REFLECTIONS AND PRAISES
By
Ashlee M.
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Reflections on God and Life
Copyright © 2002 by Ashlee M.
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This is a collection of poetry written over the last 10 years. Thank you to Jehovah who has guided me through this life and kept me safe all these years. I have lived in California, through all my moving He has kept me safe. Also, thank you to my family and friends who have supported me and encouraged me. You are all awesome and I am glad to be a part of your lives.
In some cases,I used the name Jehovah , YHWH and Yahshua, instead of Lord and Jesus. This is how Jesus would have heard his name and known the Hebrew name of God. Although we are not certain on the pronunciation of YHWH, it is most likely either Yahweh or Jehovah.
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REFLECTIONS
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My whole life is based upon my achievements. Everything I am is it more than test scores? My worth my importance, is more than these measures that man bases achievement upon. In my quest to be the best, I have fallen short. It seems as if I will never reach the glory that is so evasive. Like sand in my hand, once I grip, it falls out from underneath. So I keep reaching for the sand, and it falls out of my hand. I try in vain, but I can not attain the things I value so much. For they are as a passing of the wind. My goals, my dreams they slip away. They have been built upon the sand, and not upon the everlasting hand of heaven.
The Depths of Sin
Psalms 69:1-2
Save me, O God,
for the waters have come up to my neck.
I sink in the miry depths,
where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
the floods engulf me.
My
sin is as deep waters
In the beginning I wade
Believing that I am safe
Yet the tide comes in and the waves roll in
And before I know it I am caught up in my sin
I cannot swim, I sink to the bottom
A log, a boat, something that I might float
For the waters are deep and I am weak
So please don’t let me drown in the high seas
Lord, I need your help to stay afloat
I am chilled, and my clothes are soaked
And I cannot do this on my own
I have been lead astray
Into the water where I will drown
Where I cannot be found
The still waters call my name
And in their murkiness I see my face
And it is the face of death
But because I am blind
The waters draw me in
The coolness refreshes my skin
Yet the sin burns me from within
Because I waded in sin
The undertow washes me out to sea again
Why do I run back to what I know is wrong?
Why do I listen to the seas calling its sweet song?
Saying come I will lead the way
Yet sin leads me astray
I am subject to the waves
I am out of reach where I cannot be saved
The seas and the bitter night
Are keeping me far from your sight
The treacherous waters look so calm and beautiful
It has entrapped my soul
Sin seemed like the easy way out
But in it I have drown
Before I knew what came over me
The ground has slipped out from underneath
And I have drifted far beyond reach
And my cries for help have not been heard
Lord, Keep me far from harm
On land where I am safe, and it is warm
Where I will not walk in the depths of sin
Because I have been washed
By the blood of the Lamb
Concrete
Luke 6:47-48
Each that cometh to me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I shall show to you, to whom he is like.
He is like to a man that buildeth an house, that digged deep, and set the foundament on a stone. And when a great flood was made, the flood was hurled to that house, and it might not move it, for it was founded on a firm stone.
My heart is weary
My soul is sad
This world is growing dark
Oh how we need Jesus
The light of the world
To shine on us
In our present darkness
The world is in decay
I live in fear and dismay
Doubt hangs on my head
I am filled with fear and dread
Like a rock, weighing me down
Is this burden, so profound
I cannot carry these cares
Jesus has already been here
He gave his life for wickedness
Not in vain, but so that we may live
My grief and anguish abound
But Jehovah is with me
In these fears do I drown
But Jehovah has pulled me from my sinking grave
Of wickedness and deceit
And set my feet on something concrete
For on the promises of Jehovah I will stand
His righteousness will shine throughout all the land
Reflection upon myself
2 Corinthians 4:18... While we look not at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the
things which are not seen are eternal.
Everyday I ask myself who am I, what do I want, and everyday I have to reevaluate my
answers. I keep updating and changing my feelings and outlooks on life. I have to self reflect,
but the mirror I have is dirty. My reflection is muddy. Its impossible to look from the outside in.
The mud is vague, a shadow of what’s really there on the inside.
Staring in the mirror
A face stares back at me
Looking deeply
At the reflection that I see
It’s Cold and uninviting
I reach out,
But cannot touch the reflection
In the mirror.
For she is not there
Just a glimpse
I wonder who is that girl
That I would like to know.
As I walk away,
Where does she go?
Does she stay inside
Trapped, in hiding
If I smile,
She smiles with me
But is she thinking the same thing
Or just smiling mindlessly
If I dance for her,
She dances with me
If I sing, she sings
Along harmoniously
But who is this girl
That follows me?
Who is she?
Is she more than a reflection,
More than what I see
Or is all her worth
On what is on the outward?
She dances, she sings
But all these things
Are outward things
I want to look deep
And see who is she really
But when I touch the glass
I touch my face
And realize that
Everything on the outside is fake.
