Our Salvation

Our Destiny

The masks come out to hide the face
The costumes all are put in place
The pumpkins carved and lights ablaze
It’s Halloween again

The horror movies play all day
To honor fright and death’s decay
We laugh and cringe at such displays
It’s Halloween again

But there is something all must know
The scary thing is many don’t
That one day death will take its toll
Do you know where you’ll go

On one side hell is open wide
Where demons dwell and Satan hides
If we do not know Jesus Christ
This is our destiny

A lake of fire is the scene
Fire and brimstone in between
Our bodies there will shout and scream
For all eternity

But those are who’ve asked for God’s true grace
Who’ve trusted that Christ took their place
He has all their sin erased
They will be heaven bound

A robe of righteousness they’ll wear
The saints of old all gathered there
No more sickness, death or tears
Forever in His arms

Have you made the choice today
That God’s true Word you will obey
Ask Jesus to be Lord today
The choice is up to you

In response to that daily prompt https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2018/10/13/your-daily-word-prompt-scary-October-13-2018/

Jesus Life

He Peeks Through

When storm clouds have gathered
When lightning cracks loud
He peeks through the storm
Rainbow colors abound

When sickness has found us
We’re feeling quite low
He peeks through the hurt
And all pain must go

He parts the darkness
He shines His light
He peeks in with mercy
And brings us new life

When finances crumble
Our battle seems lost
He peeks through the chaos
He pays all the cost

When sin was abounding
Our lives bound for hell
He peeks in with grace
His story we’ll tell

He parts the darkness
He shines His light
He peeks in with mercy
And brings us new life

He peeked down from heaven
He saw our estate
He died on a cross
Provides our escape
From sin’s deathly blow
He made us a way
He peeked past our sin
And showed us the way

He parts the darkness
He shines His light
He peeks in with mercy
And brings us new life

 

I Can Trust in You

Lord I am waiting
Waiting on you
Knowing that always
Your Word will come through
I’m listening for your voice
While I wait I will rejoice
I always know
I can trust in you

There is nothing that can move me
Nothing that can shake me
Nothing that can pull me away
Because even though I’m waiting
I know you have the answer
And it will come to me any day

No matter what the trial
No matter what the trouble
No matter what the enemy says
I’ll trust in you completely
For you’re the one who knows me
I want to follow all of your ways

Lord I am waiting
Waiting on you
Knowing that always
Your Word will come through
I’m listening for your voice
While I wait I will rejoice
I always know
I can trust in you

I’ll wait and I’ll pray
I’ll wait and I’ll worship
I’ll wait and I’ll give you my praise
For you have the answer
To all of my questions
In your precious love i will wait

Lord I am waiting
Waiting on you
Knowing that always
Your Word will come through
I’m listening for your voice
While I wait I will rejoice
I always know
I can trust in you

Cancer Uodate

CHEMO IS DONE! After 2-1/2 years, it is finally done. Praise the Lord! I still need the mask in public or cold, my neuropathy should slowly improve and my fatigue level should improve as well.

I thank God for the many people who provided transportation all the way throught, to the amazing staff at the Mercy Cancer Center and the Belmond hospital, and to the many prayer warriors who have held Janeen and I up. God’s mercy has been with us all the way through.

I will still have quraterly checks with the oncologist in Iowa City and a bone strengthening infusion in Belmond. But all is well and we are movijg forward. God is good – all the time!

Cancer Update

CHEMO IS DONE! After 2-1/2 years, it is finally done. Praise the Lord! I still need the mask in public or cold, my neuropathy should slowly improve and my fatigue level should improve as well.

I thank God for the many people who provided transportation all the way throught, to the amazing staff at the Mercy Cancer Center and the Belmond hospital, and to the many prayer warriors who have held Janeen and I up. God’s mercy has been with us all the way through.

I will still have quraterly checks with the oncologist in Iowa City and a bone strengthening infusion in Belmond. But all is well and we are movijg forward. God is good – all the time!

The Believers Life

The Latter Rain

I live In rural Iowa where corn and soybeans rule
Our rainy spell is over and now it has turned cool
The harvest lingers way behind and must get done real soon
Because we are the breadbasket for many in this world

But my eyes look for something else when I think of the rain
The former rain is good for life on earth as it sustains
But I look for the latter times of Holy Spirit rain
To come and fill our souls and bring us back to God again

It seems our country’s lost it’s soul to morals that do lack
And people all around us seem to fall much further back
They know longer recognize when Satan is in full attack
They just go with the flow and fall into his world of slack

It’s time the church rise up and call upon the latter rain
To overcome the enemy and raise up Christ again
He said if he were lifted up he’d draw to Him all men
Come on church pray with all your might that Jesus Christ will reign

In response to the daily prompt https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2018/10/12/your-daily-word-prompt-rainy-October-12-2018/

The Believers Life

Without You

Lord help me walk close to you
Always by your side
That I might find the path you have for me

Lord help my ears hear your voice
Every time you speak
That I might learn tom be as I should be

Without you my life is shallow
Without you I’d fall and fail
Without you my heart would wither away
I’d be lost, Lord without you

Lord help my eyes see the lost
As I walk down the street
That I might be your witness overcoming fear

Lord help me breath your word each day
That I might grow in faith
Then when the trials and storms come I will not shed a tear

Without you my life is shallow
Without you I’d fall and fail
Without you my heart would wither away
I’d be lost, Lord without you

Help me stay by your side
Help me walk in your stride
Help me in you to abide
Never without you
Never without you

Without you my life is shallow
Without you I’d fall and fail
Without you my heart would wither away
I’d be lost, Lord without you

The Believers Life

Quickly Overgrown

My garden was incredible this year
A used a new ingredient called Preen
For in the past I did not have the time
And soon my plot was overgrown with weeds

Our walk with Christ is very much the same
For it is easy to get pulled aside
This world can quickly overgrow our faith
And cause His word to gradually subside

So make sure you take time each day in prayer
Read the scriptures regularly to grow
The last thing you must do will keep you safe
Give thanks for all the blessings He bestows

In response to the daily prompt https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2018/10/11/your-daily-word-prompt-haunted-October-11-2018/

The Believers Life

The House on the Hill

There’s an old house up on the hill
People say it is haunted still
Someone died in it long ago
Now they say she’s quite the ghost

I say the spirits fool your mind
Make you think they are still alive
But the truth is they’ve bit the dust
When our Lord died upon the cross

Satan was defeated there
Now he just tries to fool and scare
He has no more authority
So do not give into fear

Perfect love casts out your fear
He will hear your fervent prayer
If fear has taken hold of your life
Call on Jesus to renew your mind

In response to the daily prompt https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2018/10/10/your-daily-word-prompt-haunted-October-10-2018/

We Give You Glory

We give you glory and honor oh Lord
We give you glory and honor oh Lord
We lift up our voice
In your name we rejoice
We give you glory and honor oh Lord

Precious Lord we come to you
With our hands lifted high
Lord we come to magnify
Your name Jesus Jesus

We give you glory and honor oh Lord
We give you glory and honor oh Lord
We lift our praises high
Your name we magnify
We give you glory and honor oh Lord

Precious Lord we come to you
With our hands lifted high
Lord we come to magnify
Your name Jesus Jesus