EVEN IN THE SMALLEST OF THINGS (poem)
February 28, 2021
It is even in the smallest of things That we can see the hand of God Don’t miss it in the shadows While looking for something large A soft whisper, A gentle touch A kitten’s whisker Can mean so much Don’t walk by and miss the signs A cardinal red of His blood reminds A blue bird sings of happiness Saying “Hey God has heard your hearts request” A puppy comes to cuddle your lap Just like it knew the sadness you have A gold fish comes to stare at you As if it knows what you’re going through Don’t miss the signs God is giving you The little things He does Don’t miss His heart that’s calling you Reaching out with His unfailing love A friend that calls you just in time Reminds you that He’s there Don’t miss that heartfelt compliment That says they like your hair Kindness flows like a river Come down from heaven above Even in the dark cold winter You can hear the coo of a dove Peace can nestle next to you In the form of a little child Or a cat that’s running all over you That can sometimes drive you wild Don’t miss the signs God is giving you The little things He does Don’t miss His heart that’s calling you Reaching out with His unfailing love copyright 2021 Jean Chamblee Thomas
Onward… (poetry)
February 20, 2021
I don’t feel so special today In fact I feel quite small Maybe that’s how you feel too With your back against a wall Cornered in by circumstance So far out of our control What can we do to break out free Crawl out of this big dark hole There is a way, a gift of sorts Given long ago That we can step right into Where liberty will flow Freedom from the world of guilt That weighs us down sometimes Freedom that is born of love A treasure hidden by Divine As we seek to find this out Asking God to show He’ll take you on a wonderful route For eyes that want to know God is good and always is The devil tries to stomp this out But light comes out for those that seek Destiny lets out a shout You can feel it, I know you can It’s buried beneath the snow The cold and dark the world piles on But truth lies in your soul Like a caterpillar you must fight Your way out of the cocoon Your Father waits to hear your cry Then empowers you to move He waits for your invitation That’s just how Father does roll He’s not into manipulation He wants to see you whole If you don’t know He’s cheering you on Then you don’t know Him well Just look at those He’s chosen They all have a story to tell Look at Mary, a prostitute, Delivered from the dark Became the first to see Him rise His choice of her was smart Peter was a fisherman Impulsive and full of self But when His life with Jesus was full He became part of the Book on our shelf Zacchieus was a cheating man A taxman that took too much But Jesus saw his heart that day And went to his house for lunch David was a shepherd boy Sitting in the fields But God chose him to be a king His life so honest and real Gideon was a chicken heart Afraid of everything But God gave him the power to lead To victory his people he did bring So now lets look at you and me Why is it failures we see? Cause that’s what the enemy wants of us His job is to cause us defeat The first of his lies is to turn us from God Make us think He’s who He is not God will never forsake us Once we’ve given Him our hearts Once we have invited Him in He’s always on our side Never to leave us, always there Whether we see Him our not You were made on purpose by Him Before you were in the womb He made you cause He wanted you And He’s coming back real soon So fight through all the discouragement Encourage yourself in the Lord Watch what your mind is thinking upon And with help you can turn this around His Word is so we can know who He is Read the story of His life Start with the gospel of John again And ask Him to open your heart You are so beloved And I guess so am I I battle with this daily It’s something we all have to fight So I say, yes God loves you And yes, He loves me too Soon this life will be over No more sorrow no gloom Keep your head up, looking up And looking to His ways You have been chosen to witness this The very end of Days It is an honor to be here now The Book says the last shall be first He knows what it is we must endure To be a part of new birth New heaven, new earth is waiting for us So we must take our place Keep our hearts from sinking low And looking into His face Keep the faith I know it’s hard But yes, we must endure We know there is a kingdom for us So beautiful, clean and pure No more pain or sorrow No more brokenness of soul In heaven we will be given a newness In heaven our hearts will be whole. Don’t look back and stay in the past Onward you must go Choose to look forward and you will see God chose YOU, and now you know! copyright 2021 Jean Chamblee Thomas
HE THOUGHT YOU WERE WORTH IT (poetry)
February 5, 2021
Slowly, with purpose He walked through the streets Each step He was taking Your life He could see Breathing in pain Sores on His back He suffered the shame But His heart was intact He knew that His mission It must be fulfilled There was no other way Except Calvary’s hill Looking at faces His mind must have swirled He kept the joy before Him Of saving the world Strong and determined As His life blood poured out He knew it was worth it He ignored hell’s loud shout As He hung on the cross He gave out a cry As He paid for our sins Tears streamed from His eyes Love kept Him there We’ll never know How bad was His suffering The three days He was gone Paying our penalty As He hung on the cross He knew what it took To redeem all the lost So now it’s our choice To believe and receive The beautiful gift For which He did bleed So never doubt That He loves you so How willingly He gave To make you His own copyright 2013 Jean Chamblee
