Not OK
On our own,
We are not OK
In our own power
Not for one second,
Or one hour
Will we ever be
Or see
Salvation, redemption
Only by the blinding light
From above
Drenched in eternity’s love
Can the dark in us
Ever be overcome
Only HIS SPIRIT can we trust
To do that job
We are too weak
From sin
Only in prayer
On our knees
Will we win
Any battle with
the satan
SO KILL OFF
THE OLD SELF
If you truly wish to see
That transformation
Only Christ can bring
So allowed you will be
With true Joy to say
‘It is not I that lives
But Christ that lives in me!’
Loss
What is this sense of loss
Of a deep sadness,
Despair
Then I raise my head
To look at You
& You smile!
And my heart is even
More beguiled
And enticed
To follow You
But I am stuck
On the other side of
An uncrossable chasm
For I know on my own
I cannot
Even begin to start
To conquer its deep gorges
A dark fog envelops
My mind & heart
Then someone touches
Down with a hand
It is Your Son of Man
His blood paved the way
Because I was oh so lost
Until He reached across
So on this dark side
I need never stay
Alone, rejected digressing
From your eternal blessings
Christ is that bridge
That eternal ridge
Of hope & joy
For everyone to cross
Over into God’s love
You do not have to sit in
The darkness of eternal loss
But you must take that first step
Reach for the outstretched hand
Of the undying Son of Man!
Outside the Church
Four walls can a prison make
But prison bars confine
Limit access, restrict body & the mind
However, access to the Sublime
Was never meant to be denied
To anyone
Christ, God, Holy Spirit
Do not just exist, live
In a building one day a week
His name, face, presence
Everywhere we may seek
So His name do not speak
Only in a building
Say it out loud everywhere
Stores, neighbors, from your office chair
Say His name out loud
Be it to one person only
or in a denser crowd
Just say it with great joy
His name is oh so dearly needed
satan’s darkness it has the power to destroy
At one word, CHRIST,
The demons flee,
Fall & tremble on their knees
Carry Him out of that church building
Be His witness, messenger, everywhere
To others His great love, surpassing joy
You will be privileged to share
Be His hands, His feet, His mouth, His heart
Give to others His glorious, new, fresh start
Temple
Let me be your temple,
Lord,
Let me be your temple
Your dwelling place
Come fill the space
Inside my heart
That Mercy Seat,
Between cherubim wings
Meant just for you
Come let me live
Anew
In your presence
Bring your shekinah glory
Back
Your very Essence
So I no longer feel
That lack,
That emptiness
Of the soul
Let your Spirit
Indwell
So again I may
Tell
Of your Glory,
Your Power,
Majesty &
Unending Love
Control me
Take me over
So it is no longer
I that liveth
But you that liveth
In me
Praise you God
For your Mercy!
Union
There is only one
Owner of this world
Accident or chance
Alone did not hurl
Our planet home into
BeingThere is a someone
Who decided it to create
Not a natural process
Of chemicals
Life’s requirements
Will ever satiateA perfect balance
Was what a universe needs
To form, to cause to be
And there is only
One Perfect Being alone
with that abilityPerfect power
Perfect sovereignty
Perfect in wisdom
Perfect in His Love
For us
Everything you see
Or touch
Belongs to Him
And Him alone
To live in conjunction
With Him was
His forever goalFor all of His creation
On His mind was never
Destruction
We were made to exist
With Him hand in hand
In perfect peace, harmonyThis is His ultimate plan
United forever, God & man,
Giving of His perfection
The Two become One
Leader
All around varieties of life
Are abundant
Diversities of even people
& not to be redundant
Diversities of ideas
Differences can be okay
But without orderliness
Structure of some kind
We put ourselves at risk
For chaos
Government, a leadership
Is needed
Organization always has
And will require
A leader
This earth is no different
Life has always been set up
To run this way
& to this very day
Good leadership is still craved
But we have always from the
Beginning
Had an excellent, the best,
Perfect even,
A One, so winning
Glorious & Shining
A living, breathing God
Creator
Around whom all
Diversities of life revolve
There could be no better
Than this One
In harmony together
With Spirit & Son
But we rebelled
As the ancients tell
So now you have a choice
To follow the light,
HIS VOICE
Or alone &
On our own
We can continue to follow
The mad disorder
Chaos & confusion
Its dark rebellion,
As without HIM
We get swallowed up
& blindly lead
To our own destruction
SoulSails 