AWAKEN MY SOUL IV

     As I was driving to work yesterday, I heard a quote from Martin Luther King. As our topic lately has been on Awaken My Soul I realized this man had experienced that very thing.  I know I have heard his speech many times in the past but I don't think I had ever really heard what he was saying.  During the middle of his speech he said,

 "Now, what does all of this mean in this 

great period of history? 

It means that we've got to stay together. 

We've got to stay together and maintain unity. 

You know, whenever Pharaoh wanted to prolong 

the period of slavery in Egypt, he had a favorite,

 favorite formula for doing it. What was that? 

He kept the slaves fighting among themselves. 

But whenever the slaves get together, 

something happens in Pharaoh's court, 

and he cannot hold the slaves in slavery. 

When the slaves get together, 

that's the beginning of getting out of slavery.

Now let us maintain unity.  

     Is this not what Christians have done for far too long?  We have broken into every sort of denomination and then within our own denominations we can't seem to have unity with one another.  Satan still uses the same tactics that he used with the children of Israel.  Keep the Christians fighting among themselves instead of become victorious and seeing a great awakening. 

     Right at the very end of his speech he said he had been to the mountain. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the Lord!  

     Let's look back to yesterday’s list of things we need to do to Awaken our Soul. Wake up, walk circumspectly, be filled with Spirit, speaking to ourselves, give thanks always, and submit to one another.  

     I believe that this man's soul was awakened and all he could do was long to be with the Lord. Previously he had preached Christ but during this speech the power of Christ was all over him.  His soul was fully awakened to the Power of the Almighty.

     He felt his calling was to set the African American people free.  Just as Moses began the march for the Israelite's, Martin Luther King did the same for the African Americans.  The last of his speech he said, 

"Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. 

Longevity has its place. 

But I'm not concerned about that now. 

I just want to do God's will. 

And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. 

And I've looked over.

And I've seen the Promised Land. 

I may not get there with you. 

But I want you to know tonight, that we,

as a people, will get to the promised land! 

And so I'm happy, tonight. 

I'm not worried about anything. 

I'm not fearing any man! 

Mine eyes have seen the glory 

of the coming of the Lord!!"

 The Lord wants his children set free. We are living under the same type bondage the Children of Israel and the African Americans were living in. We are slaves to our own sins. We can't seem to shake loose from the bondage. Maybe instead of shaking loose from the bondage we need to have unity with other brothers and sisters in Christ.  We need to become one as American Christians.  When that happens those chains of bondage will fall off. I don't mean just be nice and friendly with other brothers and sisters; I mean we need to walk in unity with each other.  The scripture below says, "Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.  Now wouldn't that be amazing; to be the pastor of a church and start seeing this take place.  All jealously demolished and people worshipping in Spirit and in Truth.  

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter 

into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, 

which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, 

that is to say, his flesh; And having an high priest

 over the house of God; Let us draw near with a true 

heart in full assurance of faith, 

having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, 

and our bodies washed with pure water. 

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; 

(for he is faithful that promised;) 

And let us consider one another to provoke 

unto love and to good works: 

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, 

as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: 

and so much the more, 

as ye see the day approaching.

Hebrews  10:16-25

AWAKEN MY SOUL PART III

So I am thinking maybe this is going to be a series.  Each day I try to focus my mind on something else, I am drawn back to this topic.

I find in the scripture that each person used by God in a mighty way, did what the scripture said.   Let's break it down and look at all the action verbs here.

• Wake up
• Walk circumspectly
• Be filled with Spirit
• Speaking to ourselves 
• Give thanks always
• Submit to one another

What is the area you need to work on the most?  Are you willing to take these steps in order to experience the awakening of your soul.  

Wherefore he saith,

Wake thou that sleepest,

 arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding

 what the will of the Lord is.

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess;

 but be filled with the Spirit;

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, 

singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father 

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Ephesians 5: 14-20

TRANSFORM OR TRANSFER

AWAKEN MY SOUL PART II

    For some reason I feel the Lord isn't finished with this topic.  So I decided to come back once again and write about it.

     As I was thinking about different people in the bible that were examples of this I thought of Elijah.  This is a man that walked with God.  He walked with God to the point that he just couldn't turn around and come back.  When he started his journey it just became sweeter every day.  His soul was so awakened by God that he walked right off the earth with the Lord and just kept on going.   There was no turning back for him once he seen the power of the Almighty.

The Lord said that David was a man after God's own heart.  It surely wasn't because David was perfect because David made many mistakes in his lifetime.  The reason the Lord said this, is because David walked with God daily.  He poured his heart out to God.  He danced before the Lord and he was never ashamed of his Savior.