Struggling Against the Tide
Waters wash over me
Waters wash to the sea
Waves, crashing down
Rushing around
I am like a fish in a wave
That is being spun
Drawn in with the tide,
And washed out back to sea
I am drifting,
So far out of reach
Trying to find my way,
Out of this insanity
With every wave
I swim forward
But with every wave
I undertow pulls me in
I am trapped by this insanity
This ridiculous cycle
That has no end
If I could swim to shore,
But I let go
And I drift
With the ebbing of the tides
Left for God to decide
My battle has ended
I have lost my fight
But the Lord,
He has never lost sight
He leads me to the safe sands
He puts me on dry land
I cough, up the water
Half-drowned
Like a fish,
I flop around
This is where I belong
On dry land
This island is my home
I stay where it is safe
No longer trying to escape
I watch the fish in the waves
They know their end
They end up dead on land
Even though they try
To swim against the waves
Eventually, they must give in
Because the ocean
Is powerful
Nothing can go against it
The will of Jehovah
Is as an ocean of iron
Wrought and strong
No one, I say, no one
Can try to bend iron
Or fight against the tide
For Jehovah makes the waves
He directs all things
A Sheep Gone Astray
Isaiah 53:6
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD
hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
Is this my destiny?
Is this where I should be?
These questions I keep pondering.
With no answer in sight,
I hear "Is it the will of God?"
From God I need assurance.
Nothing do I hear
So I wait in trepidation, in fear.
To far from God to even hear,
To far to see the blessing he has bestowed.
What I ask for, God has already shown.
And what I want, I left behind in fear.
The promises Jehovah makes, He will not forsake.
In Him I should trust,
But my fears interrupt
A perfect life with Him.
The Creator, The Almighty
That us who I should fear!
Because If I am out of his will,
What can bring me back again?
Have I gone to far?
Will I ever return?
Lots of questions,
No answers, for certain.
A lost sheep, I am!
And alone, I cannot fend.
My soul needs you,
As sheep needs grass.
Without Your love,
I will not last.
Please Jehovah, I beg of you,
As a lost sheep,
Come and find me once again.
So that I may have your blessings,
And I might sing your praises joyously.
Instead of echoing my cries into the deep,
And wandering aimlessly in the desolate night,
Half dead with fright.
Hear my cries.
Come find your sheep!
And where You might lead
I will follow all of my days.
Jehovah that I might not be lead astray.
This in my heart, I fervently pray
That you will keep me with you always
So that in your love I will grow
Feed me, Jehovah, Feed my soul
With Food I cannot find on my own.
I need you, Take me as your own.
I am lost, I cry out desperately.
Please Jehovah, come and save me!
Birth
Psalm s 139:13
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.”
A precious baby
A tiny little life
Is born out of much strife
When much pain is endured
The outcome will be beautiful for sure
The aftermath of terrible toil
Is like the forming of gold
All impurities are melted away
Only the rich beauty is left
For a wonderful display
So it will be to reach eternity
Earth is a passage that must be overcome
A guide way to a life yet to come
So our pain here is great
But we will leave it all at Heaven’s gates
So everything has a reason,
And in due season
The pain will fade
Someday we will behold heaven’s gates
When we enter into the kingdom
Our creator, through Him we were born
Will take our heads covered in shame
And remove all the pain
Out of the placenta of the earth
We will be birthed
And we will cry, “Abba”
My Father
And God will be with his daughters and sons
He will hold his precious children in his hands
And never let them go again
Pearls
Matthew 7:6
“Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.”
The world’s precious pearls
Are the ones society loathes
The rock and the clam are the same
When opened, the crystals emanate
From the core.
The clam that is washed upon the shore
Contains a beautiful jewel
Hid in the ugly clam
Is something so beautiful
The treasure it stores
Is more than the outward modestly proclaims
To throw away the precious pearl
Is to look at the ugly clam
And discard it into the ocean
Then to realize
The most beautiful treasure
I have thrown away.
Homeland
I dream of a perfect place
Where I have a house on the lake
I dream of a perfect land
Where I am free to enjoy the air, water, and the sands
Where the wind runs through my hair
And I leap and jump with out a care.
And where the light shines in my face
And I forget each passing day.
Where I forsake the treachery of man
Where I am free in my own land
To no burden will I befall
Because in my land I have it all
Where the lake washes upon the shore
And I forget everything once more
Where I can watch the sun set upon the lake
Where I can escape everything in life that is fake
And see the shadow of dawn,
Creep across my front lawn
As I sit back and enjoy this beauty that you made
I glorify Your wondrous works.
And so far all I have seen is earth.
Normalcy
I won’t subscribe to the mindless pittance of normalcy,
Or be bound by the simpleness of society,
Which produces an army of androids
Who aspirations to fit in
Drown any strand of self-existence
I will not reject myself
To fit a role, a mold, a cast
That I was never meant to fill
One that binds the very essence of me
I will not apologize for being different,
If you cannot accept who I am.
Call me weird, for that I am.
But of all my idiosyncrasies,
One is not simplicity,
Nor normalcy.
