In Your Righteousness Deliver Me Psalms 31:1-5 ESV “In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me! “For you are my rock and … Continue reading Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit
Year: 2021
Filibuster
An Original Work / October 5, 2021 Filibuster of the luster Putting off what he can’t muster Stalling tactics light his candle Honesty he cannot handle Twiddling thumbs is now his mission While he’s lacking any vision He’s wasting time, which makes no sense While waiting for his recompense So, looking back, he sees no … Continue reading Filibuster
When Judgment Comes
The Path of the Righteous Isaiah 26:7-9 ESV “The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way of the righteous. In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul. My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit … Continue reading When Judgment Comes
Hear, That Your Soul May Live
Come, Everyone Who Thirsts Isaiah 55:1 ESV “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.” All of us humans thirst for (yearn, desire, long for) something, perhaps not even knowing what we want. As sinners … Continue reading Hear, That Your Soul May Live
Oh, Lord, Save Your People
A Cry for Help Psalms 28:1-3 ESV “To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift … Continue reading Oh, Lord, Save Your People
Wounds of a Friend or Kisses of an Enemy?
A Haughty Spirit Proverbs 27:1-2 ESV “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.” We read in Proverbs 16:18: “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” If we … Continue reading Wounds of a Friend or Kisses of an Enemy?
Are We Sober-Minded Christians?
1 Peter 1:13-16 ESV “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you … Continue reading Are We Sober-Minded Christians?
Testing the Genuineness of Our Faith
1 Peter 1:6-9 ESV “In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation … Continue reading Testing the Genuineness of Our Faith
Don’t Play Games with God
No Longer Walk That Way! Ephesians 4:17-19 ESV “Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to … Continue reading Don’t Play Games with God
They Seek the Life of the Upright
Proverbs 29:10-11 ESV “Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless and seek the life of the upright. A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.” Seeking someone’s life doesn’t necessarily mean desiring the literal death of someone. Our lives can be destroyed in so many different ways. … Continue reading They Seek the Life of the Upright
Run With It 