TWO ARE BETTER

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desert, false religion, intellectual, loneliness, mountain, nothingness, psychology, spiritual search, true beauty, Zion

TWO  ARE  BETTER

Two are better than one

In the warmth of friendship

Hands held tightly in comfort

Assurance as hearts drawn together

Close in understanding

Closer in sharing and caring;

Each held above the other

As love supports,

Even while the tent of the Lord covers

Spread gently over and around

Such beauty of Truth glows brightly

In Zion, the wonder of new  life together;

A comforting Presence anchored in Hope

Love proven true and faithful

When steps in honesty are taken one after another

Up one mountain  of trial

Then down another in confidence

The test of humility through the thick forest,

Along a river’s mystique

And into and out of elegant valleys;

Landscape lush or landscape sparse

Sands of the many seashores

Sand of a desert trek

Pleasant sun or scorching heat,

Two are always better than one.

Loneliness flees away

Weakness and vulnerability calmed and quieted,

Abundance chases all “nothingness” into intellectual abstractions

Assurance peacefully prevails with strength

Reassurance towers high above

As we both move forward, together in life,

Always forward in covenant love

Pressing on hand in hand, closer to the Lord.

GATHERING STRENGTH #4

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Faithful One, God's Army, Holy Spirit, mountain, warrior, weapons

GOD’S  ARMY

Faithful ones who sow good seeds prayerfully

And prayerfully reap a joyful harvest,

Victorious in loving confidence from the very beginning

Fearless in triumph until the final end

Invincible from start to finish

With the first Spirit breath drawn

To the body’s last,

Steadfast in love, faithful in perseverance, fearless in endurance.

Abundant weapons given from Heaven,

The Spirit of Israel’s Messiah indwells

With unspeakable power;

The One who is the “First and the Last”

The “Beginning and the End”

“Alpha and Omega”,

All powerful God above all!

He who stood as the final warrior

When all else failed

When no other could stand firm, strong in faithfulness on Earth

No one to be found with true eyes, clear ears, clean hands

No one blameless, with a pure heart,

One Savior stood tall and strong

Became a “Mountain that fills the Earth”

The only Faithful Witness, Firstborn Son

One Redeemer as the Most Holy Warrior,

Faced the cunning, ruthless dark lord

And crushed him beneath His heel,

The Captain of our army, His army.

Today, every falsehood imagined fraudulently played out

Many cloaks of deceit within the shield of Lucifer

Lies and cheating with arrogance

Schemes and murders in raw pride,

Done through pathetic slaves and puppets of the fallen angel

Soon to be cast headlong

Into the raging fire of divine justice

Place of destiny along with their vicious master,

Place of all stubborn rebels and usurpers

Countless godless humans who worship themselves

And who willingly bow before Satan.

Yet, the purest wisdom and knowledge carry God’s Army

With jeweled wings of gold and silver,

Radiant wings of Truth,

With brilliant, consuming wings of the Holy Spirit

They carry swiftly through all of this life’s struggles and battles

Then, settle calmly as His flock of turtle doves

Confidently at His side,

Each lamb still held closely

Children of His delight

At eternal peace and rest before His Majestic Throne.

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

CLIMBING MOUNTAINS

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encouragement, mountain, Mt. Everest, Mt. Zion, spirit and soul

CLIMBING  MOUNTAINS

Each step draws closer

The path of faith leads higher

Narrow trail of obedience,

Perseverance has marked the way

Enlightened endurance has taken hold of it

The Voice that calls

The Voice that is heard

Purest sounds received by the human spirit

Inner stirrings

Outer embraces.

In the darkness of this world

The many valleys shadowed by death,

A lamp for the feet is given as written

A Light for our path lived out, as often sung beautifully;

Many have surged as a vast throng at  first

But with each footstep higher

The crowds became thinner

New songs of praise grow less and weaker

Sounds of worship gradually faint,

Even at times with a sense of being nearly alone.

