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My Lord and I

Divine Communiques

The

Nostalgic Cry

of a

Vexed

Child of God

II.

Bruised Reed

III.

Smoking Flax

IV.

Be Still

Glimpses

in the

Night

VI.

Glimpses

in the

Light

VII.

Lead Me

to the

Rock

VIII.

To Open the Door

IX.

I Must Carry On

My Times

are in

Thy Hands

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The

Nostalgic Cry

of a

Vexed

Child of God

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls." 1st Peter 1:3-9

"Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest…As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice…Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." Psalms 55:1-8,16-17,22

Nostalgic cries heard in my soul

The pain I feel, the hurt I know

I'm so empty inside, the flesh I hate

I must shake myself, for the hour grows late

What's become of me, have I lost my way?

The past it seems, was my brightest day

Test and trials, unknown before

Or maybe depression, upon me pours?

In mysterious waters, with depths unknown

I must be still but wonder, am I reaping what I've sown?

Persecuted and vexed, they're so full of hate

I sometimes feel so trapped and hexed, as the hour grows late

Such carnal cares seek to arise

From their expectations, thus my life is despised

Satan's attack, perhaps I’ve self incurred

My enemies seek my soul and wish me hurt

From this vicious cycle, I must break free

Lest my heart becomes fertile ground, for a bitter seed

This battle's for life, I must stand having done all

Or this coal could be quenched and my soul could fall

There's no love for Jesus, in the children of night

Yet only in Thee and Thy Word have I found the true light

Their spiritual death I've touched, Thus ''Unclean'' I cry

I have a Leprous heart and I'm so unsatisfied

A friend of the world, no longer am I

So I ask O Lord Jesus, why do I feel so empty inside?

Undone I am, I'm such a corrupted soul

Thus Thy Blood I plead, to confess all my woes

If Thy Son's love offended? My Father, if I?

Please forgive me I pray, because for Thy mercy I cry.

"I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me. Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil. Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha. Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God." Psalms 40:9-17

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II.

Bruised Reed

"He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust." Matthew 12:19-21

When I was born again

Life it seemed I then understood

The bad things of old just passed away

And all things were new and good

But as the years have come and gone

I've found life not quite the same

Dog eats dog without a heart

And life is filled with such sharp pain

I look into the mirror now

And all I see is a wasted life

There's been strife and tears beyond compare

I see a dead soul in my eyes

Just existing now I can not feel

Betrayals hurt so much I died

I do not hate, but I fear to love

Because it's such a painful sacrifice

No one knows my agony

And I doubt that anyone even cares

I've lost my vision and my dream

And I live in such deep dark despair

I've seen too much and I've felt too much

To carry onward still

Oh God above please rescue me

I'm even scared to pray and kneel

Yet I just heard His still small voice

Speaking comfort to my soul

My God has been faithful and oh so true

To let me know He knows

He said: "Hush My child, do not fear

I'm with you in the dark

I have all things in My command

and I will never leave you or depart

Just turn your eyes unto Me

and I will make your darkness light

For I am He who has conquered death

I am your resurrection and your life

You said no one cares, but My child I do

I've had you in My sight

I've even brought you through death and hell

safely through the night

Look unto Me and pray My child

take hold of My two edge Sword

And I will create in you a clean soft heart

renewing your spirit by My Word

For I am yours and you are Mine

My mercy shall never fail

You need not fear Satan, demons or men

neither past failures threatened from hell

Thus walk in the light and not in the darkness

work out thy own salvation with trembling & fear

Keeping thyself in the fear and love of thy God

they that hath ears to hear; thus, let them hear."

"Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and a smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and will give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house." Isaiah 42:1-7

"This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1st John 1:5-9

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III.

Smoking Flax

"And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue: And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other. Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; And charged them that they should not make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust." Matthew 12:9-21

O God above

Which Art on High

I must confess

that I have lived a lie

In waxing cold

I have sinned

Adrift in this world

my soul descends

For my first love

I have left

And I have become so lost

in this my quest

How it all happened

I must confess I know

And like a smoking flax

so is this my soul

Now with not a spark

without a prayer

With not a shimmer

it smolders there

With not a flicker

of the slightest light

With not a seeming hope

still it does not die

Behold the grace

of Christ our God

Who keeps His own

by such great love

For there are fallen soldiers

along the way

In snares so deep

from whence they pray

Art thou a child

of the light?

Who has fallen

in the dark of night?

With fiery trials

so dark and strange?

