Category: Poems

Dressed in fine linen;

Bright and pure are the saints,

As the marriage of the Lamb has come

When the Bride is embraced.

It’s a marriage in the heavenly realm

As we’re reconciled to the Father;

Our Creator and the Holy One

To worship Him forever after.

His robe is dipped in blood;

The Word of God is His name,

And His sacrifice is remembered forever

When in eternity He reigns.

The King of kings and Lord of lords;

The One who overcame,

And is seated at the right hand of the Father;

Jesus Christ is His name.

The holy city is so perfect

Like the rarest of all jewels;

Clear as crystal, like a jasper

Adorned with beryl and with pearls.

The tree of life will yield its fruit

And its leaves will heal the nations,

As His servants worship the Lord forever

With joyful anticipation.

A multitude of thrones

To whom authority is committed,

And also the souls of those beheaded;

Near the Father will be seated.

But those who rejected the Lord on earth

Will stand before the throne,

The great white throne as books are opened

Where no sin will be condoned.

But forgiveness will take place

For those whose trust was in the Lord,

Who repented for their transgressions

And who had reverence for His word.

The Book of Life will contain

Those names whom belong to Him,

And will be judged according to their works

But delivered from their sins.

The second death will have no power

And blessed are those souls,

Who take part in the first resurrection

And will reign with Christ behold!

No more heartache, no more pain

And not another tear ever,

As former things have passed away

And where there will be joy forever.

(C) P.B. 2022

“Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.  And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.”  Revelation 19:7-8

“He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.”  Revelation 19:13

“And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:  KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”  Revelation 19:16

“And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgement was committed to them.  Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshipped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands.”  Revelation 20:4

“Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away.  And there was found no place for them.  And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened.”  Revelation 20:11-12

“And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life.  And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.”  Revelation 20:12

“Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection.  Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.”  Revelation 20:6

“The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones; the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire…the eighth beryl…the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each individual gate was of one pearl.  And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.”  Revelation 21:19-21

“And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.  In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month.  The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”  Revelation 22:1-2

“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.  There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”  Revelation 21:4

When they love us they’ll project

The truth that is at hand,

Where sincere motives will abound

So God’s ways we understand.

When they love us they will pray

To intercede for our needs,

And whilst God is working in our heart

He waters all those seeds.

Whey they love us they take risks

And are honest and they’re true,

And although the truth will hurt at times

We need to hear it through and through.

When they love us they’ll correct

In a gentle loving way,

Knowing that God’s grace reveals the truth

When we humble ourselves and pray.

When they love us they’ll protect

And avoid all evil too,

They are sober and they’re self-controlled

And take care in all they do.

When they love us they will serve

Wherever there’s a need,

And do so gladly and with kindness

Not only through words but via deeds.

When they love us they will share

The good news of God’s salvation,

Knowing that the days are increasingly evil

And we need to build on God’s foundation.

When they love us they will not slander

Or hate us in any way,

But pray that God’s will be done in our lives

When they seek God’s face and pray.

But it’s only through God’s Spirit

And His strength that we can achieve,

Or do anything remotely good

Since we all have sinned indeed.

And when they love us they’ll introduce

The most beautiful Savior indeed,

And the sacrifice that was made at the cross

When for our sins He did intercede.

(C) P.B. 2022

“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”  John 15:13

“Let love be without hypocrisy.  Abhor what is evil.  Cling to what is good.  Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honour giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.”  Romans 12:9-11

“For whom the Lord loves He corrects, just as a father the son in whom he delights.”  Proverbs 3:12

“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.  If you were of the world, the world would love its own.”  John 15:18-19

“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.”  Romans 8:1

“Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”  Matthew 20:28

“So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.”  1 Corinthians 3:7

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,”  Romans 2:23-24

“Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.”  Titus 2:13

We’ve all had shattered dreams

With pain running through our veins,

But only You can heal our heart

And make us new again.

We’ve all had disappointments

And been betrayed by closest friends,

But Your loving grace and mercy

With Your forgiveness makes amends.

We’re made new by Your touch

As You heal our broken soul,

And restore us and redeem us

When in our heart Your love takes hold.

New again with Your tender peace

As You wipe our tears away,

And You bottle every single one

When we cry to You and pray.

New again by Your mercy

As You seal that painful hole,

That has tormented us with many lies

And with the many of strongholds.

