Devotional Christian Poetry

Devotional Christian Poetry

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Devotional Christian Poetry episodes

  • Invisibles . . .
    Invisibles . . .
    Invisibles are what
    people can't see through!
    They are a veil
    over what we see.
    Your experiences
    are the veils
    you view life through.
    Once relating
    to the experience
    of the veil
    you have your
    key to freedom!
    Seeing both in proportion
    to each other
    the challenge and invitation
    is, to see life
    through the latticed veil . . .
    Of LOVE.
    Love NEVER fails,
    Can You See Your Freedom?
    Reflection
    Have you ever looked through a lattice or a veil? When looking through any physical barrier, one's vision can be interrupted, or in this case, blurred through a veil.
    When looking through an invisible, depending on what the invisible is, the thing being viewed is influenced by the experience you have had.
    Let me explain. If you have a job to do which you are experienced at, no matter how difficult it is you see it as done. The invisible here is the culmination of your experience and no matter how awkward or bad that one is, to you it's done.
    Here's another example. Looking through the compassion in your heart at a genuine homeless person, your response is generally one wanting to help.
    If there have been bad experiences in the past regarding homeless people, the invisible veil one looks through changes. This invisible example, is one which can't be seen through because the negative experience becomes the veil.
    When challenged by these situations generally the experience becomes a confrontation by the past experience overriding the compassion you are feeling. In the above poem, the challenge is to allow the experience of Love to continue to become the veil you see everything through.
    Questions
    # - Can you now understand how the experiences we have in life, either good or bad, become the veils we see through?
    # - The veils we see life through often become our prejudice and have consequences in our own lives. How can you remove these veils permanently?
    # - How could you establish Love to become the veil you see everything through? Check the verse below.
    Jude 20 - 23 Passion
    But you, my delightfully loved friends, constantly and progressively build yourselves upon the foundation of your most holy faith by praying every moment in the Spirit. 21 Fasten your hearts to the love of God and receive the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who gives us eternal life. 22 Keep being compassionate to those who still have doubts
    Jude 1:20‭-‬21 NKJV
    But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
    6 min
  • The Two parts of One . . .
    Two Parts Of One . . .
    Wisdom . . .
    One part
    of the equation
    is Wisdom,
    the other
    is Understanding.
    Like a hand in a glove.
    One is lost
    without the other.
    Experience
    is the platform
    where both are revealed.
    Each unveils its power
    harmonising in practice
    as one.
    Life's mysteries equate
    dispelling
    biased viewpoints
    and . . .
    Progressive change
    Is Born.
    Understanding . . .
    Give your ears to it
    listen with all of them!
    Feel it, think it
    and never stop drinking
    from its fountains.
    Walk the path
    to it's vast treasuries.
    Seek and never stop seeking
    because . . .
    On this path
    will also be found
    Wisdom . . .
    They Are One.
    Reflection
    Wisdom and understanding go together and as believers, we are strongly encouraged to pursue and acquire both. One without the other is like a bird with only one wing, it can flap around but not fly.
    Wisdom is the insight to know what to say, how to say it and to say it at the right time. No matter what the information or revelation is about, the question is, when is it the right time to share it?
    Proverbs guides us again. A fool is considered wise when he says nothing in a conversation he can't contribute to. Pro 17: 28
    Understanding is being able to articulate and explain the spiritual consequences and give insight to the revelation or information. In short, explaining where the information fits.
    Questions
    # - Do you now understand why these 2 are hand in glove with each other and work together?
    # - Have you consistently sought out either one of these or both of them? If so how would you explain the importance of these to a new believer?
    # - Could these both be seen and considered as the pearl of great price? I use the singular (pearl) because I see these both (Wisdom and Understanding) as one, how do you see them?
    Proverbs 2, is worthy of reading for definition and implementation.
    Proverbs 4:7 NKJV
    Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.
    Proverbs 4:7 AMP
    The beginning of wisdom is: Get [skillful and godly] wisdom [preeminent]! And with all your acquiring, get understanding [actively seek spiritual discernment, mature comprehension, and logical interpretation].
    Proverbs 4:7 Passion
    Wisdom is the most valuable commodity—so buy it!
    Revelation knowledge is what you need—so invest in it!
    6 min
  • The Story . . .
    The Story . . .
    A written legacy
    for his children.
    The Shack . . .
    Truth woven between the lines,
    word tapestries
    for the heart
    Written by and from the heart.
    Laying bare,
    unveiling truth's enemy.
    Exposing unwrapped lies
    'neath layers
    of unchallenged tradition
    now . . .
    with nowhere to hide.