Passing Through
Just
passing through this life
On my to somewhere better
Coming
from
A place so beautiful
Yet condemned
All the misery and
muck
We wander in
Trying to find a purpose
Among the
meaningless of
It all
But just passing through
With one
chance to do it right
To love and live
And to go back to being
nothing
But a memory
Just continuing to wander
In the
fog
I've completely lost my way
I cant see through
To the
other side
The sun, the moon and the stars
And everything that
is on the other side
Blinded to the beauty of this life
Ignorant
of what is to come
I wallow in the filth
Depressed and bringing
down
Everything around me
Seeking to absolve my pain
While
doing the same wrong thing over and over again
When all that
really matters is love
Beautiful Mistake
One
big mistake
Here for a reason
Someone messed up
And
something went wrong
Along the way
And all the good
And all
the evil
And all purpose
And all the planning
Washed away
By
my selfish ways
And the wrong paths
I traveled down
May they
someday turn into
A beautiful mistake
The years of toil
And
back breaking work
All to the bitter end
And what is it all
for
All the regrets i couldn't fix
The problems I drown in
A
solution no where in sight
And facing only pain
How do I move
forward
While wading waste deep in excrement
And slowly going
under
And fighting the world
And trying to make it
Through
all of my lives mistakes
And all I can hope for
When I see your
face
That it will be worth
Making this mistake
And your
laughter
Will make forget
So many years of tears
Because
none of that matters
When looking at
My beautiful mistake
Adversity
It's easy to forget that others are struggling for their lives while I am living in a dreamland with no real worries minus what to wear and where to buy groceries and how much money is in my account. I am the one living the wretched futile life by comparison. A life where I have the power to change things yet I look the other way caught up in my life of servility and ignorance. I know others are suffering but do nothing about it because I do not feel their pain. Because it is not real to me. The surreal life I live in is my reality. The suffering people are just a dream to me and my middle class life to them. Justice and equality is something to fight for. But how hard is it to give up some of my life’s comforts for others. I want it but I groan with agony to think of going with out my abundant pleasures. No matter how little true joy they bring me. It is no comfort knowing what I bought and my prosperity was built on the backs of near slavery. And that people have been kept down in a state of servility in order to bring me these nice things. I grow cold at the thought that my comforts have been bought at the price of other peoples pain and through countless wars. My vanity and pride has ensured that the ropes of commercialism will continue their cycle of unbounded greed and destruction. And the ties that bound others also bind me in servility. It should not be this way but my own lack of will power stops me from changing. Can I live this life without repentance?
In
the face of adversity
She cried out to you
In desperation
For
food
Because of hunger pains
She could not move forward
And
She prayed that you would hear her
And not turn and walk away
And
I eat breakfast on Sunday
At a small diner filled with people
And
I pay my bill
And leave a plate full of food
And the trash eats
the left overs
And some where a woman dies
For lack of food
Death of a loved one
We
all thought you had more time
But you were running on fumes
And
this world had taken so much from you
You left an empty shell
And
much grief behind
If we had known the depths of your pain
But
you smiled and encouraged me on
Not wanting to burden me with your
thoughts
And I lived my life
And you lived yours
So far away
but never alone
I thought of you often
And wanted to see you in
a better place
I am filled with anguish
Because I didn't do
enough
In those precious last moments
I hope I was in your
thoughts
Because you were in mine
I wish I could have seen
you
And hugged you again
But please know that when I get to
heaven
I will hug you again
Desert
Psalms 63:1
You, God,
are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
my
whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where
there is no water.
Alone in the desert I cry out
I thirst for you like I thirst for water
But in this crazy life
My tears never fall to the ground
With out dissipating
In the crushing heat of the world
Where can I find your peace?
Where can I find your love?
A place of solace
An empty cave
Somewhere to shade from the heat
But it is just that
Alone in the desert
If I seek a city for comfort
Will I find what I need?
Or just polluted waters
And a smoggy sky
Enough drink to live on
But still poisoning
So which is better
Because I need it to live
But to live either way
Is a hard choice
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PRAISES
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Adonai, El Shaddai
Known by many names
But it is the same One
We pray to on our knees
He hears our cries
Jehovah Jireh
He will provide
Merciful and Mighty
Emmanual
He came to dwell with us
The Law Giver
The Life Giver
our Healer, our Teacher
Consuming Fire
Bread if Life
The Word in Flesh
El Roi
The God Who Watches over me
Melek and Metsuda
King and Fortress
Migdal-Oz
Strong Tower
El Elyon
God Most High
King of Kings
Sar Shalom
Prince of Peace
Abba
Father
EhYeh
The Great I am
El Chay
Living God
Jehovah Most High
Yahshua
In hebrew, Jesus would have been spoken as Yeshua or as Yahshua. It is his family name or given name. Often times people from other countries will take on a name of the country they are in, but their family always knows their true name.
Jehovah loved us so much
That He sent His only Son
As a sacrifice
That all might have life
But the world loved him not
They hated the prophets who came before
They hated Yahshua even more
The Truth they did not want to hear
Yahshua Messiah was with out sin
According to His Father's plan He did live
What atrocities He did bare
No one can compare
Murdered for crimes he did not commit
Called a liar and a hypocrite
On Him they spit,
Crowned with a thousand thorns,
For us Yahshua mourned
Mocked and disgraced,
All alone to face his fate:
A criminal’s death
When His only crime was righteousness
His body is a living sacrifice
This Precious Lamb, gave up his life for us
Can you understand the sacrifice HE made, by giving his only Son to be slain?
Can you comprehend the love He has for the ones who sinned against Him
To turn around and die for them?
You see, I am a sinner
And I have sinned against Him
I drove those nails in the cross
It was for my sin, His life was lost
I look at myself and I see
The pain I have caused
My head hangs low
The blood is on my hands
For my sin, You were begotten
For my sin, You were nailed to the cross
For my sin, You died and was raised
For my sin, You came to save
Risen is HE
Dark and cloudy skies
Won’t keep my world gray
Because I looked inside your tomb,
And there is an empty grave.
Because you have risen,
I sing and praise Your Majestic and Mighty Name
The sins of the world you left behind
Risen is He, Risen is He!
From your captures
You were set free
Oh Prophet from Galilee
Shame and disgrace were upon your head
But even death could not keep you
Risen is He, Risen is He
To live with Your Father for all eternity!
