Because of His Grace
I was trapped by by sin.
I was lost and without hope.
I hid the pain deep within.
I was buried with more loneliness than I with which could cope.
No amount of money could bring me joy.
No amount of fleshly pleasures could bring me gladness.
Despite all of the effort I did employ,
nothing worked, I was still lost in sadness.
I questioned why he continued to deny me.
I questioned why he let me experience such pain.
Then His grace showed me what I couldn’t see.
Without Him, my life was in vain.
When I sought his grace, He made me new.
His grace saved me, and it can save you too.
Faithful
Our God remains faithful though we are faithless.
He cannot deny himself.
Even though our sins are countless,
He does not lie or change, nor will He slander himself.
He doesn’t tempt us beyond our ability,
He provides a means of escape for every temptation.
While He rules with unquestioned sovereignty,
His grace is sufficient for us and worthy of veneration.
His word is upright,
and His love never ends.
Even as the morning comes after every night,
His great reliability never bends.
He is just, upright, and without iniquity,
and His faithfulness abounds despite our impurity.
Adam and Jesus
His obedience
to counter his defiance.
His deference
to counter his noncompliance.
Adam’s rebellion was the root of our sin,
so Jesus’ submission became our salvation.
Because of the first man, evil lies within,
but through Christ, we each become a new creation.
Adam’s sin led him to hide,
but Jesus sought His father when His time drew near.
Adam tried to cast his guilt aside,
but Jesus, without guilt, had nothing to fear.
Adam’s trespass resulted in condemnation,
but Jesus’ act of righteousness resulted in justification.
Your Will
We accept Your Son as our Savior,
for you gave us the gospel, and we have heard it.
We seek Your word with great fervor
and ask that you fill our hearts with Your Spirit.
Let us be sanctified,
so that we might be more like Your Son.
Let our previous, selfish temptations be denied,
and let only Your will be done.
Let us submit to Your law, Your church, and the leaders you’ve appointed over us.
Let our hearts be like a servant most humble.
We understand that some might punish or persecute us,
so we glorify You, Lord, for we suffer but trust that your grace won’t let us stumble.
Let Your will live in the hearts of women and men,
for You are our God now and forever, Amen.
His Miracles
He made the leper clean.
He healed the centurion’s servant with a word.
He healed many, just as the prophet had foreseen.
He healed Peter’s mother-in-law, and she began to serve him after that occurred.
He calmed a storm.
He cast out demons.
Many great works did he perform
to show authority in his sermons.
He helped a paralytic to his feet,
and brought life to the dead.
He healed a woman on the street,
He never failed to do a single thing he had said.
The Son of God did all these wonderful things,
but the greatest work is the salvation that He brings.
His Favorite Method
He worked through David to make Goliath fall.
He worked through Moses to set the Israelites free.
He healed the sick through the mere handkerchiefs that touched Paul.
He worked through Elisha to help a crippled woman earn money.
He worked through Sampson to bring the house of the Philistines down.
He worked through Elijah to burn the captains and their host.
For Joshua the sun and moon stood still, and this increased the army’s renown.
Look at all the miracles, and how He performed them most.
Through Peter, he strengthened a man’s legs and feet.
Through Isaiah, he killed the Assyrian king in his own land.
Many a wondrous deed did our Lord, God, complete,
but he didn’t do them simply by his own mighty hand.
Indeed for most the wonders and tasks we have seen Him do,
have come through his servants, people just like me and you.
The Provider
He made bread rain down from the sky.
He used a log to sweeten Marah’s waters.
To those who are faithful, his is faithful and does not deny.
His generously gives to all his sons and daughters.
He is our provider.
With him, we never want for anything.
Even to Ruth, a Moabitess outsider,
He provided a redeemer, and made her a matron of the king.
He provided for Elijah in the wilderness.
He blessed Abraham with an heir.
Praise be to God for his love and kindness.
Blessed is he who gives when we are in despair.
If ever one doubts how loving and giving is He.
Simply look at the world He gave us; it’s there for all to see.
M.L.S. Weech 