Litany of Loneliness

 Here’s today’s poem. It’s called: 

Litany of Loneliness 

Today's teens are lonely, they're mostly looking down

We can help one find and make a friend 

All it takes is time, climb our culture, climb

We see the stats, we know where this can end

One person at a time, one life, one soul 

Through generations, a choice 

We meet 'em where they are, not rich or superstar

Our role to humbly hear their voice 

Once heard and seen, the bond may mean 

a closeness, not arms-length

We're giving out, it's serve not shout 

We're just sharing strength.

Litany is a prayer, wait and we'll get there 

Waiting ain't always the best option 

Reach for God, don't tarry

He's chomping the bit to carry 

We may inherit adoption.

Ephesians 1:4-5

4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-

No headaches in heaven

Today’s a tough one. Two tragic deaths, one in USA and one in New Zealand so I’ve written to comfort the living. 

This one is  called:

No headaches in heaven 

Death is part of life, life is a gift

Life lived God’s way leads us home

Down here on earth, where we're held from birth 

Souls alive, back to God we roam

We find our way, it's tough, a hill

We suffer, mistakes mar our journal 

God is not astonished, we arrive unadmonished,

 Heaven, where His welcome is eternal.

Proverbs 12:28

28 In the way of righteousness there is life;

along that path is immortality.

Maker

 Here’s today’s song. It’s called:

Maker 

God started shaping us, from the very start 

We've always been the clay, He's the Potter 

Shapes size and creed, even shaped our seed

Shapes us all as His son and daughter 

Lord, You are my Maker 

Lord, You are my Maker 

Lord, You are my Maker 

Amen.

As it gets more risky, the throne becomes clear 

Stay true to Jesus in His hand 

Crowd wil say "renounce", true will mean you'll trounce 

Live forever in the Promised land 

Lord, You are my Maker 

Lord, You are my Maker 

Lord, You are my Maker 

Lord, You are my Maker 

Lord, You are my Maker 

Lord, You are my Maker 

Amen.

Jeremiah 18:6

6 He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the LORD. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.

Revelation 2:13

13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.

I was blind Bartameus

 Here’s today’s poem. It’s called:

I was blind Bartameus

I was blind yet not from birth, 

Regained sight to see 

Begging, blind, He held my mind 

Howled "have mercy on me"

Crowd will crow, scoffers show 

Persist, He hears our cries 

Jesus calls, faith stands or falls 

He will heal our eyes 

What then, Once healed what's next 

Allegiance to Christ is owed 

Like ole Bart, we get new start 

Follow Jesus along the road.

Mark 10:46-52

Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight

Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.

The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”

“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

Salome save

 Here’s today’s song. It’s called:

Salome save 

She was asked to dance, did she have a chance 

Asked by her king and her mother 

Had John killed, for us blood was spilled 

Shows at Tomb, grieving for Another

King's birthday dinner, thought he was the winner 

Ended up eaten by distress 

Herod's day was done, Jesus Christ has won 

She's not to blame, Salome to bless 

Waiting for the sabbath, the girls got together 

Spent what they had on His anointing 

Weren't expecting Spirit, asked each other as they near it 

Who'll roll the stone to where He's pointing

King's birthday dinner, thought he was the winner 

Ended up eaten by distress 

Herod's day was done, Jesus Christ has won 

She's not to blame, Salome to bless 

King's birthday dinner, thought he was the winner 

Ended up eaten by distress 

Herod's day was done, Jesus Christ has won 

She's not to blame, Salome to bless. 

Matthew 14:6-12

6 On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much 7 that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 9 The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted 10 and had John beheaded in the prison. 11 His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12 John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

Mark 16:1-3

Jesus Has Risen

16:1-8pp — Mt 28:1-8; Lk 24:1-10

1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”

How long, LORD, will the wicked?

 Here’s today’s poem. It’s called:

How long, LORD, will the wicked?

Godless fools who live by hate, jubilant songs they sing 

O, but their end, He'll surely send 

Sheol is the burden they bring 

Upon this earth there's joy and mirth 

The Godless are dying 

Wicked folks bear heavy yokes 

Flailing, not flying 

Jesus says, "Come to Me all you who are weary"

Take His yoke, your soul awoke 

Real rest, your choice is cheery.