Seek Your Grace
Isaiah 7:14
“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. “
Your ways I cannot fathom
Your words, I cannot understand
My wisdom is foolishness
My ways are crooked
But Yours are straight
I seek Your face
I long for Your grace
You died for me
You set me free
So when the world rains on me
I trust that Your hand is upon me.
Guiding me through
From the dark and deadly ways of the world You hearken
Father, Abba, Gracious art Thou
To Jehovah only I bow down
To send your son to such a place
To live for a short while
And die in agony and pain
Deserving much more
Than when His innocent life was taken
The sins of the world He left behind
Risen is He, Prophet from Gaililee
Pardoned Criminal
Isaiah 53:3-5
“3 He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
4 Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.”
These words written over 2700 years ago, so many years before His birth.
Father, My life is devoted to you
My love for you is true
My life matters not
I am in your hands
To do as you wish
I deserve to die
Or live in a prison
But because you died
And were risen
My death sentence was given
To another man
Who was innocent as a Precious Lamb
I am free and have life
Although, I deserve to die
For my heinous crimes.
They are pardoned.
A sacrifice this man paid
For my crimes He was slain.
Praise Jehovah, because He rose again
Death could not keep him
He ascended to the throne of heaven,
So that all might believe
That it was his Father that sent Him.
Of his love, I am not worthy,
Yet I receive it joyously.
For I am a sinner
Filthy, full of pride and greed
Why did this innocent man die for me?
Why did his Father allow his son
Whom he loved so much
To be killed for me,
An unworthy, unrighteous human being?
A common criminal
Love greater than this I cannot find
The love of a Father for his children
Jehovah cares for all his daughters and sons
Even the prodigal ones.
A prayer
Face your fears
Shed those tears
Start over again
Because it happens that way
And nothing any one says
Will change the tide
Because it changes you
And you will disappear
As quickly as the dew
And over will be my life's span
It will end with out a cue
All so very soon
So take the chance today
Don't let it slip away
Ask Yahshua in your heart!
No longer be afraid
Pray this today:
My fears and all my cares
I cast away
Yahshua, I give them to you today
So that they may no longer have dominion over my life,
But that I will shine with your light,
And heavenly grace.
This I pray
Yahshua, Jehovah
Save me today
Paradise Destroyed
Millions of miles away from our nearest solar neighbor, existing on the out skirts,of a lonely galaxy, there is a planet where the miracle of life is flourishing. It is a rare blessing to live on a beautiful planet. We all suffer and struggle to live as a bubble of life in a vacuum of vast emptiness. Our struggles are not in vain, but a fight to survive in the desert. It is easy to get caught up in the grindings that we face everyday. So much that we miss the miracle that surrounds us. We are ignorant to how rare it is to live on a planet with such diversity.
Still water, still sands
Before civilization began
No movement on Land
Formless and void
Earth is a barren wasteland
Then YHWH spoke
And all the Earth awoke
From darkness to light
HE created day and night
Beautiful Waters, Beautiful sands
YHWH is present over all the lands
Grass and trees
Grew tall and wide
Earth was made a habitable place
For man to abide
Under the shadow of the sun
Man can hide
Beautiful waters, Beautiful land
No thorns, rocks, or bramble weed
Only soft grass underneath man’s feet
Fruits and vegetables found abundantly
Man was fed and nourished
Earth was a tropical paradise that flourished
Beautiful waters, beautiful land
No pain or suffering
Or need for animal sacrifice
Man living a trouble less life
All was given up
When the first sin entered in
And the earth was changed from then
No flowing waters, no flowing lands
Toil and turmoil began
Food no longer found abundantly
The earth has regressed
Because of the curse
The lands plagued by thorns and dirt
That must be worked
Years later…
Garbage trucks, hazardous muck
The beautiful waters, and beautiful land
Have become mans’ wasteland
The beautiful earth
Now barren and desolate
A paradise destroyed
Where lush greens once stood
It is formless and void
Earth is back where it began
Poisoned waters, and poisoned lands
Soon to become inhabitable to man
Heaven
Fix your eyes on heaven and all that is in Earth will disappear. How easily we become
distracted, and how easily we forget Jehovah's glory and majesty. I hope this will remind you.
Remember life on the earth is like a blinking of the eye once we get to heaven. Worry cannot
add one day to your life. So allow Him to work through you and in you. Cast all your cares on
Yahshua, and let him be the King of your life.
In pain and sorrow are no more
They are left at heaven's door
Jehovah’s Joy and peace
Flood this place
How beautiful it is
All that was in Earth
Has passed away.
We celebrate a new day.
I sit face to face
With all who have gone before,
The saints and ministers,
Who fought a good fight,
Are all here by my side.
How beautiful it is!
I kneel before Jehovah;
My hands on the floor.
I will praise and worship thee, forevermore!
How beautiful it is
To sing praises to the heavenly one.
Continuously I worship
The works He has made
How beautiful it is!
The streets of gold
Where nothing grows old
The river of life
That washes away all strife,
Where I can drink
And I thirst no more.
How beautiful it is!
If you could only see,
How beautiful it is,
Earths splendor would pass away,
And you would fix your eyes on the King.
If you could only see His grace,
And see he has in store for you a place.
If you could see
How beautiful it is
Where Yahshua is,
Would you turn away,
And fix your eyes on him?
Ask yourself this:
Where will you go if you died today?
