4/24/25 Through 5/3/25

 4/24/25 Through 5/3/25

Sunday

Unbelieving be no more

But turn and check the final score.

So many thought that death had won,

But death could not destroy the Son.

Arisen as He said He would

The One they fastened on the wood

Destroyed the grave in blinding light

And won for truth and love the fight.

What mercy now He shows the weak

Though sinners still, His way they seek

Forgiveness He will freely give

To all who seek with Him to live.

Repentance calls His mercy down

And all who trust receive the crown

No more in disbelief remain

For Jesus evermore shall reign.

Monday

The house was shaken when they prayed

Each word they heard was then obeyed

Where e'er the Spirit led, they walked

To friend and foe alike, they talked.

The News is Good; it must be told.

Great signs and wonders we behold

Enable us to boldly speak.

And find the lost You always seek.

Tuesday

It's none but saints we're called to be;

The rich, the poor, and folks like me.

We all are called for all to give

And so, in turn, like Jesus live.

The standard raised to gaze upon

The Truest Love to whom we're drawn

Is Him they nailed upon the tree

Who died for love of folks like me.

No more to say, but lots to do,

His laborers are far too few.

The fields are ripe and full of grain;

By giving all, we all obtain.

Wednesday

For God so loved the world, we hear,

But many yet remain in fear.

Afraid to speak what's known as true,

And give our God His rightful due.

The prison walls which we construct

His word can easily destruct.

The Spirit sets us free to speak

And brings the peace that all men seek.

Without the Spirit, cowards reign

And all men do is just complain.

But with the Spirit, action comes

And lethargy, new life becomes.

The Spirit grants us ears that hear

The Spirit calms our temporal fear

And helps us see beyond the pain

To focus on eternal gain.

So true, God loved the world this way

To send His Son amid the fray.

To suffer for our every sin

So life anew could then begin.

This life anew, His Spirit dwelling

Deep within and daily telling

Just how to step and where to go,

And how the Father's will to know.

So, daily ask and so receive

All ye who in Him believe.

But what you hear you must obey,

Or you'll just be another stray.

Thursday

The gift of the Spirit, no ration He makes

To heights in the heavens the docile He takes.

A flood of His graces poured out from above

To fill His believers with goodness and love.

Don't shelter from all that He has meant for you,

But open your heart and just ask what to do.

The Spirit will lead if you open your mind,

A treasure of graces each day you will find.

Just taking each step as He lights up the way,

The light He provides when we hear and obey.

Like Joseph, who acted on all that he heard

We must be attentive to all of His word.

Not picking and choosing, but welcoming all,

And speaking out boldly like Peter and Paul.

A path just for you then His Spirit shall blaze

Through desert or garden for all of your days.

So, turn from the ways of reliance on self

True power is waiting right there on the shelf.

The Spirit received in the waters of love

Anointing with power that comes from above.

Friday

Rejoicing to suffer for Jesus' name

Before the Sanhedrin, Apostles once came.

Both beaten and warned that they never should teach

As God and as man, they persisted to preach.

No force could resist all the truth that was clear

Their love for the Lord overcame every fear.

The lashes received were a sign of their love

A ticket to enter in Heaven above.

Do we have the courage to speak as they did?

Do we make Him known, or do we keep Him hid?

Our call is the same as it was to those men,

To spread the Good News, tell the story again.

He died once to save us from all of our sin

But grave and the stone could not hold Him within.

He rose in His glory to show us the way,

And now faithful to Him, forever we'll stay.

Saturday

How long have I been at your side?

Have ever, to any, I lied?

By seeing me you see Him too,

Have I not clearly shown to you?

The words I speak are not my own

But Father's will made clearly known.

Believe that all I have to say

Will light for all the Father's way.

My Father dwells down deep within

Both He in Me, and I in Him.

Believe upon these works I do

And such as these will come from you.