Showing posts with label Jesus Christ's Faith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jesus Christ's Faith. Show all posts

Monday, June 27, 2016

Where's Your Faith?!






I Was Given A Great Gift!
It Was A Measure Of Faith!
I Touched It!
I Kissed It!
I Tried It Out Once
AND, THEN
I Put It High Up
On The Treasured Items Shelf!

One Day
I Had An Experience!
That Experience Called Into Question My Faith!
I Said To My Self:

"Hey! We Have Faith!"

BUT
Then I Remembered, And Said:

"Ohhh! But It Is At Home
On The Treasured Items Shelf!"

I Got Over That Experience!
Or So I Thought!

Time Passed

And Then ...

Astoundingly
One Experience
AND
Another Experience
Boldly Showed Up
This Time
Right Inside My Front Door!

The Nerve Of These Experiences!

Shocked
Dismayed
Shaken
AND
Nerves Frayed
I Reached For My Gift Of Faith
Only To Realize
Belatedly
That I Had Securely Tucked It Away!

"Oh, Faith!
Where Are You?
I Need You Right Now!
Wherever You Are Hiding
I Command You
To Come Out Right Now!
I'm Having A Conniption
A Calf
AND
A Cow!
Oh, Lord!
Please Help Me!
Lord, Help Me!
I Vow
To Keep Faith With You!
To Keep My Faith
On With Me
Starting ...
Starting ...
Starting ... RIGHT NOW!

I Learned A Hard Lesson!
Faith Is Not For Show!
Faith Is For Exercise!
One Must Let Faith Grow
For
Faith Unused
Is Faith That Is Dead
AND
Unused Faith
Is As Useful As
A Feather Made Of Lead!

From That Day Till This Day
I Have Bound My Faith
To My Life!
I Have To Daily Exercise My Faith
For
Living
In This Life
Is Constant Constant Strife!

I Say My Prayers
To My Father
Humbly 
In Jesus Christ' Name
Exercising The Faith
That He Gave Me
Vowing Daily
To Use This God-Given Measure of Faith
Until I Enter The Day I Enter The Grave!

I Have Needs!



Without Faith
In Jesus Christ

My Faith Is Fruitless

My Striving Is Useless

AND

Salvation For This Sinner Saved
Is Profitless

AND

Waiting For The Trumpet Call Of God
Is Pointless!





Monday, January 25, 2016

Learning Along The Way + Prayer: Help Me, Lord!




In This My Life's Journey
I Have Learned Along The Way
That My God Has A Sense Of Humor
And That He Responds
No Matter What Unbelievers 
Uncharitably Say!

My God Cares For Me!
He Listens Intently To My Requests
And After All My Fits and Starts
He Gives To Me Of His Best!


PRAYER:

Oh,  Lord
Help Me To Trust You More
For You Give The Best Gifts 
Which Are Of Heaven's Stores!

Lord,
There Have Been So Many Times
When My Requests To You
Have Been Denied
BUT
I Have Learned My Lesson True
And I Make My Request
Having Bent My Will To Honor You!

Father, 
I Do Seek You True!
I Seek A Positive Answer From You!
Please Know That I Do Not Ask Amiss
For 
I Desire To Receive Your Promised Bliss!

Help Me, Lord
Not To Weigh My Trust In You
And 
Help Me To Faithfully Stand
In Front Of You
And
Not Fearfully
Behind Sinful, Mortal, Man!

Help Me, Lord
To Rest Secure 
In Jesus Christ's Faith
While I Am Awaiting 
The Sure Answers From 
Your Throne Of Grace!

I Love You, My Father.

AMEN.




Friday, January 22, 2016

HAPPY SABBATH + PRAYER: Grant Us Strength, Lord!




Oh, Father,
We Come Before You
As Supplicants and Penitents
Thankful For Grace
and
Pleading For Mercy!

Have Mercy, Lord
On The Helpless
The Hopeless
The Careless
And
The Lawless!

Have Mercy, Lord,
On The Wild
The Defiled
The Beguiled
And
The Spoiled!

Have Mercy,  Lord
On The Wretched
The Frowned Upon
The Soul With No Place To Belong
And
The Heart Which Has Lost Its Peace and Its Song!

Have Mercy,  Lord,
On The Fool Who Says
There Is No God!
On The Faithful
Whose God Is The Lord!
On The Wicked
Who Daily Sow Discord
And
On The Soul Seeking
To Be Shuck Of The Old Fraud!

Have Mercy,  Lord
On The Wired
On The Tired
On The Soul From Work Just Fired
And
On The Soul Whose Feet Are In Sin Mired!

Grant Us, Lord
Who Daily Seek Your Face
Courage For The Journey
And
Strength For The Race
And
Grant Us The Strength Of Will
To Walk Ever In Your Way
So That At The Last Day
We Won't Be Cast Out In Eternal Disgrace!

Bless Us, Father!

Do For Us What Is Best For Us
In Your Eternal Sight
And
No Matter Our Distress At Our Mortal Outcome
Help Us To Stand Firm
In Jesus Christ's Faith
So That We Will Attain Heaven's Promised Rest!

Bless Us, Lord, As Only You - Our Holy God - Can!

Oh,  How Your People Love You
Trust You
And
Reverence You, Lord!

AMEN.