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The Vessel By Brenda Drake

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God knew me as a little troubled girl and He heard my cry.  He loved me before I loved Him.  In looking back I realize He constantly wooed and urged me to Him.  God paved the way to the cross where I would find salvation and would receive the Spirit of God within my heart.  God still tirelessly teaches, leads, and guides as He molds and shapes me to be His perfect without blemish bride.

The Vessel

The Creator beheld the lump of clay but saw the vessel within.
It was not just any vessel; it was to be made for Him.
Before it was He knew exactly how it would be, 
He already had a plan that only He could see.
In fact He saw it even before it was the lump of clay,
The idea was always in His heart tucked away.
This vessel became tarnished and was taken from His grasp,
But the One that created all things paid the price He asked.
The vessel is made new and formed from within;
The born again soul is molded and shaped by Him.
Oh what a beautiful vessel made because of Christ.
He is the one that gave His life.
When man allows God full control,
He is made into the most precious vessel,
That will carry the Word of God for another to hear,
That gives to God all that is to him most dear.
This is the vessel chosen to hold heaven’s wine.
This is the vessel that the Creator designed:
Beautiful, precious, valued so high that the angels strain to see
All that the Creator plans to pour through thee.
Great things are destined for every newborn life,
For they become the one that causes to the Father great delight!

2 Timothy 1:9
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

Listen to the Spirit By Brenda Drake

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Listen to the Spirit

Listen to the quiet voice inside.
Allow God to be your guide.
Be sensitive to the deep moving within.
Heed the nudge the Spirit sends.
The gentle pressure that impresses your mind,
That instructs and teaches as God designs.
Study the Word; let it show you right from wrong,
So you have a clear knowledge of all that belongs.
Recognize sin and walk from it away.
In Jesus name, cast it out so it will not stay.
Let the love of Jesus soften up the heart anew,
So His joy and peace will flow inside of you.
Idle thoughts, subject to God rejects sin,
When you allow Jesus to inspect them.
To walk in the Spirit is to allow God to reign.
You will know to cast it away, or to allow it to remain.
As you are guided by God above,
You too will become an example of His love.
Through hard times of temptation, to abundance and rest,
When led by the Spirit His victory you will confess.

Luke 11:28
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

John 8:47
He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

None Other Than By Brenda Drake

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This is page 15 in Waves of Comfort book available on Amazon. It has 280 heart loving poems to warm your heart and instill hope, trust, and faith in everyday situations.

My husband was out for the night, my two small children were in bed, and I was relaxing in my recliner when a crusade came on television.  For the first time I saw the great terrible darkness within my soul.  I knew I needed a Savior.   I beheld the truth.  I truly comprehended Jesus Christ.  I understood who Jesus was and what He did for me.   My hard hurting heart was cracked open and the Light entered in!   I believed!  What a great day, I was forgiven and I was saved!

None Other Than

Who takes a heart that is black,
Cleans it up, makes new and then gives it back?
None other than Jesus God’s Son;
It is by His work that this is done.
Who makes sadness turn to joy and gives peace instead of despair?
None, other than the Son of God, that is just and fair.
Who created the heavens? Who made the sun and parted the sea?
Who is it that will stand when all others fall on their knees?
None other than the God, that is, and always has been.
Jesus, the Christ who soon comes again.
Who will one day stand and look into their Savior’s eyes?
The ones who have Him in their hearts, as in Him they abide.
The child of God will one-day reign with Him through all eternity,
They will sing salvation’s songs as they rest at His feet!
Jesus picks now the jewels in His crown,
And He refuses to put them down.
His bride- to cherish forever more!
All glory to Jesus, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.

1 John 5:13
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

Daddy I Am Hurting By Brenda Drake

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This is a childlike poem out of my first poetry book called Waves of Comfort still available on Amazon. it is on page 25 of 270 page book. We have a wonderful heavenly Father that is not only loving but also so very patient with us. He is our Abba Father ( our Daddy God!)

