In Keeping (With the Name That We Confess)

Ps.116:15

Precious in the sight of the LORD 

Is the death of His saints.

No dark and hopeless misery

where parting's tender teardrops fall;

the death of faithful saints must be

the sweetest sorrow-joy of all

...because farewell is not the end

but simply 'till we meet again'

Yesterday, the author of this book

The God Who Is Real,

...laid his beloved wife to rest.

  (mentioned in July on this post)

Finished!

 Faithful to the end! 

What a testimony!

Her example of devotion to her Saviour,

her ministry and heart's desire that all, young and old

would come to a saving faith in Jesus,

compels us to reevaluate/examine our own witness,

and whether it is in keeping with the Name that we confess!

Because far more than merely memories made/left behind by how we live

Our words and deeds compose the 'personal account' we will give...

Rom.14:12

So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

The funeral service was opened with this beautiful hymn

Blessed Assurance

She truly, truly did live this command of Jesus...

Matt.5:16

Let your light so shine before men, 

that they may see your good works 

and glorify your Father in heaven.

In keeping with the Name that we confess

(The only name by which man can be saved)

In keeping with the hope and righteousness

Accomplished in the cross that Jesus braved

May the fruit that our labour achieves

Be in keeping with the gift faith receives

In keeping with the everlasting Word

God speaks to us through Jesus Christ, His Son

In keeping with the gospel, we have heard

How Jesus gave His life for everyone

…when we repent, pray the life we begin

Is in keeping with His Spirit within

In keeping with the joy still set before

That sustains faith’s diligence to endure

In keeping with the Saviour we adore

Because in Him our future is secure

Believing this, then may all we embrace

Be in kind keeping with God’s saving grace

…so by the light of love others may see

The love of God and glorify His name

Through glad, good deeds of true humility

We will not bring the love of God to shame

But, in keeping with the Name above all

Walk in a manner worthy of His call

© Janet Martin

Rom.10:8-12

But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”

(that is, the word of faith which we preach):

9that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus

and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, 

you will be saved.

10For with the heart one believes unto righteousness,

and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

11For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”

12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek,

for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.

13For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Eph.4:1-3

As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk 

in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

 2with all humility and gentleness, 

with patience, bearing with one another in love,

 3and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit

 through the bond of peace.

Heb.1:1-3

On many past occasions and in many different ways,

God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.

2But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son,a

whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature,

upholding all things by His powerful word.

After He had provided purification for sins,

He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

For Every Choice We Make...

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Many of us who know him, have the privilege of watching/walking beside/praying for

 this dear man, Richard Haverkamp, (author of the above book)

caring for his beloved wife, who suffers from dementia, 

and is now in a long-term care facility, but he still spends most of every day with her

and is finding beneath this heavy load, The God who is (still) real!!

He has chosen to be faithful for better or worse, 

for rich or poor, 

in sickness and in health

till doth doth part! 

He is proving to her that loves her with all his heart!

Please pray for his strength and encouragement!

It makes me re-evaluate my choices;

how they reflect who I most love! 

Do I honor God by loving those well that He has placed in my life?

With every choice there is a 'consequence/recompense'.

May we strive to be conscientious as we speak

through the voice of choice!

For we either honor God with our choices, or dishonor Him! 

For every choice we make there is a sacred price to pay

For better or for worse we bless or curse the gifted day

With thought and word and deed we heed or disregard the Hand

That stays the stars and splays the bars of dawn by His command

The sacred voice of choice reveals the heart of you and I

It proves who we love most without word-clout to clarify/justify

For better or for worse we bless or curse the Hand that grants

Goodness and mercy for each reason-seasoned circumstance

The winding Path of Aftermath runs through our do-and-say

For every choice we make there is a sacred price to pay

How often we forget, as we are met with ‘me or Thee/thee’

For every choice we make love takes responsibility

© Janet Martin

Romans 14:11-13

For it is written:

“As I live, says the Lord,

Every knee shall bow to Me,

And every tongue shall confess to God.”

12So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.

13Therefore let us not judge one another [d]anymore,

 but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block 

or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.