"Now thanks be to God, which always caught us to triumph in Christ, and manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place."
(St Paul in II Corinthians 2:14)
When I take stock of all that
Christ has brought me through,
I can't help feeling awestruck
At the saving things He can do.
What are some of the things
That I have been delivered from?
Tribulation, fears, illness and lack,
Just to give an idea of some.
Whatever problems we may face
It is often-proven, undeniable fact
That our always-with-us Saviour
Can bring us through intact.
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Getting More Done
Not enough time in the day
To do all things we need to do?
Our priorities are out of whack.
When we place God's demands
Above our own, and other people's
The results will be amazing.
Think of Christ Jesus, someone
Who was never hurried or stressed,
Who was always on time for healing.
Why was this, do you think?
Could one reason have been,
"I do always those things
that please him"?
(John 8:29)
A holy example, this.
But one we can all shoot for.
Even the willingness to pray
May this day unfold
With putting You first,
Will begin adjusting things
As only God can do.
Then there will be enough time
For Him -- don't forget
And time enough for you.
To do all things we need to do?
Our priorities are out of whack.
When we place God's demands
Above our own, and other people's
The results will be amazing.
Think of Christ Jesus, someone
Who was never hurried or stressed,
Who was always on time for healing.
Why was this, do you think?
Could one reason have been,
"I do always those things
that please him"?
(John 8:29)
A holy example, this.
But one we can all shoot for.
Even the willingness to pray
May this day unfold
With putting You first,
Will begin adjusting things
As only God can do.
Then there will be enough time
For Him -- don't forget
And time enough for you.
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Free Now
To longing deep and universal -
"If I could just be free!" --
Is this fact divine and comforting
That all can come to see:
We are and ever have been in God,
His spiritual, perfect child, eternally.
For we are not helpless before circumstances
Have not been under carnal mind's curse
For a year, a day, an hour.
These are truths Christ Jesus knew,
And they gave Him wondrous healing power.
This knowledge Christian Science imparts,
Saving knowledge so glorious,
That we're not hemmed in by flesh and blood,
But are right now the way God made us.
Fortunate that there is revealed,
Freeing things that we can claim and see.
(Things about us God has ever known)
That now and through all eternity
We are His loved child, His very own --
Immensely blessed and whole and free.
"If I could just be free!" --
Is this fact divine and comforting
That all can come to see:
We are and ever have been in God,
His spiritual, perfect child, eternally.
For we are not helpless before circumstances
Have not been under carnal mind's curse
For a year, a day, an hour.
These are truths Christ Jesus knew,
And they gave Him wondrous healing power.
This knowledge Christian Science imparts,
Saving knowledge so glorious,
That we're not hemmed in by flesh and blood,
But are right now the way God made us.
Fortunate that there is revealed,
Freeing things that we can claim and see.
(Things about us God has ever known)
That now and through all eternity
We are His loved child, His very own --
Immensely blessed and whole and free.
Friday, February 1, 2019
The Secret of Achieving More
I used to wonder,
Why the disparity between
What I aspire to do
And actual performance?
Then one day it dawned,
Why it's lack of conformance
To this guideline Jesus gave:
"If any man serve me,
Him will my Father honor"*
When we shift from self to Christ,
We find life far more productive --
A life of increased giving
That blesses us and all mankind.
*John 12:26
Why the disparity between
What I aspire to do
And actual performance?
Then one day it dawned,
Why it's lack of conformance
To this guideline Jesus gave:
"If any man serve me,
Him will my Father honor"*
When we shift from self to Christ,
We find life far more productive --
A life of increased giving
That blesses us and all mankind.
*John 12:26
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