    Then we see Jonah.  You may be thinking the same thing I did when I felt the Lord lead me to write about Jonah.  Jonah ran from the Lord.  He even went as far as waking up in the belly of the whale because of his rebellion.  One thing is for sure, when Jonah was in the whale's belly. his soul was awakened.  His whole being was standing in attention when the whale threw him up on dry land.  It says the journey to Ninevah was three days and Jonah made the trip in one.  I'm sure he was doing some talking to the Lord on the trip that day. When he arrived in Ninevah, the Lord said, "share with them the gospel."  Jonah immediately opened his mouth and shared the gospel of Jesus Christ with those people.

     We see the difference in David and Jonah.  David had a heart for God.  Jonah was stuck in his own ways and not the Lord's ways until God shook his world upside down.

     Then we have Paul who like Jonah was living his life for himself.  The Lord also turned Paul's life upside down and when he did, his soul was awakened.  Unlike Jonah who shared what God said and then went and sat down, Paul just kept on sharing.  As a result of Paul never giving up after his encounter with the Lord, we seen the prison shaken so hard from the glory and power of God that the doors were unlocked.  There is story after story of how Paul's soul showed continual signs of being awakened.

    There was a core group of people who had watch Jesus Christ be crucified, buried and raised from the dead.  I promise you their soul was awakened.  We see evidence of this in Acts chapter two.

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come,

they were all with one accord in one place.

And suddenly there came a sound from 

heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, 

and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And there appeared unto them cloven 

tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, 

and began to speak with other tongues, 

as the Spirit gave them utterance.

We can either be like David and set our heart and affections on the Lord Jesus Christ or like Jonah, who runs from God.  God had to shake his world upside down to get him to listen.  We could also be like Paul who was just flat blinded to the truth until the Lord opened his eyes.  

The last group actually seen the power of God raise Jesus Christ from the dead and they began to go and tell.  When they all come together into one place the Holy Spirit himself decided it was time to join in on this celebration.  The power of Christ swept through the place and dumbfounded everyone.  

We see with each awakening the power of the Holy Spirit is intensified.  May we be walking with the Lord as Elijah and David when we experience this great awakening that will come upon the earth.  

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, 

I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: 

and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, 

and your young men shall see visions, 

and your old men shall dream dreams:

And on my servants and on my handmaidens 

I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; 

and they shall prophesy:

And I will shew wonders in heaven above, 

and signs in the earth beneath; blood, 

and fire, and vapour of smoke:

The sun shall be turned into darkness, 

and the moon into blood, 

before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

And it shall come to pass, 

that whosoever shall call on the name 

of the Lord shall be saved.

Act 2:17-21

AWAKEN MY SOUL

     A few weeks ago I began to feel strongly that the Lord was going to lead me in a different direction.  I shared this with my Sunday School Leader.  I had no idea what the Lord was leading me to do, study or write about.

     The last few days the topic of Passion has been extremely heavy on my heart.  As I prayed, I have asked the Lord to kindly show me what he wants me to see.  I am a person that just cannot always see what the Lord is up to.  Until I can see, it is difficult to know whether to move to the right or to the left.  

     Last night I diligently prayed once again for the Lord to guide me, as I know I surely am suppose to be seeing something more than just the word Passion.

     Today I left the office, which is a rare thing.  I have only left my office maybe fifteen times during the last year, during the lunch hour.  As I drove around, I began to pray that the Lord show us as His people what we are failing to do.  I know many who seem to be Passionate but we are not seeing our children and family members return to the Lord.

     As I prayed, the Lord laid on my heart the topic, "Awaken My Soul". Immediately I stopped the truck and wrote the topic down because my mind began to spin in a hundred directions.  Oh, the Lord is laying a song on my heart and this is an awesome title for it.

     I still may write a song with this title but I feel compelled to share with you what I feel the Lord wants us to see.

     We do have Passion and it is so plain to see when we stand and sing on Sunday.  We raise our hands and we are filled with his love to almost overflowing.

     It may be time we evaluate and see what is momentarily taking place because according to the list below; we are all still sleeping.  We may have a top surface of Passion showing but we have not truly been awakened to the Power of God.    

     When we walk in the light; we will walk in the manner of the wise, redeeming the time.  We will know the will of the Lord and be filled with the Spirit  We will be worshipping in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, and we will give thanks always.  

     Now ask yourself this question.  Do I do these things?

     If I am being honest I must say that I am still asleep because many times I find it is not thanksgiving on my lips and I do not always walk in wisdom.  

     If we are awakened to God, our lives will be so transformed that the world will see Christ in our lives without us having to say a word.

