Count it all joyWhen trials arrive,Testing your faith.For patience strive.Then patience yieldsIts perfect deed,Completes your life.Gives all you need.Wisdom you lack?Come, ask the Lord.He gives to all.Your faults ignored.But ask in faith,Without a doubt,Lest like the sea,You’re tossed about.Be focused, sure,Steadfast; believe.Then from the LordYou will receive.Blessed is the manWho endures trials.When he prevailsGod sees…
Author: ruthbillingsley
The Power of Prayer
Moses interceded for the people.He gazed on God, face to face.He prayed in faith and believed,Pleading for mercy and grace,”Lord, You are long-suffering,Abundant in grace and love.Forgive our iniquity,And send Your love from above.Pardon now our every sin,For Your favor remains great.Clear away our transgressions,For forgiveness we await.”Then the Lord said to Moses,“Because of your…
In the Beginning
Jesus, The Word In the beginning was the Word. He was with God from the start.The Word was God, holy and true.His love to fill every heart.Through Him all things were created.Without Him nothing was made.In Him was life, the light of men,A light that will never fade.His light shines bright in the darkness.This light…
Guard Your Heart
Give attention to my words. Do not let them departNot ever from your sight And keep them in your heart.For they are life to those Who find them and obey,Health to a man’s body, So listen to what I say.Put away a lying mouth. Put wicked lips far from you.Let your eyes look ahead; Ponder…
God’s Design
Thank You for Rain Praise the Lord, O my soulFor You, My God, are great.You are clothed with splendor.Majesty You create.He wraps Himself in light,As with a garment worn.He stretches out heavenLike a tent. It is born.He established the earth.Its foundation is set.It can never be moved.God will never forget.He waters the mountainsFrom His uppermost…
Sunset
The Lord is Exalted Praise the Lord, O servants.Praise the Lord and adore.The Lord’s name will be praisedNow and forevermore.From the rising of dawnTo the evening sunsetHis name is lifted up.We will praise, not forget.The Lord is exaltedOver nations and lands.His glory in heavenWith our holy God stands.Who is like our Lord GodWho sits on…
The Pearl of Great Price
The pearl of great price-He searched all aroundAnd never gave upUntil it was found.He sold all he hadAnd bought it to gain Treasure in heaven,Where Jesus will reign.Heaven is the pearl,The pearl of great price.Our worldly treasuresWill never suffice.What is your treasure?Is it things on earth,Or is it heaven,The pearl of great worth?(Based on Matthew…
Our Mighty God
Let the sound of crashing waves remind you of God’s unmatched power and presence. The Lord reigns, robed in majesty.His strength ever proved.The world is firmly established.It cannot be moved.Your throne, established long ago.Your robe, righteousness.You are from all eternity.You are measureless.The seas have lifted up, O Lord,Lifted up their voice.And lifted up their pounding…
Waterfalls of Sorrow
As the deer pants for water streams,So my soul pants now for You.My soul thirsts for the living God.When can I meet You anew?My tears are my food night and day.Men say to me all day long,“Where is your God, your Lord?”Why can’t I trust and be strong?These I remember and recallAs I now pour…
Habakkuk’s “Why?”
O Lord, how long shall I cry,And You will not hear?Even cry out to You, “Violence!”And You will not save. Why do You show me iniquityAnd cause me to see trouble?For plundering and violence are before me;There is strife, and contention arises.Therefore the law is powerless,And justice never goes forth.For the wicked surround the righteous;Therefore…