Sunday, April 28, 2013

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO MY VIEWERS



This question requires a response either on my blog or through my email address: joels30144yahoo.com

       I am approaching my 76th birthday. If the Lord were to take me home tomorrow or at some future date, would you as my viewers want my wife Trudi to continue posting poems that I have written that you have not read, poems from my self published book and poems from as far back as 12/21/2010 when the site first opened?
       Even though  this is the last week that this message will be posted, I realize that many viewers come into my sight reading poems  from as far back as the beginning, so the final decision after many comments are in will be left up to my wife Trudi. Thanks and blessings in Yeshua, Joel

READ GOD'S WORD

READ GOD'S WORD


The word of the Lord is Sacred
And His Holy word is also pure
If you do not read God's Perfect Word
Obviously you're Spiritually insecure

Although I read the bible every day
There is much I do not understand
So I go back and read it over again
It's all a part of God's Eternal Plan

Many religions just have it read to them
Of the two testaments many just read one
Without the Old there would be no New and
Then no one would ever know God's Only Son

I tell the Gentiles to seek their Jewish Roots and
To the Jew Read the Old and you'll crave the New
Do this and your eyes will be opened to the point
That the Blessings of the Lord will abound in you

Each  days on this planet is from breath to breath
Read both Testaments and it will become very clear
That only through His Son can you get to Father God
Only God knws but we sense the end is drawing near

Your good works will not get you into heaven
You need to accept Yeshua to save your Soul
Only through Him will you know eternal life
A blessed gift from God that makes you whole

LEADING MY CHILDREN TO THE LORD

LEADING MY CHILDREN TO THE LORD

This poem is for my children
And for my grandchildren too
It has a very personal connotation
But God said to share it with you

At so many things while growing up
I must say that each of them did excel
I really can’t dispute the fact that
They each had turned out very well

Something I’d have done differently
Because at the time I was in denial
Was to teach them about the Lord
I should have walked that extra mile

They are of the faith that they were born
And yet they still know so little about it
Because if the Lord walks in your path
I think that you’d really want to shout it

For I have seen that burning light
And I chose to jump into the fire
Seeking the love that was taught
By The Lord Yeshua my Messiah

I have so much more to learn as well
So I really can’t tell them what to do
Except seek the Lord and live in Him
And He will walk along side of you

They are all extremely smart in their own ways
And though they are good at the things they do
There is still one important thing that's missing
They each must get to know their Messiah too

They could just give the Lord lip service
Each saying that they will do their part
But to truly know Who and What He is
They’d need to love Him in their heart

Because I can’t dictate what they need to do
Only their true faith will show them the way
The one thing I can do  is to pray for them
Something that I’ll do each and every day

I need to lead each one of of them by your example
Is the Word that the Holy Spirit has given to me
One day in God’s Time they’ll know the truth
That like others who believe will set them free



Friday, April 19, 2013

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO MY VIEWERS

This question requires a response either on my blog or through my email address: joels30144yahoo.com

       I am approaching my 76th birthday. If the Lord were to take me home tomorrow or at some future date, would you as my viewers want my wife Trudi to continue posting poems that I have written that you have not read, poems from my self published book and poems from as far back as 12/21/2010 when the site first opened?

When using my email address please write question on your blog in the subject column, so I”ll identify it if your email should go to my spam

       This question will be posted though the last week of April in order to give readers who aren’t on every week a chance to respond. Thanks and blessings in Yeshua, Joel

THE HEALING

THE HEALING

For years I was highly medicated
I had taking pill after pill after pill
I was baffled why there were so many
Not knowing what made me so very ill

I did not have a strong belief in G-d
Then a friend said that I should pray
And come to a Messianic healing service
It just so happens that there is one today

While I was waiting for my turn
I felt a presence come over me
It felt like I had been consumed
By something that I couldn't see

When the rabbi laid his hands on me
I knew exactly what I had been feeling
The Holy Spirit of God had consumed me and
Told me that there was about to be a healing

This miracle that the Lord performed
For I’m now feeling so much less pain
Has given me an entirely new outlook
I know I'll never doubt the Lord again

The Son of God gave His life for me
He said that by His Stripes I'd heal
I thank the Lord for this awakening
Now I serve Him with zest and zeal
GOD IS THE PROBLEM SOLVER

Sometimes things in your life
May often tend to go awry
Leaving you with a question
The question of course is why

The Lord is in control of your every breath
Knowing your don’t need and what you do
And because He knows what’s best for you
He also has a plan that will get you throug

Even though things are looking down
Keep a positive attitude through it all
And though things may get much worse
Remember the Lord won’t let you fall

If I was the one walking in your shoes
I’d constantly go to the Lord in prayer
You may not get the answer that you seek
But through your faith you know He’s there
 
No matter how bad things may tend to get
Just keep doing the very best that you can
Eventually everything will turn out right
Thanks to Messiah the Son of God and man

 

Saturday, April 13, 2013

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO MY VIEWERS



This question requires a response either on my blog or through my email address: joels30144yahoo.com

       I am approaching my 76th birthday. If the Lord were to take me home tomorrow or at some future date, would you as my viewers want my wife Trudi to continue posting poems that I have written that you haven't read, poems from my self published book and poems from as far back as 12/21/2010 when this site first opened?
       