Probably my lack of a Father’s love as a child made it a lot harder to understand the great love of my heavenly Father.  I would find myself afraid every time I failed of His judgment falling like the hard rod I experienced from my earthly stepfather.
However, God is kind and gentle in His correction.  I love Him and want to please Him with all my heart.  The old sinful nature is constantly at war with my new walk.  I found early on that I needed to learn to repent.  My heavenly Father was and is still so patient with me.  I have learned that this is the love of my Abba Father… my daddy God.

Daddy I’m Hurting

Like a little child I come and pray:
Abba Father, I am hurting please take my pain away.
I know I have been foolish and not the way I should,
Daddy, help me to be good.
May I sit on your lap and rest awhile,
So I can feel the sunshine of your smile?
May I snuggle closer into your sweet care,
So You will comfort me and Your encouragement share?
I need to hide awhile in a safe shelter from the mighty winds that blow,
For sometimes I am uncovered in a world that is harsh and cold.
I need to draw Your strength and to be reassured
That our love is intact and in You I am secure.
Chase away all the doubts and fears so they will not stay.
Thank You for being with me every day.
Wrap Your arms around me Lord, and my confidence will increase
As You administer to my aching soul new abiding peace.
Thank You, my Lord, for dwelling my heart within,
So we can meet like this in prayer so I will be strong again.

Romans 8:15
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

The Promised One

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So great are the promises to the redeemed. Our minds spin at the beauty of a love that chose to die to make us one with Him.  My heart aches in anticipation as I watch for the return of Jesus, the Promised One.

The Promised One

The One that loves more than the mind can comprehend,
Is the One that created the world and beyond for Him.
He that is perfect selects for Himself a bride,
Someone perfected to rule and reign at His side.
He who takes the imperfect and makes them new and whole,
Is, perfectly and completely in full control.
The promises are too numerous to count;
So great, so powerful is the amount.
So pure, so true, and wonderful are the blessings prepared,
Many are the jewels God wants to share.
A promising future, a clean slate for the past,
A joy that will an eternity last,|The Promise Giver is the Promised One,
Given to the world and to a part of humanity become.
Fully God and yet fully man.
The Promise of Life eternal ….great is God’s plan.

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:4-8

Music for the Heart that Cries By Brenda Drake

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I sensed something different in a couple that spoke life and light into our life without speaking a word.  One day when the time was right we turned to them and they helped lead us to find the needed help we searched for.

Music for the Heart that Cries

Music for hearts that cry unfair,
That reaches out but is almost convinced no one cares.
Not only is there One that cares, His hand reaches down;
To lift to His side; to higher ground.
Pick up the broken hopes and dreams; do not throw them aside.
Jesus died to save your soul, to heal, and keep hope alive.
Lift your countenance and place a smile upon your face,
See the truth of God’s mercy and grace.
Allow songs of salvation to flood your land.
Allow within His strength and new life; make a stand.
Take up the armor of God that makes you a warrior ready to fight.
Against the evil influences in yours and in another’s life.
Make your life a new song; that brings joy and peace to another.
In a dance of freedom, with Jesus, your Soul’s Lover.
Praise the name of Jesus, in the Spirit speak;
You become the melody that helps another who seeks.

This is my commandment, That ye love one another,
as I have loved you.
John 15:12

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 5:16

Music the Language of Love By Brenda Drake

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I love to sing at Church and some of the old songs are firmly imbedded in my heart.  They visit and come to life at some weird times and stay awhile and will not let go.  I know it is the spirit within that just has to sing praises to God for all He has done in my life.

