If I pursue only what I want, what is the gain?
There’s this longing in me that I can’t explain.
I need You to come and satisfy my desire.
Only You can pluck me out of the fire.
I am the smoldering wick only You would claim.
I need You to come and set my heart aflame.
I feel like I’m always getting stuck in the mud.
You will come and save me; it’s only by Your blood.
Jehovah-Tsidkenu, the Lord my righteousness,
You are faithful and will present me spotless.
But there is so much sadness, so much pain.
It is part of the curse, part of the bane.
You will come and make all things new.
Here on earth, I will forever be with You.
Then You will wipe every tear away
And turn all of the darkness into day.
You will come and bring restoration,
For You are my light and my salvation.
Now Your Spirit within and I cry “Come!
Come and make earth Your eternal home!”
A while ago in the Prayer Room, I wrote this poem just out of the overflow of my heart. Then I realized that every stanza was directly related to a verse in the Bible. God, through His Word, is transforming my life!
- Stanza 1: Matthew 16:26 & Psalm 42:1-2
- Stanza 2: Psalm 145:16 & Amos 4:11
- Stanza 3: Isaiah 42:3 & Luke 24:32
- Stanza 4: Psalm 40:2 & Ephesians 2:13
- Stanza 5: Jeremiah 33:16 & Jude 24
- Stanza 6: Jeremiah 15:18 & Genesis 3:14-19
- Stanza 7: Revelation 21:5 & Revelation 21:3
- Stanza 8: Revelation 21:4 & Revelation 21:23
- Stanza 9: Acts 3:21 & Psalm 27:1
- Stanza 10: Revelation 22:17 & Revelation 21:3
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