When His sky is silent and gray
When noise around
Drowns
Out
He
Who
Needs
No instruction
Our God of Creation
Who
In Truth
Reigns over every nation
His sovereignty
Can be seen
By those who seek
For His treasures, like pearls,
Are uncovered
Joyfully discovered …
Enslaved by amazing love
His truth from above
engraved on our hearts
Beginning right from the start
This is only one of millions of miracles
Whether we see signs and wonders or not,
Whether God is hidden or visible
Trust is the crust
Of the bread of life
For we can be greedy
Demanding to view Godly things
Do we think
Our ways are higher,
Our knowledge, our power?
May we bow our heads
In humility instead
May we enter 2020
With contentment in lack or plenty
May we rest in His mighty right hand
That measured the waters and marked off the heavens
May we release
Fleshy pride who urges us to puff up and increase
May we praise the One who honors the least
May we lean upward,
Hearts upturned
Toward our eternal home
Setting our feet on the narrow path
Resisting any temptation to roam
It is for this hope
We wake. No matter what’s at stake, we cope
Because we believe in Him
It is for us He promises to renew our strength when ours is thin
Then, more than we can ever imagine …
He promises we will soar
Far beyond the world’s plateau, opening new doors
Doing new things
Calling forth the generations from the beginning
We are not alone
We are chosen
And upheld
By Our Mighty Lord
A spiritual, holy cord
Commanding us to set fear afire
As we surrender our will to the One who knows our heart’s desire
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In the book of Matthew, Jesus curses a fig tree and “immediately the tree withered”. The disciples, those who followed Him closely, were in awe and asked Jesus how did this happen (Matthew 21:19-20).
“Jesus replied, ‘Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea’, and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer” (Matthew 21:21).
When we say we believe God can do anything, we must also believe we can do nothing remotely righteous without Him.
You may notice a theme of pride in this poem and the last. I am keenly aware of how the devil tries to get me to go there. Oh yes, and he gets me to go there sometimes. I think pride is the least talked about sin, and yet we all struggle with it.
We all fall short of the glory of God, but we can fall less often if we train our hearts, minds, and souls to believe in our trustworthy, all-powerful God.
May God awaken you to His truth, His grace, and His power.
In Christ,
Julie
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Amen Julie! Blessings to you and your family!
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Thank you, Ryan! Rainy and cold here, waiting on my husband to get home from day shift 🙂
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Dear Julie,
Oh yes! ” I think pride is the least talked about sin, and yet we all struggle with it.” Lord, have Your way to keep uncovering more of that in me, and to uncover more of YOUR true holiness in my life. Thank you for sharing such precious truth from the heart. Love you dear sister.
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Thank you dear Bettie. May we all be more open to His correction that comes in full compassion. Love you too 🙂
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God bless you! This poem is wonderfully written.
“May we lean upward,
Hearts upturned
Toward our eternal home
Setting our feet on the narrow path
Resisting any temptation to roam…”——– So powerful! This is so profound.
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Thank you for your feedback. I am thankful for how God helps me write poetry.
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Julie, the poem flows so beautifully encouraging me to look upward to God and to remember just how sovereign He is. Yes, I agree with your statement about pride. I think pride is very sneaky. We must always give God the glory and keep our flesh out of it. Blessings!
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Dear Carrie, thank you for letting me know I obeyed Him. I will be reading this poem at church tomorrow. May Jesus use it for His glory. Yes, pride is sneaky because it is not of God. I have spoken about it before and will do so again as He leads. It’s not a very popular subject.
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