Gifts Accepted By Brenda Drake

December 27, 2024brendadrakepoetry Leave a comment

Gifts Accepted

What would you think if someone received your gift,
And then attempted to pay for it?
You would think it silly and a waste,
If they insist, to the giver they cause disgrace.

God by Jesus’ sacrifice has offered you many things;
Countless gifts of promise He brings.
The greatest promise is Salvation for the soul.
Because of what Jesus did you are whole.
It is done, it is finished; you need only to believe.
Salvation is sure when it is received.

To give thanks and praise is all you need to do.
So great is this gift bestowed on you.
You cannot repay the Master for Salvation.
You cannot earn what He has done.
His love extended to die in your place.
Great is the gift of grace.

Under grace’s cover there are more gifts bestowed;
They are of much more valuable than silver or gold.
Gifts of guidance, provision, and care,
Gifts of His peace and joy are also with you shared.
The gift of accountability as He takes control,
Gifts of knowledge are shared to enrich and make you whole.
To worry or fear, at what lie ahead, is to try to a gift pay.
For it states God is unable to do as He says.
Accept His gift, rest in His love and care for thee,
Then you are walking in the gift of life with the spirit free.

Romans 3:24
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Prayer
Forgive me when I worry, I know You are able to lead and guide my path. Thank You for Your wonderful, generous gifts of love and provision. I will forever be grateful for the wonderful gift of Salvation!

Have a Good Christmas By Brenda Drake

December 23, 2024brendadrakepoetry Leave a comment

Jesus is the greatest gift ever bestowed upon man. We celebrate the Christ’s birth by giving gifts to one another. With him dwelling inside we are able to become a gift delivered from God.

Have a good Christmas.

From the hand should come assistance, from the heart… concern
From the eyes… a light of love should burn
From the mouth…. praise and worship, and words that uplift
The life of the child of God is a gift
A gift worth more than they know
For they were bought by Love that God bestowed
Man is a gift to man if within is God’s Son
Because of his contents… he a gift becomes
Do not withhold kindness, always share your life
Give of yourself, as you practice self-sacrifice
Always do the good work, never put the good thought aside
By actions you prove to the dying world Who lives inside
Your willing heart and hands can do great service for the King
Your kind words and singled eye will a great harvest bring
Reach out and touch someone in Jesus’ name
For by your faithful service, you’ve a gift became
A lovely gift valued both by man and God above
A lovely gift filled with God’s own sweet love

Jerimiah 17:10
I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

John 20:21
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

Sweet Comforts of Joy By Brenda Drake

December 6, 2024brendadrakepoetry Leave a comment

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There are so many times when my heart has been warmed by the touch of the Holy Spirit since I became a Christian. The joys of Salvation are too numerous to count. But here are some of the sweet comforts of joy that floods the hearts of those that belong to Jesus.

Sweet Comforts of Joy

Sweet comforts of joy flood the soul,
When the treasures of God unfold.
What are the treasures of a saved soul?
They are the sweet comfort of joy under God’s control.
Such as peace in the midst of a stormy time,
When the world’s ways trouble and boggle the mind.
The sure knowledge all is well within;
And that you are well-pleasing to the God that calls you friend.
The Word that you count on for wisdom supply;
It is like a river of refreshing-water that never goes dry.
God’s willing ear that hears every word you say;
And the sweet assurance and comfort after you pray.
The future that shines like diamonds on a crystal sea;
That beckons with hope and mystery.
The lights of love in your brother’s eye;
The sure hope and provision of God’s supply.
The thrills of the thought of Christ’ return;|The eternal gratitude of Salvation unearned;
And the sweet loving sound of forever’s eternal plan,
That the mind stretches to see and to understand.
Sweet comforts of joy for those who belong to God above,
All are reminders of the truth they are well loved.

1 Peter 1:8-9
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Sample of page in God’s Whispers of the Heart devotional by Brenda Drake

November 23, 2024brendadrakepoetry Leave a comment

November 23

Whisper: Want to meet me in our special place?

Matthew 6:6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly

Get in the Closet and Shut the Door

When the world weighs heavy and the noise rings loud,
And the path is cluttered and you feel lost in the crowd,
It is time to go to the closet and shut the door,
And pour your heart out to the Lord.
Sing with fervor at all He has done for you.
Sing aloud as in the Spirit you move.
Really sing and lift praises up high,
So, the sound of your heart fills the sky.
Lose yourself in worship and you will find,
Your true self is found in this precious time.
Your voice will carry its message on Spirit wings,
As a beautiful gift delivered to the King.
His favor falls on you and settles deep within.
Your world becomes at peace again.
Gone, is the heavy load and the loud clamor in your ear;|
The clutter from you heart and mind has disappeared.
You do not feel you are lost in a crowd anymore,
For you have found favor and the full attention of your Lord,

Oh, how much better I feel when I spend time in God’s presence.

The Whole Picture By Brenda Drake

November 11, 2024brendadrakepoetry Leave a comment

We seek to see the whole picture; little by little, one scripture revelation after another. God’s ways are so far above our understanding but as we are brought into His confidence more and more of His ways are revealed. I love the Word of God; I love the truth that set me free to trust my future in God’s very capable hands.

The Whole Picture

The whole picture from that start to end,
In its wonder God’s plan comprehend,
His beautiful creation stolen by the enemy of the soul.
Evil rebelled and grasped to take control.
Evil’s hold held promise of eternal death,
But God had a plan for eternal benefit.
Jesus; Creator, and God’s Son,
Became man born to a virgin, to become,
The holy Sacrifice that would take man’s place;
By His work on the cross He provided grace.
He was Teacher, Preacher, The Truth, and The Way,
He was the Word of God that was prophesied and portrayed;
He is Lord, Savior, and King to all who will believe.
He is new life to all who will His life receive.
He lived, died, and rose again so you could be free and new.
His gift of forgiveness is free to you.
But the cost was more than we can ever know.
He became sin so holiness we could behold.
The whole picture is not finished yet,
But when His; better things yet expect.
God is with you never again to depart.
He is permanent resident inside your heart.
You are one with the One who calls you bride.
You are drawn into the eternal story full, filled, and alive.
To see the whole picture as Father planned for you.
Rest in the gift of salvation provided as in Him you breathe and move.

Acts 17:27-28
That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 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.

Heart Ready and Mind Set By Brenda Drake

October 28, 2024brendadrakepoetry Leave a comment

We are instructed in God’s Word to pray. There is much to pray for. We need to lift up all our petitions with a heart willing to let them rest at the foot of the cross. God hears and answers prayers that align with His Word, In Jesus name we pray.

Heart Ready and Mind Set

Heart is ready, mind is set, and spirit prepared to go,
To meet with Jesus, the lover of my soul.
Even in my expectation I find,
There is some hesitation at the same time.
My heart is heavy with concerns of the world’s plight,
As terrible doom seems to now loom in sight.
My mind spins at fallacies in the land,|
And at the blatant evil that has overtaken man.
My spirit groans as does the earth in its travail for change,
I yearn for a revival to things rearrange.
I pray for blind eyes to see and for deaf ears to hear.
I pray those dead in their sins to be drawn near.
I pray for the touch of God to invoke our lives,
Where men are men that choose the ways right.
I pray for true repentance where change is forever true.
I pray for safety on the streets and again in the schools.
I pray for the fire of God to revive the Church to become,
Truly a holy living representative of God’s Son.
I pray that there is a greater desire to God’s Word obey.
And that multitudes more sing God’s praise night and day,
I pray every heart is ready with mind set for the spirit to go,
Into the arms of the God that proved He is the lover of every soul.