A Holy people unto The Lord, (I Chr 16:29)

Peculiar, you could say, (Deut 14:2)

His laws within their heart, (Deut. 11:18)

They walk in all His ways, (Deut 5:33)

Resisting the devil, (James 4:7)

While drawing nigh unto Him, (James 4:8)

Desiring to be His express image,

No longer a servant to sin (Romans 6:17)

"Be ye perfect," (Matt 5:48)

Jesus said on the mount,

As your Father in heaven is perfect,

Leaving no room for any doubt,

David's  heart was perfect, (I Kings 11:4)

Desiring all God's holy ways,

Striving to live in mercy

And love in all his days

"Nobody's perfect"

The world will always say,

If that is your hope, ( Hebrews 11:1)

Perfection you'll not obtain

Striving for imperfection??

An achievement you can surely make,

God wants our goals set higher,

Our whole life perfection takes.

I Chr 16:29

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name : bring an offering , and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness .  

Deut 14:2

For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God , and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth 

Deut. 11:18

Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul , and bind them for a sign upon your hand , that they may be as frontlets between your eyes .  

Deut 5:33

Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live , and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess . 

James 4:7-8

Submit yourselves therefore to God . Resist the devil , and he will flee from you .  

Draw nigh to God , and he will draw nigh to you . Cleanse your hands , ye sinners ; and purify your hearts , ye double minded .  

Romans 6:17

But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for , the evidence of things not seen .  

Matt 5:48

Be ye therefore perfect , even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect

I Kings 11:4

For it came to pass, when Solomon was old , that his wives turned away his heart after other gods : and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God , as was the heart of David his father .  

Psalm 138:8

The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. 

Deut 15:5

 Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day. 

Ephesians 4:12-13

 For the perfecting of the saints , for the work of the ministry , for the edifying of the body of Christ :  

 Till we all come in the unity of the faith , and of the knowledge of the Son of God , unto a perfect man , unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ :  

By the river of Ahava,

He proclaimed a fast,

To afflict themselves before God,

That He might lead them on a safe  path

They carried many treasures,

The road was a dangerous one,

Ezra didn't ask for soldiers or horsemen

Because of the mighty hand of God

Some trust in horses and chariots, (Psalm 20:7)

Some trust in things they have,

Earthly things cannot deliver,

Nor provide safety like God's hand

Trust in The Lord with all your heart, (Prov 3:5)

Lean not on yourself for His will,

If God is for you, who can be against you! (Romans 8:21)

Ye have need to wait and be still! (Hebrews 10:36)

Ezra 8:21-22

 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 

 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. 

Psalm 20:7

Some trust in chariots , and some in horses : but we will remember the name of the LORD our God .  

Prov 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart ; and lean not unto thine own understanding

Romans 8:21

What shall we then say to these things ? If God be for us , who can be against us ?  

Hebrews 10:36

For ye have need of patience , that , after ye have done the will of God , ye might receive the promise .  

They have moved the old landmarks, (Proverbs 23:10)

The gates are wasted from the fire, (Nehemiah 1:3)

Theres no protection for the children,

Parents' feet stuck fast  in the mire

Flesh has become their arm, (Jeremiah 17:5)

Instead of seeking God for His will, (Romans 12:2)

They have lost their identity, (Genesis 1:27)

They were just too busy to wait and be still (Psalms 27:14)

The story repeats o'er and o'er,

The outcome just the same,

We need to be repairers of the breach, (Isaiah 58:12)

Glorifying His Holy Name!

The prince and power of the air, (Ephesians 2:2)

Cries out to satisfy,

All of your fleshly needs (I Peter 2:11)

All that you desire.

Seek those things that are real, (Matthew 6:20)

Things that never change,

Love, mercy, long suffering and truth

Through the sunshine and the rain.

Proverbs 23:10

Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

Nehemiah 1:3

And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

Jeremiah 17:5

Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. 

Romans 12:2

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Genesis 1:27

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Psalms 27:14

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Ephesians 2:2

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

I Peter 2:11

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Matthew 6:20

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Isaiah 58:12

 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. 

 

 He took out of the temple

The silver and the gold

He sent it to the king of Syria

Protection was what was sold

He could have sought the Lord

To protect and keep him safe

He trusted in his riches

What a big mistake!

The eyes of the Lord running to and fro

Throughout the whole earth

Looking for perfect hearts

And those that have true worth

If war is coming to you

And you know not what to do

Take the helmet of salvation

And the armor tried and true

Praying always, without ceasing

Upon your knees do stay

Our Lord is strong and mighty

He will move the enemy away!

II chr 16

  

His hand can do mighty works,

To those whom do believe, (Matthew 13:58)

No physical strength, nor worldly wisdom (Psalms 33:16)

Is required for His miraculous deeds

Abraham, though his body was old,

Staggered not in unbelief, (Romans 4:20)

He hoped in God's great promises,

Leaning on his faith

God takes the thing that be not,

And calls them as though they were, (Romans 4:17)

With Him all things are possible, (Matthew 19:26)

Your life can be transformed (Romans 12:2)

A tiny seed is all it takes, (Matthew 17:20)

Of faith in the King of Kings,

As this world presses on you daily,

Lean on Him in everything (Proverbs 3:5)

Matthew 13:58

And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Psalms 33:16

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

Mark 9:24

And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

Romans 4:20

 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 

Romans 4:17

 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were

Matthew 19:26

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Romans 12:2

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Matthew 17:20

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Turn you to the strong hold,

 ye prisoners of hope, (Zechariah 9:12)

Get ye out of the darkness,

In the noon day, no longer grope (Job 5:14

The idols have spoken vanity, 

All lies and false dreams, (Zechariah 10:2)

They'll all end up in the pit, (Matthew 15:14)

Without the Shepherd, they can't see

Let God be magnified! (Psalms 70:4)

His ways lead to life, (Acts 2:28)

Striving to be perfect, (Ephesians 4:13)

And fleeing this world's strife (I Corinthians 3:3)

Trusting in His Holy Name (Proverbs 3:5)

Letting His will be done (Isaiah 43:13)

Renewed daily by His strength (Isaiah 40:31)

With His spirit being one (Ephesians 4:13)

Zechariah 9:12

Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee; 

Job 5:14

They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.

Zechariah 10:2

 For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd. 

Matthew 15:14

Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

Psalms 70:4

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

Acts 2:28

Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

Ephesians 4:13

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

I Corinthians 3:3

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Isaiah 43:13

Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

Isaiah 43:13

Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

Isaiah 40:31

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; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Look not behind thee

Escape for your life

The angels grabbed a hold of them

Lot, his daughters and his wife

They couldn't climb the mountains

That were up ahead

They begged for refuge in a city

The angels allowed them

But when the fire and brimstone fell

And the cities were brought to naught

Lot's wife had to turn around

Then she turned into a pillar of salt. (Genesis 19)

We must reach forward to apprehend

When we find ourselves in the dark

Not looking or turning back

Pressing towards the high mark

( Phillipians 3:13)

If the mountains seem too tall

Or the race seems hard to run

We must equip ourselves with patience

And keep our focus on the Son