Do Yourself Some Good

DO YOURSELF SOME GOOD

Do yourself no harm.
If, you have been feeling downcast-sad and blue
And your mind keeps saying there is no hope in life for you.
Do yourself some good.
Seek out and take advantage of caring assistance,
Surely, you can find help, if you search with sincerity and persistence.

Do yourself no harm,
If you have erred and fallen down
And you consider yourself even lower than the ground.
Do yourself some good.
Humbly acknowledge your misstep,
Ask for mercy, and then move on with your life-take the next step.

Do yourself no harm,
If, your life seems such a complicated chore
And each day feels as distressing as the day before.
Do yourself some good.
Be grateful for the good in the life you are living,
Laugh a little, learn a new skill, and bless others-be giving, loving, and forgiving.

Do yourself no harm,
If you have lost all things that, you possessed,
Now you cannot shake the sorrow, the shame, and you are beyond doubt depressed.
Do yourself some good.
Easy come, easy go are titles, treasures, and the tabernacles wherein we reside,
But realize, life is not about what you have, but who you are inside.

Do yourself no harm,
If your relationship has reached a dead end,
Irreparably broken, and there is simply no desire to amend.
Do yourself some good.
Cease from anger, forsake wrath, and love the person even if it is best to part.
One day at a time…One-step at a time…One breath at a time, go on living as you take heart.

Do yourself no harm,
Do yourself some good.
Analyze the good that you have going your way.
God invested time in you, giving you life for one more day.
God endowed you with some talent/s for you to employ, enjoy for work as well as play.
God treasured you so much that He sent His only begotten and beloved Son to die to take your sins away.

Do yourself no harm,
Do yourself some good.
Know that God made you one of a kind with much to offer, too.
Take time to meditate on His word and treasure what He has done for you,
Believe on Jesus as your Savior and Lord, use your talents for Him as a way to say thank you.
Knowing that you are saved, in His service, and in His loving care can help you overcome feeling blue.

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
7/15/08

To the Unloving with Love

To the Unloving with Love

I have sought you, though you seem determined to shut Me out.
I have called you, but you have been hesitant to answer because of doubt.

Yes, I want all of you, even as you feel that is too much to give.
I want to be a blessing; in communion forever, I want us to live.

Though you have been distant, I want you to be near.
Though you have been unfriendly, My desire to be your friend is clear.

While you have acted coldly, I have proved to you My affection.
You have lived loathsomely, yet I have declared to you My predilection.

I know others have hurt you-they took more than they shared.
Some abandoned you, now you believe that for you, no one ever really cared.

Your pain has turned your heart against love, even its purest displays.
Now you repel others, others repel you, for everyone mistrusts the others’ ways.

I want to win you over with My sacred, true love that is My sincere aim.
My love transcends all others, for all time, as does My holy name.

While you have been selfish, I have demonstrated to you self-sacrifice.
Though you have been as an enemy, to redeem you, I paid the ultimate price.

I died at Calvary’s cross to make obvious My love is immense and intense, too.
Respond to My love; trust in Me, I will fill you with My love, through and through.

My love within can help you love those unloving towards you.
Love as I have loved you, it is your pass to paradise; it proves your love for Me is true.

Signed

The Only Salvation There Is

The Lord Jesus Christ

P.S. Desiring Your Love – Whisper to Me a prayer, inviting Me into your heart and I promise to meet you there.

When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, He will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of His Son while we were still His enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of His Son. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God. Romans 5:6-11 (New Living Translation)

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
7/9/08

Am I a Soldier of the Cross?

Am I a Soldier of the Cross?

Am I a soldier of the cross?
For Christ, counted all things of this world but loss?
Confirmed gold through trial by fire, emptied of dross?
Am I a soldier of the cross?

Am I a soldier of the cross?
Faithful, though persecuted for Jesus name?
Enduring hardship but despising the shame?
Am I a soldier of the cross?

Am I a soldier of the cross?
Am I following my Lord’s example?
Is my life worthy for others to sample?
Am I a soldier of the cross?

Am I a soldier of the cross?
Am I fulfilling my God’s sacred calling?
Am I steadily serving Him or yet stalling?
Am I a soldier of the cross?

Am I a soldier of the cross?
Do I give assistance when needed?
Do I aid even when funds are depleted?
Am I a soldier of the cross?

Am I a soldier of the cross?
In my weakness, do I trust in His might?
In my limited vision, do I trust His sight?
Am I a soldier of the cross?

Am I a soldier of the cross?
Is His tried and true word the delight of my soul?
Am I telling others His word empowers and makes whole?
Am I a soldier of the cross?

Am I a soldier of the cross?
Am I a willing witness to His saving grace?
Or, am I more concerned about saving face?
Am I a soldier of the cross?

Am I a soldier of the cross?
Do I reject preaching the cross for any selfish aim?
Do I preach with seriousness, knowing this is no game?
Am I a soldier of the cross?

Am I a soldier of the cross?
Do I practice what I preach that others should do?
Do I strive for inner integrity, where only God can view?
Am I a soldier of the cross?

Am I a soldier of the cross?
Am I giving my best to my Lord and Savior, Jesus?
He, who, readily laid down His life at the cross to free us!
Am I a soldier of the cross?

Am I a soldier of the cross?
Lord Jesus, You chose me and my judgment is by You.
I pray you will uphold me until my life is through,
Making me, each day, a more faithful soldier of the cross!

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 2 Timothy 2:3-4

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
7/3/08