Two Poems

 

For Good

All is working

towards my good:

I trust You now:

You said I should.

Sometimes the road

seems dark and dim,

but when I trust,

Your light shines in.

Lord help me stick

to tested ways,

praying, trusting,

all of my days.

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Poem copyright: pencil in His Hand

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Romans 8:28 ESV

[28] And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 

https://bible.com/bible/59/rom.8.28.ESV

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Victory

Evil darkness aims its bow,

and everywhere the wicked go,

weeds of hatred surely grow.

But from God's Word, we truly know,

the wicked, He shall overthrow:

His healing, cleansing love will flow.

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Poem copyright: pencil in His Hand

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Psalm 10:1-18 ESV

[1] Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? [2] In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. [3] For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord. [4] In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.” [5] His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them. [6] He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.” [7] His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity. [8] He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; [9] he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; he lurks that he may seize the poor; he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net. [10] The helpless are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might. [11] He says in his heart, “God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it.” [12] Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted. [13] Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, “You will not call to account”? [14] But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless. [15] Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none. [16] The Lord is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land. [17] O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear [18] to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.

https://bible.com/bible/59/psa.10.1-18.ESV