Wait on Him!

a synopsis of Psalm 27

The Lord -
my 

Light
my
Salvation
my 

Strength

Of whom
do I fear

Of whom
am I afraid

The darkness - of wickedness and evil
comes against me
stumbling and falling

yet my heart does not fear
I am confident

in  my Lord

I seek
to dwell
in the Lord
with the Lord
all my days
to meditate on His Word
to gaze upon His beauty
to praise Him
to glorify Him 

In days ahead
not seen
I will be protected
hidden from the darkness
I will be lifted up
above every enemy

I am joyful
I sing songs of praise
to the Lord

my King
rejoicing over what will be

Hear me
I plead
Have mercy on me
Answer me
I seek you Lord

Do not turn me away
You are my help
Do not leave me
Do not forsake me
You are my salvation 

Teach me
Your way
Lead me, guide me
along Your path 

Do not deliver me
to the desires of my enemies
the false witnesses
who rise against me

I would have lost heart
if I had not believed
I would see 

Your goodness
in the land that I live

Wait. 

Be courageous.
The Lord will strengthen my heart
when I remember 

to wait! 

on Him 

For He is
my Light
my Salvation
my Strength 

my everything. 

(c) Cathy Orrick Luders
February 18, 2018

Fallen

Fallen ...

I question why
but answers fail

Why have you
turned away
from your first love?

Why have you
gone the way of the world,
the enemy
the devil - Satan,
whose goal is to destroy?

(Jesus said to the church of Ephesus): "...I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place - unless you repent."  - Revelation 2:4-5 NKJV

"If anyone ... does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness, he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth. ..." - I Timothy 6:3-5 NKJV

Why is your heart no longer filled with joy and peace?
Why is patience and gentleness gone from your being?
Why are you no longer kind and good to those around you?
Where is your faith
Where is your self-control
Where is your desire to share to the world God's gift of everlasting life?

Why, oh why, have you turned away from your first love?

"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the Father but is of the world." - I John 2:15-16 NKJV

God desires you to repent, to turn from wickedness, to turn toward Him. He waits - open arms ready to embrace you.  He loves you so.

 

Cathy Orrick Luders
February 12, 2018