Twisting your mind

to think that you're insane?

With no power left

to carry on

Do you sometimes feel

you're doomed all alone?

Like the sheep that fell

on that Sabbath Day?

Like the withered hand

they forbade to pray?

He felt without a hope

and without a prayer

Until Jesus Christ

appeared standing there

Surrounded by scornful

religious hate and strife

Yet Jesus spoke the Word

and brought him new life

Art thou surrounded

by malicious strife?

Do hypocrites despise

thy very life?

Art thou dying

unto death?

Back slidden in turmoil

and in deep regret?

Art thou confused

undone and lost?

Like a drowning man

whom a storm has tossed?

Art thou unsecure

to the Rock of thy life?

Or does the anchor still hold

secure, fixed and tight?

The everlasting mercy of God

forever shall endure

And His unconditional love

is still mine and yours

Yet we must keep ourselves

in the love of God

Against the false security lie

of a one sided love

For Jude has warned us

against lascivious grace

And of the angels

who kept not their first estate

Thus it seems to me

that while God's love is true

Yet the question still remains:

Is our love also too?

For how can I lie

when deep down I know

I have lost my way

and my love has waxed so cold?

Therefore I must repent

and flee from this my sin

Even the sin of compromise

with my family and friends

To take up my cross

and my self to deny

Even though by doing such

is a painful sacrifice

For I sometimes feel like Christian

in the story of old

A Pilgrim fighting to make Progess

as this journey unfolds

In this town doomed for destruction

I can no longer stay

Being so vexed to death

by their worldly ways

To be hated by all

in such malicious strife

To be brought to proverty

by persecution and lies

To be trapped in a world

where dog eats dogs

Where men live like beast

and behave like greedy hogs

Where doing what's right

when self must be denied

Will cost you far more

than your dignity and pride

Where all live a lie

to their own selfish gain

While still attending Church

like hypocrites in vain

Where truth has fallen

in the streets

Where they sell out their own Mother's

For a piece of meat

Where sometimes you must suffer

instead of walking away

To protect the innocent and helpless

and to keep them safe

Thus things are not always

as they might appear

When Christians are slandered

and their names are smeared

When the wicked in hatred

seek to self justify

Their own evil injustice

by the telling of lies

When all men revile you

and persecute your soul

When they curse and condemn you

against the truth they all know

When life is a struggle

from one day to the next

When the attacks are all unrelenting

as they inundate and sore vex

How can I stand strong?

Or must I take flight and flee?

O God where can I go now?

in this dilemma I plead!

