Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as GOD in CHRIST also has forgiven you. (NASB)
Yes, it is the Christmas season
A time of unparalleled cheer
But kindness is to be extended
Throughout the year.©
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When you turn on the television
You hear tell of this
And you hear tell of that
But when all has been said
And all has been done
I am still saved by the blood
Of GOD’s only begotten SON
And that knowledge gives me
“...peace from GOD, our FATHER
And the LORD JESUS CHRIST.”
(Based on Ephesians 1:2.)
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A Time of Cheer
This time of the year is supposed to be a time of cheer
But that cheer is hard for some people to find
Because COVID-19 and fighting lingers near
So I have written this poem for you, to say
Find the joy in the season, come what may
And never forget that GOD is GOD
At the end of the day.©
A Legacy of Bible Reading and Prayer
My Momma built me a legacy
In that, she taught me to read my Bible and pray
Because she knew that JESUS would
Take care of me when she
Had to go away.
Armed with that legacy I continue
To travel on from day by day
Pulling on GOD via the power of prayer
To walk me through whatever might be there
Or whatever might come my way.
When COVID-19 came on the scene
I talked to GOD about it
And went on to do HIS work and
At night to sleep the sleep of peace
Because I knew that whatever
The night might bring
GOD had(s) HIS angels walking the land
And that come what may,
My FATHER is in charge of everything.
So, even if some unprecedented evil
Where to be unleashed upon the land
I won’t worry overmuch,
I’ll just turn to GOD in prayer
Because I know that HE, the CREATOR,
Has the upper hand.
Yep, my Momma left me a legacy
That stands me in good stead
She left me Bible reading and prayer
Through which my soul,
By day and by night, is fed.©️
There was a miracle BIRTH
Orchestrated by GOD
To bless this earth
And now, as HIS child
I work as I live and breathe
Because to my God
I will always cleave.
So, I walk the flatlands of Tennessee
Utilizing the SPIRIT that
GOD has placed in me
Telling all who will listen
About the home that’s going
To be their's and mine
When GOD calls us to meet HIM
On the other side of time.©
(Based on Galatians 3:7-8, 14.)
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How have I been able to walk,
Though weary, mile after mile
Easy, I’ve been able to do it
Because I am GOD‘s child
And just as HE has walked and
Continues to walk with me,
HE will walk with you, too.
I've traveled over roads that folks
Could not see how I made it, but now
I can tell the world that I trusted
In GOD and stepped on anyhow.
Even now, sometimes HE does things
That take my breath away
But that’s only because I tend to forget
That I serve the almighty and powerful YAHWEH
And that HE can do things to
Show me and everybody else
That HE is GOD and that HE is
GOD all by HIMSELF!
You see, HE has a way of drying my tears
And eradicating my fears...
Yes, HE’s been my WAY-MAKER
Down through the years
And so, I have learned not to fret
But to turn concerns over to HIM
And HE has never failed me yet!©
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Voracious Appetite
I was excited this year when Spring first arrived
Along with the usual signs of Spring
The songbirds, the robins and baby birds
With tiny voices filling the air with
Their wee-throated chirping
Oh, and lest I forget, there is that
Dreaded annual termite swarming.
That swarm is not something that
Any homeowner wants to ever see
Well, guess what folks, the homeowner
Who saw them this time happened to be me.
Was I happy to see the winged insects whose voracious
Appetite could damage or bring my home down around me
My answer to that needless query is a resounding, “No siree!”
Had to find capital for the depleted till
So that I could pay the exterminator’s bill!
Did I allow this latest sign of Spring
To take my Spring found joy away from me
No, not me, no, siree
Because when I looked out of my window
I found, with joy, that the hummingbird family
Having made another pilgrimage back to me
Was flying around for all to see.
Now, you know I would not be me if I
Did not make an application to the Lord by
Using this poem that I just wrote to prod
Us onward in our quest to please our God
Would that we be like the termite and the hummingbird
And feed with relentlessness upon the Written Word
And share the news with our fellowman because it
Would be the best sharing that they had heard
Yes, siree!© (Chopping My Row)
Look at the last verse of this poem. You can see that the writer likens our sharing the goodness of God to, being prepared by being Bible well-read. This preparation allows us to be the vessel by which our acquaintances can be fed.
The Advent of Spring 2021
I am looking forward to 2021 and the advent of spring
And along with it, the eradication of COVID-19
For due to the vaccines, that virus will
No longer be around to be alarming
Though there will still be the annual termite swarming
And other signs of spring mentioned in the poem above
But there won’t be any COVID-19
Because GOD will have saved us because of HIS love.
Yes, the sweet little hummingbirds
Will be welcomed, as before
But there will be no COVID-19
To keep me inside of my home's door.
And just as the termites and hummingbirds
Seem to feed without ceasing
I, as a COVID-19 survivor, will
Offer prayers of thanksgiving
To GOD without ceasing!©
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All of the things that I might
Have accomplished in this life
I did not accomplish it of my own accord
But by the power and might of the LORD.
As I have told you before
I am but a vessel put into use
In the service of the LORD
And I am working just as you are
Down here on the ground
For a home in glory and my crown
Which the LORD, the righteous JUDGE
Shall to me, award.©
(Based on 2 Corinthians 10:17-18 & 2 Timothy 4:8)
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No matter how life might beat you down
Always let the love of God in you abound
As you strive to reach higher ground.©
(Based on 2 Corinthians 8:7)
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The CREATOR of the mountains,
The grass, the birds, and the bees
Is GOD Almighty and HE
Calls me daughter and
Cares about me.
HE didn’t say that I would
Have sunshine all the way
But what HE did say
Was that HE would be with me
In and out of my battle fray
So, I don’t fret long
When things go wrong
I just pray to GOD in my heart
And on my lips, I place a song
Because one thing I do know
HIS SPIRIT is with me
Everywhere I go.
