Monday, October 7, 2013

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 :  

Wednesday, October 2, 2013


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 .