Ask, Seek, Knock
Do you have a need or want?
Come and ask the Lord;
You will find that you receive
Plentiful reward.
Do you need God’s guidance here?
Seek His perfect will;
You will find He guides you right
If you’ll follow still.
Do you long for fellowship?
Knock upon the door;
Christ Himself will open it –
“Welcome evermore.”
Christina Joy Hommes
At Rest in Christ
At rest in Christ – a precious place
Where heart and soul are still
To feel His presence, know His love,
And find His perfect will.
At rest in Christ – where strivings cease
And busy pressures pause
To hear His promise, find His strength,
And grasp His worthy cause.
At rest in Christ – where I am free
From storm and sin and strife
To tune my heart, to catch His joy,
To find the source of life.
At rest in Christ – Lord, help me reach
This secret place of rest
Where I am one with You and find
The path that You have blessed.
Christina Joy Hommes
My Soul, Rejoice in God
My soul, rejoice in God
Who bought you for His own,
Who gives you life and light
And guides you from His throne.
My heart, be glad in God
For all He’s done for You,
For all the love and care
You see each day anew.
My mind, give thanks to God
For all that He has done,
His mighty works of old
And giving you His Son.
My strength, sing praise to God
Who reigns in glorious light
With grace and righteousness,
With goodness, care, and might.
My tongue, proclaim of God
That He is good and true,
Your Savior, Lord, and King
Who loves and blesses You.
Christina Joy Hommes
“Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” Matthew 22:37
Dwarfing Giants
The giants we are facing
Can seem so big and strong
That fighting them seems useless
Though they are clearly wrong.
But when we shift our focus
And look at God above
So great in grace and wisdom,
In power, skill, and love,
It changes our perspective –
God’s greatness dwarfs the rest –
And suddenly the giants
Are just a little test.
We’ll bring our stones and slingshot
Or march ’round Jericho,
We’ll face the blazing furnace
Or tell the devil “Go!”
Because our God is bigger
And He will always win,
So, when we’re facing giants,
Let’s only look at Him.
Christina Joy Hommes
Rooted in Christ
Like trees so deeply rooted
That though life’s storms may blow
They stand through all securely,
We must take root to grow.
We must abide in Jesus
Through fellowship and prayer
So we can know the blessings
He daily wants to share.
We must be well established
On Jesus day by day –
His strength and truth our anchor,
His Word our hope and stay.
We must find satisfaction
In Jesus Christ alone –
Delighting in His presence
And all the love He’s shown.
Then storms of life can shake us
But we will stand secure,
For when we’re firmly rooted
In Christ we will endure.
Christina Joy Hommes
“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him: Rooted and built up in Him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7
Our lives are each a single note
In life’s great song of praise
To worship God who made us all
And guides us all our days
Some notes are long and some are short
Some whisper others shout
But all become a single song
The world cannot drown out
Lord, help me play my chosen part
Just as You planned for me
That all my life may sing Your praise
Throughout eternity
Christina Joy Hommes
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