Stripped Meaning to Be destroyed Removed As in to strip old paint Now old undesirable varnish Remove old tarnish
As I stand still Look around Unwillingly caught In all the world's sounds My spirit feels there is Something amiss Something Imprisoned into A darkened twist It is our sense of reality
There is a loss of authority Not of ours, oh no, no In our own we boast all day Over that we keep a tight grip Over that most will sing All day long Through loose, smiling lips It is of someone else's loss
Into the air madly have We tossed Christ's authority Our Creator's Sovereignty Over everyone, everything From Him His power Have we STRIPPED
Today even inside Large and small churches Pastors just say Jesus loves you Which, of course, is the truth But downplay HIS KINGSHIP Is it ignorance or fear Is it now today They're afraid to say He is also our Righteous Judge Full Authority, Power Only belongs to Him All of life's rules, guidelines Come from Him
In the middle of today's Broken world with pain so rife In its confusion, satan's evil, full of strife We need to return to the truth Of our One true leader's power And to bend the knee And refuse to strip Christ Of His rightful authority HIS OVERWHELMING MAJESTY AND UNENDING GLORY!
You had to reach down So very, very low Because At times life to us can deliver Exceedingly cruel blows AH!! But the joy at seeing your face Come to save(as always) I reach up Your hands full of Your overflowing grace!
So hold your breath Get ready Christ remains always ever steady Dependable, ALMIGHTY Wait and you will see Your Refuge, our Rock Our Creator LORD He will enable all believers In Him once again to soar Above this world's chaos That dark slimy pit Pain, suffering and loss Even though it may come For you at a tremendous cost
But you can rely upon HIM To eternally win Our Immortal souls, Us in His forever love to keep As in His Paradise we all together Dance joyfully in the Light-filled Glory at His Feet!!
I hope everyone has a God-blessed day! This video/poem is available also on my youtube channel Susan Guinn at: https://youtu.be/2G_JPJo-rCY
Now That’s Pretty!!
Sunrises are pretty Flowers, Oh, their colors Can make you Quite giddy! Butterflies Babies smiles Laughter Winter’s perfect seasons But sadly Just physical Not spiritual That comes only From God Is God
Warmth Affection Perfect Love Shining, streaming From above Never leaving Always present Always good Always faithful Even when I'm not
King of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th chance Showing in His Celebratory Graveyard Dance His Almighty Power Over satan, death Resurrecting people With His every breath
And then my soul stretched out her arms, blew out her wings and sailed away!
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A unique, one of a kind daily devotional! With a poem for each day of the year and Bible verses to illustrate and enhance the meaning of each rhyme, this devotional strives to help you draw closer to your Creator/Lord, His Son, Jesus Christ and His Holy Spirit. May God, our Rock, continue to bless your spiritual journey through these poems.
May God bless your Sunday morning! I pray He would again pour out His Holy Spirit on His beloved world and once more fill it with the same fire as He did on that long ago Pentecost. May God bless and protect your day!!
Better Than What He Left It!
Be you transformed! Brave even miraculous words You first century apostle! By pagan ignorant ears Were they heard Yet, Even though simple, plain Look how they set a culture On fire!
Jesus loves you just as you are True, true Words from pulpits heard very often today But In a darkened, sin-filled condition Never did He mean to let you stay!!
Always, always better He wants For you To be changed, renewed He wants to leave you better Than what He found you So, go, sin no more Let your eternal spirit soar And Through a Holy Spirit's Pentecostal fire Reach ever so much higher Leave the world a little better Than what you found it!!!
Everyone goes through A Dry Season Feeling without a reason Getting drier, drier Stress, sorrow, pain Roaring, growing Higher, higher
Emotions, the body Like dry, dead leaves Dry, dead limbs Will this dry season Ever, ever end? In the middle of the dark No answer comes Perhaps in this Season only is Found true faith In Heaven’s Only Son
In the middle of shallow waters Full of only sludge Life’s sharp, hard rocks Oh, for a moment Please, my next words Do not me begrudge
Reach up for Christ!!
Always is found His glorious light In the middle of our darkest, Most wicked earthly fight He will provide always Sunlit, crystal shining waters His provisions reach deeper Every heartbeat Exceeding all other worldly offers
You will bloom again Christ will help you Grow in faith through this Dry season No matter, the pain, The strong wind blowing This dry breeze in Never will He leave you, Never will He forsake you God’s love is still there Heaven still deeply, deeply cares!
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