Joy on A Page
Words on a page
Ancient as time
March in procession
Line by line
Written by a holy finger
Within the fires of truth
I pray deep in my heart
May they forever linger
Written in ink so black
Copied, recopied by scribes so holy
Yet, at times it took man’s blood
To tell God’s eternal story
Read His Word
Which shall never pass away
Lifts us up, transcending all strife
Leads to His perfect joy, love
& the Blissful Ecstasy of
His Forever Life!
When Jesus talked to Nicodemus, He spoke about our rebirth. In John 3:5 He speaks of being reborn of water and the Spirit.
Romans 6:4 We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. NIV
Rebirth!
It tears at my flesh
My soul is reborn
Into a world of light!
No more running from the night.
I thank you, Gracious Lord,
for this Glory of New Life
It runs downhill and up
in endless joyful Flight!
It is so sad to see such a great country as ours literally destroying it self morally. There is still good and God’s grace and love in it, but America is slowly dying from moral decay. We have had the sexual revolution of the 60’s but now have the highest divorce rate in the industrialized world and an almost total lack of respect for marriage, the home and the family. We don’t even try to hold our homes together for our own little babies. Sexual morality is falling apart. Our entertainment glorifies sexual promiscuity and infidelity.
We are so caught up in consuming useless man-made things and hedonistic pleasure seeking we can’t hardly see straight. There is more to life than just partying all the time. God meant for our lives to be so much more. Seek His ways. His guidelines for life give it a richer depth and show us we were created to share His love, glory and peace and to reflect that back to each other.
Dear God,
I pray for a spiritual revival in this country. We need you so badly. May we return to the foot of your cross Lord Jesus to find our purpose in this world again. In your name I pray, Amen.
A World
A world once
So green and fair
spinning in air
now dipped, drenched
in a Savior’s red blood
only way to
cover its darkness
Nobodies
Christ,
Hanging on that cross
Did you know my name
Did you see from there
This my sometimes
lonely way?
Born alone
Into a freezing cold
I took my first breath
Orphans too have souls
Tossed about
In waves
Beyond my control
Landed at last
upon a very rocky shoal
bent but not
completely destroyed
created in, by the light
not just for an evil’s toy
I sat alone, waiting
existing within your might
A nobody,
One of the Least
of the least of
The Least
Rejected in a
World’s insanity
Why do we not love
These Our own,
Parts of ourselves
I too belonged here also
Yet as
You hung upon that cross
You turned your face
Upon my future
Offered me your grace
Yay, I’m saved!
In the Middle
You came and put
Your throne
In the middle of my life
Inside the darkness, pain
& chaos, sorrow and the strife
Planted Yourself
Pushing, moving aside
All people, places, &
Things, showing how
To reject my old enemy’s lies
Circumstances are fluid
Ever changing in a world
So sadly lost
Cling to Christ, our Lord
He alone did pay the cost
Of your freedom from
Insanities of this world
Its cruelty, lies and sin
Another place awaits
A forever home you will win
In a book so rich in truth
A teacher once said
To live as foreigners, aliens
Never make a forever bed
On this face of this
Dissolving earth
God alone is your
True home
Mother, Father
Closer than a sister
Or any brother
All here is temporary
Pain is only for today
Cling to God
In your heart His love
Is meant to always
& eternally stay
With a roar & in great heat
Old ways, this earth
Will vanish, disappear
Making His forever love
Always & ever more clear
All new life,
Immortal, glorious,
Will spring forth
Resplendent on a
Newly recreated earth
Shining forth into an eternal,
Complete & total new rebirth!
SoulSails 