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture." ~ Some decision-making questions when faced with difficult choice.
-From How Can I Know What God Wants Me To Do?(c) by RBC Ministries.
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#119 Prayer Agony is Godlike
13th- Tuesday's post by Dr. Wesley L. Duewel
#120 We are Most Godlike when we Share God's Travail
15th- Thursday's post by Dr. Wesley L. Duewel
Cherish them...While You Can
17th- Saturday's post by Ron Hutchcraft
#121 Prayer Warfare Defeats Satan
20th- Tuesday's post by Dr. Wesley L. Duewel
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31-day Devotional
+ Jean's testimony
[Maybe just choose a title each
day that interests you]
A sample verse from p. 90-
I Gleaned from Others
Day by Day
"I underlined the words God used
In all His instructions.
Each day to Him my heart was fused
Even in corrections.
Each promise from Him was for me
And mine if I would ask.
He'd answer them for me to see
That His Word was to last."
(Published by Lighthouse Publishing
of the Carolinas. Used by permission).
A great gift for someone who may need help
to prepare for marriage, and for those in a
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