Psalms 94:3

How long, LORD, will the wicked,

how long will the wicked be jubilant?

Matthew 11:28-29

28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Plunder

 Here’s today’s poem. It’s called: 

Plunder

I sin, I need The Lord 

His mercy covers all 

Each morning I make mistakes 

Evil one ties and takes 

Still strong as I hear and heed His call 

Holy Spirit speaks, He protects and He frees 

His goal is always freedom for man 

He's been around forever, man curses Him will never 

See His face, He's fair because He can 

Without Him I'm afraid , I'm weak and at risk 

Like a lamb , lion looks to slaughter

Satan is a prowler, tries to trap as fowler 

Laid his evil trap for Eve and caught her 

I am no better, I am just like Eve 

Without His protection I'm a goner 

With him I'm strong, eternal, lasting long 

Free to follow Jesus, in His honor.

Genesis 3:2-5

2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” 4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

Mark 3:22-29

22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”

23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27 In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house. 28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”

Pilate’s wife

 Here’s today’s song. It’s called:

Pilate’s wife

See women in the Passion , see it in Creation 

Eve is Adam's other side 

Pilate's wife feared for her life 

Knew nowhere her husband could hide 

Dreams are often accurate, a restful mind is strong 

Don't judge a book by its cover 

Women's intuition, significant suspicion 

Eve was way more than Adam's lover 

Had Pilate listened, actually heard 

Don't know if Passion could’ve changed 

One things for certain, when Jesus tore the curtain 

All our sin for Him was exchanged

Dreams are often accurate, a restful mind is strong 

Don't judge a book by its cover 

Women's intuition, significant suspicion 

Eve was way more than Adam's lover 

Dreams are often accurate, a restful mind is strong 

Don't judge a book by its cover 

Women's intuition, significant suspicion 

Eve was way more than Adam's lover.

Genesis 2:21-22

21 So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.

Matthew 27:19

While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.”

You renew

 Here’s today’s song. It’s called:

You renew

2024, a  year of renewal, a brain that was hurt, renewed 

This year the heart, I offer at start 

My worship not yet to conclude 

My task at hand, not conform to a land 

Be transformed by Your renewal 

Test and approve, Your will is my groove 

Perfect, I live through accrual 

Finish strong, live long 

My worship is what I offer 

While I'm still living, it's me that I'm giving 

Don't finish a scorner or scoffer 

My task at hand, not conform to a land 

Be transformed by Your renewal 

Test and approve, Your will is my groove 

Perfect, I live through accrual 

My task at hand, not conform to a land 

Be transformed by Your renewal 

Test and approve, Your will is my groove 

Perfect, I live through accrual.

Romans 12:1-2

A Living Sacrifice

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Nothing to do with dirt

 Here’s today’s song. It’s called:

Nothing to do with dirt 

Identity's not national, nor is it political 

Spiritual is the only share  

Levites got The Lord, in today's sense they scored 

God can consistently care

Nothing to do with dirt 

Land can end in hurt

People protect the border 

God is over Earth, He's your place of birth 

He made you, knows you, has all things in order 

Look ahead to His return, He's coming back to Earth 

Again He'll be the One to move the dial 

Peter even knew, his catch of fish was through 

he walked on water even through denial 

Nothing to do with dirt 

Land can end in hurt

People protect the border 

God is over Earth, He's your place of birth 

He made you, knows you, has all things in order 

Nothing to do with dirt 

Land can end in hurt

People protect the border 

God is over Earth, He's your place of birth 

He made you, knows you, has all things in order.

Deuteronomy 10:9

That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the LORD is their inheritance, as the LORD your God told them.)

Matthew 16:16

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Ancientdom

Imagine the regret, the horror of the scene 

Vipers all around and no way out 

Knowing you'll be struck, you've made this mire and muck 

You see Bronze snake, in pain you scream and shout 

Damaged and in pain, you feel your strength regain 

Somehow you saw and now you live 

God's your second chance, all you did was glance 

You now see all there is to give 

You're seeing through the years, Salvation through tears 

You can't know why but somehow know He sees us

You want eternal life, you know you've caused this strife 

Lifted up is your Saviour Jesus. 

