2 Chronicles 15:7
Be strong and take courage
And be not dismayed
Stand firm and unyielding
In honor arrayed
Be busy and useful
And work for the Lord
Because He has promised
A certain reward
So don’t be discouraged
But strengthen your hands
In prayer and in service
As Jesus commands
The Savior is calling
And offers reward
To all who will labor
In love for the Lord
Christina Joy Hommes
“Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.” 2 Chronicles 15:7
Jesus Is Passing Your Place
Jesus is passing your place of work
And calling you, “Follow me.”
Like Matthew and James will your answer be,
“Dear Savior, I’ll follow Thee”?
Jesus is passing your place of need
And willing to help and heal.
Like blind Bartimaeus will you cry out,
“Lord Jesus!” in faith’s appeal?
Jesus is passing your place concealed
And saying, “Come down, let’s eat.”
Like little Zaccheaus will you repent,
“Lord work in me change complete”?
Jesus is passing your place right now
And calling you, “Come to me.”
Like thousands before you, you won’t regret
A simple, “I’ll follow Thee.”
Christina Joy Hommes
Guide Me
From Proverbs 3:5-6
With all my heart I trust You, Lord,
I trust Your way is best,
And I believe Your every Word –
In Your good will I rest.
I often cannot understand
The details of Your way,
But I submit my mind to You
To follow You each day.
Your plan holds blessings and success –
The praise to You is due.
Yours be the glory in my life –
I’m not ashamed of You.
Lord, as I trust, acknowledge You
You promise to supply
Direction through the paths of life
And guidance with Your eye.
Christina Joy Hommes
I’m on the King’s business,
His servant am I,
Selected by Jesus
To serve the Most High.
How could I be bothered
Or find it a chore?
The least task takes meaning
From Whom it is for.
Each duty is joyful,
Each burden is light,
Since serving my Sovereign
Is such a delight.
I’m on the Kings business,
His servant am I,
Oh just to be faithful
And serve Him on high.
Christina Joy Hommes
Lord, here am I, Your servant,
Awaiting Your command,
Desirous of Your blessing,
And looking to Your hand.
I know that You have promised
To guide me, and that You
Have planned and have established
Good works for me to do.
Teach me to hear Your bidding.
Teach me to see Your way.
Allow me, dearest Savior,
To serve You day by day.
Christina Joy Hommes
I Will Not Want
(Meditations on Psalm 23:1)
I will not want another path
Than that which I am on,
Because my Shepherd knows what’s best;
This path is one He’s drawn.
I will not want a different way
Than where He’s leading me
With fewer thorns or more repose,
For He knows best for me.
I will not want a lighter yoke
Than this He made with care,
He knows what’s best and I will trust
He knows what I can bear.
I will not want what He withholds
Since He is always right;
His kindness is beyond my grasp,
It gives me strength and light.
I will not want a clearer view
So I can understand,
When He would guide me step by step
That I might trust His hand.
I will not want, in short, one thing
Which He does not deem best,
Because my Shepherd is my Lord –
In His good plan I rest.
Christina Joy Hommes
