How Firm a Foundation

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said,
To you, who to Jesus for refuge have fled?

In every condition, in sickness, in health;
In poverty’s vale, or abounding in wealth;
At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea,
As thy days may demand, shall thy strength ever be.

Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand
Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.

When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;
For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie,
My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not harm thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

Even down to old age all My people shall prove
My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;
And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn,
Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne.

The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake.

Balance

Your life is
out of balance.

Your focus is
on wrong things.

You let money
rule your life.

You make an idol
of being busy.

Make Me center
of your life.

I bring your life
into balance.

Do you know
who I am?

You seek spiritual space.
Seek to find where I am.
A place I am present.
Where I answer prayer.
A place you offer sacrifice
to atone for your sin.
A place rules are followed
to serve a terrifying god.

Jesus came to rend the
veil that hid My presence.
I am not found only
in special places.
I am found wherever
you seek and ask Me.
Know Me intimately
and know I am.

Warning
You stood at a crossroad,
Offered a choice like
Israelites in Paran’s desert.
You turned away in fear.

You fled from battle against evil
abandoning duty, running in retreat.
Choosing to take the “easy” road.
A path you think leads to peace.

You imagine evil will ignore you
if you hide and do nothing to provoke.
You fools - evil only strengthens
devil’s jihad will return to your home.

The path you trod leads to death.
Fire soon to fall on your cities.
Your only peace will be the grave.
Fear now holds you captive slave.

You pitiful people seduced by lying leaders
no longer will your lampstand burn.
No longer will you command respect.
Your power useless against your foes.

If you abandon those who support you
to death and dhimmihood by failing to pay the cost
soon you will stand alone - stripped naked.
Death or slavery your only choice.

Five Smooth Stones
You try to fight
with the wrong weapons.
Don’t rely
on your own strength.
Rely on Me.
Saul tried to get David
to wear Saul’s armor.
David picked up
five smooth stones.
Like David rely on Me.