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Vast Love

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 First and lastA witness trueIgnite my heartTo worship youHoly, Holy, One. Hope of heavenO righteous KingPrince of PeaceEnduring spring. Lavish in graceOnly by faithVast is Your loveEternally safe Jesus, my KingEverlasting SonSavior of soulsUnchanging OneSo sweet is Your love.…
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Keep Me

O keep me, Lord, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed or disappointed, for my trust and my refuge are in You. Psalm 25:20 To the only God, my refuge,My rock and shield, so true and just.Keep me in Your peace unfailing,In You alone I place my trust. The glory of Your majesty,Now and…
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Sifted

Ground up and shaken,Separating weeds and stone.All chaff and no wheat? Poetry Type: Haiku Zephaniah 2:1-2a Gather together, yes, gather, O shameless nation, before the decree takes effect –before the day passes away like chaff– (ESV) Luke 22:31-32 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you…
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Merciful High Priest

My friends, God has chosen you to be his holy people. So think about Jesus, the one we call our apostle and high priest. Hebrews 3:1 By Your death we are deliveredFrom bondage into light,Holding fast to our confession,We walk by faith not sight. Exalted above the heavens,Dear merciful High Priest,Our sins You have removed…
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Choose Christ

Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 He came to die so we could live,His life He gives.Unceasing grace,His gift embrace. For…
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A Beautiful Creator

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. Psalm 50:2 A gift so great,By grace you give,Could this be true?Does Jesus live?Eternal love,Forever now,God sent His son,He kept His vow.In You I trust,Jesus my King,Keep me righteous,Let freedom ring!Merciful One,Now I can see,Open my heart,Pour love through me,Quiet my mind,Redeem my soul,Savior, my Lord,Thee I extol!Until…
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Love Divine

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:37-39 Love is patient, Love is kind,In Jesus Christ, find Love divine,A greater Love…
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Abide

Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. John 15:4 ShineYour gloryIn this place today.Just a glimpse of Your beauty!Dwell.In our heart’s tabernacle.Abiding in You,Reflecting,Light. Poetry Type: Oddquain Butterfly
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Crucible

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivers him out of them all. Psalm 34:19 A crucible mine to bear,Tailor made to test my soul.Perplexed but not in despair,For I know who’s in control! Tailor made to test my soul,All things work to Your avail.Praising the One in control,Your good purpose will prevail!…
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His Perfect Grace

And you will know the truth and the truth will set you free. John 8:32 Lord, how am I justified in Your sight?How do I know that my soul can be free?Father God, do You hear my desperate plea?What is it, Lord, that can make me right? Only Jesus Christ gives eternal life!The gift, God’s grace, is simple to…
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No More Tears

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4 Eternal thirst You satisfy,Upon the cross, You chose to die.Jesus, our King – the Last, the First,You satisfy…
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Believe

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world. but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17 God’s power is great for those…
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Living God

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Hebrews 9:14 Past, present and future the True God lives!He shows us His love by the life He gives.For the sins of the world, His blood was…