Peace be still

for thy God still reigns

Thou shalt not die

but thou shalt live again

For I was blind

but now I see

Dumb in spirit

but now I speak

Not blind in eyes

but in heart and soul

I Could only speak

about the pain I had known

With Faint Heart, Mistrust

and Guilt within

I had such little faith

to fight and win

To steal, to kill

and to destroy they came

Faint Heart demanded all

of my earthly gain

Mistrust took my silver

until I had none

Then Guilt it smote me

so that I could not run

Were it not for Grace

I would have died

For they took not my spiritual jewels

or my Birthright

Still yet doubt and fear

consumed my life

Thus I slandered my enemies

for my pain and plight

Therefore condemnation

became my chosen fate

For the stronghold of resentment

I could not break

Afflicted was I

for all my loss

In poverty and troubles

I turned and tossed

For these thieves had a master

who fought for them

And against their evil king

I could not win

Because I had fallen

in my own sin

By allowing their root of bitterness

to enter in

Yet greater grace

abounded still

Though I could not see

or no longer feel

For I carried on

against hope unseen

And when I should have died

God did intervene

Numb and in shock

from being ransacked

Browbeaten and oppressed

by their unrelenting attack

Subjugated to endure

their cruel spiteful hate

To demoralize my soul

in the way I feel and think

Thus from bad to worse

I seemed to go

Until my flax gave not

the slightest glow

And through many sleepless

and troubled nights

I tried to pray

and make things right

I even went to the Churches

to seek help in vain

Yet they had sold out God

just to entertain

And the ones which stood

against such worldly things

Were just too self righteous

to comprehend my pain

For they had no compassion

or Christly love

Thus theirs was not a wisdom

from up above

Because they only judged me

for the sins of my past

And upon my soul

their own sins they cast

I have traveled long

and I have journeyed far

Seeking a place of rest

for mind and heart

But standing there

He always was

In the patient grace

of His undying love

Yet without true faith

He is not pleased

Thus He must wait until

we again believe

So to Faint Heart

we must say goodbye

If doubt and fear

are to be denied

For Mistrust and Guilt

shall go on their way

Once we repent in truth

and in faith we pray

For there is now no condemnation

to such as you or I

Who live by our faith

in Jesus Christ

Who walk not after

the cares of this life

But who walk in the Spirit

of Jesus Christ

Thus ABBA Father

whereby we cry

Bears the witness of God's Word

to be heard on high

And the Spirit's groanings

though unuttered heard

Maketh intercession to God

by the promised Word

And so thus thereby

we know all things

Work together for us

to be rearranged

According to the purpose

of our God

For the good of them

who have been called

Who love their God

and were foreknown

Unto the image of His Son

to be conformed

What can we say

then to these things?

For if God be for us

then we shall be changed

For who is he

that condemns our souls?

When it was Jesus who died

and Jesus who rose?

Thus who can separate us

from the love of Christ?

Shall tribulation

or the distress of life?

Shall persecution

for God's Word?

Or famine or nakedness

or peril or sword?

For we are more than conquerers

through God's love

By the power of His grace

through His cleansing blood

"For I am persuaded,

that neither death, nor life..."

"...shall be able to separate us from the love of God,

which is in Christ Jesus..."

"...nor angels, nor principalities,

nor powers..." that be

Can keep us from being restored

if only we believe

"...nor things present,

nor things to come,

Nor height, nor depth,"

No not any thing or one

"...nor any other creature..."

that has been made

For the mercy of God endures

to forgive and save

Unto the uttermost

to those who repent in faith

Who walk in His light

by His Spirit's grace

Thus it is Thy precious blood

that I must plead

When I am tossed and turned

in most desperate need

For Thy grace is astounding

and so unsurpassed

It is indeed amazing

and without a match

As Thy loving kindness

and Thy mercies love

Descends upon Thy Remnant

from on high above

A smoking flax

Thou shall not quench

To be set ablaze

only if we repent!

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:1-39

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IV.

Be Still

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire." Psalms 46:1-9

Sometimes through life I move so fast

And from day to day I fail to grasp

The fleeting moments that quickly pass

Which leave me longing in their shadow's cast

O God above still my soul

Calm my heart and take control

For only in Thy presence can I really know

True peace of mind down here below

"Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah." Psalms 46:10-11

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Glimpses

in the

Night

"Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God? Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint." Isaiah 40:27-31

Sometimes in the night

I awake to catch a glimpse

Though semi-conscious

another realm I sense

Reality as I've known it

becomes a delusion in vain

Then I reckon a fearful thought

Now I too am spiritually unsane

For though I catch a glimpse

of the other side beyond

I stand wretched, lost, without

Blind, naked and undone

I can not tell you what I've seen

for what it is I do not know

And yet it is a comprehension

being imparted unto my soul

Is it meant to drive me onward

This I can not tell

Perhaps it is so alarming

because I reckon to have failed

Have I totally missed God's will?

There seems to be no present but only the past

And the future I'm living everyday

yet the truth I can't seem to grasp

For the life that now I'm living

is not that which it should be

And though I've tried to change my course

My eyes they just can't see

O' God above hear my prayer

Take pity I implore

My soul is sinking in the mire

Please uphold, uplift and restore

Awake O God my spirit stir

That I might shake off these chains that bind

So that I might run and not be weary

Thy peace and strength to find.

"I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me." Psalms 3:4-5

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VI.

Glimpses

in the

Light

"For God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us." 2nd Corinthians 4:6-7

Dearest God so high above

Be not beyond my reach this hour

For I know that I am from beneath

Yet I so need your grace and power

For thoughts untofore expressed awaken me

From slumber's deep stronghold

Awakened from a passing glimpse

My love and faith have waxed so cold

Numbed and nullified I can not feel

The urgency of the moments that quickly pass

Seduced and blinded the world walks in darkness

And the light they do not grasp

With no fear of Thee the world it turns

Spinning out of restraint and control

And as I make my bed in this Comfort Zone

I sometimes fear I'm losing my mind and soul

In eating and drinking and being given in marriage

The cares of this life so abound

In working and building and buying and selling

Reality just can't be found

Oh to be lost in the grandest illusion

Of that false American dream

The builders labor in vain without God

And all things are not as they might seem

No longer here but not yet there

The transition has taken its toll

To be extracted by force to open my eyes

To see reality begin to unfold

All which has been or ever that was

Is now simply an echo of a past laid deceased

The promise land is in sight to be exploited by force

Yet I must break through these grave cloths still binding me

Shame, doubt and fear, the enemies before me

Once so giant I never could cross

They are now as grass-hoppers devouring all life

I must now crush them before all becomes lost

To walk in the Spirit in the light of the truth

I can not be the person they want me to be

The enemy hath spoken and has rendered his judgments

Yet by faith I now stand and I am now free.