If you do don’t know
Take this moment to pray!
Ask Yahshua to come into your heart
Pray for a new start
Repent and ask for forgiveness
Yahshua will let you in heaven
If you would only follow Him
If one life is saved
All the angels sing and praise
Ask Yahshua into your soul
Allow Him to have control
Don't wait another day
Come humbly and pray!
Ask Yahshua into your life
And you will know
How beautiful He is!
Heaven cont.
In Heaven, where I can run
And never be out of breath
Where my energy
My well spring
Comes from the Lord
Where I can walk with God
And have unhindered fellowship
There I will be
There will be my home
And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord,
Forever,
And eat of the Bread of life
And from the vine of righteousness
Tears and sickness shall be no more
The sun shall pass
And the light of the world
And Jehovah shall be my God
Who sits on the throne of heaven
Who shines into the darkness
So that all may have life
I bask in His glory and majesty
When we meet again
All tears swept away
Jehovah will comfort you in heaven
He will hold your hand
As you walk into the light
Be a shoulder for you to cry on
And when all the past pain
Drips down your face
You'll know you are in a better place
When he hugs to greet you,
With a smile on His face
Saying 'Welcome home today'
From here on out there will be no pain
And the suffering you've been through
Can hurt you no more
Jehovah will comfort you in heaven
He will be there to hold your hand
In a better place
For all that was done to you
You know it is over
Because the tears that run down your face
Flow to earth like rain
And he hugs you
And you know you will never be alone
Jehovah will comfort you in heaven
Wipe the tears from your face
And you know you are in a better place
As you float away
All the pain of this earth
Cannot hurt you anymore
And all that you went through
Matters for naught
As he wraps his arms around you
You will forget every terrible thing
That you ever knew
As he kisses the tears from your face
He will comfort you in heaven
For all the loneliness you left behind
And all the bad that you have been through
Jehovah will comfort you in heaven
And as you bury your face in his shoulder
He will say 'no more'
You've been through enough
you will know real love.
With the everlasting comfort of Jehovah's hand
He will whisper 'forever' in your ear
And though many things on earth have come and gone
You can rest knowing
Those tears can hurt you no more
He will hold your hand
And make you forget
Jehovah will comfort you in heaven
In a better place
Forgetting all of life's mistakes
It can't be taken away
It can't hurt you anymore
In a better place
It will hurt no more
He will wipe the tears from your face
And bring you out of anguish
A shoulder to cry on
And you will know real love
Blanket of Angels
Soft and warm
Free from harm
Blanket of Angels
With luminescent light
Protecting with glory and might
Blanket of Angels
Enwrapped in a bed
All my fears are shed
Blanket of Angels
Tucked in so tight
Safe in His sight
Blanket of Angels
Off to sleep I drift
Comforted by a kiss
Blanket of Angels
Blocks out the grimness
Only light shines in
Blanket of Angels
Cuddling close
Moves my soul
Blanket of Angels
Surrounded by love
Sent from heaven above
Blanket of Angels
Touch so sweet
Warmth from my head to my feet
Blanket of Angels
All of heaven I can feel
This is truly real
Blanket of Angels
Allow me to sleep tonight
Blanket of Angels
Thanks for letting me sleep tight.
Yahshua, I adore you
Isaiah 53:7-9
7
He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep
before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
8
By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
Yet who of his
generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the
living;
or the transgression of my people he was punished.
9
He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his
death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in
his mouth.
I worship you,
In all you’re glory.
Yahshua I adore thee
You have set me free
From my pain and misery
I sing your Holy name
I praise your mightiness
That spites all my haughtiness
You knew me before the world began
You’re works in my
Make me who I am
You’re love is so great
I cannot understand
You have saved me from hell
You will not lead me astray
Jesus, I adore you
Lead me where you will
I will follow
I will follow only you
For there is one true Jehovah
The Son of Man
Yahshua proclaimed the truth
Lived a righteous life
Died upon the cross
A blameless sacrifice
For all who were lost
You freed me
From the bondage I was in
You took away the chains
That cut of my circulation
And restored my relationship
With the almighty Jehovah
My hands and feet are now free
And I walk in your ways
And I lift my hands in praise
Because of your sacrifice
I am free today
Jehovah, Most Worthy
Psalms 69:30
“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving.”
If I sing,
I sing a praise,
A praise to Jehovah
To Jehovah our King
To Him we sing
And praise our hearts
To the one who died
Who died for us
He is free
Free from guilt
He paid the price
The price for you
And the price for me
To live eternally
And so every day
We must not forget
The price he paid
With his life
To live eternally
In forever we will sing
We will sing
Sing a praise
To Jehovah
To Jehovah Our King
And forever we will praise
Praise Jehovah
Who set us free
Free to be free
From iniquity
So if I sing,
I sing a praise
A praise to Jehovah,
To Jehovah Our King
Praise until eternity
We praise our Jehovah
Praise until eternity
We praise our Jehovah
Jehovah Most High
Malachi 1:11 (YLT)
For, from the rising of the sun to its going in, Great is My name among nations, And in every place perfume is brought nigh to My name, and a pure present, For great is My name among nations, Said Jehovah of Hosts.
