Tag: sin

• The Door

  

  There is a door – cracked open a bit It seems Heaven is peeking throughA Silence beckons to enter it Behind, Heaven’s Hope rings true.  The door asks for all to make a choice To walk through or not enter in Draws the heart of man with an unheard voice To cross over – leave a life of sin.  But…

  Heidi Viars

  December 28, 2020

  Christian Poetry, church, Devotional, poetry, Ponderings, Prayer, Revival, Song, Song, Sunrises – Pictures

  Book of John, discipleship, following Jesus, heaven, hope, Jesus Christ, New Year, Salvation, sanctification, sin, the door, The Truth, the Way

• A Not-So (Socially) Distant God

  A Holy God came down to earth Indwelled the human race Imago Dei now its worth – God close, on every face. He took a basin and a towel, Got close and cleaned our feet, As Servant He fulfilled the vow We made and couldn’t keep. What man deemed unclean, sick and lost He chased…

  Heidi Viars

  April 29, 2020

  Christian Poetry, church, Devotional, poetry, Revival

  communion, COVID, Cross, Imago Dei, Jesus Christ, Nearness of God, Salvation, sin, social distancing

• Attachments

  There is one question I am repeatedly asked at church and other places, “It’s been five years since you have adopted. Are things easier now?” Many times I give the short answer and nod my head. The fact is that many things have gotten easier. However, many more things have gotten much harder. In the…

  Heidi Viars

  November 17, 2019

  Christian Poetry, church, Devotional, Ponderings, Revival

  adoption, attachment, conquerers, Jesus Christ, love, relationships, Romans, sin

• Gifts with the Garbage

  Today, the alarm went off early. The gift was ready to go, sitting by the front door. In a see-through, large, airtight bag it looked quite pretty. The card read, “TO THE GARBAGE COLLECTOR – THANK YOU!” I had securely tied a flashlight (a 200 hour LIFE GEAR, glow in the dark, with a neon…

  Heidi Viars

  December 23, 2013

  Christian Poetry, Devotional, Prayer

  Christmas, garbage, hope, Jesus Christ, sin, The Light of the World

• Good News

  This last week, I was visiting a friend at her orchard. Branches were bending with lush fruit and my senses were overwhelmed with a deep awareness of God’s abundant provisions. If you are finding yourself in a desperate place today, hurt and in need of some good news, please take heart, my friend. The Maker…

  Heidi Viars

  September 22, 2013

  Christian Poetry, Devotional, Revival

  atonement, Good News, Gospel, Romans, sin

• The Greatest Act in History

  The greatest act in history – The greatest sacrifice – As Christ endured the greatest pain, He paid the greatest price. ~ He gave for our greatest sins His life, His greatest gift. He paid at Calvary’s greatest cross. He closed the greatest rift. ~ This greatest act of love displayed God’s greatest love –…

  Heidi Viars

  March 29, 2013

  Christian Poetry, poetry, Sunrises – Pictures

  Christ, Cross, Good Friday, love, Pain, payment, sacrifice, sin

• Freedom

  The deceitfulness of the human heart is far greater and deeper than we can comprehend, but the love of God is deeper still. Each day we should set out on the task to understand both better than we did the day before. * Lord, humble me and show me my own deceitful heart. Make plain…

  Heidi Viars

  October 31, 2012

  Christian Poetry

  Christ’s sacrifice, deceitfulness, freedom, love, sin