
Tag Archives: Truth
Show Me Your Ways Lord~

Lord, show me Your ways,
reveal them to me
lead and guide my steps
to where they should be.
Grant me Your mercy,
always be by my side
for the road is too rough
and the path is so wide.
Instruct and teach me Lord,
in the way I should go
for the hills are too lofty
and the valleys so low.
Encourage me daily,
to hold on to Your hand
for the canyons are too steep
and the mountains so grand.
Lord, show me Your path,
teach me in Your ways
let Your light lead me . . .
for the rest of my days!
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“I will instruct thee and teach thee
in the way which thou shalt go:
I will guide thee with mine eye.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2013 Revised 2022
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
Lamp Of Faith ~

Lamp of faith,
guide our day
lead us to
the narrow Way.
Word of Truth,
be our Light
help us to win
the faithful fight.
Life of peace,
hope unending
keep us in You
always depending.
Shield of strength,
lifter of head
may we always be
Holy Spirit led.
Lamp of faith,
Truth and peace
may Your power . . .
never in us cease!
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Thy word is a lamp
unto my feet,
and a light
unto my path.
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2022
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
Things That Are True ~

When I think about,
things that are true
Lord, I can’t help . . .
but to think of You.
For You are honest,
righteous and pure
only through You
does sin have a cure.
When I think about,
things that are lovely
Lord, I think about . . .
my hope lively.
For all that is good,
worthy and right
are justified through
the truth in Your light.
When I think about,
all that is true . . .
Lord, I cannot help
but to praise You!
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Finally, brethren,
whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report;
if there be any virtue,
and if there be any praise,
think on these things.
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2022
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
Still The Wise Seek Him ~

Still the wise seek Him,
they look to the Morning Star
they follow where He may lead
no matter how near or far.
They come to praise Him,
to worship and to adore
the wise still seek will Him
as the ones did from before.
The wise still offer Him,
gifts from their hearts
their faith, trust and hope
on Him they impart.
They hunger and thirst,
after His righteousness
they seek the Life and Way
with wholeheartedness.
Still the wise seek Him,
this Babe, the Child, their Savior
for they know He is God’s gift . . .
of His love, mercy and favor!
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“When they had heard
the king, they departed; and,
lo, the star, which they saw
in the east, went before them,
till it came and stood
over where the young child was.
When they saw the star,
they rejoiced with exceeding
great joy.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2013 Revised 2021
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
God’s Gift To Believers ~

God’s gift to believers,
is Jesus inside of you . . .
His strength and might
for everything you do.
For without Him inside,
we would be powerless
to fight off the rulers
of the present darkness.
God’s gift to believers,
is His Spirit living in you . . .
to help you hold on to
all that is pure and true.
For without His guidance,
we would be helpless
to battle the authorities
of today’s evilness.
God’s gift to believers,
is having eternal hope . . .
to help us each day
with the enemy to cope!
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For we wrestle not against
flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness
of this world, against spiritual
wickedness in high places.
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2021
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
Any Room For Jesus ~

Is there any room for Jesus,
in your home today . . .
will you merrily welcome Him
into your life to stay?
Or will you be too busy,
in the CHRISTmas rush
so that to His presence
you give Him the brush?
Is there any room for Jesus,
in your heart this year
will you joyfully welcome Him
with gladness and cheer?
Or will you be too frazzled,
with all you must go and do
so to have no space for Him
til the holidays are through?
Is there any room for Jesus,
in your life today
or will you also have . . .
no place for Him to stay!
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“And she brought forth her firstborn son,
and wrapped him in swaddling clothes,
and laid him in a manger;
because there was no room
for them in the inn.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2017 Revised 2021
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
Not Just on Thanksgiving ~

It’s not just on Thanksgiving,
that we’re to be thankful . . .
it’s not only on this day
that we’re to be grateful.
It’s about being satisfied,
each day in every way
it’s about our attitude
in all we do and say.
It’s not about the tasty food,
on today’s white linen table
it’s not about the fine dining
on Thanksgiving Day’s staples.
It’s about the provisions,
God gives us all year through
it’s about what with them
we choose and opt to do.
It’s not about what we have,
or counting all our blessings
it’s not about the pumpkin pie
or the turkey’s sausage dressing.
It’s all about us sharing,
with those who have not
it’s all about helping others . . .
in deed not just in thought!
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“We are bound to thank God
always for you, brethren,
as it is meet, because that
your faith groweth exceedingly,
and the charity of every
one of you all toward each
other aboundeth;”
King James Version
by Public Domain
Copyright 2014 Revised 2021
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
Have A Blessed Thanksgiving
If I Were More Like My Master ~