       When using my email address please write question on your blog in the subject column, so I'll identify it if your email should go to my spam box
        This question will be posted though the last week of April in order to give readers who aren't on every week a chance to respond. Thanks and blessings in Yeshua, Joel

THE REWARD OF FAITH


THE REWARD OF FAITH

A number of years ago I was told that the Lord
Had things that He wanted me to accomplish
I gave a lot of thought to what they had said
I was willing to try to do them but could I finish

I say this because I’d been declared legally blind
And sometimes used this as a crutch in the past
This was different because I’d be serving God
And desperately wanted this challenge to last

Becoming impatient I went to God in prayer
Why nothing happened I couldn’t understand
Then one day later I’d receive a wake up call
It only happens in God’s time and by His Hand

God doesn’t provide the things that we want
Just what it is that He knows that we need
God saw that I had an understanding of this
And my willingness to serve He didn’t impede

“I’d rather serve as a doorkeeper.” Are the words
That the great King David said in his will to serve
For whatever is done in the Lord’s Holy Name
Surely we know that God will always observe

The Lord would provide one way for me to serve Him
When I was put on the congregation’s ushering team
I thank the Lord for His abundant grace and mercy
He had answered my prayers and I began to beam

I though that this was the answer that I’d sought
But learned that God’s work in us is never finished
For He knew that I was capability of that and more
My will to serve the Lord had not been diminished

Then one of our Deacons asked me a very blunt question
“How much longer will you dwell on being legally blind?”
The Lord will provide you with the strength you need
Leaving all of those pesky negative thoughts behind

Shortly after that I was given the call to aliyah
And I typed up the blessings big enough to read
It was an honor that I was chosen for this blessing
I believe it was the Lord’s way of planting a seed

I know that the God isn’t finished with me
I truly believe that His work has just begun
I’ve put my total trust and faith in Him
And in Yeshua God’s only Begotten Son

The Lord is also with me through His Holy Spirit
A blessing from God that dwells deep within me
All of these things I have come to acknowledge
Because through His Truth God has set me free

The lesson that can learn from this experience
Is never to sell yourself short for any reason
For If you have the faith of a mustard seed
God is with you for much more than a season

THE HEALING


THE HEALING


For years I was highly medicated
I had taking pill after pill after pill
I was baffled why there were so many
Not knowing what made me so very ill

I did not have a strong belief in G-d
Then a friend said that I should pray
And come to a Messianic healing service
It happens that there was one that day

While I was waiting for my turn
I felt a presence come over me
It felt like I had been consumed
By something that I couldn't see

When the rabbi laid his hands on me
I knew exactly what I had been feeling
The Holy Spirit of God had consumed me and
Told me that there was about to be a healing

This miracle that the Lord performed
For I’m now feeling so much less pain
Has given me an entirely new outlook
I know I'll never doubt the Lord again

The Son of God gave His life for me
He said that by His Stripes I'd heal
I thank the Lord for this awakening
Now I serve Him with zest and zeal

Sunday, April 7, 2013

AN IMPORTANT INTEJECTION FROM THE POET

        Please forgive my absent mindedness. (It's an age thing.)
Today is the beginning of Holocaust remembrance Week, so I've included a Holocaust poem below.
      Also for those living in or near the area, today, Holocaust survivor Peter Loth (who was born in a concentration camp) will be speaking @ Congregation Beth Hallel, A Messianic Jewish Synagogue, 950 Pine Grove Road in Roswell, Ga @ 2 P.M. & 7 P.M. 
       We also invite you to visit our Holocaust Memorial, open 10 P.M. to 5 P.M. through April 13th. It is
 put up every 2 years and is one of, if not the largest display in the Southeast.

THE HOLOCAUST-A TIME TO REFLECT


The Holocaust caused millions of Jews and Gentiles
Throughout the world to lose their lives
It was predicated on fear and intimidation
On which the prince of darkness thrives

Many of the families and survivors
Asked if God had heard their cry
God has a purpose for all  He does
And it’s not for us to question why

God does want us to take action
To perpetuate this time of sorrow
So that the world sees what tyranny brings
To say, “Never again, today or tomorrow.”

There was an upside to this tragedy
It brought many unbelievers to salvation
Turning a time of horror and destruction
Into a blessing and a time of jubilation

The time is here and now for every one of us
As individuals to make the entire world aware
That the Lord our God not satan is in control
Creating peace and brotherhood out of despair







                                 



























Saturday, April 6, 2013

TURNING THE OTHER CHEEK



TURNING THE OTHER CHEEK

The Lord said to turn the other cheek
It was a metaphor to deal with pride
Fools will keep the controversy going
The wise cast these aspersions aside

It’s not the easiest of tasks to undertake
When a remark hurts you to the quick
And if you’re able let a remark slide by
You know that you skin is pretty thick

Sticks and stones will break your bones
But ill words can only hurt your pride
One of the worst things that you can do
Is to keep the problem bottled up inside

As I said before it won’t be an easy thing to do
Some things are just not that easy to let go
It’s a learning process as well as a trust issue
If you have a deep faith you’ll surely know

You’ll know that God sees the adversity
And He will deal with it in His own way
So just turn it over to Him in your mind
God hears your thoughts as you silently pray

This is a problem that even I was guilty of 
But God commanded me to search my Soul 
Whatever the problem was no longer exists 
For the Lord’s wisdom has made me whole 

If you have a problem I hope you’ll do as I did 
Praise the Lord for His Mercy Love and Grace 
Having put these words from print to practice 
I know that He has put me in a far better place

 

SENIOR PROM



SENIOR PROM

This was the very first time that I’d
Ever attended a senior prom dance
There was a vote for king and queen but
I didn’t think that I had much of a chance

Yet low and behold I won the election
My queen and I would rule that night
We ate drank and danced the night away
It all seemed to be turning out just right

All of a sudden the town clock struck twelve
And somehow I knew that I was in trouble
I was having a good time and totally forgot
That darn old clock had burst my bubble

As I said this was my very first prom dance
I was told that I needed to be home by ten
You see this was a prom for senior citizens
Something that I’ll never experience again