from Him through Him to Him (Romans 11:36)
I’m coming after You
I’m running after You
Touching that robe
It’s not enough
I’m seeking
Full embrace
Complete revelation
Moses was glowing
I want to be
A burning bush
I want to be
Set ablaze
It’s not enough
Five minute devotional
It’s not enough
Heighten my awareness
Of You
What You’re up to
Where I should be going
(Following)
Who I should be loving
(All)
It’s not enough
And I’m not stopping
Don’t let life
Stop you from life
Dig in deep
Go back to basics
To the very beginning
If needed
Build community
When Adam
Was placed in the garden
Though alone
Community began
God said “name them”
One by one, know
All around you
Not through introduction
But through you creating
Significance
Name them
Don’t give distractions
A second thought
Take it captive
Crucify it
Adam only needed one
One taunt
One what if
In following that trail
He lost his community
Don’t be afraid
To start over if needed
But be prepared
It takes work
Community doesn’t
Fall into your lap
Delight, as you are able
As God gives you the ability
In the work of your hands
And name them again
In prayer
One by one
Present them to God
Ask His blessing
Beseech His grace
Implore His mercy
When He came to them
In His resurrection body
The scars were there
And
Peace was there
Often we pray
For help
For healing
But under it all
It’s relief we seek
We pray for Him to
Skip to the end
Wipe away every tear
We envision heaven on earth
Perhaps
It’s time to envision earth in heaven
Maybe we will still have scars too
Maybe we will remember
Every pain, every trial
Every pain, every trial
Now diminished in the revelation
Of who we are are
Because of who he is
So maybe nothing changes
Except there are no more tears
Transfiguration of our hearts
Open your hands
Walk along
This is not your life to build
Open your hands
Walk along
Abide with Me still
Vapor and dust
To sustain
Vapor and dust
The cycle of the elements
Sings on
This is not your life to build
Lift your eyes
Open your hands
Sing to the Lord a new song
But what if you no words to say
Dreams in the night
Bring fleeting visions
I pour out the fruit of my labor
To the ground
An offering
If no one can eat
I will not eat
He will sustain me
Pull me out of my slumber LORD
That I may taste Your goodness alone
That I may dance before You
Strengthened by blessings of old
Encouraged by promises anew
When I sing I grow faint
My vision declines
I will give you
My very breath
It is all I have left
I have given my treasures
To the needy
I have kept but a remnant
When LORD when?
Will You arise like fire
Bring warmth and healing
To my bones
Only You can repair
Only You can restore
Only You can take what is here
And revive it past new
My weary heart beats
Within the hollow of my chest
Will I make it to the break of day?
Oh to see the rising of the Son
To melt like wax
To hear the words
None can stand before You
Yet You call us to rise
Good and faithful servant
Enter in
Enter in
What feels real
Is not
What you can only imagine
Is what is actually real
Stop thinking this
This!
Is permanent
It is fading before our eyes
Death sits idly by
Age creeps on silent feet
Stop setting my eyes
To vapor
Step from blessing to blessing
Release each one
To the heavens
In thankfulness
Eyes closed
True vision
Something obtainable
That is invisible
Releasing “I thought”
Holding on to what I know
Suffering spilling
Into my thoughts
Everything just feels so
Temporary
Fleeting
There is otherness
In the day to day
Nowhere is home
And yet
Everywhere is home
Because You are my refuge
The alarms are sounding
Everywhere
Help me keep my ears to You
In this world
That is fragile, fickle, frustrating
Help me remember
I don’t have to hold it together
Because You do
How many times
Did You offer me Your peace?
I still just want
To curl up in Your lap
I know You are with me
Protecting, directing, comforting
But my heart hurts for home
Unbroken union
You have given me quite
The to-do list!
Please allow some mercy
That I may sit at Your feet
It all pales in comparison
Someone needs to start the clapping
It may as well be you
It may be repetitive
One sound after the next
But we need repetition
We need to see God
Praise God
Hear God
Speak to God
Over and over
Daily, moment by moment
The same cry
I need You!
Someone needs to start the preaching
It may as well be you
Preach with your words
And deeds
Shine the light
That reflects the Son
Preach to your neighbor
Preach to your own
Doubting heart
The same cry
We need You!
Someone needs to start the healing
So it may as well be you
Bringing the families
Back together
Mending relationships
Broken hearts
Fragile frames
Lame hands
Lifted high, crying out
We need You!
Someone needs to start the prophesying
It may as well be you
Wisdom and knowledge
Come from above
So look up and dig deep
Pray for workers
With insight
Who fully understand
The simple truth
We need You!
Someone needs to start the serving
So it may as well be you
Washing feet
Drying eyes
Carrying a burden
Lending a hand
Ear attuned to those who cry
I need You!
There is suffering
It gives weight
To our testimony
Anyone can love God
Live for God
Under abundance
When you see the Saint
Who has every human reason
To give up, walk away
And yet
In the suffering
Eyes never lose focus
Heart remains soft
The Saint who continues
To receive true life from above
And then breathes it right back
To Him
In service and worship
This testimony
In the suffering
Brings hope
Brings life
Open my chest
Pull out this heart of stone
That I may build an altar
To remember Your saving grace
Release the past
Restore the future
In the release
It matters what you release
It needs to be all
In the restoration
It matters what you then cling to
It needs to be only Him
All else will fail
It’s not an if
It’s a when
Open my chest
Let Your words pour in
Let The Word pour in
That I may pour out
From this feeble body
Limited is not in Your vocabulary
You are forever, eternal
Let me hold fast
To the edge of Your robe
Heal my being
Heal my motives
Give me supernatural strength
To serve others
To sit at Your feet
To share Your word
Faithful Lines 