Yahshua is the light
In our dark ways
To bring us to Heaven
To feast with the almighty
And share the Bread of Life
With all people,
With all that is in us we shout
“Jehovah, our God
High above,
Pouring out love abundantly
I am not worthy
For you are the Most Holy,
Magnificent and great
I cannot even look on your face
Jehovah, Most Holy”
Praise to Him
Who made the sun
And gave His only Son
Praise His works of Creation
He saves the nations
By the work of his Hand
By the Blood of the Lamb
By death on the Cross
So that sinners may be saved
So that we might be in Heaven
Where every tongue sings your praise
And knees bow at the sound of his Name.
Our Creator
An artist takes such painstaking care
Because of the love he wants to share
In the beauty he beholds
A story is told
With every stroke
His love is shown
The colors blend to form
An artwork, vivid and warm
What The Artist sees
To Him, is only beauty
The artist makes the masterpiece come to life
He fashioned you this way
Out of dirt and clay
A symbol of Jehovah’s love on earth
He formed your body in his soul
He gave us breath and made us whole
Our life is a story
A witness of Jehovah’s love
A masterpiece that is not done
And when we behold it
A life unfolds
We came to life
For Jehovah’s delight
In his eyes you are beautiful
Because you come from his soul
You are because He is
Everything is alive because of him
He looks at us as though we have no sin
Because you were wonderfully made by his hands
Great love, that we can't understand
We are His creation,
Not a product of adaptation.
We did not come from the seas, nor the sands
We were made from His own hands
The love that went into his work
Formed the creatures of this earth.
Our bodies, perfect and whole,
Are testimonies of God's own soul.
We are made in his image.
We did not come from animal lineage.
We are so beautiful
Because we reflect Jehovah’s soul.
He is What I Need
John 10:10-11 “The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
What is it that I want
What will it take to make me happy
What will free me
What will save me from hell in eternity
What will break the bonds of sin
What will cast out my iniquities
What will bury my shame and pride
What will make known these sins I hide
What will make me enter into forgiveness
What has He done?
He died on the cross
For the sinners and lost
Like you and me
He came to set us free
He’s God’s great sacrifice
The gift of His only Son.
His tears and blood were the cost
To save us from slavery
The bond of sin could be broken
No other way
His tears and blood to save the lost
His body for our souls
What a sacrifice He paid
So that in heaven we may be with Him
Face to Face
This is Jehovah’s Grace!
Lost Sheep
Psalms 50:15
“and call on Me in the day of trouble; and I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”
Who I should fear
Because If I am out of his will,
What can bring me back again?
Have I gone to far?
Will I ever return?
Lots of questions,
No answers, for certain.
A lost sheep, I am!
And alone, I cannot fend.
My soul needs you,
As sheep needs grass.
Without Your love,
I will not last.
Please Yahshua, I beg of you,
As a lost sheep,
Come and find me once again.
So that I may have your blessings,
And I might sing your praises joyously.
Instead of echoing my cries into the deep,
And wandering aimlessly in the desolate night,
Half dead with fright.
Hear my cries.
Come find your sheep!
And where You might lead
I will follow all of my days.
That I might not be lead astray.
This in my heart, I fervently pray
That you will keep me with you always
So that in your love I will grow
Feed me, Feed my soul
With Food I cannot find on my own.
I need you, Take me as your own.
I am lost, I cry out desperately.
Please Yahshua, come and save me.
I am Searching
Before we are born Jehovah gives us a soul,
Like Adam's rib to make Eve.
Our soul, part of Jehovah's soul,
Is placed in our body.
Confined and imprisoned,
From Jehovah we are separated.
So like lost kittens looking for their mother,
Blindly we walk around.
Searching what we have become torn from.
Our wounded hearts seeking solace,
Cannot find it in any place.
Our body has life only through Jehovah's breath,
Although, our bodies will die,
And our earthly wants will subside,
Our soul will live on.
Our soul, all alone is not whole,
So it longs to fill the gaping hole.
Passions, lust, money, love:
All will fade away once attained,
Since there is always more to gain.
Our souls never satisfied,
Look for something more to be gratified.
In the evil trickery we befall,
For we wish for it all,
And if we did have all our hearts desires,
Our soul would still rage with fire...
That all consuming fire that burns and consumes,
And yet is never satisfied,
Until all the flames are extinguished,
And our souls are left with anguish.
Jehovah made us this way...
With out Jehovah we are not whole,
But an empty soul
That burns to be reunited.
So all our life we search to be unified,
And all our life we cannot be satisfied,
Only Jehovah can fill your burning desire
Only He can quench your fire.
We search and we search.
Yet our soul cannot quench its thirst.
We reach out to nothing and fear our freedom.
To die is to be set free,
Death to sin
So that we may never taste death again,
And live with Jehovah forever in eternity.
Life here on earth is but a journey
Heaven is our destination
Our earthly joys fade fast
When we set our eyes on that which cannot last.
Yet our soul sings blissfully
When we set our goals on eternity.
So seek not the temporary,
Lest ye be like the raging fire,
Instead focus on ethereal desires.
And live not in the past,
For all things will pass,
Nothing will last.
Wealth
Matthew 6:19-21”Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal, but treasure up to yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth disfigure, and where thieves do not break through nor steal, for where your treasure is, there will be also your heart.”
What if the world came crashing down
What if the skies fell upon the ground
When our time has past
All that we treasure and have amassed
What then will we have to measure
Sad as it is true
Nothing will we take into eternity
All wealth is stored indeterminately
Except that which is stored from above
Are you’re priorities straight?
Ask you’re self this:
Will I be able to enter with this through Heaven’s gate?