New again and in Your presence

That is everlasting too,

As we reflect on the scars of Jesus Christ

That forever remain true.

Those hand-held scars made all things new

And they bring healing to our land;

To reconcile us back to God

To be safely snuggled in His hand.

New again by the grace of God

As our mission becomes clear,

Where our vision is to do Your will

That we should hold so very dear.

(C) P.B. 2022

You number my wanderings; put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?”  Psalm 56:8

“Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’” John 3:7

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”  2 Corinthians 5:17

“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away.”  Revelation 21:1

“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.  There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”  Revelation 21:4

“Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’”  Revelation 21:5

There is a wisdom from above

That surpasses everything,

Because God’s knowledge and instruction

Much joy and peace it brings.

Oftentimes we are wise

But we’re wise in our own eyes,

With worldly wisdom to solve our issues;

But where true solutions are disguised.

Worldly wisdom will appeal

To the itching of the ear,

And unless we meditate and pray for truth

It’s what we wish to hear.

To be wise in our own eyes

Will sustain us for a time,

But the moment surely will arise

When God’s wisdom we’ll strive to find.

Because His wisdom is discerning;

It digs deeper so it finds,

The core focus of the issue at hand

Since it’s pure and is refined.

God’s wisdom stores understanding

Where true knowledge will abound,

It’s when the paths of justice are preserved

And where righteousness is found.

When God’s wisdom enters our heart through grace

And HIs knowledge is stored in our soul,

It will deliver us from the way of evil

With a reverence to behold.

It is health to our flesh

And becomes strength to our bones,

When God is feared and respected

As we worship Him alone.

Wisdom is pure and undefiled

When it emanates from God’s holy word;

Where discretion will preserve us

As we trust in our precious Lord.

(C) P.B. 2022

“Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.  It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones.”  Proverbs 3:7-8

“Wisdom is the principal things; therefore get wisdom.  And in all your getting, get understanding.  Exalt her, and she will promote you; she will bring you honor, when you embrace her.”  Proverbs 4:7-8

“I wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge and discretion.”  Proverbs 8:12

“For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favour from the Lord; but he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.”  Proverbs 8:35-36

“Discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you, to deliver you from the way of evil,”  Proverbs 2:11-12

“For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; He guards the paths of justice, and preserves the way of His saints.  Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.”  Proverbs 2:6-9

“I will meditate on Your precepts, and contemplate Your ways.  I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.”  Psalm 119:15-16

‘For Christ did not send me to baptise, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.”  1 Corinthians 1:17

“For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness.”  1 Corinthians 1:22-23

“But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise,”  1 Corinthians 1:27

“Let no one deceive himself.  If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.  For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.  For it is written, ‘He catches the wise in their own craftiness’, and again, ‘The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.’” 1 Corinthians 3:18-20

“For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.”  2 Corinthians 1:12

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.”  2 Timothy 4:3-4

“Who is wise and understanding among you?  Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.  But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.  This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.  For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil things are there.  James 3:13-16

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.”  James 3:17

A giving heart is pleasant

Like water to a garden that’s parched;

It is timely and so generous

When through love it’s set apart.

A heart that’s filled with giving

Will prosper in all its ways;

It is a well-nourished spring indeed

And a blessing to our days.

A giving heart is kind

When it never seeks its own,

And doesn’t expect anything in return

Where compassion it is shown.

He who gives to the poor

Will never lack anything in due time,

But he who hides his eyes

Commits a heartless act of crime.

Our finances are not our own

Since it is God who’s in control,

And when we firmly grasp onto same

It becomes an idol and stronghold.

A giving heart is like silver and gold

It’s a precious gem indeed,

And it’s pure when done in secret

Where a reward will not be seen.

Because God sees all our works

And knows all our motives too,

Since we either gain the credit or give glory to God

When we give in all we do.

God’s heart is filled with giving

As He breathed life into everything,

And His greatest gift is Jesus Christ

With the salvation that He brings.

(C) P.B. 2022

“He who gives to the poor will not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.”  Proverbs 28:27

“A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.”  Proverbs 28:22

“But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand known what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.”  Matthew 6:3-4

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”  John 3:16

“Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.”  Ephesians 4:28

“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other.  You cannot serve God and mammon.”  Luke 16:13

“Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.  Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”  1 Timothy 6:17-19

There is One who is wise

And mighty with great strength;

His sovereign ways are evident

With tender mercies at great length.

