Christian Meditative Poetry to Encourage and Challenge
Posted in POEMS, Poems - Psalms, Poems Old Testament on Apr 11th, 2010
The psalmist was aware of the character of God, a God who: Forgives all our sins and heals our diseases He redeems us from death And crowns me with love Who fills our life with good things Gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly Compassionate and merciful, slow to anger He is worthy […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems - Psalms, Poems Old Testament on Apr 5th, 2010
Where your heart is there your focus will be also – it easy to get bogged down in the struggles of life – Our God calls us to look to him, they that do can know that he can reach us wherever we may be Psalm 40 vs. 1-5 – Our God Who Lifts […]
Posted in Easter, POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Mar 28th, 2010
As we contemplate Easter and the cost of the cross Isaiah 53 is a powerful place to begin. In this passage Isaiah eerily predicts the death of Christ and it challenges me afresh, how should I respond to the costliness of the gift given? Isaiah 53 vs. 1-7 – Like A Lamb To The […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Feb 28th, 2010
The more I journey the more I am aware that there is no “easy street” In fact Matthew puts it this way ” Narrow is the way that leads to salvation, wide the way that leads to destruction. Psalm 37 vs23-24 State that our steps are ordered by the Lord, and he delights in his […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Feb 21st, 2010
Over the past few weeks I have been pointed back to Isaiah’s commission in Isaiah 6, it is an amazing picture, and as I have pondered the awesomeness of God in this picture, the train of his robe filled the temple, and the seraphs flying calling so loudly to each other “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems - Psalms, Poems Old Testament on Feb 8th, 2010
Where do we look for help? Often the last thing we do is pray or spend time listening for and to God. God is always available to us, and as we in New Zealand are in the heat of summer and are feeling the effects of the sun striking us by day I can […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Jan 24th, 2010
Where your heart is determines what you focus on and how you live out your life. If we trust God first with all our heart he is enabled to guide us and direct our path. Proverbs 3 vs. 5-8 – Trust in the Lord With All Your Heart Trust in the LORD with all […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Jan 4th, 2010
Happy New Year. In many ways 2009 for many people was a year of constant running. The question is where were you running. Were you running towards God, or From God? In 1 Kings 19 we see how Elijah ran for 40 days out of fear of reprisals, even his life after destroying the prophets […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems - Christmas, Poems Old Testament on Dec 20th, 2009
As Christmas nears, and I ponder billboards proclaiming there is no God on buses, and St Matthew’s in the City billboard and the rapid abyss into full scale secularism in New Zealand, I turn back to the message found in Isaiah 9. Unto us a child is born, a son is given – Emmanuel […]
Posted in Nehemiah, POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Oct 4th, 2009
Nehemiah again demonstrates the importance of being prepared, of being proactive when faced with threats from his enemies. We may not have a physical threat like Nehemiah and the people of Jerusalem had, but as I read the New Testament and chapters Like Romans 8 Talking about Powers and Principalities and 1 Peter 5 warning […]