For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness. Psalm 26:3 ESV
When I am anxious and fear blocks my vision.
I will turn to gaze upon Your steadfast love,
Giving thanks to open my eyes.
When my feet fear to move along the narrow way.
I will step out in Your strength and faithfulness,
Giving thanks to remind me You are my savior.
Though we are overwhelmed by our sins,
you forgive them all.
What joy for those you choose to bring near,
those who live in your holy courts.
What festivities await us
inside your holy Temple.
Psalm 65:3-4 NLT
O Lord, choose me,
and bring me near.
By Your presence,
overwhelm my fear.
Forgiveness and mercy to life You bring.
My tears You touch to end their sting.
What goodness awaits those who heed Christ’s call.
A place reserved in His banquet hall.
My life purified a holy offering,
To Jesus my Shepherd, Savior and King.
When I am anxious—
And every moment brings new worries.
I remember my hope is in the Lord.
I wait for Him as watchmen wait for morning.
Longing for the Lord to come and hold me.
I quiet myself remembering the Lord’s great love.
Still I must wait.
His love will never leave me.
In stillness I wait
His mercy has shattered death and removes my shame.
In gratitude I wait
His love is better than life.
In thanksgiving I wait
His peace which surpasses all understanding guards my heart and mind,
And in His love I wait.
I rejoice in waiting,
for when He draws near, I forget about the waiting.
It is hard to hear the Lord
over the loudness of my voice.
I need His help to keep me quiet,
and His Spirit to direct my choice.
Then I will ask My Father and He will give you another Helper. He will be with you forever.He is the Spirit of Truth. John 14:16-17 NLV
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30 ESV
Ouiet has a voice,
Stronger than the guns of war,
Louder than the wail of grief.
Calling us out of our anxiety.
“Be still and know that I am God.”
There is a song my Lord sings for me,
a song of great delight,
a song to soothe my spirit,
a song of hope and light.
O Lord open my ears to hear,
open my eyes to see Your face,
open my soul to know…
Your song of loving grace.
The Lord your God is with you,
He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
He will quiet you with His love.
He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
Great Mystery
I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
Psalm 63:2-3
I meditate on this verse when days are gray,
and my mind is blank for words to say.
This psalm reminds of His flowing love.
An enduring cascade from God’s throne above
Its crushing power rends the grave.
Victorious love that frees the slave.
Christ in me the hope of glory.
Love’s great mystery now my story.
“To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27
Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the LORD. Psalm 68:4 NIV
In all the turmoil
we see around,
be not discouraged—
Jesus is coming
with trumpet sound.
So rejoice!
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 1 Corinthians 15:52 ESV
I am small compared to the clouds and space,
but Your love reaches higher than I can see.
It finds me in the deepest place.
Though I feel lost, and not worthy.
O’unfailing love that lifts me up,
and brings me unto Thee.
For your unfailing love is as high as the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Psalm 57:10 NLT
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. Psalm 139:7-8 NIV
The Lord your God is with you,
He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
He will quiet you with His love.
He will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
There is a song my Lord sings for me,
a song of great delight,
a song to soothe my spirit,
a song of hope and light.
O Lord open my ears to hear,
open my eyes to see Your face,
open my soul to know…
Your song of loving grace.
Stephen L Hufman 