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kennymac:
Pressed out of measure and pressed to all length, Pressed so intensely it seems, beyond strength;
Pressed in the body and pressed in the soul, Pressed in the mind till the dark surges roll.
Pressed by foes, and a pressure from friends, Pressure on pressure, till life nearly ends.
Pressed into knowing no helper but God; Pressed into loving the staff and the rod.
Pressed into liberty where nothing clings; Pressed into faith for impossible things.
Pressed into living a life in the Lord, Pressed into living a Christ-life outpoured
Deborah-Leigh:
WOW!.....THE GOOSE BUMPS...
.KEEP POSTING KENNYMAC.
WHEN DID YOU WRITE THAT?...IT IS TRULY GREAT! ;D
:)
kennymac:
Do you think God does not love you When you're passing 'neath the rod? Do you grow a bit discouraged; Think the road is most too hard?
Oh, my brother, do you not know That our Father has a plan By which to purge and purify And perfect this race of man?
"Think it not strange," said brother Peter, When comes the fiery trial; It may come in fierce temptations That will call forth self-denial.
It may be in deepest sorrow Sad bereavement, or in pain. Your friends may all forsake you; God will work it for your gain.
The trial of your faith, said he, Is of value more than gold. His fire is burning out the dross From His chosen and His called.
Let us stay right in the furnace Though the flames seem hard to take; God ordained their raging fury That He a perfect vessel make.
He is calling out His remnant, Seed with which to plant again; He must test and try each vessel, Those to find who will remain.
Would you like for Him to use you? Would you like to add your voice To this new day trumpet sounding? Then the fire must be your choice.
Should any dross or stain remain, Then the gold cannot be pure. It will not reflect His image And you never will endure.
Go through, as faithful Abraham, For he proved his love by test; Climbing up old Mount Moriah, On God's altar laid His best.
Think of those three Hebrew children; They loved God with all their hearts; Yet each was tested by the fire, Nor from its pain refused a part.
God saw He could count them faithful In what'er their lot might be. He wants to prove the same of you, So from His testing do not flee!
Arcturus, read your poems, touched my heart.... Keep writing!
I am no poet. I am just a collection of the people I've met, the teacher's who have taught me, and the books I have read. I came across these poems while doing a study on Revelation and The Kingdom. I enjoyed them much.
God bless,
KennyMac
joyful1:
What is the purpose for poetry/music? Is there only one purpose? joyce ???
Andy_MI:
--- Quote from: joyful1 on October 26, 2006, 12:40:50 PM ---What is the purpose for poetry/music? Is there only one purpose? joyce ???
--- End quote ---
Hi Joyce,
Here's some scriptures that may answer your question
Eph 5:18-21 KJVR
(18) And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
(19) Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
(20) Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
(21) Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Col 3:12-17 VW
(12) Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
(13) bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
(14) And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.
(15) And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
(16) Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
(17) And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God, even the Father, through Him.
Peace,
Andy
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