    When there is a full moon out, we know the sun is in direct alignment with the moon because it is receiving the full reflection of the sun. When our lives are lined up with Christ, we will be the Light of the World.  

     Far too many times our lives are on the opposite spectrum from the face of God, thus casting a shadow on our lives.  This shadow has caused the world to become confused as to who we really are.  It is time we wake up and walk in the light.  

Wherefore he saith,

Wake thou that sleepest,

 arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding

 what the will of the Lord is.

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess;

 but be filled with the Spirit;

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, 

singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father 

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Ephesians 5: 14-20

THE MOMENT WE HAVE WAITED FOR

We watched Noah play with Josh's toys for the first time the other day and here is what burst forth from it. I know this is different from the other blogs but it's in line with the legacy/heritage we leave behind.  

THE MOMENT WE HAVE WAITED FOR 

Your little hands so soft and sweet 

Have grown into a man

Now playing here with your small toys

Is this little boy so grand.

I can’t believe it’s really true, 

The time has come and gone.

The memories of your own playtime 

Will always linger on. 

The cars we packed away so tight

Are now held in his hand.

The fun he’ll have, the joy they’ll bring

It’s happening all over again.  

The memory of this little boy

Will linger through the years

One day we’ll sit and think about

And then we’ll shed some tears. 

We will pack them away, one more time

And wait for time to pass,

And then we will open up the box

And watch great grandson gasp.

His excitement will fill the air 

And his eyes will fill with joy

Not because they were your cars

But because, "he is a boy."  

Little boys like the idea

Of cars that varooooom and smash

They mimic the noises excitedly

As they make the objects crash. 

And then the moments we have waited for

will finally arrive

As we together watch these boys

Grow up before our eyes.  

Written by 

Sherry Long

ABC'S OF CHRISTMAS

A

IS FOR ABIDE

Jesus the Savior came to abide

To live in a world of sin.

God had a plan for this small child.

Our soul’s he came to win.

Who gave himself for us

that he might redeem us from all iniquity,

and purify unto himself a peculiar people,

zealous of good works.

Titus 2:14

B

IS FOR BABY

He was born as a baby in Bethlehem town

In conditions so lowly it would cause us to frown,

This baby Jesus, the King of all kings

On the day of his birth the angels did sing.

And suddenly there was with the angel

a multitude of the heavenly host praising God,

and saying, Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace, good will toward men.

LUKE 2: 13-14

C

IS FOR CLOTH

A manger, sheep and cattle around,
A baby in swaddling clothes was found,

No spot or blemish could be seen in this lamb,

The infant Redeemer, The Savior, I AM.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord

came upon them, and the glory of the

Lord shone round about them:

and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them,

Fear not: for, behold,

I bring you good tidings of great joy,

which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day

in the city of David a Saviour,

which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you;

Ye shall find the babe wrapped

in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

LUKE 2: 9-14

D

IS FOR DELIVERER

In Zechariah chapter nine and verse nine

The prophet foretold of the one so divine.

Born of a virgin to live among men,

The deliverer would come to save us from sin.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion;

shout, O daughter of Jerusalem:

behold, thy King cometh unto thee:

he is just, and having salvation; lowly,

and riding upon an ass,

and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

ZECHARIAH 9:9

And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written,

There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer,

and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

ROMANS 11:26

E

IS FOR ETERNAL

The Eternal God, the Everlasting Father,

The Prince of Peace is He.

He gave up his eternal glory

To redeem lost souls like me.

For thy Maker is thine husband;

the LORD of hosts is his name;

and thy Redeemer the

Holy One of Israel;

The God of the whole

earth shall he be called.

ISAIAH 54: 5

F

IS FOR FAITHFUL

He is faithful, true and holy

He is Lord, the one and only.

From out of the seed of Abraham
Was born the pure and holy Lamb.

And the angel of the LORD called unto

Abraham out of heaven the second time,

And said, By myself have I sworn,

saith the LORD, for because thou

hast done this thing, and hast not

withheld thy son, thine only son:

That in blessing I will bless thee,

and in multiplying I will multiply thy

seed as the stars of the heaven,

and as the sand which is upon the sea shore;

and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

GENESIS 22:15-17

G

IS FOR GIFTS

The wise men brought their riches to Christ,

Three of the gifts of greatest price.

Symbols of His life and of His death,

 Mary just pondered this under her breath.

When they saw the star,

they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

And when they were come into the house,

they saw the young child with Mary his mother,

and fell down, and worshipped him:

and when they had opened their treasures,

they presented unto him gifts;

gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

MATTHEW 2:10-11

H

IS FOR HEROD

Herod was king in the days of Christ’s birth,

The King of all Kings had threatened his turf.

