Poems I wrote…or thinking about

Christmas 08
The world will never be the same
Because the Son of God came
Praise Him, angels sing His Holy Name.
The World will never be the same.

On a starlit night
Across hills and plains
Men and angels
Celebrate – Our Lord Reigns

God looks into our hearts
He looks into our eyes
He longs to hear voices,
And hear praises rise.

Just as the shepherds knelt
At the manger in the stable.
We worship Jesus this night
The Alpha, Omega, He is Able.

Seeing Jesus, I see God Colossians 1

In the beginning, Jesus was supreme 10
In the end, Jesus is supreme 8
From the beginning to end, He is there 10
All things, all things are in His care 8

Jesus, Alpha and Omega, Amazing One 12
Jesus, Favored One, He’s God’s Own Son 9
Jesus, from Beginning to the End, 9
Jesus, all in all, our faithful friend 9

We see Jesus, and we see 7
The God who cannot be seen 7
We look at this Son and know 7
God’s purpose in creation’s flow. 8

Ev’ry thing began in Him 7
Visible ‘n’ invisible
Absolutely ev’rything 7

No boundary or space
Shall separate me
From my Father’s love
For in Him, I am free

I seek His precious presence
His name I honor and praise
I seek His everlasting love
Not just now, but all my days.

His voice, a soft whisper
I feel the softness of his breath.
His words slice deep within
I am His in life and death.

The depths of my heart until

I heard a cardinal
Up in a tree
Singing his song
Just to me.

My heart responds,
“I hear your song –
Pretty, Pretty.”
Singing all day long.

That’s What heaven is for
The heavens declare the glory of God
The skies proclaim the work of his hands – Ps 19:1
Psalm 33:6
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
Psalm 33:13
From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
Psalm 36:5
Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
Psalm 57:5
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
Psalm 57:10
For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Psalm 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
Psalm 85:11
Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
Psalm 89:5
The heavens praise your wonders, O LORD, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.
Psalm 103:11
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
Psalm 115:16
The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to man.
# Psalm 146:6
the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— the LORD, who remains faithful forever.
Matthew 6:20
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
# Matthew 13:33
He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
Matthew 13:32-34 (in Context) Matthew 13 (Whole Chapter)
# Matthew 13:44
[ The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl ] “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Matthew 13:43-45 (in Context) Matthew 13 (Whole Chapter)
# Matthew 13:45
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
Matthew 13:47
[ The Parable of the Net ] “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.
Matthew 18:3
And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
# Matthew 18:4
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:3-5 (in Context) Matthew 18 (Whole Chapter)
# Matthew 18:10
[ The Parable of the Lost Sheep ] “See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
Matthew 18:9-11 (in Context) Matthew 18 (Whole Chapter)
# Matthew 18:14
In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.
# Matthew 22:2
“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
Matthew 22:1-3 (in Context) Matthew 22 (Whole Chapter)
# Matthew 22:30
At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
Mark 13:25
the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
Luke 1:78
because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
Luke 6:23
“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.
John 3:27
To this John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
Acts 1:2
until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
Acts 1:11
“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
Acts 4:12
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
Revelation 21:2
I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
Revelation 11:19
Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a great hailstorm.
But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. Revelation 12:7-9
Revelation 14:2
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
Revelation 14:7
He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
Revelation 14:13
Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”
Revelation 18:1
After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.
Revelation 19:1
[ Hallelujah! ] After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
James 5:18
Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.

to spend more time with friends
to spend more time with grandparents and parents
to spend more time with cousins and aunts and uncles
to spend more time praising God and sing as long as I want without losing my voice or getting tired.
that’s what heaven’s for.

No matter the season 6
He is the reason… 5
Through pain and tears 4
Laughter or joy 4
Jesus sustains me. 5
Faith in Him no one can destroy. 8

God creates the seasons 6
He creates the time 5
The moon follows the sun 6
Life follows like a rhyme. 6

I purpose to follow Him 7
Sometimes I go astray 6
Denying my Lord, but 6
He brings me back to His way. 8

From birth to death 4
He set my life in rhythm 7
No matter where I turn 6
He is my song, my Anthem. 7

A leaf on a tree is born
From a bud so green
Its promises of greatness
Are clearly seen.

In the mid-season of life
The green veins begin to show
Wearing of sun and storms
Age after age it continues to grow

Then in the season of fall
The adornment of the leaf
Breaks into praise and color
Brilliant but oh so brief.

As the leaf falls to the ground
To be swept away
Crumpled and wrinkled
No longer on display

Is the short life all for naught?
Will it ever feel the wind’s breeze?
The leaf continues to sleep
Memories in my heart to ease.