GATHERING STRENGTH #38

Tags

Body of Messiah, Church, Ukraine

THE  LIVING  CHURCH

The Living Church -Body of Messiah

Destined for glory,

Bowed in humility

Arms extended in love, above in worship

Continual prayer, continual praise

A song of goodness always upon the lips,

Tested, refined as gold, as silver pulled from a furnace,

Invincible, the heart and soul bursting with the Light of Heaven;

Who could have known

Who could ever have understood

The greatness of our God,

The Majesty of the Holy One

Israel’s Shepherd of Peace;

His arms of love strong about us,

Even His eternal servants.

Once “strangers and aliens” in the world,

Any persecution, pain and suffering are left behind

Tears of Joy and delight now on tiptoes for Heaven’s children,

The wonder of “being”,

Glory of His beautiful Presence

Our future, our destined Hope

The pure golden crown of life

Placed in loving kindness upon our heads,

To forever be where He is

To eternally know Him

Our Father, our Lord,

Our purest pleasure in existence!

GATHERING STRENGTH #37

Tags

conviction, immorality, pornography, repentance, revelation, TRUE BELIEF, Ukraine

SENSITIVE

In the touch of kindness of another

Gentle hand of caring freely given

Tender with the needs of a brother

Sensitive with a beautiful spiritual sister,

Pure wisdom enables,

Even the inner presence of God’s Spirit;

The One who has held your own hand

Since the beginning

When the way was dark

The many footsteps lost in this world;

Then, the Voice of faith was heard

Grace to believe received

And the darkness became Light.

All fear fled the Holy Presence

Numbing worry became a calming peace,

Anxiety and mental confusion

Settled as ocean waves after a storm

Life itself became daily a delight

Like a pleasant walk along the sandy beaches

Leading to an endless walk through an exquisite garden;

When the spirit of Messiah descended from above

And entered the very heart of the soul

This life became an eternal adventure,

The mystery of the Cross

A mystery no more.

Death to self opens Heaven’s door

The life of Yeshua, Living Bread

The Words of Messiah, Living Water,

Kingdom power now reigns in sovereignty

Kingdom authority like a fine tent that covers

All in the most sensitive touches of our true King

With another delicate new born child.

One gift after another given

One more man learns to purely love

And another woman learns to be purely loved;

Both stand strong to worship

As meaning for our existence becomes crystal clear,

Radiant Godly ones now set apart

Precious jewels kept by and for the Lord!

GATHERING STRENGTH #36

SIMPLE  SONG  MELODIES- LOVE  LOST

1.) To lose you, my love

      Even for a short while

      Would break my heart in two

      Even for just a while

      Would break my heart again!

2.) We’ve all lost someone

      Both close and far away

      What the tender heart feels

      What the soul also bears

      We can never be the same!

3.) Then, the Lord speaks Truth

      His Voice cuts through the pain

      “All that love has lost

      Will rise up, strong again.”

      Truth, a kiss on the lips!

4.) His Spirit moves free

      Heaven and Earth do shake

      Mountains tremble in fear

      Angels sing with power

      Lord of Truth revealed again!

GATHERING STRENGTH #35

Tags

cross, Easter, resurrection, revival, salvation, Ukraine, Yeshua Messiah

KING  OF  GREATNESS

More than the human soul can ever grasp

Even imagination run to its limits,

The Glory Light that consumes all,

Just as the river of fire flows beneath the Holy Throne

The Ancient of Days, Majesty upon His Throne,

Almighty Father, One with His Son

As Holy Spirit power proclaims authority, greatness above all,

In all and through all;

The Father’s will from beginning to the end

Spoken through His only Son,

Infinite Creation spoken into being-

His command given,

“Water, Blood and Spirit”

And, then it all appeared!

Our God who is Love and Justice

Has triumphed in mercy over judgment

Messiah’s Cross stands alone high above Mount Zion,

Grace in victory over our sinful human nature,

And its dark predator;

His greatness is unsearchable

Yet, is experienced in His beautiful love given

In humility received,

The Shepherd’s love shown in richest tenderness

Tasted in His priceless mercy

Daily lived out in His wealth of gentleness

Displayed in His absolute faithfulness

Known in His invaluable kindness.

************

The Living Light radiates from Mount Zion

His Truth flows out from Jerusalem

His pure beauty

Reflected even now in His Creation

The sky above, the earth below

Everything that draws breath,

The hands of His artistry in each one of us,

He alone is worthy of praise, every song and melody,

To be honored above all

To be exulted by all

To be worshiped as all in all;

In choosing us, in choosing you and me

To know Him

To be safely within His Holy Kingdom priesthood

As true living sacrifices,

On His altar we offer our all

To our King of Greatness,

Our Lord and our God!

          “EASTER  BLESSINGS TO YOU AND THOSE YOU LOVE.”

GATHERING STRENGTH #34

Tags

Easter, Resurrectiion Day, Yeshua Messiah

SIMPLE MELODY LYRICS= IN  MY  HEART

1.) You put love in my heart

      When I had so little

      When, I had none

      You put love in my heart

      And now I have so much

      Heaven’s treasure so near!

Chorus repeat:

      In my heart

      In my heart

      Your love does reign

      In my heart

      Your Spirit rules

      Forever, in my heart!

2.) You put peace in my soul

      When I had so little

      When, I had none

      You put peace in my soul

      And now I have such rest

      Heaven’s treasure so near!

3.) You put joy on my lips

      When I had so little

      When, I had none

      You put joy on my lips

      A new song in my heart

      Heaven’s treasure so near!

               Have a beautiful Easter/Resurrection Day celebration.