He spread out the heavens

And does wonders without number;

His work throughout the earth is good

And He never sleeps nor slumbers.

He made the Orion and Bear

And the great Pleiades too;

There is nothing at all impossible

With all that He can do.

The wonders without number

When He decided to create us,

And the majesty of our features

As we’re made from mere dust.

He created us in His image

To love Him through relationship,

But the fall contributed to a great loss

And our direction went amiss.

The miraculous fact that we can see

From the brilliance of our eyes,

Is a testament to His splendour

And that can never be denied.

The fact that we can hear

Is another wondrous design,

And our nails furnish our hands and feet

As our frame is much refined.

There are wonders without number

When we look unto the sky,

Where the twinkle of the stars

Greater size than earth are multiplied.

The sweetness of all animals

And their unique design as well,

They are precious and so wonderful

And God’s glory they do spell.

Miracles without number;

They span one after another,

With the remarkable gift of life

From our dear Heavenly Father.

His love gave us Jesus Christ

As it was all part of His great plan,

And we thank Him for this gift;

Much too wondrous to understand.

Wonders without number

Particularly via His saving grace,

When His love meets with mercy

And forgiveness interlaced.

(C) P.B. 2022

“God is wise in heart and mighty in strength…He seals off the stars; He alone spreads out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea; He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south; He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number.”  Job 9:4-10

“So God created man in His own image;”  Genesis 1:27

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.”  Genesis 2:7

“He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber.”  Psalm 121:3

“I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You…I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You.”  Job 42:2-5

“For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.  I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Marvellous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.”  Psalm 139:13-14

When we are consumed

With whatever it may be,

It absorbs our heart and soul

And it becomes idolatry.

When troubles they consume us

They are simply magnified,

Because when they’re fuelled by our thoughts

Our worries won’t subside.

When we are consumed

By any situation too,

There will be no rest or respite

With anxiety in all we do.

When we are consumed

By any relationship as well,

There may be jealousy and insecurity

Where suspicion it may dwell.

But when we hand it over to God

And lay it at His feet,

There’s a burden that is released

Where comfort and peace will greet.

The devil tries to consume us

In every way he can,

He will tempt us and place fear;

To manipulate at his demand.

The Lord will consume

Satan and all his ways,

And destroy every wickedness

Where God’s glory will remain.

God wants us to be consumed

In Him and in His ways,

To be placed in His tender care

And where clarity remains.

As we humbly bow the knee

And ask for forgiveness too,

We’ll be liberated in many ways

With a vision that is true.

He gives us power and a sound mind

And eradicates confusion;

With a renewed heart and a steadfast faith;

With a genuine new mission.

When we ask ourselves the question

As to what really consumes us,

We analyse our situation;

Our desires and our lusts.

Jesus sets us free

When His Spirit comes to live,

In our heart and soul forever

As we’re consumed by only Him.

(C) P.B. 2022

“Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.”  1 Corinthians 10:14

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”  2 Timothy 1:7

“Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.”  Proverbs 12:25

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”  1 Peter 5:8

“And when the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.  The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders.”  2 Thessalonians 2:8-9

“For our God is a consuming fire.”  Hebrews 12:29

“For God is not the author of confusion but of peace,”  1 Corinthians 14:33

“Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; Lord, hear by voice!  Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.  If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord who could stand?  But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared.”  Psalm 130:1-4

Thank you Lord for calling people

Into Your kingdom every day,

Because the world is a better place

When people humble themselves and pray.

Thank you Lord for being in control

And appointing souls into Your care,

Because the most precious gift is eternal life

In Your kingdom where You’re there.

Thank you Lord for softening the hardest hearts

As they repent and call Your name,

When lives are radically changed indeed

And no longer are the same.

The worldly ways will tell us

That negativity and evil reign,

But it’s behind the scenes that You will work

As people surrender in Your name.

Thank you Lord as You orchestrate

Every test and trial in us,

And although it’s never pleasant at the time

The long term benefits do last.

Thank you Lord as You surprise us

When You call those we never would,

Because Your love and grace extends far beyond

And is always pure and good.

Thank you Lord as Your humble servants

Mainly work behind the scenes,

Because it’s Your name they wish to glorify

Not wanting to be seen.

Thank you Lord when words of kindness

Emanate from those You’ve called,

And where sincere motives with a childlike faith

In the heart they are installed.

