Category: devotional
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An Allegory for the Church
I need to make a confession. I LOVE MY CHURCH! There is not a day that goes by, that I don’t have some contact with someone from my church. Don’t get me wrong, my church has issues. (Well, I attend there … and hence it’s bound to have issues!) If…
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Come with Me
Come walk with me into the night. Come to the fields with me. No man-made glitz, no city lights Taint tired eyes to see. Some say that all this grandeur vast Made self by chance and time. Come, look real close and see the past – Behold God’s forged design!…
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How Would I Know?
I wrote this about 3 years ago, but it has even more meaning for me today. I want to encourage you to continue to look to Jesus Christ as you battle your storms and obediently trust God for the provisions on your journey. He is with you! How would I…
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Just Do It
Clean it up Put it there Fold it and tuck it in drawers – Swish and mop Wash it down Scrub it down real good once more. ~ Click the belt Press the gas Go down the same road again – Kiss the kids Wave goodby Take a breath –…
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Holy
God, Infinite – limitless LORD, Whom all give glory with one accord. How could I come, petition this King, Of Whom the stars and angels sing? God, Omniscient – the foundation of truth, Who knows Himself and knows me from youth, How could I enter the Throne Room of Grace,…
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Hear Him
My Father He speaks – for He loves His child. His Words are gentle, His attitude kind. My Father He speaks to those in despair. His patient persistence brings comfort and care. My Father He speaks to the child who seeks Him. He makes Himself known to the humble within.…
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A Bright Future
My future as bright as Your promise to me, That hope in my heart is secure as can be. That my feet walk with peace and steadfast resolve, That Your plans for me stand – those no one can thwart. My future as bright as Your promise to me, That…
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Digging Wells
Been sitting here in this pit for a while. It’s deep in the ground, I bet it’s a mile. Been digging this hole for days, until now Lost track of the time and sunlight somehow. It’s dark and lonely, here in this sad well. I wonder how long I must…
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Imago Dei
His image printed on each face In every heart displayed His glory mirrored in each race Throughout the earth arrayed His picture on the weakest child On old and frail, there too In men and women – both alike His likeness peers on through In those despised by this world’s…
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Bean By Bean – A Mother’s Look Back on 2015
Earlier this year I calculated my life in days. I estimated that if I live to a little over 80, the total amount of days would amount to roughly 30,000. I then did something what a couple of my family members consider morbid. I took two big glass jars…
Heidi Viars 