GATHERING STRENGTH #33

Tags

Jerusalem, kingdom, rapture, summertime, Ukraine

SUMMERTIME  NEAR

On an early morning drive to work

Along a quiet country road,

Moments before sunrise

The full moon slowly drifts behind some clouds;

Suddenly a rabbit darts in front

Startled by my bright lights,

Somehow it races to the other side unharmed!

A little gasp and shake of the head

And the morning meditations settle back within

Kingdom Words, Kingdom parables of Lordship

Thoughts of my true King’s return to Earth

His millennial reign in His Jerusalem

And all the many birth pangs involved,

Israel and Jerusalem, heaven above and the earth below

All Creation certainly rising on tiptoes;

Rapture confusion

The Body of Believers worldwide

Struggling with patience and complacency, then darting about

Chasing after one light here, another there,

So many wrestle with early signs and wonders

Things that are puzzling and perplexing

Even when the Shepherd’s hand is held out so near,

Many are reacting and then over reacting

One foot in Heaven with the other “dancing with the World”.

As we’ve been taught the trees have new buds forming

Hopefully summer is coming with flowers and good fruit

And eventually a new heaven and a new earth as spoken,

As promised with Divine authority;

Holy Spirit strength now fixed within the heart

The human spirit understands and can endure

Daily joined together with knowledge of Messiah

Just as Israel’s rebirth spoken and written long ago;

Yes summer feels, seems very near

On this new day the path, the narrow road made precisely clear.

GATHERING STRENGTH #32

Tags

Light and darkness, Ukraine

TRUTH  SHINES

Truth shines brighter

Brighter than the sun on the face

Much, much brighter within the heart

Restful eternal warmth on any cold worldly day;

Yet, a constant threat to the wicked

Naked exposure to the evil ones who surround

Shameful revealing to the political, economic and religious controllers

God haters, death lovers.

Heaven’s Light carries us upwards

Far away from death below,

Dazzling reflections from streets of gold

Jeweled foundations of the New Jerusalem soon to descend on powerful wings,

New risen life of the First Born glows brightly

Stands with greatest strength on Holy Spirit Truth

The One who fills the Universe with His Majesty watches all

Blazing eyes of fire penetrate every heart and soul

Sifts and sorts all the evil,

The stubborn and rebellious

The scheming and deceitful

The cowards and unbelieving.

As selfish ones are lifted by the hand of the prince of darkness

The Judge stands at the door,

In purity of truth

In power and authority of truth

High above every rainbow

And still, closer than any human heartbeat

Triumph and victory of the Savior, King of Truth

Ready with His most brilliant sword!

The unapproachable Light of God’s Throne

Blinding to all darkness

Illuminating with holiness

For all His honest, transparent chosen ones,

His eternally enlightened ones

Who will see the brightness of Yeshua’s True Glory.

GATHERING STRENGTH #31

Tags

hiking, prayer, trails, Ukraine

HIKING  TRAILS

A satisfying walk along a simple path

Becomes trails that move along with pleasure

Fulfillment, contentment at being alive

In this day, at this time,

As the new heart within grows even stronger

The spirit becomes more sensitive

Delicately, freely expressed in love

Kindness towards those about

Friends or strangers or family

The fellowship of those near and far away.

Peaceful eyes look to the dramatic mountains

And later gaze into the equally dramatic valleys,

Certainly goodness in what has been clearly made

Shaped, formed and precisely created

Even the minute circumstances in a human life

All that was before, all that lies ahead;

As bright eyes continue to drink in the natural beauty

A man’s, a woman’s senses grow more excited

The child-like warmth of inner awareness,

Gladness makes us fully alive

It dances and sings as a rich new song

A melody of royal honor to our God

Like silver threads woven into a golden prayer shawl

Happiness embraced by blessings

That carry with new winds of praise

Prayerfully lift above the world,

And empower each to walk through every earthly trouble or trial

Much as a young child learns to walk,

Then run into his or her parents’ waiting arms.

GATHERING STRENGTH #30

Tags

Ukraine

ROCK  MELODY  LYRICS

1.) Sadness instead of gladness

      But another wasted life

      Days lost in wandering

      Early hope in youthful beauty

      Faded so quickly

      All gone so fast

      And what is left

      But fading memories.

Chorus-repeat-

      Oh, help me

      Someone help me

      God alone above

      Touch the Earth again

      Wake one soul

      Wake one more

      Help me, oh God!

2.) My mind a prison within

      My heart pleads out loud

      I cry for true freedom

      And no one seems to be  hearing

      A wall  around me

      No door will open

      I’m lost with nothing

      Lonely, just me alone.

3.) The sun must be still shining

      But I can’t see it

      Darkness rules the day

      Children need to play

      Oh, God high in Heaven

      Make the Earth shake

      The mountains tremble

      My heart free and awake.

***In honor of Audrey Munson…

GATHERING STRENGTH #29

MORE  AND  MORE

To love more and more

To walk a path of peace and mercy

In step with our Holy Shepherd

Spirit wings given from the Majestic Presence

Power and authority,

More and more His life displayed

Revealed in all His children,

Even in Israel destined for greatness!

Truth becomes Truth

As it dwells within the heart and soul,

And we grow and learn to love the Truth,

“All Scripture God breathed”;

Foundations of Rock

Settle peacefully within the spirit,

More and more as we mature

Abundance becomes even greater abundance

In the revelation of the mysterious greatness of the Lord,

When we daily bow in humility

We begin to soar in the Holy Spirit

Higher and higher in grace

The pure path of obedience

Faithful as the Faithful One

Growing closer and closer to our Lord

More and more.

   The Glory of God is seen in the Light od His Holiness.