But the heart always knows

The Holy One stands always near

Shepherd at the side

Hand held tightly,

In God’s wisdom, the eyes see very far

Stark and most dramatic beauty

Rugged and raw at times

Yet, the Spirit of Beauty covers securely

Keeps warmth and comfort very close

As each challenge grips, each stretch of the arms and legs

Each rock, every icy cliff and sheer face

Tense clutch of the hands,

Yet, higher and farther

Above and beyond all human strength

We finally stand atop another mountain

This victory, this sweetest taste for the soul,

Triumph shared in the battle already won by another

The greatest war finished, journey of safety already completed by a friend

Even the One who loves

Who enables each of our steps in life higher and closer

To Him;

Soon, very soon we will rise to the top of the highest mountain ever

Victorious Mountain of Messiah Yeshua’s resurrection!

      “Oh Lord, make my mountain very strong.” -Psalm 30

IN THE SPIRIT

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beauty, Bible, book of truth, intimate, jeweled treasure, King of the Jews, majesty, Messiah, mountain, Scripture, Spirit, wisdom, Yeshua

IN  THE  SPIRIT

Secret place of God’s dwelling

Mystery of eternal majesty

Creative wonder of all that is

All that has been

All that ever will be,

Kingdom knowledge revealed in Yeshua.

In the Spirit of Israel’s Messiah

In the stream of all life

River of purifying fire from the Throne of God

From the heart of Messiah, consuming love,

The holy fire of true purpose consumes.

Man in all of his prideful pomp

Woman in her often arrogant foolishness,

Both exposed in the light of truth

Naked in sinful rebellion

Without worldly covering, accountable for every thought

Every word misspoken

All that was done or not done;

Heaven’s justice holds a very sharp sword

Its edges sharper than sharp

They divide soul and spirit

Reveal all the puzzling secrets

All the hidden human enigmas

Human mysteries wrapped with mind and will,

Pierces, penetrates all with purest light

Filters out the world as righteousness from Heaven made perfectly clear.

The Spirit of Messiah has made plain and simple

The Gate, the path and the narrow road

The Holy Spirit leaves no stone unturned,

In the presence of the only solid Rock

Mountain that fills the earth,

Everything is seen, made completely visible

Nothing is hidden from the Judge’s sight.

We who move in step with Him

Who walk the earth in confident Spirit control

Amazed and in awe,

Knowledge of the Scriptures a priceless treasure within,

Intimate knowledge of the sovereign power of His Spirit,

Things too wonderful;

Our only surprise

In the greatness of His love,

The Majesty of His Beauty beyond mere words!

FEARS MELT

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demons, fear, healing, health, Jerusalem, Kingdom of God, Messiah, mountain, photographers, prince of darkness

FEARS  MELT

 

All fears melt away,

The fear and anxiety of life

The fear of death,

That we might truly live out each day

At peace, at rest in this place, this time.

As the new morning sun lifts the dew

A cloud of invisible vapor ascends,

So the truth of life rises within the spirit

Confidence soars far above

A calm rest settles as inner peace rules

The dust of the earth merely brushed off.

Light feet skip along each chosen path

Happy feet, dancing feet,

Whitest clouds in the sky above

Striking, multi-colored flowers on the ground below

Gold and silver embroidery on the robes of our delight

Flowing lines of grace displayed

Lovely footsteps always lovely.

Beauty drips from the hills about

Healing at the very fingertips,

The world is seen through the eyes of heavenly light

Endless distractions filtered out

Noise in the background left in the background.

A focus on personal purpose and true meaning establishes the way,

Those who taste and see,

One greater holds the right hand

One most powerful shepherds behind and in front

Doors to hearts and lives fly open at a touch

Good purposes rule the day;

Laughter crowns the new hearts

Such gladness at being alive,

A small child’s eagerness bubbles over to parents,

Patience wraps about love

Understanding minds embrace one another,

A small gathering of like souls moves forward up a mountain

Strong and confident in this new day,

A way made clearly known.