Music the Language of Love

Music speaks a language all hearts can hear.
The melody keeps playing in the ear.
Love’s music when anointed travels fast and sure,
It reaches the heart with its message pure.
The listening heart opens wide,
To let the lovely lyrics inside.
Now the heart is like a sponge it fills up and then,
The song of praise and worship enters in.
The sweet Spirit orchestrates the symphony inside,
The joy of the Father comes alive.
Jesus, the song of heaven is lifted up,
As the thirsty soul lifts up their cup.
As you your lovely melodies compose,
There is one thing I want you to know.
I am hearing what your heart sings too,
And I also join in and rejoice in you.
Have you noticed even in the wee hours of night?
Your heart is rejoicing in delight?
Throughout the day do you find you are humming to God above?
Know it is a special language of love.
When your heart is in agreement with the love of your life,
You’re singing a duet with the Spirit of Christ!

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17

Heaven’s Sweet Display By Brenda Drake

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Life is a gift. The world has some beautiful, heart-warming times and also  some heart-breaking dark instances to be faced. There is great joy knowing, one day, I will be at home in the beauty and holiness of Heaven.  The sweet assurance of eternal life with the Lord and Savior of my soul is satisfyingly sweet. 

Heaven’s Sweet Display

Heavens vast terrain is filled with a display so sweet;
Love permeates the atmosphere with eternal peace.
Bright with the splendor of the Father…..not one shadow in sight,
For everything is filled with the glory of His light.
Perfume fills the air with the sweetness of the Divine;
Beautiful, pure, and holy as the Father designed.
Eyes are wide with wonder as joy floods each one;
Marvelous and grand is the presence of the Holy One.
Angels rejoice as they behold redeemed man,
As the realms of forever, within they begin to understand.
Love flows from the Risen Savior as He beholds His bride.
Every fiber of their being is vibrantly alive.
In faith see the procession; as the chosen approach the throne.
When the Father says, welcome; glad you found the way home;
Welcome to the family, I am pleased you chose to believe.
You were a called and chosen to God’s pardon receive.
Because of what Jesus did for you …you are now forever Mine.
Enjoy now heavens wonders without the boundary of time.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy
right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Psalms 16:11

Behold The Lamb By Brenda Drake

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John the Baptist was a forerunner to pave the way for the One who would take away the sins of the world.  We all need to repent our sin and allow God’s holy work to be accomplished in our life. Then, Jesus makes us an ambassador to lead the lost to the cross of Christ.

Out in the desert there was a man,
That taught the waiting world about the Lamb.
Sin was recognized and the wise repented,
This man was the one the Lamb represented.
“Behold the Lamb of God” said he.
Behold the Lamb and in Him believe.
Out in the world’s desert are many that are lost.
Many much like John will lead them to the cross.
There they will see their sin on the Lamb placed.
There they will get their first glimpse of God’s grace.
Behold the Lamb that was sacrificed;
Behold the Lamb that paid your sin’s price.
Behold the love of the Father that sent salvation to man,
Through His only Son, …through the sacrificed Lamb.
Oh how precious is the flow,
That makes you white as snow.
Come all that has deep need in your soul;
Believe in Jesus that makes you new and whole.
He who died now lives and He is the Word, that is true.
When you believe you receive as He lives His life through you.
Others out in the desert of evil will watch God’s plan unfold.
When they hear the Good News….The Lamb they too will behold

And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
John 1:36

Who Needs a Doctor, Who Needs a Friend by Brenda Drake

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I had a great hunger and thirst for God, and I needed a doctor, and  a friend. I am thankful someone took time to show me the way to find Him.

Who Needs a Doctor

Who needs a doctor?  Who needs a friend?
Who is it that is poor in spirit within?
What man is hungry? Does he thirst too?
Can this one find what he lacks when he comes to you?
Are you filled with the indwelling Christ?
Is He able to minister through your life?
His love refills and restores, His strength empowers
So great is His desire to upon His chosen His blessings shower.
If you need a doctor…if you need a friend;
If you are poor in spirit come freely to receive again.
He will not hold back in anger nor will He turn away.
For He needs many more laborers, to help show the lost the way.

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
Psalms 103:3-6

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: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me   
Matthew 25:35-40