If I were more like my Master . . .
I’d walk miles in the sand
just to lend someone
a helping, loving hand.
I’d be compassionate and kind,
gracious and merciful too
I’d give godly instructions
and show them what to do.
I’d calm down the waves,
walk on the turbulent sea
I’d encourage others to have
the faith to follow after me.
I’d see the lost and unsaved,
all the hungry people to feed
I would let them all know . . .
salvation was what they need.
I’d travel to every city,
spread the Good News around
I’d speak of Jesus’ forgiveness
how new life can be found.
If I were more like my Master . . .
I’d have a spirit of servitude
humility and meekness
would be my constant attitude!
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“He that saith he abideth in him
ought himself also so to walk,
even as he walked.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2013 Revised 2021
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
In The Wilderness of My Soul ~
Lord, in the wilderness of my soul,
there are valleys deep and low . . .
and sometimes I wander in them
not sure the direction I should go.
In my doubt I meet with despair,
and my thoughts turn to giving up
for in my desperation . . .
I don’t see Your grace in my cup.
Lord, in the wilderness of my soul,
there are mountains high and wide
and sometimes all I want to do
is just to run away and hide.
In my fear I meet with dread,
with each obstacle I come to
but, I know I must get past them
if I want to get closer to You.
Lord, there’s a wilderness in my soul,
a vast land of empty spaces
long roads for me to travel on
with plenty of rough places.
But, I know I’m on the path,
leading me straight to You . . . .
and with Your strength and help
I know I’ll make it through!
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“The voice of one crying
in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2013 Revised 2021
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
A Buffet of Hope and Trust ~

Every day is a smorgasbord,
a buffet of renewed pardon
a fresh supply of God’s grace
found in His Word garden.
I hunger after what is holy,
to help me through the day
only in the Word can I find
the Light to lead my way.
My appetites are gratified,
from the verses that I read
for they reassure me
Jesus is all I’ll ever need.
I thirst after the Truth,
reading the Word will bring
it satisfied my hunger pangs
it’s like dining with my King.
I need a steady filling,
of God’s mercy and His love
it’s like manna from heaven
coming down from above.
Every day is a smorgasbord,
a buffet of hope and trust . . .
for the Word is like a banquet
Jesus set up for each of us!
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“But he answered and said,
It is written, Man shall not
live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceedeth
out of the mouth of God”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2013 Revised 2021
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
Waters Healing~

In the depth of despair,
there is a gulf of grief . . .
where the sorrows of life
makes us beg for relief.
The hurting soul can’t calm,
or remove its own heartbreak
it needs the healing touch
of the One who won’t forsake.
We thirst for waters healing,
a peaceful resting place
where we can forget the pain
that’s so unbearable to face.
The grieving soul can’t let go,
nor cause the ache to part
only God can relieve . . .
the throbbing in its heart.
In the depth of despair,
there is a gulf of grief . . .
and only Jesus can bring
the anguished soul true relief!
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“And the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus.”
King James Bible
Public Domain
Copyright 2013 Revised 2021
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
Merge ~

Lord, show me Your will,
keep me on the right course
teach me to trust You
as my navigation source.
Lead me in Your truth,
guide me all my days
give me Your direction
in all of my ways.
Instruct me to wait,
until Your ready for me
grant me Thy patience
till it’s Your will I see.
Train me to follow,
after Your every deed
offer me Your wisdom
to see You’re all I need.
Enlighten my soul,
to Your every urge . . .
keep me in Your sight
until our paths merge!
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“Shew me thy ways,
O Lord; teach me thy paths.
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me:
for thou art the God of my salvation;
on thee do I wait all the day.”
Copyright 2013 Revised 2021
Deborah Ann Belka
King James Version
Public Domain
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
Where Faith and Love Dwells ~

