Monthly Archives: July 2020
Born Into Rebellion ~
Born into rebellion,
rotten to the core
too evil to hear . . .
the knock on the door.
Rioting and destroying,
burning and stealing
too wicked to see . . .
the need for healing.
Prideful and lustful,
immoral and impure
too depraved to heed . . .
the call of a Savior.
Angry and destructive,
factious and divisive
too caught up being . . .
one of satan’s devices.
Born into rebellion,
bad to the bone
too rebellious to not . . .
cast the first stone!
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Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are manifest,
which are these; Adultery, fornication,
uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred,
variance, emulations, wrath,
strife, seditions, heresies,
Envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings, and such like:
of the which I tell you before,
as I have also told you in time past,
that they which do such things
shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
King James Version
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Copyright 2020
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
God, My Courage~
God, my Courage,
my Bravery, my Grit
Your love compels me
not to give up or quit.
You give me fortitude,
to fight the good fight
all my battles fought
are won in Your might.
God, my Courage,
my Boldness, my Mettle
You turn my nerves
into hard, steely metal.
Your Word is my Armor,
faith is my shield
taking me each day
out into the battle field.
God my Courage,
my Fortress, my Stockade
as long as You go with me . . .
I’m not afraid or dismayed!
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Have not I commanded thee?
Be strong and of a good courage;
be not afraid, neither be thou
dismayed: for the Lord thy God
is with thee whithersoever
thou goest.
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2020
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
The Wicked Prosper ~
Sometimes I don’t get,
why evilness prevails
how souls every day
it tempts and compels.
I don’t understand,
the wicked things people do
but, God I do know . . .
none of it comes from You.
Sometimes I don’t get,
why the wicked prosper
how they keep getting
in this world stronger.
I don’t comprehend,
the evilness they do
but, Jesus I do know . . .
they don’t follow You.
Sometimes I don’t get,
why evilness dominates
but, God I do know . . .
how the devil operates!
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Righteous art thou, O Lord,
when I plead with thee:
yet let me talk with thee
of thy judgments:
Wherefore doth the way
of the wicked prosper?
wherefore are all they
happy that deal very
treacherously?
Thou hast planted them, yea,
they have taken root:
they grow, yea, they bring
forth fruit: thou art near
in their mouth,
and far from their reins.
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2020
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
God’s Glory Declared~
The heavens declare God’s glory,
the stars twinkle of His grace
the sun shines of His mercy
the moon glows upon His face.
They universe is His handiwork,
all was formed by His finger tips
everything came into concert
by the words from His own lips.
The planets are in constant motion,
as the earth moves around the sun
the world was created so mankind
would know the love of His Son.
The day was made out of the dark,
by the power of the Father of Light
He gave us all His joyful radiance
so that we may have spiritual sight.
God established order in the world,
day and night will come to cease
the upheaval that the earth is in
will soon be washed in His peace.
The heavens declare God’s glory,
everything is bathed in His grace
Jesus’ Light shines out of the dark . . .
one day all will confess to His face!
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The heavens declare
the glory of God
and the firmament
sheweth his handywork.
And that every tongue
should confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to the
glory of God the Father.
Copyright 2013 Revised 2020
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
As Long As I Breathe~
As long as I live,
I will be thankful . . .
to God for all things
I will be grateful.
For my salvation,
my hope, my trust
my praise to God
will not be hushed.
As long as I breathe,
I will be indebted . . .
to God my thanksgiving
will not be neglected.
For my Redeemer,
my Lord, my Savior
my praise to God
I will always savor.
As long as I have air,
I will be obliged . . .
my praise to God
will never subside!
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In God we boast
all the day long,
and praise thy name
for ever. Selah.
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2020
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~