The Vow(to Christ)
Waters of baptism
Over my head
Covers my face
Leaving no room
Not even one trace
Of darkness
Raised from a watery grave
Pulled up, Resurrected
Into Your light
Your new life
Given new sight
To see as You do
For this water
Was my vow
My oath, my covenant
To follow, love,
Be loyal to you
No matter the pain
No matter the shame
A world might choose
To inflict
Friday Morning Haiku
Quietly content
From You to me has been sent
The darkness scatters
Not By Yourself
Church is not just
A nice social tea party
It's not a game
It is where you go
To declare your belief in
The Name
You have an enemy
Wishing only to destroy
To kill, rob, steal
All of life,
Even your very last joy
You know who I speak of
satan is his name
Pain, dark destruction
Is all and only
what he seeks to gain
Not by yourself
Can you wage war
Against him
Only Your Lord & Savior
Stands in between
From heaven's throne
His love's grace, light
Powerfully streams
So call upon the Name
Of Jesus Christ
And
Watch satan, his demons
Scatter
Into the dark winds
Take complete flight
For it is a most wonderful,
Overwhelming sight
To watch our eternal King
Into each and every life
Bring all of His Power,
And His Glorious Might!
Praise You, Lord Jesus
Praise You!!
From
From the white light
Above my head
To the brown ground
Beneath my feet
From every breath
While I'm awake
To every heartbeat
While I sleep
You are my everything
Come, Lord Jesus,
COME
Millenia come and millenia go
Still time after time
You continue to show
Your incomprehensible
Love, goodness, joy
Your peace
Even with outstretched
Arms
For us You continue to reach
In order to forgive
A completely new life to give
But it hangs in the balance
From us it will require the talent
Of making the right choice
On His bloodied cross
After He raised His Voice
It is finished!
For all eternity
Our sins had they been punished
Still,
We must decide, choose
For ourselves
How do we really wish to dwell?
With someone so beautiful
Our words cannot express
Or
An Infinity without God's love forever
This is every man's greatest
and lifelong test!
In Christ
In Christ
(No room for the self)
There is
(In the present)
No condemnation
Found Only
In the beautiful incarnation
Of our living Christ
So let Him have your
Total being
And
Soon you will be
Seeing
(surrender as well as you can)
A new birth, transformation
And you will be allowed
To be a part
Of God's new earth, new heaven,
His completed new creation!
Caught Up!
Caught up in you
Not just watching
Or carried by your side
But caught up
Inside of you
Longingly I sigh
Please do not pass
Me by
In the moment
Of that breath
I know the best
Of life waiting
for me yet
Is to be caught up
Into the richest, deepest crevices
within Your heart's depths!
SoulSails 