A Worthy Friend
Let me encourage forgiveness, not vengeance.
Let me discourage lust rather than permit it.
Let me support endurance.
Let me advise friends with the Holy Spirit.
Let me be deaf to temptation.
Let me be blind to improper conduct.
Let my friends offer me loving correction.
Grant me the wisdom to listen as they instruct.
Help them to provide me good advice,
rather than permit my misdeeds.
Some make seek friends thought to be nice,
but grant me a friend who leads.
Rather than run with me into the fire,
grant me friends who will guide me to do as you desire.
Precious Blood
Precious Blood spilled for me.
Gracious gift no one deserved.
My debts are paid, and now I’m free.
My guilt wash cleaned, my soul preserved.
Perfect Lamb raised up on high
A wretched sinner’s heart washed clean.
A man without sin chose to die.
A greater act of love has never been seen.
The price was paid.
Our souls were won.
The sins of man,
laid on the Son.
Precious was the blood that was spilled,
for from that price, our hope was filled.
More Than We Can Handle
The Lord always provides a way.
Trust in his faithfulness.
He is with us come what may.
His light delivers all from darkness.
Temptation comes to all,
but we need not hear it.
Even though we may hear it’s call,
the Lord provides a way out through the Holy Spirit.
We’re never tempted beyond our ability.
Through Him we can endure.
Rather than focus on our own susceptibility,
have faith in the Lord who is pure.
Deliver us from evil, oh Lord above.
Let each time we resist temptation be a symbol of our love.
Stones
They stood around her, ready to throw.
She was guilty, and they wanted to punish her.
Their piousness was just a show.
She was only as much a sinner as they were.
Faced with their own sin.
They went away.
They didn’t think to look within
and consider the price they’d have to pay.
Before you pick up stones of your own,
consider the sins you’ve committed.
It may cause you to drop your stone,
when you realize you can not be acquitted.
Rather than pronounce your condemnation,
seek to lead sinners to salvation
More Like Him
He is our King, yet He served.
He was without sin.
Blessed is he who has observed
all the commands given by Him
His sacrifice was a demonstration of his love.
His bore our sins on the tree.
He humbled Himself, coming form above,
and gave all of Himself so we might be free.
He was truthful,
correcting His disciples when they spoke out of turn.
He was mindful,
teaching even those who refused to learn.
Rather than make my own way and act on my own whim,
Lord grant me courage to be and act more like Him.
Trust God, not money
The Lord provides and blesses those who are wise,
But borrowers are slaves to their lenders.
Blessed are those who trust God through all of their lives,
But why should he grant more to a foolish spender.
One cannot serve God and Money;
He will be a slave to one or the other.
The days of he who serves the Lord are sunny,
But he who receives one dollar can only hope for another.
He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
Instead, listen and heed the Lord’s call,
and he will bless you beyond belief.
For the stingy, greed is all they foster,
But those who trust in the Lord will prosper.
The Spirt
The helper whom God sent
manifests in us and teaches
Jesus told us before his accent
the Spirit would come to all He reaches.
It was the Spirit who came on the Judges of Israel.
It was the Spirit who placed Jesus in Mary’s womb.
Those who live by the Spirit are well,
but those who live by the flesh will only find death and a tomb.
The Spirit is the source of our gifts,
knowledge, wisdom, discernment, and healing.
Through the Spirit, our knowledge of the truth exists.
The Spirit does wondrous works through the believing.
When we are weak, the Spirit helps us.
To aid our prayers, the Spirit intercedes for us.
M.L.S. Weech 