A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FOR MY GENTILE BROTHERS AND SISTERS

A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FOR MY GENTILE

BROTHERS AND SISTERS

You celebrate the Lord’s birthday

On the twenty fifth of December

This date was set by Constantine

But it’s an awesome day to remember

The four things that I wish you

Are joy happiness peace and love

It’s the same wish from Our Savior

Who is the Lord in heaven above

I also pray for one more thing that the church

Would celebrate the Sabbath on Saturday

For God created the world in six days

On the seventh He Rested on that day

There are many things in the bible

Not celebrated by the church today

Perhaps in time they’ll see the light

Before Messiah Comes Back one day

With all that gotten off my chest

There’s one more thing I need to say

Praise the Lord and Worship Him

And have a Merry Christmas Day

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 God 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

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 God

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 God had performed

For I’m now free of many pills and pain

He’s given me an entirely new outlook

I'll never doubt the Lord my God 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

EACH BREATH I TAKE

EACH BREATH I TAKE

I thank the Lord for every breath I take

For only God knows when all life ends

It may come when you are young or old

What's is in His plans well it all depends

Perhaps He will give you a longer life

That enables you to minister His Word

Maybe you have yet to accept the Lord and

Years may go by before His Truth is heard

He may call a baby or a youth to glory

Their families distraught and full of pain

But God has a higher purpose for them

In time they'll see their loved once again

No matter how much time you have left on earth

Pray to and Praise and glorify our God and King

Obey whatever the Lord God may ask you to do

To understand that abiding in Him is everything

Then when by the Grace of God He calls you

And He says that it's time to end your years

Yeshua will bring you to His Father's House

Your answered prayer filled with joyful tears

THIRD ANNIVERSARY

Today is the third anniversary of the passing of my husband, Joel Steinhauer.

He is the author of all the poetry posted here.

I'm doing my best to continue posting more of his poetry weekly if possible.

May the Lord continue to bless you and use these poems to uplift and teach each of you!

Trudi Steinhauer

THE WRESTLER

      THE WRESTLER

A few years ago I met a very talented student

He had joined the high school wrestling squad

He won every single match that he competed in

What he was lacking was a relationship with God

He was so skilled in this sport that

People saw him as the best around

He spotted his opponent's weakness and

Then proceeded to pin them to the ground

He went to the state finals and was defeated

But he learned a valuable lesson on that day

He accepted his Jewish Messiah and was humbled
He knew that win or lose God was in his life to stay

THE NUMBER ONE PRIORY

THE NUMBER ONE PRIORY

God does works in many different ways

That you and I will never understand

But we know Him through the Holy Spirit and

We know that our future has been pre-planned

We also know that God's Son paid the ultimate price

So as Believers in Messiah our sins are washed away

It doesn't mean that we don't have to ask forgiveness

For sins that we commit or are not aware of each day

Don't judge others because we too will be judged

Avoid offensive things that we know are wrong

Our rabbi has minister on this so many many times

By act accordingly our faith will always stay strong

Stop making excuses for not coming to Shabbat services

Like it's too far or my Kids need to be driven to a game

We know that if we're too busy for God we're just too busy

When we think about it these excuses are really very lame

Serving God always should be

Our very first one priority

He controls every facet of our lives because

His Word is always will be the final authority

A good example about what I mean

Is at your daughter's ballet practice session

She takes a spill and is unable to dance at her recital

Don't you think God is trying to teach you a lesson

If your priorities had been in the right order

The Lord would surely have let you know

Her recital would have been a huge success 

Her performance the highlight of the show`

Or perhaps your son allowed the winning to score

I'm pretty sure that both of you would be very sad

If you had lined yourself up with the word of G-d

Instead his winning hit would have made you glad

By now I hope that I have gotten my point across

The order of life's priority is G-d family then you

Ask His forgiveness and He will see that you know

As a believer you know that it's the right thing to do

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 of our days on this planet are from breath to breath

Read both testaments and it will become extremely clear

That the only way to get to the Father is through His Son and

God alone knows the day but we sense the end is drawing near

Your good works will not get you into heaven

You need to accept Yeshua and save your soul

Only through Him will you know eternal life

The final gift from God that makes you whole

I JUST TELL IT LIKE IT IS

  I JUST TELL IT LIKE IT IS

 I have seen so many religious hypocrites

But God has told me that I shouldn't judge

So I put all situations like this into The Lord's hands

It's a Godly Command from which I will not budge

It is not enough just to attend religious services

Just good works won't get you heaven bound

By accepting Messiah as Lord and savior

You'll be turning your entire life around

When your life on this planet is finished

The judgement you face is in your hands

The only unquestionable way to do this

Is by obeying all that the Lord Commands

 

