God Himself...

How easy it would be to become disillusioned by what we see

if not rooted in what we know, because God said so.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, 

and a light unto my path.

Psalm 119:105

John 16:33

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.

 In this world you will have trouble. 

But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

When tried by disappointment’s test and vexed by plans upset

When waves of want for what seems best roll through prayers still unmet

When second chance and circumstance grant opportunity

To seize anew the Hope God grants to cheer adversity

Then pray we hold more near and dear the Lantern of his Word

To light faith’s path lest footsteps veer because vision is blurred

To light faith’s path lest footsteps veer because vision is blurred

Requires more than the veneer of valor undeterred

Without God’s Word life’s storms are ruthless, tossing to and fro

The soul not rooted in His Truth that none can overthrow

Then pray, we repent and believe so that we may endure

With more to cling to than the sheave that death cannot secure

With more to cling to than the sheave that death cannot secure

Though disappointment’s test may grieve and morrows are unsure

We have hope’s confidence that nothing in this world can shake

While we long for deliverance from anguish and heartbreak

His Word is a lamp to our feet, a Light unto our path

And God Himself until we meet in Time’s Grand Aftermath

…and God Himself until we meet in Time’s Grand Aftermath

Where nothing remains to compete with love’s mercy or wrath

Then, lest disenchantment and doubt should cause our foot to slip

Do not begin today without God’s Word to full-equip

Then, come what may the dark cannot triumph the Light of All

As we press on toward the mark for the prize of God’s call

© Janet Martin