God's will or mine ?

When I first came to the Lord I was baptized and came up out of the water speaking in a language I had never learned, in the scriptures we are told it is speaking mysteries to God, which no man understands  ( 1 Corinthians ch. 14 v.2 ). Almost immediately I felt as if I was communicating with the Lord through the Word written and through poems and songs that started coming into my mind.

One of the first poems that came to mind was as if I was being asked a question by the Lord, I called it 'What do you want child?'

WHAT DO YOU WANT CHILD? 

 'What do you want child ' the Lord will now ask

'is it riches, fortune and fame?

or is it great wisdom and knowledge of God

to bring help to the blind and the lame?

Only you can decide, just like Solomon did

the choice is now laid at your feet

but this one thing I'll tell you child - choose now the best

and your joy will be full and complete

As I journeyed on with the Lord there were thoughts which came into my mind which were also in the form of poems and songs. The following is one of them.

A THOUGHT THAT I HAVE

There's a thought that I have in my heart Lord
a desire above all that I seek

It's to serve You according to Your will

yet I know in this world I am weak

But although in myself there is weakness

I know You are the One Who is strong

So teach me Your ways and Your will Lord

that I might serve You all day long

'I will love Thee O Lord my strength.' Psalm 18 v.1

In these times many appear to have fallen away from, or do not want to hear about, Jesus and seem to be more interested in fame and fortune. I finish this post with a short poem that reflects this.

MY LORD IS STRONGER THAN MY FOE

Have care and compassion now gone out of fashion
and 'Make them all pay' become phrase of the day
They don't seem to care about me and you

and only seem guided by 'Revenue'

As I gaze in wonder - this I know

My Lord is stronger than my foe

I don't get what I've paid for 'God's wrath - eternal strife'

I get what Jesus prayed for - and that's eternal life

The shining light

The greatest light  in this darkened world is JESUS CHRIST. He is the TRUE LIGHT, and is not confined by walls, distance, or time.

God does not live in a building

God does not live in a building
in a house made by human design
where the walls have been built on traditional sand
and mans’ rules are used for a plumb line

No God does not live in a building
where some words that are preached are a lie
where mankind - the created - are worshipped
and their idols are lifted up high

For the temple of God is not made of brick walls
fixed in place using sand and cement
no it’s built upon Jesus the cornerstone
Who for our salvation was sent

He came like a sun in this darkened world
to bring knowledge of God and His ways
bringing light for man’s blinded eyes to see
giving warmth to man’s soul with His rays

When His time came to go - to return to His home 
He did not leave the world without light
but established His church as a witness to be
like a moon shining bright in the night 

Just as the moon reflects the sun in the night, so we have to reflect the light of the Son in this darkened world. Whatever gift we have been given to share, as part of the body of Christ on earth, the only source we can use to reflect that light is the Word of God .

In Mark ch. 16 v. 15 Jesus says 'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation'.  Hebrews ch. 13 v. 8 says 'Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today and forever' It is stated in that Jesus was the Word of God made flesh. John ch. 1 v. 14 says 'the Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.'

My love and gratitude to the Lord is  reflected perfectly in a song I wrote some time ago, which I would like to share in this post.

I'll never stop loving You Jesus

I'll never stop loving You Jesus 

I'll never stop praising Your name

Great shepherd so faithful and true Lord 

'twas for your lost sheep that You came

I know I had strayed in this world Lord

my eyes had been dimmed by my sin

I'd wandered about in the valleys

gone lame through the sickness within

I'll never stop thanking You Jesus

for calling me back to the fold

The wolves they had tried to devour me

I was injured and lost and so cold

Then I lifted my eyes to the mountains

as I heard Your soft voice calling me

You whispered 'I love you my lost one'

It was then that I started to see

I'll never stop needing You Jesus

to guide me and lead me back home

to be with my Father forever

no more from Your side will I roam

The path it is narrow and lonely

and the dangers are great - this I know

but with You Lord beside me I'll make it

as You show me the right way to go

As I walk down this path to salvation

I see others turned blind and gone lame

and I tell them the Father still loves them

they'll be saved if they call on Your name

My eyes they get clearer each day Lord

as the light of Your love leads me on

every step that I take towards You Lord

makes my lame legs grow healthy and strong

'For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.'

 Luke ch. 19 v.10