GPP 76: Jesus Attends His Own

So George isn’t coming, nor Gloomy Gus;
Neither is Mary Sue, or Blasingame—
So what? Jesus promised to be with us,
If even two or three meet in His name!
If believers use His name, what is asked
Is given; when they meet, He is present;
When few or many gather, His work tasked,
Those are blessed, strengthened, and made more
pleasant!
Jesus’ name penetrates the strongest wall;
Climbs the highest mount; rules the wildest sea;
Rides the farest star; stills the stormy squall;
Breaks the hardest heart; saves the lost and me!
All we humans should praise His holy name,
For saving us from death, from sin, from shame!

Promise Made: Matthew 18:20 (Jesus speaks)—
“ ‘For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with
them.’ “ (NIV)

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)

GPP 75: God, An Ever-Present Help

If a child of God remains in His will,
Though harm, even human death, on him falls,
He has naught to fear, for God’s with him still—
Life and safety in heaven quickly calls!
What is death, but the door to Paradise?
One with greater things for God left to do
Has divine protection, safe and precise—
No wound can prevent success to ensue!
From the moment of belief, such is true:
To die is gain, but Christ wants him to live*,
For producing fruit, ‘til earth-life is thrpugh;
Winning lost souls; new life to many give!
Believers have refuge in Christ the Lord;
Instant protection is their first reward!

*John 17:15

Promise Made: Psalm 46:1,7—“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. … The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.” (NIV)

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)

GPP 74: Holy As Christ

Some were chosen by God, Christ to receive,
Before creation, ere life had begun;
Yet, any who will in Jesus believe
Is assured of salvation by the Son*!
On believers are wondrous gifts bestowed;
Some rob themselves of the riches they own,
By quenching the Spirit; or seeds unsowed;
Or asking not for promised blessings shown!
Not in the flesh is holiness e’er achieved,
But in heaven will each saved righteous be,
Made so by Christ—His righteousness received—
That all who dwell there are holy as He!
In heaven, no sin is allowed by God;
Therefore, no flesh the streets of gold will trod!

*John 6:37-40

Promise Made: Ephesians 1:3-4 (Paul writes)—
“Praises be to the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him [the Lord Jesus Christ] before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight…” (NIV) [Brackets added]

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” (John3:16)

“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)

GPP 73: One Gate Only

Many routes to heaven are hawked on earth
That beguile multitudes to lose their way;
The devil’s highways abound; there is no dearth;
His cohorts love leading poor souls astray!
God’s paradise has but a single gate;
All others are contrived by Satan’s thieves;
Only through Jesus does heaven await,
And those who enter, in the Son believes!
Even Oprah has invented a trap
Supposed to lead folks to the Promised Land;
The misled pay millions for her claptrap ,
That does naught but lead into Satan’s hand!
The Bible and Jesus show the true way;
All else is man-made, seeking to betray!

Promise Made: John 10:9a-10 (Jesus speaks)—
“ ‘I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved… The thief [Satan] comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they [all men and women] may have life and have it to the full.’ “ (NIV) [Brackets added]

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)

GPP 72: Christ Jesus Perfects

A person re-born wants like Jesus live,
To live as righteous in the Savior’s eye;
Just two things to that effort can he give:
His most steadfast will pow’r must he supply,
Plus his entire self for Christ to direct!
Self-effort will not Christ-like persons make;
Such must let God’s Spirit mistakes correct,
Guiding actions to do, which not to take!
Christ is patient, mending broken beings;
He gives each many chances to succeed—
Forgives errors, thus from guilt full freeing;
He completes what’s lacking, so none has need!
Flesh cannot live righteous by self alone;
Strength from Christ Jesus lets one to go on!

Promise Made: 1 Peter 5:10 (Peter writes)—“And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you whole, strong, firm and steadfast.” (NIV)

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)

GPP 71: The Lord Strengthens

Spiritual warfare rages earth for souls—
Trying to thwart God, Satan roams the world,
Duping men and women to live in roles
Sure to land them in hell, where he’ll be hurled!
God’s own Son died, in place of fallen flesh,
Redeeming any who in Him believed;
Giving them new lives in which to start fresh,
The guilt of past plus new sins full relieved!
God’s Spirit indwells, to guide each aright;
Lord Christ Jesus orchestrates world events,
Aiding the saved to live in paths of light,
Avoiding ways the evil one presents!
But most choose to stay in the devil’s grip;
For the few righteous, glorious the trip!

Promise Made: 1 Thessalonians 3:3 (Paul writes)—
“But the Lord [Christ Jesus] is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you against the evil one [Satan, the devil].” (NIV) [Brackets added]

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)

GPP 70: Christ Jesus Is Able

The Spirit of Christ Jesus is at work
Within each believer, to guide him through
This life: Which path to take, and which to shirk,
He shows, in earth’s maze and hullabaloo!
What He does is so less than He’s able,
Flesh cannot imagine all He can do,
Not e’en in wonders of myth and fable,
The greatest but children at skip-to-my-lou!
None can match our Lord in pow’r and might;
With voice alone, He made the universe;
When all earth’s armies assemble to fight*,
He roars from Zion**—their troops perish first!
He was before time, and after will be;
For ever and ever, Christ Jesus He!

*Joel 3:9
**Joel 3:16

Promise Made: Ephesians 3:20 (Paul writes)—
“Now to him [Christ Jesus] who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations for ever and ever. Amen.” (NIV) [Brackets added]

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)