In the valley dark and deep,
amid the shadows of despair
the beast of the world hides
looking for those he can snare.
On rebellions valley floor,
where misery loves to sleep
in the fields of hopelessness
lies the defiant little sheep.
Pastures once green and lush,
now covered with sin’s sludge
the wayward one is frightened
to meet its eternal Judge.
The rush of life-giving waters,
arouses the backslidden one
a soul entrenched in darkness
sobs for the light of the Son.
In the valley dark and deep,
the errant one turns to God
the beast of the world flees
to find another soul to trod.
Out of the shadows it emerges,
into pastures once more green
the wayward sheep now rests
on His mercy, it now leans.
In the valley deep and dark,
lies more defiant little sheep
and for each one of them
the Good Shepherd weeps.
If you are a rebellious one,
if you too have lost your way
come to where His mercy flows
and return to Him today!
~~~~~~~~~
“All we like sheep
have gone astray;
we have turned every one
to his own way;
and the Lord hath laid
on him the iniquity of us all.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2013
Deborah Ann Belka
October 26th, 2019 at 6:19 AM
Reblogged this on Madison Elizabeth Baylis.
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October 26th, 2019 at 9:00 AM
Thank you Jeremy for blessing me with a reblog of my post 🙂 ~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
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October 23rd, 2019 at 12:00 PM
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November 21st, 2013 at 12:44 AM
Your poetry is an abundance of words that are good for the soul ❤
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November 25th, 2013 at 1:43 PM
You are back 🙂 . . . how are the sales going? Thank you so much for your kind words they bless my little bitty ♥ ~ Blessings and Happy Thanksgiving ~
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November 29th, 2013 at 5:03 PM
heehee… Oh, but your poems are always in my ❤, so I’m not quite sure whether I’m back or ever really left 😉 Sales were off to a good start, then fell flat… So today, I’ve posted a helpful tip with links to the pattern in hopes of inspiring new sales! Enjoy your Thanksgiving weekend ❤
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December 2nd, 2013 at 8:48 AM
Praying sales will again soar for you. ~ Blessings ~
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December 2nd, 2013 at 12:03 PM
Thanks ❤ Deborah
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December 9th, 2013 at 5:57 PM
♥♥♥
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September 18th, 2013 at 5:40 AM
I Love this! So Filled with Emotion, So Touching!
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September 20th, 2013 at 2:27 PM
So many lost sheep . . . I pray to bring back just one . . . James 5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. Amen and Amen! ~Blessings ~
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September 20th, 2013 at 4:21 PM
AMEN ! 🙂
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September 20th, 2013 at 8:29 PM
🙂
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