Discipleship
BATTLEFIELDS IN MY IMAGINATION
Satan’s magic box holds slyest tricks of his trade. A flute plays an intoxicating serenade. A mesmerizing image, perfect delusion, To get you to chase a deceptive illusion. The battles are waged in your imagination, Satan, oh so coy at building fascination. He plucks the violin strings of your affections, And lures you with deceiving…
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NICODEMUS; BORN AGAIN
Nicodemus, an Old Testament scholar, Came to Jesus, confused, a midnight caller. “What the heck does it mean to be ‘born again?’ Wasn’t one birth enough on this earthly plain?” Compared to the old life a man once knew, The new life in Christ, is like being made new! A New Cleansing…
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Bridging
All too often you hear, “What’s in it for ME?” That question daily hums inside you and ME. Even in serving, “I hope someone noticed ME.” Even in giving, it can still be about ME. One of the lies begun in Eden’s garden, “Look out for yourself, look out for number one.” Now we’re curved…
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Hard Hearts
Eyes that will not see, Ears that will not hear. “I see what I want to see. And hear what I want to hear.” It’s all too true of mankind. We’re too often, locked in one’s mind, “I’ve already made up my mind! Faith? Why I’d rather fly blind!” Are “the open-minded” Even…
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Wild
Wild horses Loose on the plain, Running wild Without a rein. Wild thoughts Like a stampede, Dangers galore, Hard to impede. Lord, please help me Lasso my thinking. May it yet be Corralled, not stinking. Harnessed and bridled, Combed and saddled. Every thought captive, Wise and perceptive.
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SAVED FROM…
Saved FROM March 2, 2021 Saved, from eternal loneliness, Saved, from gut-wrenching emptiness. Saved, from vile teeth-gnashing regret, Saved, from sin’s dark black silhouette. Saved, from all my foolish choices, Saved, from my head’s hellish voices. Saved, from relational drama, Saved, from the horror of trauma. Saved, from slavery of…
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