One day Jesus walked by, He called me by name. This Teacher so wise Might lead me to fame. So I followed His lead And walked with His band. I learned all His ways, But still served my own ends. He called not the wise, For their glory to shine. He called those with wealth, …
A Song of Peace for the Battle
The Garden of Gethsemane (If you’ve been reading my writings for a while, you may recognize this from several years ago. As I read Psalm 55 this morning, I felt led to share it again today. I also shared a song that was from my cd at the end.) There is a jeweled treasure box …
A Song of Persistent Praise
David's song is filled with raw emotion. Who is asking where his God is? His tears. William Cowper (pronounced Cooper), a friend of John Newton in the early 1800’s, wrote several well-known hymns we still sing today. “There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood” and “God Moves in Mysterious Ways” are two of the songs …
A Song of Warning
The beauty of reading history is that we can see how other’s choices went for them over the course of time. In every account of man’s rebellion against God and His law, the common denominator is destruction to them and to others. Rebellion against God has never ended well, ever. Bow now or bow later, …
A Song of Trust
"Tis' So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" Louisa M.R. Stead, public domain Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 This is a verse memorized as a teenager, so easy to call to mind, yet much more difficult to apply to real life. Would you agree? …
A Song of Grace, Part 3
Grace That Leads Through many dangers, toils, and snares I have already come. Tis' grace that brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. John Newton Any time a chapter closes and a new one begins, reflection writes itself into the first few paragraphs as it transitions. We are in the middle …
A Song of Thanksgiving
Psalm 92:1-2 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord,and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning,and thy faithfulness every night, One thing that must be purposeful through the difficult and darker seasons of life is thanksgiving. As I read through Numbers chapters …
A Song of Grace, Part 2
Grace: Immanuel, God with Us Matthew 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Photo by Lisa Fotios on Pexels.com When my first child arrived, my nineteen-year-old self-fancied herself prepared for this event. Kylie’s birth …
The Song of the Warrior
The Song of His Voice
Job 23:11-12My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips;I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. The voice of the Lord Roars above the deep. The voice of His command Thunders in the stormy …
His Song in the Night 