Of all our earthy domain
Not one thing will remain
But these things which we keep in our heart
It is impossible to depart
Is Jesus in your heart?
Or is it blocked
Because of the riches you keep locked
No safe can keep
The Golden crown from Heaven you receive
For all the glory
All riches on earth
Soon pass
But look to heaven
And know
His love will always last
And of nothing can you be sure
For all that has come and past
Nothing will last
The one thing that never dies
Is the love of Yahshua
Never changing
Ever flowing
His riches from heaven
Pour out on this Earth
In all his glory
In all his majesty
These riches
Will be with you always
Bought at a price
Saved from the storm
So that in Heaven
We can see him
In all his glory
Everlasting to everlasting
His love will endure
This one thing I can be sure
Like a bank of a river that erodes
Time can never be froze
As drawn out as it is
What a short time it is to live
Hold onto nothing that will fade
Because I am the bridesmaid
Of the Messiah
I look forward to the rest of our life
Always the same
Psalm 9:1
“I will praise You, O Jehovah,
with my whole heart;
I will tell of all Your marvelous works.”
Listening to the silence
I know tomorrow will come another day
Jehovah will always be the same
I know whats right and true
That everything good comes through you
The path that the wind takes
Is a wonder to me
But when I see the work of your hands
I fall down in my ignorance
You have planned all things
What can I say
to the One who knows all mysteries?
What can I do
that will ever please You?
Your
face upon the waters
You created the light upon the land
I fall
on my face
At the power of your hand
I reach my hand to
you
Your Grace covers my sins
For the all of my works alone
can
not save me
So I call upon your name
and you bring me into
righteousness
Calling on me to follow Your commandments
Blessed
You have blessed me Oh Lord!
I do not deserve
Curse and damnation
Should be rained down on me
For the wicked things I have conceived
Mercy and love from my Jehovah
Is what I receive instead.
A picture of grace,
I cannot comprehend.
One day I will be with You
In heaven.
Because your life has been given to me
From this world I have been freed
Along with all created things
Who know He is the King
And power and riches
Lie in his hand
How freely he has provided
For those he loves
I am richly blessed
With what I don’t deserve
My body serves to worship
You, Oh Jehovah!
For you have given gifts
I cannot reciprocate
And shown love more abundantly
Than my human mind can comprehend
Testimony
Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
Each star a testimony
To Jehovah's glory
Each fish that swims
Speaks of the one that made him
The colorful bird
That wakes us in the morning
Whispers of the Makers Glory
The wind professes Your name
The sky speaks of Your majesty
The flowers proclaim Your beauty
Everything on this earth You made
The rocky mountain over looking the setting sun
The green waves on the salty sea
The pink sky at sunrise
The green grass upon all the lands
All this was made by my Jehovah’s hands
The moon hangs picturesquely
And points to an awesome Creator
Who controls all the earth
A God who made not only the nighttime skies
But who also made you and I.
Handicapped
Isaiah 61:1
“The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands.”
A man’s wheel chair is stuck in the snow
People walk on by, and act like they don’t notice
A blind man walks into a wall
People snicker,
No one tells him where to go
A child on the street
Who will tell her
It’s a dangerous place to be?
The retarded guy
Deformed, but still nice
No one talks to him
He sits alone,
And has no friends.
A guy walks with a limp
He is mentally handicapped
But he doesn’t know he is different
He just smiles,
As I walk by
With love in his eyes
The poor woman who walks into the store
With pennies and some change
To buy food for her kids.
Everyone looking down on her
Passing judgment like they really know
What she has been through.
A woman with sunglasses,
Her face is bruised
Everyone knows she’s abused
But what does anyone do?
Like the Pharisee
Who sees a man half dead on the street
Just like us,
We drive on by
When someone has a flat tire
And not let it inconvenience our life.
If we don’t help,
How will the blind ever know where to go?
And those who can’t walk,
How will they ever come to know God?
Rest in You
Adonai, that my soul may feel rest
Doing what you want me to
That I may be in peace
Living in your ever present feast
That I may have fellowship with out cease
Oh, Holy Spirit that your words would flow from me
That I might have life and have it more abundantly
Oh Adonai, If I die
Let me be with you in eternity
Jehovah, you bring me to my knees
I am not worthy to sing your praises
Yet called I am
To live forever with The Holy Lamb
A new song in my heart has been laid
The devil has been slain
Fellowship with thee
Jehovah gives me strength
Because in my weakness,
You are made perfect.
In my strength,
I fall down on my face
A new song I sing
I lay down my heart to Jehovah, my King
He came to save
Jehovah, I lift up you’re holy name
The darkness has been cast aside
Along with my fears and pride
Lord that my soul may feel rest
I give you all that I am
Oh Sovereign One
I worship you now
With my face bowed on the ground
I cannot look upon Your Majesty
To glorious for me
In You I have a purpose
Through you I am fed
Oh Jehovah, divine
A love like this
No where can I find
I could search every part of the earth
And nothing could ever live up
To the love I find in Yahshua
My search has ceased
Because You are all I need
So much more
Than I have hoped for.
Yahshua came to save
And to give life abundantly
He died for us here on earth
He saved me from my darkness
That encloses on every part of my soul
He lifted me from my dangerous pit of sin.
Of his love, mercy and kindness
I could not begin to write
What an amazing God I serve
Everything, you made
All the stars in heaven
The crickets in the night
They are all your creation
All speaks of your name
Your hand is upon everything
Until perfection, all has a purpose
Even if I don’t know it.