He said, “I too shall worship this child,”

But deception in his heart was running wild.

And being warned of God in a dream

that they should not return to Herod,

 they departed into their own

country another way.

And when they were departed,

behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth

 to Joseph in a dream, saying,

Arise, and take the young

child and his mother,

and flee into Egypt,

and be thou there until I bring thee

word: for Herod will seek the

young child to destroy him.

MATTHEW 2:12-13

I

IS FOR INCARNATE

He was sent from the Father to show his love,

God incarnate from heaven above,

Fully God and fully man

He came to fulfill His eternal plan

And, behold, thou shalt

conceive in thy womb,

and bring forth a son, and shalt

call his name JESUS.

He shall be great, and shall be called

the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God

shall give unto him the throne

of his father David:

And he shall reign over the house of Jacob

for ever; and of his kingdom there

shall be no end.

Then said Mary unto the angel,

How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

And the angel answered and said unto her,

The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee,

and the power of the Highest

shall overshadow thee:

therefore also that holy thing

which shall be born of thee

shall be called the Son of God.

LUKE 1:31-35

J

IS FOR JOY

At his birth the angels burst forth with joy.

They couldn't wait, this news to employ,

“He is come, He has come, born is our King!

He is Christ the Savior!” The angels did sing.

For unto you is born this day

in the city of David a Saviour,

which is Christ the Lord.

LUKE 2:11

K

IS FOR KING

Jesus was born King of the Jews.

The word was spread, "Good News! Good News!"

"A child is born and he will be King"

But he came to die, a world to redeem.

Saying, Where is he that is born

King of the Jews?

for we have seen his

star in the east,

and are come to worship him.

MATTHEW 2:2

L

IS FOR LINEAGE

Born of David's lineage, Jesus came forth,

The royal line was now set on course.

The genealogy was in line with the throne,

Our royal priest had come to atone.

So all the generations from

Abraham to David are

fourteen generations;

and from David until the

carrying away into Babylon

 are fourteen generations;

and from the carrying away

into Babylon unto Christ are

fourteen generations.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ

was on this wise:

When as his mother Mary

was espoused to Joseph,

before they came together,

she was found with child

of the Holy Ghost.

MATTHEW 1:17-18

M

IS FOR MOON

Christ the one, hung the moon in its place

Tonight he was born to the human race.

Mary looked down, fingers tiny, so small.

How could my baby be the Savior of all?

And the angel answered

and said unto her,

The Holy Ghost shall

come upon thee,

and the power of the Highest

shall overshadow thee:

therefore also that holy

thing which shall be

born of thee shall be

called the Son of God.

LUKE 1:35

N

IS FOR NEWS

As the shepherds were watching the sheep lying down,

“Good News! Good News!” was spread all around.

The angels proclaimed it; the birth of the King.

“Let's go to Bethlehem and see this great thing.”

And suddenly there was with the angel

a multitude of the heavenly host praising God,

and saying, Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace, good will toward men.

And it came to pass, as the angels

were gone away from them into heaven,

the shepherds said one to another,

Let us now go even unto Bethlehem,

and see this thing which is come to pass,

which the Lord hath made known unto us.

And they came with haste,

and found Mary, and Joseph,

and the babe lying in a manger.

LUKE 2:13-16

O

IS FOR OBEDIENCE

He showed obedience in all that was said and done.

He was Mary's child, but God's only Son.

With his voice the universe was put into place,

And obediently he came to the human race.

Then said I, Lo, I come

(in the volume of the book

it is written of me,)

to do thy will, O God.

HEBREWS 10:7

P

IS FOR PROMISE

The promised King of Israel,

The Lord of righteousness,

He will be called, "Emmanuel,"

And reign in holiness.

Behold, a virgin shall be with child,

and shall bring forth a son,

and they shall call his

name Emmanuel,

which being interpreted is,

God with us.

Matthew 1:23

Q

IS FOR QUESTION

The women questioned in the days of old,

"Will I give birth to this King foretold?

The prophets said that he would come.

Will I get to be the blessed one?”

Therefore the Lord himself

 shall give you a sign;

Behold, a virgin shall conceive,

and bear a son,

and shall call his name Immanuel.

ISAIAH 7:14

R

IS FOR REJOICES

Mary knew the child was a boy.

John the Baptist; even leaped for joy.

Rejoicing in the children that were to come,

They praised the Lord for what he had done.

And it came to pass, that,

when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary,

the babe leaped in her womb;

and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

And she spake out with a loud voice,

and said, Blessed art thou among women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

And whence is this to me,

that the mother of my Lord

should come to me?