"And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it." Luke 17:26-33

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VII.

Lead Me

to the

Rock

"Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah." Psalms 61:1-4

Hear my cry from earth's end

Unto my prayer O God attend

Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I

For when my heart is overwhelmed unto Thee I will cry

For Thou hast been a shelter for me

And a mighty strong tower from the enemy

And in Thy tabernacle I will forever abide

Trusting in the covert of Thy wings secure by Thy side

For Thou O God my vows hast heard

Giving me the heritage of those who fear Thy Name and Thy Word

O prepare mercy and truth Thou prolonger of life

Which may perserve me forever to walk in Thy light

So I will sing praise forever unto Thy Name

That I may perform daily my vows no longer to wane.

"For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations. He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him. So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows." Psalms 61:5-8

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VIII.

To Open the Door

"Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment. They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law. Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth. Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word." Psalms 119:149-154

To humbly kneel before Thy Throne of Grace

To behold God's glory in Thy face

My thirst to quench from Thee on high

To plead my cause lest I should die

Thy love and care acknowledged real

Though disillusioned Thy anointing I feel

Test of faith, darkened night

Oppressive thick strain for life

O Breath of God hear my plea

Oppression lift quicken free

To touch that place in Thee alone

My heart to yield unto Thy Throne

To hear Thy voice and open the door

To sup with Christ forevermore

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." Revelation 3:20-22

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IX.

I Must Carry On

"This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him." Lamentations 3:21-24

I now confess Thy Holy Name

But to do so, myself, I must defame

Because the implications of Thy Word

I acknowledge as real

It is so hard to express just how I feel

As a withered tree whose roots have died

For a seed of greater faith, Abba Father I cry

Praying only that I might stand

In resurrection power upheld by Thy Right Hand

Death to self forsaking all

Depending wholly on Thee the call

To know Thee and Thy Father

Myself I must deny

Thy Holy Spirit within Doth call and cry

To follow Thee closely my Cross to bear

Unto Thee daily to cast all care

Thy yoke is easy and Thy burden is light

To walk by faith and not by sight

For man shall not live by bread alone

Thus on this Blessed Journey

I must carry on.

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons." Hebrews 12:1-8

"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." Revelation 3:19-22

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My Times

are in

Thy Hands

"In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength. Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities; And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room. Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed. I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel. For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life. But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God. My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave. Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous." Psalms 31:1-18

Here I go again O Lord

Things never seem to change

As the rain beats on this open road

Once again life's rearranged

Going to and fro and here and there

Like an outcast in the land

And O God I know that it's by your grace

That I've come this far and stand

You know I've been forsaken and abandoned

You know I've been misunderstood

I've known slander and betrayal

And I've been misjudged as just no good

My wounded heart has been so broken

From all the bitter pain I've known

Fear has been no stranger nor has despair

When I've felt so all alone

Yet I would have never figured

That every set back has come from you

Though I've known when in the valleys

It's always you who sees me through

There have been delays and disappointments

Fiery trials not a few

And now here I am again O Lord

Not knowing just what to do

Yet my times are in Thy hands O God

And you have never changed

And you know what's best for me O Lord

Even when your ways seem very strange

My times are in Thy hands O Lord

And Thy will has not been mine

Thus perhaps I have been brought so low

Because I have not been crucified?

For if I've not been crucified

Then how can I live in Thee?

And if I refuse to die unto myself

Then how can You live in me?

My times are in Thy hands

And now I finally understand

I've had no home in this old world

Every since I began to be born again

My times are in Thy hands

And I'm so numb I have waxed cold

Weak and weary I cry to Thee

Lead me back unto Thy fold

My times are in Thy hands

Bruised and bitter I plead Thy blood

Lift up Thy standard by Thy Spirit

Against the oppressor's flood

My times are in Thy hands

And how I miss you so

My Abba Father please forgive Thy child

And please wash me white as snow

My times are in Thy hands

And I no longer know how to live

So please show me how to die unto myself

For the rest of my life to Thee to give.

Amen.

"Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD..." Psalms 31:19-24

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