“Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.”
Psalms 51:10 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
When we sin ‘bad’,...’fall off the cart’;
cry out to God,…“Please clean my heart.”
Like David don’t duck, dive or dart;
God’s holy laws we can’t outsmart.
Keep praying for a fresh ‘new start’,
love, grace, goodness God will impart. Hallelujah!
“If My people who are called by My name humble themselves,
and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways,
then I will hear from heaven and
will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
When we have sinned and wandered away;
there are four steps God’s people display.
First, straightway confess, ‘we gone astray.’
Second, bow heads, be ‘humble’ and pray;
third, ‘seek’ God’s ‘face’, whether night or day;
fourth, when we repent, blessings outweigh. Hallelujah!
“What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?”
Romans 8:31 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
No way can they call us a ‘fool’ or ‘a dope’;
‘if God is for us’ we have joy and ‘Blessed Hope.’
Pray not to the prophet, the priest or the Pope;
God ‘spared not His own Son’ who gives the best scope.
His blood cleansed us from our sins, far better than soap;
His ‘Spirit of life’ gives us power to cope. Hallelujah!
“May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you
to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,
that together you may with one voice
glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Psalms 100:4 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
We’ve been grafted into God’s olive tree;
Jesus is the root and He strengthens me.
There’s another tree that’s called ‘Calvary’;
where Jew and Gentile meet in unity.
So the Way to stay in true ‘harmony’;
first love Jesus then humble servants be. Hallelujah!
“Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise!
Give thanks to Him; bless His name!”
Psalms 100:4 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Whole wide world in one accord;
let’s ‘give thanks’ and praise the Lord.
Peter put away your sword;
Jesus’ blood must be outpoured.
‘Lord is good,’ what great reward;
sins are gone, we’ve been restored. Hallelujah!
“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;
I will recount all of Your wonderful deeds.”
Psalms 9:1 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Sing to the Lord with our ‘whole heart’;
He’s Loyal Love that won’t depart.
Ruth from Moab had a bad start;
but she chose God and not street-smart.
Let faith in God set us apart;
He then makes us His work of art. Hallelujah!
“O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you;
I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things,
plans formed of old, faithful and sure.”
Isaiah 25:1 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Let’s praise our Lord God for ‘wonderful things’;
love, life and joy, and red robin that sings.
‘Faithful and sure’ are the ‘plans’ Jesus brings;
sin, death and grave has now lost their cruel stings.
He protects better than mother hen’s wings;
and supplies deserts with fresh water springs. Hallelujah!
“Because Your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise You.
So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift up my hands.”
Psalms 63:3-4 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
When the road is rough and steep;
God still cares for we’re His sheep.
David found he could not sleep;
so thought how God’s love runs deep.
‘Lift up...hands’, with joy let’s leap;
Our souls God will always keep. Hallelujah!
“But You, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.”
Psalms 3:3 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
When we are almost down and out;
cling to the Lord, He’s our hideout.
David’s mockers seemed strong and stout;
‘God’s left you now, gone walkabout.’
David dug deep, gave a faith shout;
‘God never fails, I’ll never doubt. Hallelujah!
“Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!”
2 Corinthians 9:15 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Let’s thank the Lord for all that He’s done;
good life He gives, through Jesus God’s Son.
When food got low, fell almost to none;
Paul’s churches helped and gave megaton.
‘Our God is able’, since time begun;
to meet our needs, for His Grace won’t shun. Hallelujah!
“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Corinthians 15:57 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Jesus has brokered a ‘brand new deal’;
Calvary’s death was the first appeal.
Christ’s empty grave was our vict’ry seal,
though Satan still tries to ‘bruise’ our ‘heel’.
We’re to stay ‘steadfast’, stronger than steel;
go for good works for heaven is real. Hallelujah!
“And now we thank You, our God, and praise Your glorious name.”
1 Chronicles 29:13 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Let’s ‘thank...our God’ all that we can;
for home and tribe and local clan.
King David had a temple plan;
which Solomon with joy began.
God’s Love is wide, beyond wingspan;
our ev’ry sin, Grace overran. Hallelujah!
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions,
and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age.”
Titus 2:11-12 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
The world yells out loud, ‘Hop on my bus’;
we just say ‘No, God’s grace training us.’
Jesus’ own blood, makes our hearts righteous;
saved from our sins, for God we’re zealous.
God’s heart forgives, why be so callous;
Love now controls, no need be anxious. Hallelujah!
“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption,
but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”
Galatians 6:7-8 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Let’s not ‘sow’ to the ‘flesh’ anymore;
we end up building a ‘house of straw’.
Jesus is the Way, Truth, Life and Door;
He cares for the lost, last, least and poor.
Let’s all stop walking the wrong shop floor;
‘sow’ to the ‘Spirit’ for ‘life’ restore. Hallelujah!
“All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers, and the flower falls.”
Habakkuk 2:14 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
The hotels offer their ‘happy hour’;
but that kind of joy fades like the flower.
The world tricks and trips, tries to devour;
but Jesus the Word is our strong tower.
Our future won’t fade or hopes turn sour;
for God’s Word gives us life-changing power. Hallelujah!
“For the earth will be filled
with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.”
Habakkuk 2:14 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
As wide ‘as the waters cover the sea’;
soon someday we will see all God’s ‘glory’.
Habakkuk’s tribe suffered pain and worry;
the proud were so cruel and never ‘sorry.’
God told him ‘though fruit’s not on your own tree;
the just live by faith so still worship me. Hallelujah!
“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you
and that you may be in good health,
as it goes well with your soul.”
