biblical poetry
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Learning to Love: Day 12
When You Seek God When you seek God with your whole heartFor what you want to know,He gives no stone in place of bread.What you ask, He will show.Do not inquire of rocks for help.They are not self-aware.Do not consult… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 11
Constancy and Change When the sun’s fire pounds on the earthThen rises back from the roadAs I wipe sweat from my brow, When the cicadas play their fiddlesIn the dewy grassAfter dusk has arrived,I seek You.When the sand squirms between… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 10
Resurrection Had you not lived the perfect lifeTo die for our sins through Your strifeThen risen from the dead,Oh where would mankind be instead?Every deed and everything would beNothing more than vanity.No sun nor moon in its full scopeWould we… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 9
Romans 8:31 When daily troubles flood my lifeRemind me of Your deeds,And show me Your sweet promises.You are all I need.When gales and winds blow through this world,Teach me flexibilitySo I can bend and may not break,Because You are all… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 8
Sanctification The Lord is glorious and mightyShining on His holy hill.He is all-powerful and sovereign.Each of His words He will fulfill.Nothing escapes His divine knowledge.No one can withstand His will.Let every facet of my beingBe refined by Your holy fire.Test… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 7
A Man of Worth He reclined atop his marble chairWith wisdom in his eyes.The boy who gazed at himStood back in awe of his great size.He who looked as if with one clenched fistAnd one gripping handWould take his slightly… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 6
Gifts If I had the wisdom of SolomonOr had the integrity of Joseph–Or Samson’s strength would be enough–If I had the valor of Gideon–If only I had the faith of DanielOr the authority of Elijah–Had I the discernment of Deborah,Eliezer’s… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 5
The Lord, the Lord Give me a pillar or cloud of fireTo lead me night and day,Through light or darkness in Your wayAnd lift me to a level higher Than my own frivolity. Give me ears to hear Your voiceAnd… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 4
Sovereignty I serve a sovereign GodWho no one should questionWhen He builds a mighty workThen brings it down to destruction. The sovereign God I serveGave Adam perfect life and peaceFor him and Eve to abuseAnd cause all the greatest grief.… Continue reading
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Korah: Our Negative Example
The Torah portion I will cover in this post is Korach (Korah), scheduled for June 20 this year, the Biblical passages cited at the top of this page. In Korach, we have the rebellion of Korah and his followers, their… Continue reading
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