SHABBAT

SHABBAT

In six days God created all

On the seventh He did proclaim,

"The Sabbath would be a day of rest"

And commanded us to do the same

From the setting of the sun on Friday

Through the same time Saturday

Is the holiest of all God's days

A time set apart to rest and pray

At this time we come together

In a sanctuary beneath His covering

And God's presence can be felt

Indwelling and protectively hovering

From the kindling of the Sabbath candles

To The Aaronic benediction

This ritual is observed by Jews worldwide

With just one contradiction

Messianic Jews and Gentiles worship together

And God's truth is what is known

That our Messiah the Son of God

Came once and will return to bring us home

To this end we bless and praise G-d and Yeshua

And although They are one Trinity

For when you accept God's Son as Messiah

His Holy Spirit lives within you and me

As the sunset ends the seventh day

It marks the beginning of another week

Keep the Lord in your heart and mind

For through our faith it is Him we seek

If God grants us another breath or day

We pray that we make it to our next Sabbath eve

Go forth and spread the gospel of our Lord

To all the lost souls who still do not believe

In the end there is but one way

To be with God for your final rest

You must profess Yeshua as Messiah and

The gates will open you've passed the test

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE

What will you be when you grow up

I was often asked as a young child

I said, I want to be a cowboy

And tame the west that's really wild"

I got a few years older and again

I was asked what I wanted to be

I said "I'd like to be a sailor

And sail each and every sea"

Then in my teens they asked again

I Said, "I really didn't know

So I’ll get an education and

See which way I want to go"

Years later I became successful and recalled

Always being asked what I wanted to be

The answer was actually very simple

All that I really wanted to be was me

Compassionate Lord

Compassionate Lord

Thank you lord for your compassion

Although you know I'd committed sin

I didn't let go and let God in a situation 

Which should have only been win/win

On that day when I fell extremely ill

You chose to warn this wretched soul

Instead of bringing me to judgement

You chose healing and make me whole

For you saw that I'd found salvation

Through the blood shed by your Son

Messiah Yeshua the king of kings

The hope of Israel and holy One

I will abide by your decisions although

I know that my flesh would not agree

For your Holy Spirit lives within me

And it has set this captive free

I will exalt you my Lord forever

With fervent prayer and praise

And use this gift you've given me

To help lead home your strays

God of mercy and compassion

Your strength is my source

Guide me father in all your ways

Keep me steadfast on the course

A THANK YOU NOTE TO GOD

A THANK YOU NOTE TO GOD

I want to stop and thank the L-rd

For the many years He’s granted me

And now that I have seen the truth

His Spirit came and set me free

I have no right but I will ask

For G-d to grant me one score more                             

As he has placed within my life

A woman to love and to adore

    

Separately and together

We will serve G-d and obey

And place Him above all else

Into our final Judgment Day

We will pass into His Kingdom

Through the Pearly Gates above

And be greeted by the people

That we both know and love

We’ll continue to Exalt G-d

With Praise and Reverent Fear

He will come back for all one day

And the end is drawing near

THANKSGIVING - a poem worth repeating

THANKSGIVING

We’ll be spending our Thanksgiving
By driving over to Grandma’s house
Not a soul will go hungry
Not even a little mouse

She started preparing
On the night before
If there was anything missing
She sent Grandpa to the store

Everything must be perfect
On this day you see
For it isn’t very often
That we gather as a family

After a long trip we arrive there
The first thing we do is turn on the TV
To watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade
There are marching bands and floats to see

Before we begin eating
We hold hands and pray
Thank you Lord for the blessings
That you have given us this day

And we also pray for a special blessing for
The men and women who protect our liberty
Please God keep them safe from harm
They understand that freedom isn’t free

Then Grandpa says let’s eat I’m starving
The first thing on the menu is soup in a cup
In the background we listen to Holiday music
This always helps us to keep our spirits up

Uncle Charlie carves the turkey and
Asks if we want dark meat or white
And even with this many people
There will be plenty to take home tonight

Pass the gravy and the rolls please
The peas and sweet potatoes too
The cornbread stuffing is delicious
And may I have some apple cidar too

When we finish the main course
The women will help to put things away
While the men go and watch a football game
Actually there are several to watch on TV today

Once everything else has been cleaned up
Grandma serves coffee and pumpkin pie
All of a sudden it feels like we’re stuffed
For some strange reason we wonder why

Before we head back to our homes
There are still two things to be done
First we help set up the Christmas Tree
Then we join hands and thank the Holy One

Thank you Lord for the blessings of this special day
We ask for traveling mercies and Your Grace again
May all of our hearts be filled with Your goodness
And to this prayer all of Your children say AMEN

THE WORD OF GOD IS 24/7

the WORD OF GOD is 24/7

I took a week’s vacation

You get away for a short rest

I hardly slept on the first night

All of this at the Lord’s behest

A million thoughts raced thru my head

I could not get my mind to clear

The reason finally came to me

It was because the Lord was near

The day that I found completion in Him

God gave me thoughts to write in pen

I needed to do it right away

Not knowing when or if they’d come again

Yeshua said that each one of us

Will minister God’s word in their own way

And those who have never known him

Will now be ready for His return one day

 And the reborn souls that find Him

Will seek out others to connect

The joy of knowing the King of kings

Will have a domino effect

These words He’s given me to write

The unsaved souls were meant to see

The blood shed by God’s perfect Lamb

Has forgiven all sin and set us free

My ministry does not stop there

As always the Lord has shown the way

To fellowship with both Jew and Gentile

Together they will pray to God one day

I praise and give thanks to the Father and Son

For infilling me with the Holy Spirit                 

These gifts that proclaim the Good News

To all who want and need to hear it