His Workmanship

His Workmanship

By David Smith November 26, 2009

 

Jaws like teeth as it smashes and shakes

A building hammered to the ground, the progress it makes

Shoveled into a truck the rubble and grind

Only a memory that is left behind.

 

Earth movers hit hard, mighty machines of steel

Hydraulic lifts and turntable to wheel

All the technology to tear down a place

Think of the hope, new life we can face.

 

An earthen vessel as vulnerable as I

Subjected to sin, circumstances make me cry.

To be rebuilt, after we’re broken and torn;

A spiritual house, living stones are reborn.

 

A living hope and gloriously appearing

To be in Christ, this world is deceiving.

Rebuilt, a new, living stones I dare say

Being torn down though sin and decay

 

Born again, not of corruption and lies

It’s the spirit within, Christ’s workmanship thrives.

That is the Message, believe and repent

For the Love of the World Jesus was sent.

The Real Christmas Story

The Real Christmas Story

By David Smith December 18, 2012

 

“Twas the Night before Christmas and all through the town

The cattle were lowing; the inn-keeper wore a frown.

Mary in a stable, Lying in the hay,

Anticipating the birth, Of the first Christmas Day.

 

Born in a manger, the flocks in the field

The lambs as they wander for the good shepherd to appear;

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter

Even King Herod knew something was the matter.

 

“A King is born!” the Wise Men had to say

Herod was anxious to eliminate Children, that day

The King had his exodus, to Egypt he flew

The Old Testament predicted of his prophesy so true

All the parables and miracles become clear

He would we worshiped by believers so dear

 

To believe in his name; He is the light

Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night.

A Certain Samaritian at the Assembly is Clear

A Certain Samaritan at The Assembly is Clear

By David Smith December 2, 2012

 

Ref: Luke 10:30-37

A Good Samaritan I heard him preach

An illustration of Christ, the “Word” to teach

Rejected by the Jews, a certain Samaritan did the deed

Christ comes to us in our hour of need

The priest, the Levite,

They cannot get us saved

Only faith in Christ to live beyond the grave

The Samaritan comes back to pick up the lost

That is the Church, Christ paid the cost.

O the Parable, the picture of Christ

The Author and the Finisher, of the faith so nice.

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat
By David Smith October 30, 2012

Heaven is no trick and hell is no treat
Believe on the Lord Jesus, His work is complete.
He did it all on the Cross as he cried.
“It is finished.” In faith to abide

That is the key to Heaven so grand
Works of self-righteousness and deeds will not stand.
To work at being a Christian will not get you in
To admit “I’m a sinner” is where to begin.

Then to be cleansed and washed by his blood
He did the work, be prepared for his flood
Believe on the Lord Jesus. The onus is on YOU
Christ is the door, faith gets you through.

Inspiration from the Book of Ruth

Inspiration from the Book of Ruth

By David Smith August 16, 2012

 

Reference: The Holy Bible/The Book of Ruth

The Book of Ruth keeps meditation on my mind.

Gold nuggets of scripture with understanding we find.

A love story we here of Christ and His Church;

It’s Boaz and Ruth in the LOVE that they search.

 

She gleans in the right field

He lets it be known, no doubt;

Stays in His field, what Love is about;

She is redeemed regardless of her past

And in line to Christ where the blood line holds fast

 

All the Begotten(s) and begat(s) that we read

A direct line through Ruth, an inherited seed.

A love story by chance on the earthy plain we see;

It is the hand of God, His Devine guidance that be.

 

Looking at the book, a pivot is in view

From the Old Testament, the lineage,

How things become new.

It all stems together how the Christmas story fits.

The foundation of the Old Testament and how the New fulfills it.

The Three Trees

The Three Trees

By David Smith July 29, 2012

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Inspired by Andrew Zuidema

Morning Bible Reading Welland Gospel Hall

 

References:

 

John 1:48-49 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. 

 

 

Luke 19:1 to 5

 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him; for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

 

Luke 23:31 to 32 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? And there were also tow other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

 

And now that I can full see

The value of the Cross at Calvary

Only through God’s loving grace

A tree of life I now can face

 

Beyond, beneath and in-between

The Lord Jesus

Different views are seen

 

Beyond the tree of visibility, Nathaniel sees a presence

Beneath the tree where Zacchaeus  climbed

The Lord’s flowing essence

 

And in between two malefactors

In the midst it stood

The finished work,

The tree of life, to believe if we would

Inspired by Wednesday NIght Meeting

Inspired by Wednesday Night Meeting

By David Smith July 19, 2012

 

Reference: John 6: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

From Five Barley Loaves, and two small fishes, a multitude was fed

Twelve baskets left over as the bread from heaven was widely spread

Once everyone was fed and filled to the top

Twelve baskets of leftovers; salvation was my thought.

Israel was fed the Bread from Heaven for life

And the leftovers, to the Gentiles, God’s power and might

The leftovers from heaven, thy word forever pure

As we feed on God’s Word as His love will endure

The Bread of life, I am, He did speak

His word so filling, a harvest to reap

Dwell on the fulfilment, God’s food for us

The bread from heaven, His Word to trust.