    A MUST to see!
    Forcing a heart response
    in crucibles
    separating traditional dross.
    Words written
    To My Children
    From MY Heart
    To Every Generation
    Now . . .
    Until The End.
    Reflection
    When The Shack was released as a movie, to some, it brought healing and stability, to others it would be deemed to be blasphemous. The movie was certainly polarizing.
    Something which it really did was stir up numerous discussions debating scriptural principles and boundaries. No matter which side of the debate you were on, the ambiance of the movie's questions, hang poignantly and for some, this movie still does.
    The challenges and questions were very heart-searching. Regardless of the controversy, it stirred up, there were many moments of divine truth beautifully presented, which portrayed the relationship God wants to have with us individually.
    Sometimes we humans need to expose ourselves to concepts which challenge our normals. When this happens we tend to stand our ground on what we believe. This movie is one which opens us up on different levels and challenges us to the core. Love it or hate it, let it's message be heard by your heart because that's where it will speak to you.
    Even if you are caught in the controversy of doctrinal fine print, I believe there's a message for everyone. Movies have a way of visually confronting us on many levels. The Shack is such a one.
    Questions
    # - Have you seen this movie? If so, how did you respond to its messages and why?
    # - What was the specific aspect or part of this movie which was a revelation to you and how did it affect you?
    # - The last few lines of the poem are in red because this is the message from God to you as His child. What is your response as you reflect on the content of the movie and would you see it again?
    Job 33:14 NKJV
    For God may speak in one way, or in another, Yet man does not perceive it.
    5 min
  • My Echo
    My Echo . . .
    My Word is sown
    into the soils of hearts
    scattered . . .
    to find its place
    as bread would be
    cast upon the waters.
    This Word is a seed,
    having its own eternal life
    never ceasing
    to grow within.
    In due time
    it returns.
    Accomplishing the works
    it was sent to do.
    Returning as an Echo
    Back into . . .
    His Own Heart.
    Reflection
    The Word Of God is a double-edged sword as the scripture states. Having cut between the flesh and Spirit it remains a constant reminder of it's truth.
    It is the internal goad or prompt which guides our actions and speech if we listen to its voice. As a lamp it shows us the way in the darkness or comforts and anchors us during times of trouble.
    It's also a marker post on the roadmap, as we travel to success and victory. When it returns having completed the work it was sent to do it continues to work as a testimony, which imparts faith in the hearts which hear it's message.
    Something which I heard myself saying in a conversation was this; "I don't read the Bible, it reads me"! This, I believe to be true because there's a reciprocal process which goes on in my heart. The words prompt, goad and inspire me to respond and enquire of myself and my heart, asking questions of myself.
    The amazing thing I notice, it's not condemning me but lifting me up. I feel inspired to go deeper and be more transformed that the Word be made flesh in me.
    The Word is eternal and God never stops hearing the echoes of His Words as they continue to come home to roost! How much pleasure must this bring Him as His word returns back to Him having done it's work?
    Questions
    # - How long have you been waiting for your personal Word to come to pass? Where has it been planted?
    # - Can you explain how the soil of your heart has been cultivated by this Word?
    # - Can you now understand how God watches over His word to perform it and are you in this picture? Has the word read you personally if so how?
    Proverbs 8:33 - 35 Passion Translation
    33 Listen to my counsel, for my instruction will enlighten you. You’ll be wise not to ignore it.
    34 If you wait at wisdom’s doorway, longing to hear a word for every day, joy will break forth within you as you listen for what I’ll say.
    35 For the fountain of life pours into you every time that you find me, and this is the secret of growing in the delight and the favor of the Lord.
    5 min
  • Spheres
    Spheres . . .
    I wonder where I fit?
    Life's puzzle . . .
    found in multiple Spheres.
    The reciprocal pieces
    where we fit . . .
    to give and receive.
    Paradoxical!
    Sometimes to expose . . .
    weaknesses or strengths!
    Like iron sharpening Iron,
    the sphere of clarification
    or applause
    for how far you have come.
    Spheres are . . .
    The Crucible Of Blessing!
    Reflection
    Finding yourself is a phrase which regularly comes up in our conversations. The truth is most
    struggle knowing where they fit in this competitive world. Unfortunately, this problem drives the insecurities people live with.
    Here's the thing; if you are looking for your place as if you were a missing piece in a puzzle you are probably there but don't know how to fit in.