Sometimes I wander through,
the valleys of my soul . . .
lingering near the streams of life
when I felt well and whole.
I ponder the times Jesus filled in,
the empty and void space
where His love for me flowed
like a river full of endless grace.
As I stroll along the rugged clefts,
I can see the hard times too
as I roam all around them
His mercy for me shines through.
I come across the mountains,
that I had to hike up to . . .
some of them I never thought
the hard climb I could ever do.
But I remember seeing Jesus,
standing upon the crest
calling down to me
“Come, I’ll give you rest.”
Sometimes I like to wander,
through life’s hills and dells
and go deep into my soul . . .
where faith and love dwells!
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That Christ may dwell
in your hearts by faith;
that ye, being rooted
and grounded in love,
Copyright 2014 Revised 2021
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the Glory ~
If Today You Would Hear ~

Today if you would hear,
if your ears you’d open
you will hear the truth
be told and spoken.
For God will speak,
right to your heart
closing the chasm
keeping you apart.
Today if you would listen,
you’d will be able to hear
Jesus calling you
to come close and near.
For He wants you to know,
for your sin’s He died
how He is waiting for you
with arms stretched out wide.
Today if you would hear,
what God has to say . . .
you will discover the Truth
to the new Life and Way!
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Then spake Jesus again
unto them, saying, I am
the light of the world:
he that followeth me shall
not walk in darkness, but
shall have the light of life.
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2021
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
I See God’s Glory ~

I see God’s wonder,
I see His Light . . .
it does not fade
into the night.
It shines brighter,
than the morning sun
it radiates the Light
of His begotten Son.
I see the distance,
between God and man
I see His love . . .
fill the empty span.
I see the future,
forever it goes on
I see a hereafter
when all evil is gone.
I see God’s glory,
making all things new
and I pray you see it . . .
for yourself too!
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“And blessed be
his glorious name for ever:
and let the whole earth
be filled with his glory;
Amen, and Amen.”
King James Bible
Public Domain
Copyright 2013 Revised 2021
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
Faith Springs Forth ~

Faith springs from the heart,
as mercy falls from above
the earth becomes enriched
by the grace of Jesus’ love.
Hope dwells internally,
the seed has been planted
all who willing come to Jesus
eternal salvation is granted.
Truth descends from heaven,
peace to earth Jesus brings
the world opens up its arm
to receive its King of Kings.
Righteousness sprinkles down,
on a land parched and dry
the God of all creation hears
His creature’s thirsty cry.
Faithfulness springs forward,
the earth receives a new start
mercy and truth have kissed . . .
warming the coldest of hearts!
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Mercy and truth are met
together; righteousness
and peace have kissed
each other.
Truth shall spring out
of the earth; and
righteousness shall
look down from heaven.
Yea, the Lord shall give
that which is good; and
our land shall yield
her increase.
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2021
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
Spiritual Air ~

Some times a spiritual breath,
we all need to take in . . .
to expel the soot and grime
of living in a world full of sin.
We need to slowly inhale,
the promises of God Word
so we can draw upon . . .
the truth we have heard.
Sometimes we all need,
to come up for spiritual air . . .
so God our hearts and minds
He can renew and repair.
We need to oxidize our souls,
with all of God’s goodness
till we’re at peace and rest
with His almightiness.
Sometimes we all need,
to take a long breather . . .
so we can remind ourselves
just why we are a believer!
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The spirit of God
hath made me,
and the breath
of the Almighty
hath given me life.
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2021
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~
Let The Truth Guide You ~

Let the truth guide you,
let it lead your way . . .
so on the narrow path
you’ll continue to stay.
For, without the truth,
there are only lies
causing you to take
your eyes off the prize.
Let the truth be your rule,
let it be your banner
so into the straight gate
you’ll be able to enter.
For, without the truth,
satan will try to deceive
making you doubt
everything you believe.
Let the truth guide you,
let it direct you too
listen and follow . .
Jesus’ voice in you!
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My sheep hear my voice,
and I know them,
and they follow me:
And I give unto them
eternal life; and they
shall never perish,
neither shall any man
pluck them out of my hand.
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2020
Deborah Ann Belka
~ to GOD be the GLORY ~