Saturday, July 18, 2009

Fight of Faith

This fight of faith, I want to win right here

Though surrounding me are these waves of anxiety and fear

There be no point of brandishing my faith sword

When the awaited moment has been brought to pass by the Lord


Yes, things are wisps of smoke against glass

And I know not when that moment would come to pass

But He who maketh me right now stand

Is the one who holds tomorrow and holds my hand


So even though things may seem not to be

Jesus calls into existence the very unseen verily

Lord help me trust, with a faith that will please

Let me win this battle whilst I am still down on my knees


For you are unchanging and so full of love

Your greatness stretches further than the highest skies above

O! for a trusting heart, I would, my Lord, plead

As, for the righteousness received by faith, over the horizon I see


So like Abraham it may be said of me,

“In hope against hope he”, in Christ Jesus, “believed”

For the time to trust and believe in you Lord, is now

Trusting in your providence and love, Lord I bow.



Written at a time of uncertainty and a gloves-coming-off kind of fight with doubt. How can I forget the one who provides for me in torrents of love? Jesus, you deserve much much more than doubt and mistrust. Forgive me and build me up. May Jesus Christ be praised. Amen.

Rom 4:18 In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, "SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE."

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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Egypt Calling


When Egypt came calling one day,

I paused and told her, “But, I thought we were so far away”

Egypt whispered to me, “We can change that, it doesn’t need to be so.”

“Think about all the wondrous sights here; you really want to say ‘No’?”

It had been a long time, since those Sphinx days, thought I

The sarcophagus, the papyrus, the Nile that I had bid goodbye


“Tourism in Egypt is big these days”, said she  

“It wouldn’t hurt if you visit now and then maybe?”

“It’s not as if I’m immigrating!” I said to myself

“I can take those cheap flights and be back soon, works out well.”

“Take my hand” said Egypt, “The flight tickets might go up!”

“I’ll lead you back; in fact, you can even keep your eyes shut.”


As I slid off the couch of my reverie

I heard this still faint voice calling out to me

I turned and saw the awful, bloody sight of a man

So badly beat up was he, he was barely able to stand

And on and on he walked while crowds jeered and mocked

Until finally to a hill he was eventually brought


“The tickets are going to go up! Listen to me!”

Egypt was persistent, she wouldn’t let me be

But I kept looking at this man, as they hammered his hands into a cross

Quite a wretched and sorrowful sight I thought this was

Some were spitting at him, while others laughed

“You saved others, now save yourself!” one old timer barked


And through his blood soaked face, he managed one look

It said, “While you deliberate, I have all of your punishment took”

“Egypt will always call; those cheap flights will always stay cheap”

“But My love for you, I have always kept strong and will always keep”

And as that man breathed His last, letting go of the earthly life He lived

He said these few, yet definitive words, “Father, forgive…”


The next thing I know, Egypt had been smacked in the face

“Get out of here! Your audacity has me amazed.”

Egypt slithered out, not one more word she had said

My thoughts of a tour of Egypt, were good as dead


So watch your step, friends. Make sure there's no evil unbelief lying around that will trip you up and throw you off course, diverting you from the living God. For as long as it's still God's Today, keep each other on your toes so sin doesn't slow down your reflexes. If we can only keep our grip on the sure thing we started out with, we're in this with Christ for the long haul. These words keep ringing in our ears: Today, please listen; don't turn a deaf ear as in the bitter uprising. For who were the people who turned a deaf ear? Weren't they the very ones Moses led out of Egypt? 

And who was God provoked with for forty years? Wasn't it those who turned a deaf ear and ended up corpses in the wilderness? And when he swore that they'd never get where they were going, wasn't he talking to the ones who turned a deaf ear? They never got there because they never listened, never believed. 

Hebrews 3:12 - 19 (The Message Bible)


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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Are you Noah

There he stands, one among the many
And there stands Bob, not a care in this world
Swear words; smut seeping out the corners of his mouth
Living a life of reckless abandon quite untold

The wind blows in his direction,
Bob turns to him, puts his hand on his shoulder says
“Been looking for you, are you Noah?”
And he turns away, walks away and says
“That’s me alright, but I can’t bring myself to say ‘Yes’.”

There she stands, one among the crowd of faces
And beside her stands Jane, beat up, taken advantage of, covering up the pain
No value system, live for the moment, defiant in her weakness
A heady mixture of truth and lies running wild through her veins

The wind blows in her direction,
Jane turns to her, looks at her inquisitively, says
“There you are! Aren’t you Noah?”
And she takes a few steps back, turns and says
“That’s me alright, but I can’t bring myself to say ‘Yes’.”

In a world that is falling apart,
In a time that is giving away the inevitable to come
When grows stronger the need for a clear black and white
Will you and I be the one?

When lack of values are clear to see,
When mockers and cynics right into your world come
When the need for salt flavoured salt rises
Will you and I be the one?

Will Jesus find us
Clothed and waiting for Him
Speaking the truth to this world by the way we live
Will we be chiselling away at the starboard of the ark
Or would there be need of justification to give?

In a world that is passing away with its lusts
A world that spins out of control, orbit unconscious
Without preaching a 4 point sermon
By our life, will you and I show that our belief be Jesus?

Today when they see us, will they notice?
Will they be made aware, by our life
A testament of His life giving power
Will we say “Yes” when they ask
Or will we say, “Wish I could say yes
But, I’m not Noah.”


Noah’s belief in God was in direct contrast to the sin and disbelief of the rest of the world – which refused to obey – and because of his faith he became one of those whom God has accepted.
Hebrews 11:7

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