Tag: psalms

There’s a burden in a father’s heart
To protect his offspring well;
To provide and to encourage
So in safety they will dwell.

As a father loves his children
Our Heavenly Father loves His own;
Those who believe and trust in Him;
Who know they’re not alone.

A father who pities his children
Their challenges will understand;
The heartaches and insecurities…
The mass confusion and demands.

The Lord pities those who fear Him
With compassion and mercy too,
And understands our frailty
In everything we do.

He understands our sufferings
And the weariness within,
He promises to give us strength
To overcome our sin.

Just like a vapour we exist
Before we’re swept away,
So it’s wise to show our gratitude
That engulfs our every day.

A father who knows The Father,
In truth will guide and lead,
With kindness and generosity
Where hungry souls he’ll feed.

As a father protects his own
Our dear Heavenly One will do,
But in a way that will protect our heart
So we discern what’s false or true.

“As a father pities his children, so the LORD pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.” Psalm 103:13-14

“As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.” Psalm 103:15-16

“But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him.” Psalm 103:17

“For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God.” 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12

“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from Him.” Psalm 127:3

“My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those He loves, as a father the son He delights in.” Proverbs 3:11-12

“In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.” Proverbs 14:26

When the heart it is enveloped
There’s a veil that covers same;
A blindspot where there’s hindrances;
Where darkness may remain.

It cannot know nor can it see
Since it hasn’t been revealed,
Remaining in its invisible condition
Where revelation is concealed.

And it may hide an abundance
Of all things that are not real,
Suppressing every darkness
And oppressing how we feel.

There should come a point in time
When a conviction will take place,
Where old patterns cannot continue
And where reality is faced.

The truth will be revealed
For we reap what we do sow,
And we cannot mock our Maker
When the weeds within will grow.

We may masquerade our pain
When the trials are too much,
But there’s nothing that’s too hard for God
With His supernatural touch.

The unveiling it is marvellous
Because its light will truly shine,
Where the heart and soul is justified
By the hand that is divine.

The unveiling is eternal
And when we submit to same,
There’s a freedom and a liberty
With a peace found in His name.

The bridegroom has the honour
To remove the veil from our eyes,
So we see His face so clearly
And set free from satan’s lies.

An unveiling did take place
When our Saviour hung upon that cross,
Revealing God’s eternal plan
Along with His required cost.

“The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant.” Psalm 25:14

“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” Galatians 6:7

“Show me Your ways, O LORD: Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:4-5

“The humble He guides in justice, and the humble He teaches His way.” Psalm 25:9

“Blessed be the LORD, because He has heard the voice of my supplications! The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;” Psalm 28:6-7

“This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,” Hebrews 6:19

“Then behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;” Matthew 27:51-52

When we’re strong for too long
And when it’s in our strength as well,
There inevitably comes a time
Where in heartache we will dwell.

Because we simply weren’t created
To withstand pressure on our own,
Or to carry all the burdens
And to do so all alone.

Our pride will lie to us
To whisper that we’ll be alright,
But God didn’t make us in solitude –
To fight the good fight.

When we realise we are weak
But with the Lord we have much strength,
He’ll set us free from our deception
When from all strongholds we repent.

And it requires humility
To ask for a helping hand,
Instead of tackling all our issues
With people-pleasing on demand.

We do crumble eventually
When we’re mighty for too long,
Because spiritually we need our armour
And God’s mercy to stay strong.

Unless the heart has been transformed
Through God’s Spirit and His grace,
We’ll be running half a marathon
Instead of the entire race.

When we’re strong for too long
It’s because we never really are,
And that it’s only by God’s mercy
That we’ve made it – and this far!

“But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength;” Isaiah 40:31

“The LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;” Psalm 28:7

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you…I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgements and do them.” Ezekiel 36:26-27

“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things.” 1 Corinthians 9:24-25

“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

“My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:26

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13

“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” Ephesians 6:11