UP AHEAD (poetry)
February 5, 2021
Wisdom of the Holy One Maker of heaven and earth His thoughts are high above our own And He can see our worth He made us in His image, yes To be His family To know Him in all spirit and truth To open our eyes to see The evil of the world came forth To steal what God had made He tricked us in the garden But God knew just how to save The end from the beginning Is how our God does see Even though He knows our faults He sees what we can be He sent His son to show His love To legally set us free His blood upon the alter seat Perfect sacrifice was He Such are the wondrous ways of God There’s so much more to know As we look into His Word And seek His truth to grow To be in Him and Him in us A temple for the Lord Can’t wrap our minds around it Just have to trust His word Once we come of age in life All of us have sinned It made inside our hearts go dark So we need to be born again When we accept what Jesus did He makes in us all things new Our heart it changes deep inside Then His Spirit can dwell in you Then oh the journey we can have As our Father grows us up He loves to reveal the secret things And to joyfully fill our cup He will also teach us to be A warrior in the earth Overcoming darkness That’s fought us from our birth Then one day we all will rest In heaven we will be Our Father is a Creator What beauty we will see We each have a destiny That in His heart conceived Nothing will make us happier Than to be what we were made to be So now we must anticipate Our eyes kept up ahead As this age comes to an end And Jesus will crush Satan’s head copyright 2021 Jean Chamblee Thomas
What is “A Thorn In The Flesh”
February 4, 2021
Hi Guys!! I’ve always wanted to explain something about my illnesses and the scriptures that I believe the Lord gave me and to show you a balance that the Word of Faith /Healing movement so often left out.
The Thorn in the Flesh
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
And lest I (Paul) should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Everyone doesn’t have a “thorn in the flesh” , but we all have trials and tribulations for various reasons. God still heals people, but sometimes things are there for a reason for a season!
God is good in all He does and allows. Romans 8:28 “He works all things together for good to those that love the Lord and are called according to His purpose.’
Always look for the treasure within . Then even if it’s a move by Satan to steal , kill and destroy (John 10:10) God can always bring something good out of it.
Okay. LOL. My sermon for the day! ❤
America Will Reap What She Has Sown.
January 30, 2021
While we have reaped a great economy in days gone by, because of our generosity to other nations. We have also sown the most vile things too. Think about the ungodly movies, porn, greed, and so so much more. It is written in His word and cannot be changed —- Galatians 6 says ” Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature. from that nature will reap destruction, the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
This will not be pleasant for us – but God is going to purify His church because He said He is coming for a Bride without spot and wrinkle. (Ephesians 5:27)
What to do – if you are a believer – repent and be honest about your sins and confess them to…
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Deep Waters (poetry)
January 26, 2021
Don’t be afraid of deep waters, my love This journey’s been sent from heaven above It is at Gethsemane you are purified In ways you can’t see, so don’t try to hide Lay it all bare, at the foot of the cross Let His Word cleanse you as you follow it’s path Clinging to truth, let all else pass away Let it burn up, it’s not meant to stay Deep into the waters you go Let Him enter in to the depths of your soul Stirring up places where pain still remains Let Him expose them and pour healing rain copyright 2017 Jean Chamblee
AGAIN YOU WILL SHINE LIKE A SUMMER’S DAY (poetry)
January 25, 2021
Empty, empty your heart of it’s pain Let the tears fall down like rain They are a tool so long ago Created with knowledge of how things would go Again you will shine like a summer’s day Your heart will light up your smile like a ray As your heart returns to where it belongs To God’s arms alone where in Him there’s no harm Come again, come again I’ll take you away Again we shall experience a brand new day You know what that means, yet this time anew Cherished so rightly from a place made for you I am yours and you are mine We will be together til the end of time Always there for you in our hiding place That we have built while running this race Come to me, come to me, quickly you’ll see How sadness eclipsed by life’s melody You will sing greatly, your voice has it’s might No longer to dwell in mistakes dark, dark night copyright 2016 Jean Chamblee
FINDING TREASURE IN STRANGE PLACES
January 24, 2021
So, I found this wonderful quote by Martin Luther’s wife (whom I never knew had written anything). “I had never known,” said Martin Luther’s wife, “what such and such things meant, in such and such psalms, such complaints and workings of spirit; I had never understood the practice of Christian duties, had not God brought me under some affliction.”