Numbers 21:8-9

The LORD said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived.

John 3:14-15

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”

Humble Assurance

Faithfully brave, humbly sure 

Surety safeguards a saint 

Saviour says all things are His ways 

Son selects saint or no saint 

Magic , murder, morality mounts

Hell's no laughing matter 

Monstrous, massive, don't be passive

Move above the clatter.

Luke 10:22

22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

Revelation 21:8

But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars —they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Am I the rabble?

 Here’s today’s song. It’s called:

Am I the rabble 

I don't know but You do, what we each are

I'm who You say I am 

whether I'm the rabble, bringing thankless babble 

May die in the desert, damned 

Oddly, I'm not damned, here I stand alive 

I didn't get what I deserve

Three days in the grave, Christ, who died, can save

He came not to condemn, but to serve 

Since, alas, I'm saved, all I can do 

Follow and obey, He's leading 

Once in His Word, I'm now seen and heard 

Obedience for me is keep on reading 

Oddly, I'm not damned, here I stand alive 

I didn't get what I deserve

Three days in the grave, Christ, who died, can save

He came not to condemn, but to serve 

Oddly, I'm not damned, here I stand alive 

I didn't get what I deserve

Three days in the grave, Christ, who died, can save

He came not to condemn, but to serve. 

Numbers 11:4-6

Quail From the LORD

The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started wailing and said, “If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic. But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna! ”

Mark 10:33-34

33 “We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, 34 who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.”

Lead Well to Be Pursued

 Lead Well to Be Pursued

Text: Isaiah 35:10 (ESV)

“And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.”

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Introduction

Every man longs to feel wanted by his wife—to be admired, respected, and even pursued. But pursuit doesn’t just happen. It’s the fruit of godly leadership. In Isaiah 35:10, we see God’s people joyfully returning to Him because He made a way and went before them. In the same way, when a man leads well, his wife is drawn to him with joy. Leadership unlocks pursuit.

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Point 1: Step Out in Front – Leadership Precedes Pursuit

Biblical Insight:

God’s people returned to Zion because God took the initiative. A man must also take the first step. Leadership is about direction, not domination.

Scripture Reference:

“For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church.” – Ephesians 5:23

Personal Application:

• Spiritually: Be the one to initiate prayer, Bible reading, and church involvement.

• Relationally: Don’t wait for her to fix what’s broken. Plan the date night. Make the first move toward reconciliation.

• Practically: Set financial goals. Make plans for your family’s future. Lead with intention.

Challenge:

Pick one area—spiritual, relational, or practical—and take one bold, intentional step this week.

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Point 2: Lead with Love – The Path to Joyful Pursuit

Biblical Insight:

Joy comes when love leads. Christ laid down His life for the church; real leadership in marriage reflects that same sacrificial love.

Scripture Reference:

“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” – Ephesians 5:25

Personal Application:

• Listen well. Be fully present in conversation.

• Serve her. Do the small things—dishes, errands, chores she didn’t ask you to do.

• Speak life. Affirm her daily—not just her beauty, but her character and strength.

Challenge:

Send a daily note or text this week sharing one specific thing you admire or appreciate about her.

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Point 3: Create a Vision Worth Following

Biblical Insight:

The people in Isaiah 35:10 were returning with joy because they were going somewhere—Zion. A man must lead his family with a clear sense of purpose and direction.

Scripture Reference:

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” – Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)

Personal Application:

• Talk about the future. Where do you see your marriage and family in 5 years?

• Invite her into your dreams. Ask her what she’s passionate about.

• Move with purpose. Don’t wait for “someday.” Start building now.

Challenge:

Plan a “vision night.” Share goals, pray together, and write down a direction for your family. Revisit it monthly.

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Conclusion

Isaiah 35:10 is a picture of joyful return. God’s people pursued Him because He went before them. If you want to be pursued by your wife, step into godly leadership—go first, lead with love, and cast vision. When you do, you create a marriage where pursuit, passion, and purpose flourish.

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