    As Christians we are first accepted IN THE BELOVED, Eph 1:5 + 6 Passion Translation. For it was always in his perfect plan to adopt us as his delightful children, through our union with Jesus, the Anointed One, so that his tremendous love that cascades over us would glorify his grace —for the same love he has for the Beloved, Jesus, he has for us. And this unfolding plan brings him great pleasure!
    Here's another way for you to think about it: finding where you fit is about finding who you are and what you have to contribute. We are all Divinely gifted and those gifts and abilities fit in many places.
    In the above poem I have mentioned being a contributor and a receiver. I also slip in the truth of being sharpened by other contributors. Another popular quote is that "we listen to speak not to hear". When receiving a contribution from others the challenge is to let ourselves be sharpened. To allow this to happen we must be able to hear.
    Your job is one of those spheres. Sometimes we view our jobs as a prison because we don't like our job or the people we have to work with. This is where the crucible becomes very real.
    I was having a conversation with a friend of mine who's a foreman in a local business. He has 2 very negative critical workmen he has to manage. Both these men are specialists at their jobs and are good workers.
    We laughed at the difficult situation he faces daily by looking how he as a foreman is being sharpened by their iron. Ironically, no pun intended, he saw this situation as a time to test the fruit in his own life, rather than reacting to their negativity. No matter what sphere you are involved in, it's a place where you give and receive.
    When receiving adjustments or corrections, although these may challenge you, think about them another way. Any of them should be gratefully received because they make you grow and mature.
    Questions
    # Have you been able to see a jigsaw puzzle as you being a piece which gives and receives from the pieces around you? How have you been receiving?
    # Can you make a genuine list of the Spheres you are involved with and then categorize them to know your involvement?
    # God can only do us good so how do you see the Spheres you are in as crucibles of blessings?
    Some helpful verses
    1 - It takes a grinding wheel to sharpen a blade, and so one person sharpens the character of another.
    Proverbs 27:17 TPT
    2 - This entire building is under construction and is continually growing under his supervision until it rises up completed as the holy temple of the Lord himself. This means that God is transforming each one of you into the Holy of Holies, his dwelling place, through the power of the Holy Spirit living in you!
    Ephesians 2:21‭-‬22 TPT
    7 min
  • Comparisons
    Comparisons . . .
    Where is the source
    of the light,
    you stand-in?
    From within or borrowed?
    Will your light reach into
    other's hearts
    warming their soul?
    Consider the Moon . . .
    reflecting the light of the Sun,
    lighting our path in darkness.
    The Sun . . .
    has no darkness, and
    can't shine at night!
    You will shine
    in your spheres,
    day and night.
    How 'oft you shine,
    lighting another's darkness
    at appointed times . . .
    Of Their Night.
    Reflection
    The question of what or who you reflect is a real one. Everyone reflects themselves in some unique way and unfortunately, we compare ourselves with others. This usually promotes competition and doesn't actually reflect the whole truth.
    Humanity loves to compete rather than serve each other, and this is often from the root of insecurity that drives it. The poem asks about the light we stand in, whether it is borrowed or from within.
    Once secure in ourselves, we stand in our own light and have the confidence to shine and light the path of another. This is an important moment when we understand our role and perform it humbly.
    Here's one of the important facets of life which is often overlooked. We are all gifted with various gifts and abilities, which we perform naturally without thinking. I believe God has created us all to serve one another with these abilities. Rather than having an attitude of yourself as being the gift or ministry of that gift, try seeing yourself as one who serves humanity with your abilities.
    When your service is rendered with humility, this will stop any competition or comparisons between any other parties. Your personal satisfaction comes out of your love for humanity, not your need for recognition because you have a gift. Consider Jesus; on many occasions before He performed a miracle, it is often written "filled with compassion" which reveals His Father's heart.
    In the poem, I mention how the moon reflects the sun. I remember a sign written over every exit of the church's door. It read "if you were arrested for being a Christian how much evidence of this would be evident in your life to convict you?" This is the evidence of what we reflect from the transformations which are being lived out in our lives.
    The security we have developed within ourselves is the benchmark we play our life from. We graduate from faking until we make it and step into the place of knowing who we are. Now the challenge is to walk it out with humility while serving our fellow man. Having these facets working together guarantees you will shine during your appointed times.
    Questions
    # How is your life a growing reflection of walking WITH God?
    # What conclusions have you come to when analyzing the occasions when you have compared yourself with others? What effect has this had on your emotions?
    # When you read the word serve, how does that word cause you to respond?
    Be sure you give Archippus this message: “Be faithful to complete the ministry you received from our Lord Jesus!”
    Colossians 4:17 TPT
    As in water, the face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man.
    Proverbs 27:19 NKJV
    7 min

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