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In The Twinkling of an Eye By Brenda Drake

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This world will one day be left to carry on its terrible plans to rule and reign and we will depart to be with Jesus to celebrate with each other until the time we with Jesus returns to rule for 1000 years. I do not understand it all but I know it is something to look forward too.


Soon and very soon I will fly away with the Lover of my soul.

In the Twinkling of an Eye

Just a fraction of time…in the twinkling of an eye,
God’s faithful and the dead in Christ will rise.
It has been said many times before,
But it should be retold more and more.
The Bridegroom went to a place prepare,
For His Bride that with Him eternity shares.
The earth groans with anticipation of release,
As it yearns again for perfect peace.
Rejoicing in the good news God’s  love-ones shares;
People of every Nation respond and will join Him in the air.
Be diligent to live-loud in their midst.
Be vocal to your feelings express.
Be bold in your stand for Christ.
Let His love shine in you bright.
The joy and hope of His soon return make known,
So many more will join you when I draw you home.

 1Corinthians 15:52
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

In Service to the Lord By Brenda Drake

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John 12:25-26
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

In Service to the Lord

Pointed in the right direction, with eyes focused on the goal;
Self is laid aside and God is in control.
Others become more important as God has designed.
Your life is offered in service as you give God your time,
You have heard it is more blessed to give than to receive;
The truth is when you give you will get more than you need.
The world’s way and God’s way are worlds apart;
The world reasons with the mind and God reasons with the heart.
The world demands more with self and greed in control,
God’s way says when you give to you more from Him overflows.
The kind heart is poured out with love to their fellow man,
With an understanding, open mind, and with a generous open hand.
Jesus is the example He laid His life down,
To prepare the way so salvation could be found.
He gave His all for the fallen race,
So that they too would know the Father’s sweet embrace.
His undeserved favor we will eternally thank Him for.
What a great honor to be use on earth to serve the Lord.

I Walk Toward What Already Surrounds Me By Brenda Drake

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You are everywhere and are everything to me.

I Walk Toward What Surrounds Me

I walk toward what already surrounds me.
I am seeking what has already found me.
My darkened understanding is beginning to see,
The light of the truth that is revealed to me.
All of my thinking was upside down;
All my ways and motives and beliefs were unsound.
What mattered most I now count as less.
What I did not desire is now in my eyes the best.
The fleeting pleasures of self and its ways,
Is now to be sacrificed and cast away.
As I walk toward the One that I desire,
The coldness within is replaced with His fire.
As I dream of the eternal place ahead,
I can more appreciate the life He now gives.
I used to dream of life full of every worldly attraction;
But as I have tasted its wealth…less is the satisfaction.
For what I desire even more,
Are the love, fellowship, and presence of my Lord.
The world’s turmoil, stress, and unrest,
Is unsettling and in a terrible mess.
But I am finding any place my feet trod,
There is a wonderful refuge of peace in God.
For no matter where I go,
He is the comfort for my soul.
I continue to walk toward the One that surrounds me is true.
He is my world now and in the next world too.

Act 17:28
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own
poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

I Met a Stranger By Brenda Drake

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Lord give me the heart and eyes to see.

I Met a Stranger

There was one walking on a dark lonely street;
He was a stranger that soon I would meet.
We are as opposite as two people can get,
And to the world of no real value if we met.
But God has a master plan,
That neither of us could yet understand.
Our worlds collide like a fast moving train;
Never again will our lives be the same.
There are many times on the earth we dwell,
Lives are thrown together as well.
Times, when a stranger becomes vital part,
Of our very-own, very private heart.
Strangers that become vitally connected,
With a divine touch that is unexpected.

I met one special stranger that completely changed my life.
Who became my Savior, and my Lord; Jesus Christ.
He made my heart willing and able to see,
How the heart of God draws even closer to me.
As I begin to open my eyes;
His face in other strangers is recognized,
Help me Jesus to search for  and value souls more,
So when we are escorted through heaven’s door.
We will greet as brothers our Lord and our friend,
Where the life of true family begins.

Matthew 25:35
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink:
 I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

How Far Could He See By Brenda Drake

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The greatest day is the day You revealed Yourself to me.

How Far Could He See

Sorely beaten; upon his head a thorny crown roughly placed;
Great spikes pierced His flesh, His beard torn from His face;
Nailed on a cross with a sign above clearly seen.
A sea of faces: some crying, some mocking; evil, and mean.
Raised up with thieves, one on each side,
As a mass of people waited for them to die.
On His back, every sin of every man was known.
The perfect Son of God called each one His own.
How far could He see?” is the question asked.
He saw exactly where you are at.
He saw far into the future and as far back as sin’s start.
He accepted the penalty of each one so He could reign in your heart.
Every sin, every shame, every inability,
He saw and paid for at Calvary.
But great is the day when man’s opened eyes know,
Jesus raised so His new life in and through them could overflow.

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 6:20
For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

2 Corinthians 5:21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the
righteousness of God in him.

Divine Guide By Brenda Drake

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What a wonderful display of love that is shown to us in the plan of Salvation. We are blessed with the gift of life and the greater gift of eternal life because of the great sacrifice of our Lord Jesus.  Jesus then sent us Holy Spirit to lead, guide, teach, and comfort us till we get there or until He returns for us.