One example which I can give you is

In life don't put on that blinder hood

Learn to love your neighbor as yourself

God said to do this for His Greater Good

God is not there just for when you need him

He is there for you through all night and day

You can reach Him anytime anywhere

When seek Him you just need to pray

You may not get the answer that you seek

Perhaps what you ask should not be done

But it comes From God who is right and just

Who else could have sacrificed His only Son

Yeshua's blood was shed for your salvatio

From this there's a lesson that you must learn

It is to follow His Word as best you can and

And God will always stand by you in return

He's told you to go forth and minister His Word

From Genesis all the of way through Revelation

Messiah's return will be coming really soon because

All of the signs point to us as the end time generation

If through your ministry only one person finds Salvation

And they follow your example by dong the same as you

Multitudes will come to know the Glory of the Lord God

And they will be among those who are heaven bound too

When you go through the Pearly Gates there are riches

Which go beyond anything you could possibly measure

But the greatest reward that you will receive on that day is

That Father God through Yeshua is your heavenly treasure

LEANING ON THE ROCK

LEANING ON THE ROCK

At the very moment of my darkest hour oh Lord

It looked like I had reached the end of my rope

I clung to You in prayer with all of my strength

For You are my Salvation and in you there is hope

My prayers were answered just as You promised

By faith You have helped me turn my life around

I had no doubts or fears when I sought Your help oh Lord

For I knew that on the rock I am planted in solid ground

You gave your life to absolve me of my sins and now

In You my past troubles are no longer even a memory

Here and now I will forever be Your faithful servant

Let Your Holy Spirit tell me what I can do for Thee

Return soon Lord and bring us Your Shalom

Then lead us to Your Kingdom of Eternal Life

To abide in mansions that You have provided

Where tranquility replaces all illness and strife 

YESHIVA AND THE FOOTBALL GAME

YESHIVA AND THE FOOTBALL GAME

(A Spiritual version of College Football U.S.A.)

It was the very last game of the season

For Yeshiva College's blue and white

They were playing Messiah College

Whose players all walk in God's Light

It has been a long time rivalry

Since the first time that they met

Each trying to prove who's really right

But Yeshiva College has not won yet

They played each other very tough

As the first half came to a close

Then the rabbis gave their pep talk

What they said Go only knows

The score remained zero-zero as

The Final minutes were fleeting by

Then Messiah College kicked a field goal

And the home crowd breathed with a sigh

Yeshiva's halfback took the final kickoff

And behind his blockers he began to run

Evading tackles and scoring a touchdown but

It was not over yet for the saga had just begun

"Hooray for the football hero," he thought

"The man who had saved Yeshiva's day"