For, lo, as soon as the voice

of thy salutation sounded in mine ears,

the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

And blessed is she that believed:

for there shall be a performance of those things

which were told her from the Lord.

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

LUKE 1:41-47

S

IS FOR SALUTATION

Mary, astonished, but the moment savored,

“What manner of salutation can this be?”

“Hail thou, that art highly favored,

The Lord will come and dwell within thee.”

And the angel came in unto her, and said,

Hail, thou that art highly favoured,

the Lord is with thee:

blessed art thou among women.

And when she saw him,

she was troubled at his saying,

and cast in her mind what manner

of salutation this should be.

And the angel said unto her,

Fear not, Mary: for thou hast

found favour with God.

And, behold, thou shalt conceive

 in thy womb, and bring forth a son,

and shalt call his name JESUS.

LUKE 1:28-31

T

IS FOR TRAVELED

Joseph and Mary traveled a great way,

Following the decree Caesar proclaimed.

"Return to your homeland to be counted this day”

The Census would mark each person by name.

And it came to pass in those days,

that there went out a decree

from Caesar Augustus,

that all the world should be taxed.

(And this taxing was first made when

Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

And all went to be taxed,

every one into his own city.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee,

out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea,

unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem;

(because he was of the house

and lineage of David:)

To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife,

being great with child.

And so it was, that, while they were there,

the days were accomplished

that she should be delivered.

And she brought forth her firstborn son,

and wrapped him in swaddling clothes,

and laid him in a manger;

because there was no room

for them in the inn.

LUKE 2:1-7

U

 IS FOR UNAWARE

In Judah among the hills was found,

Bethlehem Ephrathah, an unaware town

Emmanuel was born on this holy ground,

The ruler of Israel, from heaven came down.

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah,

though thou be little among

the thousands of Judah,

yet out of thee shall he come forth

unto me that is to be ruler in Israel;

whose goings forth have been

from of old, from everlasting.

MICAH 5:2

V

IS FOR VISABLE

The star was visible way up in the sky,

It was seen by the wisemen afar.

“Find him and bring me the news,” Herod cried,

"I will come worship the King where you are."

Then Herod, when he had privily

called the wise men, enquired of them

diligently what time the star appeared.

And he sent them to Bethlehem,

and said, Go and search diligently

for the young child;

and when ye have found him,

bring me word again,

that I may come and worship him also.

And when they were departed,

behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth

to Joseph in a dream, saying,

Arise, and take the young child and his mother,

and flee into Egypt,

and be thou there until I bring thee word:

for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

MATTHEW 2: 7-9 & 13

W

IS FOR WISDOM

Jesus increased in wisdom and stature

And in favor with God and man.

Proclaimed to be the only Mediator,

Redemption through Christ, God's plan.

And he went down with them,

and came to Nazareth,

and was subject unto them:

but his mother kept all these

sayings in her heart.

And Jesus increased in

wisdom and stature,

and in favour with God and man.

LUKE 2:52

X

IS FOR EXTREMELY

The trip to Bethlehem was eXtremely hard,

As they traveled the rugged land.

With willing hearts, this couple did their part,

To fulfill the Father's plan.

And all went to be taxed,

every one into his own city.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee,

out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea,

unto the city of David,

which is called Bethlehem;

(because he was of the house

and lineage of David:)

To be taxed with Mary his

espoused wife, being great with child.

And so it was, that, while they were there,

the days were accomplished that

she should be delivered.

LUKE 2:3-6

Y

IS FOR YEARNING

Simeon was yearning for the Messiah's proclamation,

He would not see death until it was revealed.

His eyes now fixed upon the Lord's salvation;

The light to the Gentiles, and the glory Israel.

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem,

whose name was Simeon;

and the same man was just and devout,

waiting for the consolation of Israel:

and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost,

that he should not see death,
before he had seen the Lord's Christ

And he came by the Spirit into the temple:

and when the parents brought in the child Jesus,

to do for him after the custom of the law,

Then took he him up in his arms,
and blessed God, and said,

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant

depart in peace, according to thy word:

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

A light to lighten the Gentiles,

and the glory of thy people Israel.

LUKE 2:25-32

Z

IS FOR ZEAL

A Son is given, a child is born,

The increase of his reign and peace; no end.

The zeal of the Lord of host will perform,

The Wonderful Counselor, our God did send.

Of the increase of his government

and peace there shall be no end,

upon the throne of David,

and upon his kingdom, to order it,

and to establish it with judgment

and with justice from henceforth

even for ever.

The zeal of the LORD of hosts

will perform this.

ISAIAH 9:7