On Principal Principles

The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
    where morning dawns, where evening fades,
    you call forth songs of joy.

Psalm 65:8

The wild flowers this fall spill in spectacular profusion!!

We sang the song Your Name in our worship service yesterday

as well as the chorus to this one

Turn your Eyes upon Jesus

 

as I reflected on the Wonder-full, Power-full name of Jesus

 something/Someone probed

at those parts I too often seek to protect with Prideful Self...

Dear Lord, forgive me. 

If our principal principles where grounded in God’s Word 

If day to day we fixed our eyes on Faith’s Prize, undeterred 

If we would put our hands toward what head and heart aspire 

When we are guiltily consumed by conscience under fire 

If we would kneel a little longer at Love’s mercy seat 

We would rise up a whole lot stronger, well-equipped to meet 

The Unknown that is waiting, ever waiting close at hand 

And we would ask for courage rather than to understand 

If we believed in Jesus, hungered for His righteousness 

Rather than riches that will never bring us happiness 

If we trusted God’s promises with no shadow of doubt 

And fixed our eyes upon The Prize we dare not die without 

If we gave all for Him who give His Uttermost for us 

If our principal principles were grounded in Jesus 

How much less we would worry and how much more we would give 

Because our faith has made us whole and taught us how to live 

If our principal principle was love rather than fear

If we would loosen our grip to let Trust commandeer

This ship of skin and bone, so prone to safe-guarding the hull

Jesus would be enough to keep our cup of wonder/worship full

© Janet Martin