Then as he turned toward the cheering crowd

He know that he had run the opposite way

Quite obviously he and his teammates still did not get it

For if they had accepted Yeshua who died for their sins

It would not have mattered what the final score was because

By professing Him as their Jewish Messiah everybody wins

HELP ME PASS GOD'S WORD ALONG

HELP ME PASS GOD'S WORD ALONG

How many times must I write these words

Their end will always come out the same

If my poetic ministry doesn't make you think

Can you tell me which one of us is to blame

Is the message that I write not reaching you

Are your eyes blinded by a hardened heart

Open them by letting go and letting God

Operate on your closed attitude to start

Allow yourself to be open to hear His Word

Then you as well will also have a ministry

Telling everyone that is willing to listen

Of how the Word of God has set you free

We all preaches His word in different ways

It may be in poetry or perhaps even in song

Some may have a gift that makes other people listen

As the Holy Spirit touches them to make them strong

When I can see all of these things happening around me

I know that God is going to give me more words to write

Which will open the eyes and ears of so many others to

See Messiah Yeshua as the only Truth Way and Light 

NO COINCIDENCE JUST DIVINE INTERVENTION

NO COINCIDENCE JUST DIVINE INTERVENTION

Most of the verses that are given to me are

From God at the agency where I volunteer

It's not that I don't have a sufficient amount of work

But because the Holy Spirit keeps enough time clear

Today I answered the most amazing telephone call

It seems we shared a bond that was geographical

I believe that God is in control of every aspect of life

The only word to describe this would be fantastic

Usually when these things begin to happen to me

My path is crossed so that I can spread God's Word

If this was the message that I've been given today

I 'm not quite positive yet because I haven't heard

Poetry and testimony are my way of spreading God's Word

And every day the Lord keeps opening new doors for me to

Tell the whole world about their Jewish messiah whose name is Yeshua

Whose crucifixion absolve everyone's sins and set them spiritually free

BIBLICAL DAYDREAMS OF FAITH

biblical daydreams of faith

In random daydreams I would fantasize

About living in various time frames in the bible

The trying and the joyful times

For which, since I was there, I would be liable

I felt the presence of the LORD

With Moses, I saw the bush that burned

To humble myself and have reverent fear

Are just two of the lessons that I’ve learned

I was in the camp of Abraham

When God’s covenant was given

He was commanded to sacrifice his son

His love of God and to obey kept him driven

When Joshua surrounded the city

By honoring the trumpet’s call

It was as God did decree

And I saw the walls of Jericho fall

I was on the battlefield with David

Hopelessly all looked to be lost

But his Godly faith would slay goliath

With rocks from a slingshot that were tossed

I stood in the court of King Solomon

God gave him wisdom beyond his years

Two women claimed a newborn child

The outcome brought me joyful tears

After the victory of Judah Macabee

With little oil for a Godly dedication      

Miraculously it lasted for eight days

Wow! What a cause for celebration

On and on throughout the bible

I saw all the miracles God had amassed

And though they were all wondrous

I’ve saved the best for last

I was part of the multitude

That saw God’s son hang on a tree

Because He was the only perfect sacrifice

For which God set the sins of mankind free

The daydreams that I have are awesome

But God has other plans for me

Messiah said to minister God’s word

Of salvation now and for eternity

FISH STORY

Fish story

As a child I went on fishing trips

Most of them were with my dad

At that point in my life it was

The greatest time I'd ever

Before dad would let me fish all by myself

He taught me how to use the rod and reel

That I would know if I had one on my hook

Because It's something that he said I'd feel

I sat there waiting very patiently but

My nervous stomach churned inside

I felt a jerk and quickly reeled it in

Unfortunately it was just the tide

I cast my line out once again

With all of the utmost speed

When it yanked again I pulled it in but

I had hooked clumps of thick seaweed

Once more I cast into deep water

By now I really didn't give a hoot

The next time that my line came up

I had hooked a size eight army boot

I was just about ready to give up

So I reeled it in and to my dismay

There was the biggest fish I'd ever seen

The largest one that was caught that day

The one thing that I learned from this

Is that no matter what gets in the fray

Be patient it will work out in the end

The goal that you seek is on the way

A RETREAT TO ADVANCE THE GLORY OF GOD

A RETREAT TO ADVANCE THE GLORY OF GOD

Another year has just flown by

It’s time again for the Men’s Retreat

Filled with praise and prayer and fellowship

And a speaker who I’ve yet to meet

We do not know the message

Of the sermon that this Israeli Rabbi brings

But with open minds and ears and hearts

Our spirit will absorb so many things

When the retreat has ended

This weekend will be more than a memory

For we will go forth and spread the word

Of how God Truth has set us free

Tell everyone who listens

How God sacrificed His only Son

To cleanse our sins and bring eternal life

Just by professing Yeshua, Messiah, The Holy One

Each of us who ministers God’s word

Will be blessed beyond all measure

Our fear of the Lord is reverent

Our reward an abundance of Heavenly treasure       

Before you know it we’ll meet again

With many stories of salvation

This will continue until Messiah’s return

In the year of Jubilation

ALWAYS ON READY

ALWAYS ON READY

Lately I've seen numerous friends and family pass away

Do you wonder if I think that I might be next

Well just let me set the record straight

There's absolutely no way that I am vexed

My early life was far from pure

But now I am a completed Jew

Yeshua took away all worldly sin

In Him I'm a creature born anew

And even though they are forgiven

Sin till occurs that I may not see

So I pray in the Spirit," forgive me Lord"

