1/20/19 Through 1/26/19

1/20/19 Through 1/26/19

Sunday

May this empty jar be filled,

Let me act as God has willed.

Spirit fill my emptiness,

Bring me to Your place of rest.

No longer called "Forgotten One",

But one for whom gold robes are spun,

For King has come to call His bride,

And break the chains of sin from pride.

Monday

A gem within the word today

That teaches how to fast and pray

With perseverance to the end

To thus obtain our dividend.

To draw our strength from God as man

And act within the Father's plan

Accepting troubles day by day

To learn obedience on the way.

Tuesday

The gift of life, the breath of God,

A gift that's high and deep and broad.

So little man does comprehend,

Whenever choosing life to end.

His work of art and masterpiece,

Imbued with soul to never cease.

Now treated just as common trash

By those audacious, bold, and brash.

How can the human heart be changed,

And this vast folly rearranged,

To cherish life at every stage,

And such a tragedy assuage?

The only way, is follow Truth,

And teach it well to old and youth,

That as the next duration dawns,

No more will serve as Evil's pawns.

Wednesday

What's withered in my soul today,

Where I have left sin have its way?

What part of me must be restored

By Mercy's gracious love out poured?

Desiring some recognition

Feeding pride in this position.

Show me how to listen well

To Wisdom, that my heart will swell.

Thursday

Around Him pressed an anxious crowd

To hear the words of Him endowed

With pow'r to heal the blind and lame,

And even raise the dead of Nain.

Unlike the haughty Pharisee,

This one would speak with love, you see.

Rejecting honors of the day

To with His Father, kneel and pray.

No man e're spoke as He would speak

So bold, yet always, mild and meek.

Authority His words possess

And every one will heal or bless.

Let me hang upon that word,

And act in haste on what I've heard.

For that will heal and mend my sin,

Inviting love to dwell within.

Friday

If many more would see the light,

And join us in the ardent fight,

The world would change and be renewed,

And wickedness, be much subdued.

For love has conquered over sin,

And only love can change within,

To bring about the peace we seek,

And give the flesh to words we speak.

Saturday

How has darkness grown this deep?

Why is faith considered cheap?

How can I become a light,

To rend the veils of sin and night?

By answering Your every plea

And thus by growing close to Thee.

By sacrificing foolish pride,

And taking You to be my guide.

Be not afraid to speak the truth,

To educate both old and youth,

For I will save the pure of heart,

If you but do your given part.