And HIS poetry runs within my soul
To keep me mindful of my eternal goal
Of living with HIM way up there
Where every day will be bright and fair.©
(Based on 2 Corinthians 6:18.)
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I step on for GOD with my
Special daughter in tow
Because I realize that
Whatever help I need
On this journey below
Has already been provided-
In fact, a long time ago!
So, I won't lose heart
After all I am a soldier,
Don't you know?
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2 Corinthians 4 New American Standard Bible
4 Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart,
7 But we have this treasure in earthen containers, so that the extraordinary greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;
8 we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;
9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;
16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day.
17 For our momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
2 Corinthians 3:3 New American Standard Bible
3 revealing yourselves, that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts
Oh, I wonder why
A blinking Christmas light
Fills us with such delight
Could it be that a CHILD’s
Birth is remembered more
Often than not, on a
Certain designated night?
No, we do not know the
Exact day of HIS birth
But that matters not for,
The fact of the matter is
That the remembrance
Fills our hearts with mirth
Because it reminds us all of
The time that HEAVEN
Came down to earth.
So it is with joy, of the utmost
That I say to all of you
GOD’s blessings upon you and yours
As peace and goodwill abound
And healing is delivered to our shores.©
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1 Corinthians 16:14
14 All that you do must be done in love.
2 Corinthians 1:4 (NASB)
4 who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
I am just a mere woman
As I walk this world below
But I am shepherded by JESUS
Every place I go.
I am comforted when I need comforting
So that I might comfort you
If ever you need me to
By showing empathy and compassion
After a Godly fashion,
For HE shows compassion to me
And I, in turn, show forth
That love for all humanity.©
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Y’all know that I do a blog for your
Edification, exhortation, and consolation
And I choose subjects about situations
That are of concern to single individuals,
Or at times, to the world's nations.
Right now, though we are in the
Midst of a searing pandemic,
We take solace from the fact that
We received the answer to many prayers
About COVID-19 that asked for a vaccine in hand
That would stop the carnage
That is wreaking havoc across our lands.
Now, we are in holding mode
Awaiting our turn for our vaccination
While giving thanks to GOD
For our deliverance from this blight;
But, I just wanted to ask you
A question or two, if I might
Do you give thanks for the vaccine
Each day or each night
Do you pray for healthcare workers
Who are dealing daily with this virus situation
Do you pray for folks that
Have lost their wages
Do you pray for families that
Had loved ones that lost their Coronavirus fight
Do you pray for ample supplies
Necessary for the people’s vaccinations?
And one last question I would like to pose to you
How has the virus affected
The things that you do;
Do you pray a lot more
Than you used to
Do you attend worship more often
Do you talk about, with thanksgiving,
The goodness of GOD
To any man who will listen
As you go on, with heightened awareness,
About this business of living?
Just a couple of questions that I had
And I wanted to pose them to you
About how this virus has affected
The things that you do.©
How old are you?
No, I don’t mean to pry
But I wanted you to think
About the number of years
That has gone by.
Whatever the number of years is
That you have lived
That is the number of times
That some people have celebrated
The birth of GOD’s SON
But there are some that have celebrated
HIS birth every first day of the week
And better yet, there are those
Who celebrate HIS birth with
Every breath they take
Every act of kindness they do
Every word that they write
Every word that they say
Every song that they sing
In short, they try to remember the
Greatest GIFT of God‘s love, above all things
Because HE is, through
Our FATHER, our EVERYTHING
For through HIM, salvation
Has been brought to every
Man in GOD's creation.
Think about it; what are the numbers
Of remembrance according to you
My friend, as you enjoy this gift from my heart
Via GOD’s SPIRIT, to you?
As I rejoice at the sweetness
Of HIS SPIRIT that pours through
As I walk the pathways of the Bible
This morning under 1 Corinthians' morning dew.©️
(Based on 1 Corinthians 12:8.)
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Oh, what love GOD has for us
Just look at the timing of the COVID-19 vaccine
It is happening at a glorious time of year...
The world’s people receiving the vaccination
Has given us all cause for added celebration
And for additional expressions of gratitude!
While the pandemic reminded us all
Of the fragility of our existence
It also reminded us of the
Rewards of persistence
In prayer to God
Yes, most of all
It has served to make us recall
Whose children we are
And now every time
I look upon a blinking star
In the crystal nighttime sky
I have thankful thoughts of our FATHER
Our GOD, WHO is always standing by!©️
(Based on Hebrews 4:16, Psalm 148:3, Psalm 8:3)
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You know, as I live this life
From day to day
I never know what task the Lord
Is going to allow to come my way
I mean, I never know what problems
I may have to help others solve
I never know what quandary
In which I, myself, might be involved
But one thing I do know
As I work here below
A record of all I do is being kept above
So I know that in all of my doing
To comport myself with love.©️
(Based on1 Corinthians 4.)
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As a child, she was quiet and
Didn’t have much to say
But look at her now, why
She is a preacher’s wife today.
Who knew that she would morph
Into a speaker extraordinaire
God did; that’s who
For HE placed the makings there.
Now she is a writer whose
Books have gone over the world
Yes, that spirit-filled lady
Who used to be such a shy little girl
Talks to audiences great and small
About the love of God
Who cares for all.
And when given praise about
The work that she does today
You will hear her readily say
“Don’t get it twisted; it is not me
But it is the glory of GOD
Shining through
As I do all that I can to
Bring renewed knowledge of
GOD’s grace to you.”
(Based on 1 Corinthians 1:31, 2:13, Isaiah 50:4, Ecclesiastes 12:11)
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