God Knows ...

No matter who or where we are

no matter what the circumstance, and why,

God knows...

Isa.26:3

You will keep him in perfect peace, 

Whose mind is stayed on You, 

Because he trusts in You.

What lies ahead we cannot see

Between vistas of retrospect

And the unknown, by faith go we

Enough to know God will direct...

The recompense of joy, still veiled

Where mercy overflows

The grace that love has never failed

For humankind, God knows

The care that kindles earnest prayer

The Want desire foregoes

Lest in its gain, it sets a snare

For fellowman, God knows

The darling of Thought’s hopes and dreams

The hunger of the soul

The example Ideal esteems

The motive and the goal

The altar and the sacrifice

The Voice/voice that choice obeys

The reasoning behind the price

Love, or lack thereof pays

The things we can and cannot change

That bear blessing or curse

The secrets that we rearrange

For better or for worse

The battle cries that faith endures

Idols, faith overthrows

The pardon salvation secures

Through Christ alone, God knows

The needs only He satisfies

To comfort creature woes

And carry us toward faith's Prize

After faith's fight, God knows 

Enough, enough, the soul-dier cries

And turns to face faith's foes

Enough to know that God supplies

Enough to know, God knows

© Janet Martin

2 Tim.1:12

For this reason I also suffer these things; 

nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed 

and am persuaded that He is able 

to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

2 Tim.2:19

Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal:

 “The Lord knows those who are His,”b 

and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

I Know Whom I Have Believed