Daily I wake knowing that He set me free

I believe that I've led a good life since accepting Yeshua

And know with my last breath I've been given eternal life

I pray that God will give me more time to minister his word

To many others with the help of a very godly wife

Only Almighty God knows the exact day

When He will call me to my heavenly home

For now I'll just serve Him wherever I'm needed

Still spreading His word in each God given poem

VESSELS

vessels

We are just God’s vessels

Spreading the good news

Of the teachings of Messiah

To the Gentiles and the Jews

From before the time He was crucified

The Pharisees would deny belief in Him

And of the multitude of followers

Chances of professing Him were slim

In time the Gentiles through the church

Professed God through His son

And a remnant of Jewish believers

Knew also that He was the Holy One

For the most part they assimilated

So that they could praise His name

They were Jewish by their birthright

But their families felt a sense of shame

There came a time when the rabbinic

Admitted His Jewish existence

But still denied him as Messiah

There just wasn’t enough persistence

Yet it planted a seed within many Jews

To know Messiah and hold on to tradition

What a blessing we’ve been given

To come full circle in fruition

And into the camp of Israel

Many Gentiles pitched their tent

Jew and Gentile worshiping together

In the prophecy of what God meant

As believers we can truly say

That we have seen many end time signs

In His time He will return

And lead us to our God Devine

LIFE GOES ON AND ON AND ON

 life goes on and on and on

When friends or loved ones pass away

And sorrowful tears are shed

We cry because we miss them so

But tears are for the living not the dead

You may say, “how dare he write such words as this”

Let me explain the reason why

Perhaps it will help you to understand

It is o.k. you still can cry

God has called the one you love

It was their time to be precise

With Messiah and through grace

They have gone on to paradise

As our tears subside in time

God will call us one day too

And the loved ones that was missed so much

Will spend eternal life with you

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

ENTER IN

ENTER IN

God had decreed that the Holy of Holys

Could only be entered by the High Priest

But now through Yeshua all can go there

From the greatest to the very least

The explanation of this wondrous change is so that

When we accept Him as the Messiah of all mankind

He will in return gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit

And we can tell God directly what's on our mind

This is one of the many gifts that Yeshua gave us

When He sacrificed His life to forgive all of our sins

We have also received the gift of eternal life

From the very first day that our Salvation begins

Isn't it great that God hears us anytime day or night

Because the Holy Spirit provides the way

The quickest way to reach him though

Is when we take the time to pray

Don't selfishly pray for personal wants

For that is the mortal sin of selfish greed

By faith and through good deeds and works

God will provide everything that we truly need

One day through Messiah we'll be closer to God

What an awesome blessing for us that will be

Well live in mansions where our treasures are stored

Where the Grace of God our Father is the only key

YEARNING AND LEARNING TO KNOW THE LORD

yearning and learning to know the LORD

I do not know the Bible

Nearly as well as I should

But I try to live my life

For GOD’s glory and His good

Though I’ve come a long way

I still have much to learn.

It’s a never ending process

For knowledge I will always yearn

Each line within the bible

Has a meaning all its own

But in the end GOD sits on high

With Yeshua at the right side of His throne

In the prophecy that tells of end time signs

Many have come true

In His time Messiah will return

And our born again process will start anew

Please continue to fill my spirit LORD

I long to shed all worldly ways

I will serve as You see fit

That I may be with you for all my days

PROPHESY

prophesy

I want to broach a subject

About which I was guilty too

Until in God’s time I saw the light

And became a believing Jew

From the time of the rabbinic

Yeshua wasn’t accepted as Messisah

If they really wanted to

All they had to do was go one step higher

Within the Old Testament

All prophecy of Him was fulfilled

But the rabbinic still denied Him

Which to this day they have instilled

During this time some have even claimed

To be the One that the Jews have waited for

But only Yeshua could be the One

All these false claims we need to ignore

Now the many Jews and Gentiles with open minds

Have a hunger and long to be

Part of the body of Messiah

Whose blood cleansed all sin and set them free

God’s removing all the blindfolds

And showing them that He is the way

With end time signs that have come true

We know that He’ll return some day

Please Forgive

This is Joel's wife, Trudi.

I had changed phones and lost Joel's log in.  I can now continue to post poems in his name.

Thank you for continuing to ready Joel's poems!

Blessing !

GOD ALONE HAS ALL THE ANSWERS

GOD ALONE HAS ALL THE ANSWERS

Ask me how I know that

God is always in control

I know because He is alive

Within my heart and soul

I also know that many times

In situations like a test or trial

My faith in Him gives me the strength

To always go that extra mile

Even when I can't find any answers

And closure seems to be out of sight

The L-rd will open other doors for me

Eventually I know that I'll get it right

For the remainder of the life that God grants me

I will diligently continue to minister His word

To anyone that He puts in my path that listens

As well as to those who have not yet heard

Messiah sacrificed his life to forgive all sin

I doubt that any of us could do the same

And for this we must show our gratitude

We must bless and praise His Holy Name

When God calls us to our final rest

There's a mansion waiting for me and you

In the kingdom that He wants to share

With both the Gentile and the Jew