Marcia's Poem of the Week

  Poem of the Week by Marcia 9/24/2021   “ONE WHO SERVES” Reflection on 1 Samuel 16:7 “But the Lord said to Samuel, do not consider his appearance or his height for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at things people look at; people look at the outward appearance but the Lord looks at the heart.” And on , Luke 22:27 “For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.”   “ ONE WHO SERVES”   Each En-Gedi God creates, Where a servant is assigned, Is to exemplify integrity, And bring unity to mankind.   To pray for those that serve, Is a joy and privilege, For the nature of a call, Is to love and encourage.   For together we are stronger, And together we are one, For God loves His people, And leads us through His Son.   Where we learn His holy word, And receive His Spirit's peace, We are sealed by His ...

  Poem of the Week by Marcia “FACING GIANTS” 9/17/2021   Reflecting on I Samuel 17:45 “You come to me with a sword and a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted.”   “FACING GIANTS” 1 Samuel 17:12-50   There are giants everywhere, They'll never go away,  But you have all you need,  To conquer them today.   Even the mightiest giant, Began once as small,  When nurtured and fed, Giants take over all.   But the battle is the Lord's, When we don't know what to do, The defeat is in God's hands, It is He that prepares you.   So you need not run, Or stand trembling in fear, As the giant draws closer,  Let it come near.   Then whatever you do, Bring it to the light of day, And call on God's power, As you kneel to pray.   Trust is key to peace,  God's word will get you the...

  Marcia's Poem of the Week 9.10.2021   “A CHILD OF THE KING” 1 Samuel 8:10-18 Samuel 8:10-18  " 10 Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king. 11 He said, "This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. 12 Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. 15 He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants. 16 Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use. 17 He will ta...

  Marcia's Poem of the Week 9/3/2021  “BEING GOD'S  PEOPLE”  Thoughts Reflecting on verses: "Jeremiah 31:33" and  Psalm 23:4 and Exodus 16:35  Jeremiah 31:33 - “But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts ; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.” Psalm 23:4 - “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” Exodus 16:35 - “The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.”   "BEING GOD'S PEOPLE” Jeremiah 31:33 Laws are the covenant word, Written to rescue and uplift, As a living message to be heard, God's people possess this gift. The Staff is to comfort us, To lead and di...