The Earth will bring forth its Praise

In the Psalms many of David's songs began in distress and concluded in victory. He journeyed from where he was to the throne, to the temple.

Israel sang his psalms as they journey from their homeland every year to the temple where they brought sacrific and were released from their sins for one more year. There is a progression in the psalms.

The following devotions are from Betty Slade's poetry books, "Within the Veil" and the second volumn "In His Presence".

A Pilgrim

Just a pilgrim passing through
The bounds of mere man
The rules of mere doctrine
Time given to mere earth.

This pilgrim has travelled
through time and space
to the heavenly city of faith.
The reality of life with God.

Operating ouside of time
As we submit to His purpose and plan
He passes talent
knowledge
and strength
To do exceedingly abundant of what
He asks or thinks,
according to the power
that works in tis mere pilgrim.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

So Little of Jesus



In the Dark 16 X20 Watercolor


In the Light 16X20 - Watercolor



So Little of Jesus
So little of Jesus my heart cries, so little
of life's best myself denied.
How can I receive all that is for me?

Look to Jesus, and let go of all the rest.
If I let go, I'll have nothing.

Jesus is your reason.
Jesus is your purpose.

My mind rejects this thought.
I look out there and see what the world has to give.

The world has nothing to give except it has already been given to me.

If I let go, will I have nothing?

Oh, why do I lose sight of the origin of life so easily?
The world shouts and screams, loud and brash.
I move toward the noise.
Curious to see, maybe there's something for me.

"Me" is important.
I talk about myself
I am so interested
That's why I lose sight of the origin of life so easily.
I am wrapped up in "Me."
Can I let go of myself?

Yes! Let go and let God take hold,
His hands are much more sue, after all He made me.
Would He drop me without care?
No! I am original, none like me.

When I let go, I'll have everything,
Jesus, Savior, Lord, King!


The Journey~~~~~Walk the Talk! This poetry is an argrument between my flesh and spirit. My spirit is telling me to let go of Me. My flesh is sounding back, "If I let go, I'll have nothing.

All the time the Spirit of the living God has ME in his mind and all that He has done for me. I must let go of Me, in order to gain ME! "You must lose your life in order to gain it." Jesus says