The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. Isaiah 61:1-3
Today I chose two poems I wrote before. In this current world, many are suffering under the reign of evil. We cannot deny the power of corruption, evil and lies that is penetrating into every part of our world.
EVIL SURROUNDS
Evil surrounds
Darkness abounds
Hard pressing my life through each day
Quickening Sounds
Blaring around
Bidding my heart to turn away
Lord, let your light shine into my heart
Commanding all darkness depart
Let Your love shine forth then through me
That all evil is forced now to flee
Evil Surrounds
Darkness Abounds
Firm in Your Grace I can not sway
Quickening Sounds
Blaring Around
Then You command all fear “Away”
It is Your love that presses on
When my strength is fully gone
Remove from me each selfish thought
On that cross my life You bought
Faith now Surrounds
Hope, Joy abounds
Your Righteousness shining the way
Glorious Sounds
Praise all Around
Sin’s chains are all gone away
Let your love reach through these hands
Feet set firm upon Your Grace I stand
Let your glory shine through me
A light a darkened world might see.
[tweetthis]Our hope is not found in the reasoning of mankind. Our Hope is in God[/tweetthis]
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[tweetthis]Only through faith and by God’s Grace, we can overcome evil with good.[/tweetthis]
FAITH
Faith is the hope
When life goes so wrong
Rising from the ashes
To bring a new song
Faith is the voice
Whispering into the night
Breaking the fear of darkness
Bringing hope and delight
Faith is the strength
That lifts you from the fall
That you might take one more step
Or bound the highest wall
Faith is the Gift
Of God’s Unfailing Love
Cradled in His arms
Sweetest lullabies from above
[bctt tweet=”Wrapped within God’s Arms of Love, we have nothing to fear or worry. Faith is Hope!” username=”effiedarlene”]
photo used courtesy of https://unsplash.com/@ramone The inscription I added.
©Effie Darlene Barba, 2016
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