The Divine Guide

In the womb formed,
Before the day you were born,
You were known and seen clear,
Well-loved and held most dear.
Before the world began you were on God’s mind.
So precious is His love and so great is His design.
His plan was to draw you close and make you His bride.
Jesus knew he would for your sins die.
 His love calls to Him,
To save from the grasp of sin.
His everlasting love leads and guides the way.
His Spirit teaches to obey.
He is Divine guide, Teacher, Comforter and friend,
He is the Good Shepherd that leads you from within.
The guide of the soul leads to the cross of shame,
To show the “Way“….Jesus is His name.
He saves, restores, and makes new inside.
He will never leave you as within He abides.
As you seek first His kingdom and trust His work in you,
You will abide in Him and will bear His fruit.
His fruit are sweet and causes pleasure to the soul;
Full of healthy results that prove God is in control.

1John 4:9
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only
begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

The Distant Thunder By Brenda Drake

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. We need not be afraid but I believe it is wise to be ready when the storms of life threaten us with all its uncertainties. We all need to hear the distant thunder and prepare. With God on our side we have nothing to fear.

The Distant Thunder

There is a great storm coming,
Hear the sound of distant thundering?
Prepare your house; is it built on foundation strong?
Are things in order where it belongs?
When the high winds come are you ready?
Can you withstand the blows hard and steady?
Is there unfinished business you need to attend?
Have you shut up the house with the enemy within?
Is there a good supply food and water to drink that’s pure?
Has your larder been kept clean and secure?
The storm is coming…. make a foundation check
Have you asked Jesus to forgive you and to save you yet?
If so you must renounce the dirty things that stain,
Do not allow any known sin to remain.
For the enemy will steal away every ounce of joy and peace within,
And will taint the good food and water with sin.
Guard the doors with prayer in the power of Jesus’ name.
The Holy Spirit will assist so your life securely remains.
The storms are real but prepared hearts will survive.
For the love and power of Jesus keeps them alive.

Psalms 81:7
Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

James 1:2-4
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

Separated By Division By Brenda Drake

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Churches need to join together in this troubled world, working in one accord to do the work set before us. We have no right to run down each other because of different doctrines, or be concerned how we differ in how we praise, worship or serve the Lord. We need to concentrate on all the things we agree on and work together to defeat the enemy that is always at work to tear us apart and get us off course. The bible says, they will know we are Christians by our love. Jesus went so far as to say we are to love our enemy, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. How much more should we love, and join together with those that are on the same team, When truly a Christ follower even in many denominations we are one body, one Church, with Jesus our Lord as the head.

Separated by Division

Brothers and sisters should not be separated with divisions.
We are all healed Lord with Your provision.
Speak in the dark hours to each soul,
Teach Your ways; make us whole.
Father I know there are hurts that need to be addressed,
And deep wounds and bitterness’s,
And dark things that haunt them in the night;
I believe you can make things turn out right.
Father soften hard hearts so they can feel again.
And help harden hearts against sin.
Only the Holy Spirit can this work in us do.
So I bring the Churches in prayer to You.
Give us a glimpse of what really matters in life,
So we clearly can see the foolishness that causes strife.
Help us to recognize the subtleness of pride’s touch.
So we can repent, learn to forgive again, to show to the world Your love.
I pray for harmony and peace to sisters and brothers.
So we will have true fellowship with one another.
I will truly try to lay this all in Your care,
And watch faithfully for answered prayers.

Matthew 12:25
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

A Sure, Rock-Solid Kind of Love By Brenda Drake

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 So marvelous is the ways of my Lord, I bask in His love forever

A Sure, Rock-Solid Kind of Love+++

God’s kind of love is sure, steady, rock-solid and true.
His love is unshakable it does not depend on you.
You cannot earn it for His love is freely given;
But it cannot be received unless you are forgiven.
Jesus was the ransom for the sinful soul.
He paid sin’s penalty so God’s love you could know.
The redeemed man gets a taste of the God kind of love,
For he is born anew and one with God above.
When God’s word is heeded your heart and mind can see,
The love of God is opened up to thee.
Praise and prayer; practicing the presence of Christ,
Opens up the way for Him to live through your life.
More and more like the One you worship and adore;
Becoming more and more like your risen Lord.
Demonstrating to the lost world what they need to see;
The God kind of love that draws and sets them free.
Loving even the unlovely …loving sure and true;
With God kind of love no matter what they have done to you.
Sure, steady, rock-solid just like Christ;
Proving He is the new strength in your life.

Ephesians 3:8
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should
preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

 Ephesians 3:19
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled
with all the fulness of God.

The Story of a Heart By Brenda Drake

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The Story of the Heart

When I think about Jesus …my heart begins to swell;
Almost bursting with desire to its story tell.
The corridors were dark and sad before.
There were no windows and very few doors.
Closed up tight with even more walls building up within,
For there was no real desire to allow anyone in.
A lonely place, empty, with confusion in the air;
For time had proven that no one really cared.
The childlike hopes and dreams were thrown away;
Rotting in the corners starting to decay.
Then says my heart…
The inner world became a new place,
Touched by God’s mercy and His sweet amazing grace.
Light and love entered through the opened door,
With the redeeming power might of the risen Lord.
Joy cleared the air with the aroma of Christ.
The walls began to crumple disappearing out of sight.
Sweet songs perfume the air with pleasing peace within;
Now that my heart is home to Him.
Precious new hope and faith shines out from me,
Now that from darkness I have been freed.
Oh heart, keep sending out praise to God above;
To tell of the mighty work of His incredible love.

Jerimiah 31:3
The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.