3 John 1:2 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
When we see elders slow down in their years;
let’s give ‘good health’ as we hold back our tears.
All ‘good Samaritans’ overcome fears;
willing to help whether strangers or peers.
Courage with love shows God’s kingdom appears;
keep up ‘good works’ as our Lord’s coming nears. Hallelujah!
“So we do not lose heart.
Though our outer self is wasting away,
our inner self is being renewed day by day.”
2 Corinthians 4:16 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
The times we feel weak and don’t want to pray;
let’s know we have ‘treasure in jars of clay.’
Paul too had critics that caused him dismay;
but God’s daily power derailed decay.
We too serve Paul’s God – ‘Life’, ‘Truth’ and the ‘Way’;
so let’s never give up, stumble or stray. Hallelujah!
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another:
Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
By this all people will know that you are my disciples,
if you have love for one another.”
Colossians 4:5-6 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Jesus ‘loved them to the end’;
washed their feet, began new trend.
Self-giving not self-serving;
God’s new law is worth living.
‘Love each other,’ don’t offend;
people then ‘know’ we’re God’s friend. Hallelujah!
“Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt,
so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.”
Colossians 4:5-6 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Too many people feel so out of place;
when rough words we’re said they “packed up their case”.
‘Christ is our wisdom’ for running life’s race;
‘faith, hope and love’ are now values we chase.
‘Always be gracious’ in each talking space;
and ‘seasoned with salt’ at work or home base. Hallelujah!
“Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.”
Proverbs 13:3 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Let’s never treat each other cheap;
for words we sow are what we reap.
See the Good Shepherd call His sheep;
leads and feeds, then puts them to sleep.
Ev’ry promise Jesus will keep;
that’s why our love for Him runs deep. Hallelujah!
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching,
for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
that the man of God may be complete,
equipped for every good work.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Scriptures will help us stand strong and ‘complete’;
so stop our slipping and facing defeat.
Young Timothy felt quite “rushed off his feet”;
so Paul told him sweet, ‘our faith won’t retreat’.
God Word will guide us through tough “struggle street’;
for all of our all needs Lord Saviour will meet. Hallelujah!
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live,
but Christ who lives in me.
And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Galatians 2:20 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
On the Cross Jesus Christ was cruelly slain;
but did not give up His life in vain.
We all were washed clean from sin’s dark stain;
and we ‘live by faith’, yes ‘born again’.
For ‘Christ is our hope’, through all of our pain;
‘goodness and mercy’ now will sustain. Hallelujah!
“Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith,
who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross,
despising the shame,
and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Hebrews 12:2 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Let’s not give up running the race;
great joy will come seeing God’s face.
Come to the Cross there’s ‘breathing space’;
Jesus becomes our ‘hiding place’.
No-one gives such loving embrace;
and God’s ‘right hand’ pours out more grace. Hallelujah!
“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!”
Psalms 51:1-2 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
The effects of sin sometimes come in threes;
first it fights one of God’s holy decrees.
Next, we fee the blame; like losing house keys;
third, social order then shakes at the knees.
But when we confess with true heart-felt pleas;
God’s love, grace, mercy blows like a fresh breeze. Hallelujah!
“For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you
not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think,
but to think with sober judgment,
each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.”
Romans 12:3 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
God will one day right all wrongs;
sing David’s psalms and sweet songs.
There on the Cross revenge belongs;
keeps us all calm like billabongs.
Let’s walk daily in Jesus’ thongs;
hope and patience then prolongs. Hallelujah!
“We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.”
2 Corinthians 10:5 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
There’s nothing to fear, worry or lose;
when Lordship of Christ we humbly choose.
Proud Pharisees mock, start to accuse;
‘’Free yourself now you ‘King of the Jews’’’.
Three days later, their ‘singing the blues’.
‘“He is risen’, can’t stop gospel news. Hallelujah!
“My soul yearns for You in the night;
my spirit within me earnestly seeks You.
For when Your judgments are in the earth,
the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.”
Isaiah 26:9 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Let’s leave today from the 'waste lands' of fear;
false gods and saving face makes life so drear.
Though we’re a remnant, Lord Jesus is near;
He gives ‘perfect peace’ and pains disappear.
‘My soul’, heart and body ‘yearns’ Truth crystal clear;
The Cross ‘righteousness’ cost Lord Jesus dear. Hallelujah!
“Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
"I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit,
who leads you in the way you should go.”
Isaiah 48:17 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
‘Halloween’, evil scene, let’s no obey;
Jesus ‘Redeemer’ says ‘I am the Way.
Two reasons Hebrews went often astray;
slacked off in worship and forgot to pray.
Let’s sing to Jesus, come pray doubts away; ‘
Then ‘peace like a river’ comes home to stay. Hallelujah!
“The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
Psalm 18:2 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
With tender love my heart takes stock;
of all the times God was ‘my rock’.
He saved me from cruel pain and shock;
and was ‘my shield’ from words that mock.
Each day and night “right round the clock”;
God heard and answered my prayer-knock. Hallelujah!
“For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that
you have shown for His name in serving the saints, as you still do.”
Hebrews 6:10 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
Jesus walked through dirt and dust;
disarmed hatred, forgave lust.
Let's keep faith strong and robust;
do good work and “earn our crust”.
God will not treat us unjust;
but reward our life-long trust. Hallelujah!
“But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light,
we have fellowship with one another,
and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
1 John 1:7 ESV
Dear friends and family…,
God's word says 'walk in the light';
then we treat each other right.
When we sin and be contrite;
we find Jesus loves 'in spite'.
Jesus' death gives best respite;
all our darkness becomes bright. Hallelujah!