It is not often spoken of. The goodness of affliction. Our culture today runs away from it and looks down on those who are underneath some kind of hardship or illness. But King David understood it all too well. Here are his words: Psalm 119:71
“It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.”
I have personally found that some of the greatest “gifts” from God, have been the afflictions He has allowed in my life. It is then that I have pressed so deeply into His word, searching for a truth to comfort my soul. It is then, in the pain of illness that the sweetest songs have been born. The most fragrant words of poetry reaching deep into uncharted depths of my soul and driving me into the Presence of Almighty God. Reaching way beyond casual devotions. From this place have come the most comforting words that I have to give to others.
Some may scoff at this notion. Indeed at times I have even felt “persecuted” by those who should have offered comfort. It used to hurt me, as I have had chronic pain for many years. But now I feel sorry for those that have never experienced the pain of God’s “rod and staff”. Though the world will soon be placed under this wisdom from above.
God is a good Father. Yes, He is! You may think this funny, but as one that is most likely a bit ADHD – it helps me to slow down and come away. Like Joni Erickson Tada (a quadriplegic) has said, the sweetest time of day is when I am alone tucked in bed, abandoned into God’s presence and totally dependent on Him. She has learned a secret.
Everything we need is in Him. All that the World tells us is necessary for a good life is passing away. But His Word – His Presence – His fellowship, these endure forever. And not even death can take this away from us.
Even the great Apostle Paul said, “…..2 Corinthians 12:7
“And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was GIVEN to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.”
Notice the word “given”. A gift. If you look it up , Paul asked the Lord to remove it three times and God’s reply was “My grace is sufficient for thee”. It kept him dependent on God and saved him from the destruction of self sufficiency.
While I completely believe that God is able to heal people and still does (I have seen many miracles and experienced Divine healing too), we must determine if it is an attack from Satan to stop us, or if it is something God is allowing for a time as a tool to take us where we need to be with Him.
I hope you will all remember to “take it to the Lord in prayer” when you are called apart by some calamity or hardship. Allow God to be at work. Lean into it until you have reached a place in Christ that you have not been before. Dig deep into His Word. His saving grace is there. If you do choose to meet these calamities of life with this insight, you can walk away from every one of them with a treasure given by God.
“All things work together for good, to those that love the Lord and are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28
Again it is true that “Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy.” John 10:10 But you can always beat his attacks by leaning into God and getting the treasure that is waiting there. This is a beautiful secret that Martin Luther’s wife discovered. I hope you will too.
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
COME… (poetry)
January 19, 2021
There is a place called intimacy That you and I need to be Close to Creator, the Lord is He So at the end of our days we’ll be free Free from this earth, the sadness , the tares Of the things in the darkness unseen Free from the never-ending pull on our flesh That tear us apart at the seams Life as we know it was not meant to be This state we are in - is not eternally But it’s here that we choose how things will be Heaven or hell for all eternity A paradise is waiting just for you But the way it’s set up, friend, you have to choose To trust in our Savior and stay close to Him Or follow the faker and be blindly sucked in Yes, He does let us, make our own choice It wouldn’t be heaven if you didn’t have that voice You must choose to really want to be there Your Father in heaven wants you to care Care about Him and others He’s made How wonderful a place He has gone and prepared Paid for our sins so we could be clean Leave behind the darkness and spirits so mean This is not a fantasy It will happen so quick The whole earth will change So sudden, so sick Here on the earth, We’ll reap what we’ve sown So much destruction On this land will be thrown Open your eyes and pray it be so That you come into faith so truly you’ll know How to repent, His blood freely flows Wash out your robes and be ready to go As we join to our Savior, all pain melts away As He fills us with joy on that wonderful day I want you to be there, my heart cries out I was sent by the Savior, this message to shout Cling to Him sweetly Seek out His Word So when things start to happen You’ll already have heard God wants you to be ready To be safely in Him So He can protect you Bring you safely in Into His presence In a beautiful place That He’s prepared for you With the human race Of those that have chosen And want to be there That choice is important That’s why we are here God so loved the world That He gave us His Son The door into heaven He valiantly won. Come…… copyright 2021 Jean Chamblee Thomas