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FINAL SCALE

29 Friday Sep 2017

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FINAL  SCALE

 

 

Hearts weighed in the most precise balance,

Another one steps on the scales

A pound comes and a pound goes

Kilograms just as the years slip by,

Ah, health and self-control

Self-control and health!

Each life is truly weighed in the balance

One breath, one heartbeat, one thought and one act at a time

Always before the Lord of Creation

Spirit and soul, known from the beginning

Body care as well

As complete justice flows in fire from beneath the Throne

Quality always comes before quantity

Like the new scent of a candle

And the brightness of its flame,

But who receives its light;

The beauty of a flower in amazed wonder

Its aroma on the wind in simple delight

Yet what becomes a fruit,

What will hang heavy on the branches?

We will all stand before the Judge

And the Eyes that penetrate our entire existence

In the quality of our faithfulness

Weighed on His scales of Truth and Justice,

The degree of Holy Spirit obedience in human sensitivity

Held firmly in His hand, tender and kind

The measure of lasting good fruit produced

In a human being destined to know eternal greatness

To show forth Messiah’s greatness to others

Magnified in the display of love given on the Cross,

Freely held out, freely received

The Way of Truth in Life seen crystal clear

As it flows beneath the Holy Throne  of New Jerusalem.

Living Words spoken long ago so pure and simple

The Gospel alive each moment of every day

Made known to every man and woman

Those chosen to share, to give as they received

With kind and gentle touches of care

A Shepherd’s heart of compassion shines brightly

Reflected from within EACH ON

Just as our God radiant,

Faith in action, Holy Spirit empowered

One prayerful step after another

Holy Spirit led.

 

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EACH ONE

25 Monday Sep 2017

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EACH  ONE

 

 

Each one of us

Eternal qualities

Eternal destiny,

Good seeds scattered by Noble Hands

Unique in time as flowers with rare scents

Unique in place and purpose

Every fruitful beauty and strength within and about

Miraculously woven together as DNA blossoms

Mystical genetic designs with a heavenly breath

Made as a special creature of God

Singular patterns blended into singular earthly circumstances

Even new Holy Spirit creations in Messiah Yeshua!

Just as nations newly birthed

With tribes and languages

All splendid in appearance

Qualities unmatched in all the Earth

Special purposes for existence expressed artfully from above

In the greatest knowledge of the Lord of Creation,

Each nation, each land, each person

Held up in new light

While the sun rises

Growth and development in wonder

Until the majestic sun sets for common rest.

New birth into new life

As vessels of highest honor

Meant for the One enthroned

A river of purifying fire that flows out

From beneath the Glory Throne,

Holy zeal consumes;

As countless new songs of beauty are heard

Music from the heart and soul of each one

Beauty of worship moves freely on the winds of power

Lifts the bodies and spirits of those who truly listen

Who can embrace spiritual pleasure, encouragement without end,

Nations as well meant to stand in harmony

In creative balance of oneness throughout the Earth

Each one giving their gifts freely to the other

Each one receiving with a thankful heart

And returning gifts multiplied

In perfect union, in perfect freedom together

All done in honor of our God of  love and peace

Eternity set before His Throne as a crystal sea

Everyone and everything seen clearly with fire eyes of jeweled purity

The Ancient of Days before whom the Universe and each one of us will stand.

MORE AND MORE

21 Thursday Sep 2017

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MORE  AND  MORE

 

 

Closer to You, Lord

Today more and more

Closer to You;

Father, draw me with Your loving Spirit

Nearer, closer to Your Son

Messiah my Holy Shepherd

My “first love” forever,

Oh, King of my life

Peace of my inner  being from my youth

Your Presence my refuge,

Creator of all essence of human purpose

A woman’s life

And a man’s path.

Give encouragement I pray for  all the children in need

The homeless, the orphan and widow who wander alone,

All those who know they are lost in this world!

Savior, pluck us all from the fire

Ones even snared by dark spirits of lust

Pornographic delusions

And every self-destructive perversion;

Cause me to shine brightly with Heaven’s Light

My brothers and sisters, the strangers I see on the street as well,

And to walk fearlessly in faithful acts

By word of  mouth

Even things I’ve written in love

Gentle things, tender and sensitive things.

To touch another heart in need and a mind in knots

Those pulled at by the world and its evil prince,

Lord of my prayers keep me in step

Led by your Holy Spirit of power and authority

Equip all Your servants, enable them to see and hear

And to reach out in confidence, with assurance;

Lord Yeshua, Master of the Universe, Ruler of all Creation

As your humble disciples, keep us at Your side

Persevering, steadfast in love

Faithful to You, to and through the end.

