Thursday, February 24, 2022

Worth Every Prayer


rouse cries to God for His protection and direction
for innocent victims of war!


Psalm 90:14
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
    that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.


1 Cor.10:31
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do,
 do it all for the glory of God.

Job 19:25
I know that my redeemer lives,
and that in the end he will stand on the earth.

While we pray for peace we also know what Jesus said,
Matt.24:4-8
Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
 5For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
 6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. 
These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 
There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 
8All these are the beginning of birth pains.

The soul’s prosperity no war can overthrow
God’s Word, a lamp unto our feet will never lose its glow
The goal we press toward beyond time’s troubled care
When at last we behold our Lord, will be worth every prayer

In God’s decree not man's, we ought to fix our trust
How fleeting is the mist that spans the gap twixt dust-to-dust
The peace that this world gives is volatile indeed
To know that our Redeemer lives provides the hope we need

Life’s little leap of faith vexes dreamer’s designs
Where circumstance is like a lathe that chisels and refines
Desires of the heart and treasures that we crave
Where mortal means cannot impart that which succeeds the grave

While tears and bloodshed flow, we groan beneath its lot
But evil cannot overthrow what Calvary has wrought
Then, though burdens abound, still we will not despair
For, just to see our Savior crowned will be worth every prayer

The Truth cannot be swayed; the sorrows of travail
Fulfill words Time cannot dissuade; prophecy will not fail
The goal we press toward, when faith its fruit will bear
And we behold our glorious Lord, will be worth every prayer

He hears the heartfelt plea of those who trust in Him
No cold and distant God is He whose mercies never dim
Whose faithful Word bestows comfort to creature care
Whose love transcends earth's curtain close and makes worth every prayer


© Janet Martin

Psalm 90:14
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
    that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.


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