Good, glorious morning (or afternoon) to you!
Lam.3:22-24
Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
23They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
24“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I hope in Him!”
Because His compassions fail not.
23They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
24“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I hope in Him!”
Rom.13:11
The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber,...
1 Cor.16:9
For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
A melody of mercy plays where morning is a mist-kissed flow’r...
A melody of mercy plays where morning is a mist-kissed flow’r
Unfolded with a breath of grace from He who orchestrates the hour
God’s loving kindness is enough no matter what today may bring
Goodness and mercy follow us until we dwell at last with Him
He helps us (if we ask) to bear the toll of toil and troubles drills
Faith weeps for joy; from founts of air, God’s unforgetting favor spills
For His compassions never fail, in spite of we who often do
Redemption’s Author rends the veil where mercy’s melody pours through
…where a great and effective door swings wide, where adversaries boast
Thus, we should not advance before we are equipped to face this host
Without the full armor of God, no one is able to withstand
The devil’s wiles; a scheming fraud who thrives on breaking God’s commands
But, praise the name of Jesus Christ; through Him fresh courage is unfurled
Because, greater is He in us than all the armies of the world
Where all who walk by faith behold far more than meets visual gaze
As the bud of today unfolds the melody that mercy plays
…a sweet and solemn battle-hymn, to fit us for frontline warfare
Because the stakes are high and grim, with consequence beyond compare
For, to take up the cross of Christ and follow Him demands our whole
Self is the idol sacrificed to serve the Saviour of the soul
Be of good cheer! Ah, can’t you hear?! a melody of mercy plays
The day of salvation draws near; and then will be the end of days
Come quickly Lord, nay, tarry for too many still reject Your call
Where a great and effective Door opens once more to one and all
© Janet Martin
Rom.13:11-14
And do this, understanding the occasion.
The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber,
for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
12The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near.
So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime,
not in carousing and drunkenness,
not in sexual immorality and debauchery,
not in dissension and jealousy.
and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
Imagine if we lived each day with the awareness that
we are living just outside the gates of Heaven! or hell.
Below are a few breath-stealing pages
I have been parked on this week
and I can't resist sharing with you
to enrich your pondering (and practicing) pleasure,
to challenge, encourage and refine our daily resolutions...
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