Thank you Lord for Your amazing grace

Because it’s never earned or ever deserved,

But it’s through Your tender mercies and pure heart

When with Your love You serve.

You gave us the most precious gift;

Jesus Christ our dear Lord,

And inspired scriptures as a guide

As we journey with Your word.

Thank you Lord, we thank You

Because Your phenomenal ways inspire,

As we press towards the eternal goal

When Your ways we do admire.

(C) P.B. 2022

“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!”  2 Corinthians 9:15

“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.  Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.  For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.”  Psalm 100:4-5

“We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”  Acts 14:22

“Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”  Mark 10:15

“Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.”  Hebrews 12:11

“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,”  2 Timothy 3:16

“I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”  Philippians 3:14

It is no trivial matter

And one to never take too lightly,

When only a remnant will be saved 

For the glory of Almighty.

A remnant is a trace remaining

From a small surviving group;

Perhaps a third from its entirety;

A small number of the troops.

It’s a God-fearing people

And persecuted for His name,

But who overcome by the blood of the Lamb

Where victory in Christ is claimed.

This group receives the largest blessing

In all of eternity,

By virtue of their faithfulness

And through only Christ they were set free.

The remnant will not go with the flow

Or believe all that tickles the ear,

But will line it up with the word of God

With all they see and hear.

They will trust in God’s sovereignty

And know He is in control,

As their first love is Jesus Christ

Where much fruit will unfold.

Not everyone who says ‘Lord, Lord’

Will enter the kingdom of heaven,

Because although they claim to be Christian

They harbour many doctrines of leaven.

The remnant is a minute number;

One that is put through the fire,

To be tested and to be refined;

A group to be admired.

The remnant will hear those precious words

‘Well done, good and faithful servant’,

Since their focus and trust was in Christ alone

And their love for Him was fervent.

(C) P.B. 2022

“And it shall come to pass in all the land, says the Lord, That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die, but one-third shall be left in it: I will bring the one-third through the fire, will refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested.  They will call on My name, and I will answer them.  I will say, ‘This is my people’, and each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”  Zechariah 13:8-9

“When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you.  For I am the Lord Your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;”  Isaiah 43:2-3

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.”  Matthew 7:21

“You ran well.  Who hindered you from obeying the truth?  This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you.  A little leaven leavens the whole lump.”  Galatians 5:7-9

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things.  Enter into the joy of your lord.’”  Matthew 25:21

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.”  2 Timothy 4:3-4

“And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”  Matthew 25:46

“And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.”  Revelation 20:15

There is always a better way

To what we may see or know,

And although it may go against the grain

There is freedom as we sow.

It is better to display righteousness

But where finances are depleted,

Rather than to have vast riches and wealth as well

But where justice is omitted.

Better to eat a morsel that’s dry

But where peace resides within,

Rather than to dwell in a house filled with delicacies

But laden with strife and sin.

Better to gain wisdom from God

Rather than all the gold to collect,

Where understanding is chosen over silver

To avoid unnecessary regret.

Better to have little

But have reverence for the Lord,

Rather than mammon and great treasure

But where trouble is aboard.

Better to dine with herbs 

But where genuine love exists,

Rather than a fatted calf and all the finest things

But where hatred is in our midst.

Better to dwell on a housetop

But where quietness is found,

Rather than in a home shared with contentions

Where trouble will abound.

Better is one who is poor

But will walk in integrity,

Rather than a rich one perverse in all his ways

Where disgrace is only seen.

When we receive an open rebuke

It is better for our soul,

Rather than feelings that are suppressed

Where deception may take hold.

It is better to be humble

And associate with the lowly too,

Because there are benefits when one is meek;

When words are sincere and true.

And it’s better to trust in the Lord

Rather than in man to place confidence,

Because when God sits in the centre of our heart

There is surety and rest.

(C) P.B. 2022

“Better is a little with righteousness, than vast revenues without justice.”  Proverbs 16:8

“Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.”  Proverbs 17:1

“How much better to get wisdom than gold!  And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.”  Proverbs 16:16

“Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure with trouble.”  Proverbs 15:16

“Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted calf with hatred.”  Proverbs 15:17

“Better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and angry woman.”  Proverbs 21:19

“Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.”  Proverbs 28:6

‘Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.”  Proverbs 19:1

“Open rebuke is better than love carefully concealed.”  Proverbs 27:5

“Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.”  Proverbs 16:19

“It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.”  Psalm 118:8