Lost and Blind Sheep
Jeremiah 50:6
“My people are like sheep whose shepherds have let them get lost in the mountains. They have wandered like sheep from one mountain to another, and they have forgotten where their home is.”
I am blind and my eyes cannot see
But I feel His presence here with me
Watching and protecting me,
A little lost sheep.
When I cry in the night
You comfort my fears
And lead me to safety.
When I have no strength
When my legs are broken
You carry me
You heal my feet
You care for me
And everything You created,
Even a dove from the sky
Does not pass
With out a tear from your eye
That rains on the Earth
To let everyone know of Your hurt.
So how much more do you care
For my safety?
If I was to die,
I would be with you
So either way
You care for me.
I am a little sheep
Jehovah, You know what’s best for me
I put my life in the hands of the Shepard
Who cares for his sheep
If one were lost
He would find that sheep
And bring it back to safety.
What an awesome God I serve!
What a mighty God I serve!
What a Holy God I serve!
What a righteous God I serve!
I serve an amazing God!
To Jehovah be the glory!
Thou art with me
Romans 8:31
“So what are we going to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?”
Thou art with me
When the road is long
Jehovah, with your grace
You lead me on
Until my days are gone
When heaven becomes my home
Until I see You
In all you’re glory,
On the throne
Thou art with me
When I’m all alone
When my heart sinks
When I am afraid
Thou art with me
Jehovah, you hear me
When I need you
You are with me
All the way
Thou art with me
Where the river runs
Lord, your grace leads me on
When the sun shines down on me
I know Thou art with me
When the clouds cover my path
I just look to you
And remember you’re promise
Thou art with me
And will never forsake me
Thou art with me
Until Heaven is my home
Then forever
I will be with you
Worshiping you
Until time is gone
Wild Horse
Running like a wild horse
My heart is after God
My spirit cannot be broken
With strength and beauty I stride
Because I have the Lord by my side
Unsaddled, my heart will not be broken
Unbridled, my throat will not be choked
Where ever He leads I will follow
By man’s hands I will not gallop
I fear only Jehovah.
Man will not take my reigns
And lead me astray
Jehovah's grace leads me in the noonday
In bondage I will never become
A slave to man I will not be
For Jehovah's grace has set me free
So the wind blows on my mane
As the Lord calls my name
The sun beats on my face
And I run Jehovah’s race
For after Jehovah alone do I chase
My hooves run wildly
Through Him I escape captivity
Yahshua my Messiah has set me free
Shine
My heart is weary
My soul is sad
this world is growing dark
Oh how we need Yahshua
The light of the world
To shine on us
In our present darkness
The world is in decay
We live in fear and dismay
Doubt hangs on our head
And of the passing hours do we dread
For in a moment our lives will change
things will never be the same
Like a rock, weighing me down
is this burden, so profound
I cannot carry these cares
Yahshua has already been here
He gave his life
Not in vain, but so that we may live
My grief and anguish abound
But Jehovah is with me
In these fears do I drown
But Yahshua has pulled me from my sinking grave
Of wickedness and deceit
And set my feet on something concrete
For on the Jehovah I will stand
Let Your righteousness shine throughout all the land
Jeremiah 31:33-34
“But
this is
the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel: After those
days, says Jehovah, I will put My Law in their inward parts, and
write it in their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be
My people.
And they shall no more teach each man his neighbor and
each man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for they shall all know
Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says Jehovah. For
I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no
more.”
A love song
I want to know this Yahshua
Who would die for me
So lost, angry, and mean
I want to understand
why I have this love
For my sins run deep
I beg for forgiveness
I have felt Your Spirit comfort me
And abide with me
If I would walk with Him
And look into these eyes of love
If I could tell him all the things I have done
And still have his love
I pray to Jehovah in sincerity
I want to know your grace
That touched me once
And how much I need your love
When I stood with our at fear
At your presence
Asking for guidance
And not to be alone
You came to me
I could feel you love
But still I slept
The fears would over shadow me
Sent by your son
To a people not deserving your grace
But still your love is better than all life's pains
Longing for nothing more
Than to see you again
Remember
This is a note to myself, when I am facing tough times.
Remember to always remember
Love conquers all
Remove yourself from fear
Feel the torment no more
Remove the darkness of your core
The roots are to be removed
The seeds cast away
Remember to remember
Free yourself from free
Cast away the roots of darkness
Let love only grow
Remember to remember
Love conquers all
From the roots to the branches
Remove all fear and torment
Even justified hatred
The pain can only be relived so many times
Face the pain
And tear it down
Remove the stings
The bees can only sting once
For what happened once
Can not sting again
Remove the sorrowful conditioning
Remember your Creator
And emanate love from within
that true love from your inner core
Can never be corrupted
By those who have hurt you
And replace the hatred with love
The Road
This road I travel down
Is long windy and cold
Although I am safe from the elements
Inside my comfort zone
At a fast pace I drive
Looking around at the scenery
As it flashes by
I feel a sense of control
But I know I do not control the road
I can only stay on a fixed path
And hope by His grace
I will reach my destination
Tides
A day in life is like the turning of the tides.
The innocent breeze that blows can't surmise,
Neither the wind, nor the waves decides,
But rather it is guided by powers that hide.
To these colossal powers of no size
Does the meek wave compromise,
And with the constant change the wave does ride.
A boat alone is like the wave.
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