 

 

 

BAPTISM

18 Monday Sep 2017

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BAPTISM

 

 

Immersed into Life

The pure water that flows from beneath the Throne,

After the shadow life, a lost sheep spiritually dead

Washed clean, made new by Divine Hands;

The message from the wilderness of this world loud and clear

Words of the Living God for the barren desert earth-

New life offered the heart and soul,

Comfort for the body in transition proclaimed,

“Death to self, then rise again in Messiah”

Your spirit rebirth, washed clean in Sacred Blood;

“Repentance” the hardest choice ever-

Human nature finally overcome, from evil to good

Forever from wrong to right

From weak to strong, from darkness to Light

From falsehood to Truth,  from impure to pure

Things to now experience beyond the human realm,

A change for good that only God can bring!

In obedience John the Baptist showed the way

He helped make the rough road smooth, the crooked straight

Boldly, fearlessly pointed to the beginning path,

Then, God the Son came to do the work

And reveal the spiritual baptism of death into Life,

To finish only what He could do!

The sun continues to move in the galaxy

The Earth in our solar system,

Day becomes night

Night becomes another day

Majestic colors and patterns proclaim each in reflected beauty,

The warmth of light and the heart of a young woman yearns

The heart of a man longs

And the finger of God touches,

A fountain of forgiveness rises in the new born spirit.

Hope of a future celebrated in another

Proclaimed and confirmed in public display,

And this one too becomes a friend of God

A new child of the coming “new heaven and earth”

When the New Jerusalem settles down from high above

And God literally comes to live with us,

His eternal people.

MORE WAITING

15 Friday Sep 2017

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MORE  WAITING

 

 

Countless others with expectations

As the trillions of stars beyond eye sight

Many so restless

In nations filled, struggling, tired and bored

Blown about by dry desert winds as sand,

They often stand alone in frustration

Stare at the setting sun

And wonder if it mirrors their own personal life;

Oh, the common human dilemma-

“Without God and without hope”

In this world of “Self” and fear and lust, pride and greed and confusion!

Yet, the fire of Israel’s Messiah, His Holy Spirit zeal burns powerfully

A holy fire of Love

Peacefully tempered, displayed with greatest Wisdom from Heaven;

All footsteps divinely ordered

Even those many knowingly established by their Lord of Truth.

Today a shout from Heaven shakes the Earth

And all that are on it-

Nothing by chance, luck a foolish notion;

There are no random circumstances!

Blazing eyes gaze within a Royal Robe of Compassion

Each soul seen as precious

Every human life of great value

“More than many sparrows”,

The death of the wicked not a delight of the Lord

But met with sadness at the eternal loss;

Male and female, young and old

Rich and poor, near and far away

All longed for, yearned to draw closer to Kingdom reality.

Their cost greater than all gold

Their price more than all silver

Highly valued gems and diamond stones as gravel compared to what God has “spent”!

The God of Love moves always among us,

Angels of power as well

Disciples of the Master walk in faithfulness

Selfless men and women discerned as true

Who know the price of salvation

Who carry their cross daily;

The weight of eternity for mankind upon our Savior’s shoulders

Carried daily for us all,

The billions seen or unseen far beyond digital screens

Each one with a flame of foreknowledge hanging over their heads;

We bow in prayerful honor,

Seek only good, pray only for peace

Then pick up our Sword of Truth

With Holy Spirit power of Living Words

And wage a Holy War for this our lost generation!

 

 

 

KINGDOM FRUIT

13 Wednesday Sep 2017

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KINGDOM  FRUIT

 

 

Rich, lush fruit of the Heavenly Kingdom

Grown from good seed

Nurtured with steadfast love

Harvested in joyful satisfaction,

The sunshine of caring, kind peace covers

Handled as a small shoot with tenderness

Most gentle sensitivity,

At the right time it rises up in honor

Before the Lord of Life, Master of the final harvest gathering;

He Draws all together into humble baskets

Overflowing with amazing fruit

Delightful fruit

Beautiful to the eyes

Satisfying to the soul;

Joined as one in abundance

Like treasures held closely together

Lifted high upon the strongest shoulders

Gladly brought into the glowing Temple

As another covenant offering

Sacrifice of love and thanksgiving

For him to set before Messiah, their King.

And, as another servant of pure love moves in step

Angelic songs are sung in worship

Truly a chosen worker, an eternal minister comes forward

Known along with countless others before all time

A most talented, faithful woman

Diligent and zealous disciple,

The glorious Tree of Life in monthly season

As a constant vision displayed across their hearts

The Light of its image so bright

Always before them,

Even within their hearts!

 

CURTAIN

12 Tuesday Sep 2017

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CURTAIN

 

 

Suddenly a pure white curtain of woven linen

Drawn back in Spirit revelation

Truth miraculously stands before us,

After lifelong seeking

Even mixed with many struggles and prayers

The endless search for full meaning in life,

Rich purpose for being “here and now”!

