Monthly Archives: September 2018
Guilty Sinners ~
Guilty sinners,
deserving disgrace
instead are saved
by Jesus’ grace.
Worthy of hell,
its perishing heat
instead their Savior
in heaven will meet.
Guilty sinners,
not meriting favor
instead eternity
they will savor.
Worthy of humiliation,
for their sin
instead the crown of life
they will win.
Guilty sinners,
saved by Jesus’ grace
for He was cursed
in their place!
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“For all have sinned,
and come short of
the glory of God;”
“Christ hath redeemed us from
the curse of the law, being
made a curse for us: for it
is written,
Cursed is every one
that hangeth on a tree:”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2018
Deborah Ann Belka
A Life Willing ~
Lord give me a life,
full of only You
with a faith
through Your view.
Let the Holy Spirit,
do all the leading
so I may be to You
faithfully pleasing.
Lord give me a heart,
that is always willing
to be compassionate
merciful and giving.
Let me not live a life,
stubbornly self-centered
but one that is to You
steadfastly surrendered.
Lord, give me a life,
eager to do Your will
a heart empty of me
so Your love it can fill!
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“His lord said unto him, Well done,
thou good and faithful servant:
thou hast been faithful over a
few things, I will make thee
ruler over many things: enter
thou into the joy of thy lord.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2018
Deborah Ann Belka
God’s Daily Benefits ~
Every hour,
of every day
God blesses us
in every way.
He never ceases,
to give us love
nor to send
mercy from above.
Every season,
of every year
God reminds us
He’s ever near.
He never stops,
providing us
with the rewards
of faith and trust.
Every second,
of every minute
from God’s kindness
we daily benefit!
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“Blessed be the Lord,
who daily loadeth us
with benefits, even the
God of our salvation.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2018
Deborah Ann Belka
When Feeling Restless ~
When you are restless,
feeling uneasy
when your faith starts going
from strong to measly.
That is when you will need,
to surrender your unrest
to a God who is waiting
to give you perfect rest.
When you feel anxious,
and nervous are your thoughts
when fear starts to churn
your stomach into knots.
That is when you will need,
your heart and mind to adjust
in a God who is able
to strengthen your hope and trust.
When anxiousness comes,
making you feel restless
ask God to bring to you
His peace that is endless!
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“Therefore my heart is glad,
and my glory rejoiceth:
my flesh also shall rest in hope.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2018
Deborah Ann Belka
Never Forgotten ~
When your friends,
have moved on . . .
and your family
is all but gone.
Know you have,
a Friend around
one who’ll never
let you down.
When You find,
yourself all alone
sitting in . . .
your lonesome home.
Know there is someone,
who’ll never leave
and onto Him
you can always cleave.
When you feel as if,
you’ve been deserted
and with thought’s lonely
you’re being bombarded.
Know that you are,
never truly forgotten
for, Jesus forsakes not
those downtrodden!
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“A man that hath friends must
shew himself friendly: and there
is a friend that sticketh closer
than a brother.”
King James Version
by Public Domain
Copyright 2018
Deborah Ann Belka