A blend of longing mysteriously mixed with inner yearning,

As only God the Father draws us to His Son

The Sovereign power that reaches far beyond the heavens

In Ways and Thoughts of our Maker

Our God of Love who truly cares

Delights in revealing Himself to the willing

First in Messiah to the Jews

Then, last to all in Yeshua

The Lord of the Universe

Creator of pure human hearts

As seen in Abraham, his son and grandson,

Our Redeemer of all mankind

King of Heaven and Earth!

Clothed in cleanest white, new creations in the Lord walk in confidence

Assurance of one perfect sacrifice

Greatest display of love through the Cross;

Now cleansed by Living Water

We stand purified by most Royal Blood

In the only spoken eternal finished work.

Divine Love in greater revelations

Draws us nearer to God;

As knowledge grows, love grows.

Yes, the ancient Jewish Temple curtain was torn

And the veil of each heart opened wide to Heaven

As our King of Truth takes His Throne

Before His Father

Within our hearts

His Body joined as one in the Holy Spirit

His flock of believers, body of disciples,

His Bride in lasting beauty.

THE KEYS

09 Saturday Sep 2017

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THE  KEYS

 

 

To know Him is to love Him;

And to love Him is to know Him even more!

This One who holds the keys of absolute Sovereignty

The One who is merciful,

All authority set with jewels in the Crown of our King of Truth

All power rests in the Throne of my King of Justice

Lovingkindness and Truth the purest clear river of Life  that flows out

Like smoothest “silky” linen from beneath that Throne,

Even Mount Zion’s Royal Jerusalem Throne!

As a confident child of Heaven

Another innocent, faithful child of Trust

She takes the hand held out in love

Her Shepherd who cares for His flock;

Each sheep once lost, now found,

They all stay very close

Delight only in His Voice

Sheltered in comfort

Safest tent of the Patriarchs,

Tent of those who walked as foreigners on earth

Strangers in this land of their destiny,

And their eternal home that will soon descend from high above.

We too, men and women of God wait for all fulfillment

Remnant Gentiles, remnant flock of Israel

All true believers joined as one

All followers in the Light of Messiah’s presence

All in the compassionate Light of the Redeemer’s mercy

Disciples washed in the Blood of God’s Son.

SEPARATED

08 Friday Sep 2017

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SEPARATED

 

 

Be separated in your heart

As the fear of the Lord correctly divides

Precise and clean and timely,

True sanctuary provided for heart and soul

Invincible refuge from this world and its ways

Eternal protection from the wicked who act wickedly,

And their deceptive evils,

At times like a volcano that erupts

Floods lava and covers the  land,

Ruthless ones, always conspiring;

Much as a once beautiful garden expanse

Colors and shapes and aromas to celebrate,

Yet, now stands defiled and filled with weeds

Thorn bearing plants of every kind

That seek to cover and consume.

But the hand of the destroyer is already broken

One powerful foot on the hand, another on the head

Long ago crushed as a serpent,

Soon to plunge into a lake of burning sulfur.

An exquisite temple shelter waits for all who choose life

A beautiful tent cover for the willing

A most comforting refuge from every possible storm

Every swirling destructive wind large or small,

Even a dust storm in the scorching desert sunlight.

Time is truly on our side

Our Good Shepherd stands near,

His flock very secure

His flock of freedom.

Even our Sovereign King of all Jews

Our Lord over all men and women

Cleansed within by His Holy Spirit

The only “eternal circumcision” of a true Jew.

 

MOST WONDERFUL DAY

07 Thursday Sep 2017

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MOST  WONDERFUL  DAY

 

 

Up the mountain of joy

To reach higher in gladness

Zion of Truth towers above

The Name of the Lord a very strong tower,

Jerusalem most brilliant in the Light of God’s Word;

Even as the purest river flows out

Crystal liquid glass sparkles with life

Radiant in the Holy Lord

Everything it touches springs to Life from the Throne.

The human walk of faith

Is the walk of new love

A strong arm about the shoulders

The constant presence of Divine Peace

Hand in hand at times

Holy Words always lighten the path,

Sacred Words that brighten each day;

Whispers within the heart

Like angelic music to the soul

Comfort poured forth

New strength to take another step

To pour out love for another, even a stranger

Or an enemy;

Always others throughout this day

As a vessel of kindness

Servant of the Lord,

Your joy of being alive

Looking into the eyes of another soul

And touching his or her life,

Once a stranger and now a friend.

Compassion flames from the heart

Reaches out freely to share in step

In Spirit flow of goodness;

With wisdom and discernment,

When inner ears hear the Holy Voice

The mouth answers gladly today-

“Here I am, Lord.

Here I am.”

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