tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312160822024-03-08T03:41:39.442-08:00Songs In The NightThese are poems and hymns to edify and strengthen others, to be a witness of the love of God, to exhort others to trust in the Lord more.
The name is based on Job 35:10; Psalms 42:8 and 77:6.
Only the Lord can give songs in the night - only He can give peace and joy to His children in the midst of their trials and sorrows. It is only through Him that songs can spring up out of troubled hearts - and it is those same songs that truly can touch and minister to the hearts of others.Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.comBlogger304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-73424295796173052572024-02-27T12:43:00.001-08:002024-02-27T12:59:52.158-08:00A Call To Remembrance (Poem)<p style="text-align: center;"><b>A Call To Remembrance</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">I’ll never forget all the things You’ve done for me;<br />How You died on the cruel cross of Calvary;<br />You redeemed me from my sin and set me free;<br />Now Lord Jesus, I am Yours eternally.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I was a black sheep that had wandered astray;<br />As a Good Shepherd, You sought me that day;<br />You rescued me from all that kept me away;<br />Changed forevermore, I’m Yours, come what may.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Any good in my life is because of You;<br />Every breath I breathe, I owe it all to You;<br />You’ve taken my heart and made it brand new -<br />I’m transformed by Your love, by all that You do.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Looking back on my life, and all my past sin,<br />I praise You for Your grace that cleanses within;<br />I recall to my mind how faithful You have been;<br />And rejoice in the hope that You’re coming again.</p><p style="text-align: center;">February 27, 2024<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ephesians 2:11-13 <i>Wherefore <b>remember</b>… That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">1 Corinthians 11:23-26 <i>For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: <b>this do in remembrance of me</b>. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: <b>this do ye</b>, as oft as ye drink it, <b>in remembrance of me</b>. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Lamentations 3:21-23 <i><b>This I recall to my mind</b>, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.</i></p>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-10352281837784983272024-01-31T14:48:00.002-08:002024-01-31T15:12:24.472-08:00More Than Enough (Poem)<p style="text-align: center;"><b>More Than Enough</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Mankind is always seeking for some lasting substance to be found;<br />Everywhere the heart can glean, he thinks valuable treasures will abound;<br />But it seems of the world’s riches, there is never enough to go around -<br />With all that I have in Christ, the Word of God clearly resounds:</p><p style="text-align: center;">More than enough wisdom to guide me in His sight,<br />More than enough strength for these battles that I fight,<br />More than enough truth - in fact, the Lord is my Light!<br />Whatever I face in this life, Jesus Christ is more than enough.</p><p style="text-align: center;">More than enough new mercies to help me through each day,<br />More than enough forgiveness when my steps lead me astray,<br />More than enough grace for those trials that come to stay -<br />With my Saviour, I have more than enough to face whatever comes my way.</p><p style="text-align: center;">More than enough promises for me to live a godly life,<br />More than enough peace to calm every sort of strife,<br />More than enough power to command that every storm be still,<br />In my Saviour is more than enough for me to do my Father’s will.</p><p style="text-align: center;">More than enough provisions which come from up on high,<br />More than enough comfort for every teardrop and sigh,<br />More than enough hope - one day, I’ll meet my Lord in the sky;<br />For all that I will ever need, Jesus Christ is more than enough.</p><p style="text-align: center;">January 31, 2024<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>(Dedicated to Gary Carruthers, the man who gave me the challenge below.)</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Romans 5:5-8 <i>And hope maketh not ashamed; because <u><b>the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us</b></u>. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But <u><b>God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.</b></u></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Romans 8:31-32 <i>What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? <b><u>He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?</u></b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The following was written by a man in my church as a challenge to others a couple of years ago. He passed it on to me to use as a theme for a possible poem.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The owner of a Rolls Royce wrote a letter to the CEO of the company and asked him what the horsepower was of his vehicle.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">His reply was a one-worded letter: "Adequate.”</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Of course there are many more features of the Rolls Royce than the horsepower that we could describe as adequate, the many features of the controls, appearance of the interior, design and leather of the upholstery, and the statement this car makes from its outside appearance.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">My thoughts turned to my God and I began mentally listing all the ways in which I considered Him to be adequate.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Omnipotent: All POWERFUL, created the universe, the earth, the sun, moon and stars, our lands with all kinds of animals, our vegetation, trees, oceans and lastly human beings, which He did in just six days, His power, more than ADEQUATE.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Omniscient: KNOWS EVERYTHING, Even the very hairs of your head are numbered, not counted, but numbered. Just one example from Matthew 10:30. His knowledge, More than ADEQUATE.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Omnipresent: PRESENT EVERYWHERE, Omnipresence means that at the very minimum there is no place to which God's knowledge and power do not extend. You cannot hide from God. More than ADEQUATE.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Immutable: GOD CANNOT CHANGE, Hebrews 6:17,18, The promise of blessedness which God has made to believers is not a rash and hasty thing, but the result of God's eternal purpose. (2.) This purpose of God was agreed upon in counsel, and settled there between the eternal Father, Son, and Spirit. (3.) These counsels of God can never be altered; they are immutable. He is the same from everlasting to everlasting. More than ADEQUATE.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">These are considered the attributes of God, but there is one more very important thing, and some theologians would disagree with this but I don't think the following statement about love is an attribute of God.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">GOD IS LOVE! This very brief statement is from 1st John 4:18. At His very core, God is Love. Love so great that He gave His Son to die a very cruel death to save us from our sins. More than ADEQUATE!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There are many more examples of how God is adequate in Scripture. His promises, hundreds, maybe thousands of them (I didn't count them), but I would challenge you as you come to them in your reading, stop and think of how adequate that particular promise is FOR ME/YOU today.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">Gary Carruthers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Used with permission)</i></div><p></p>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-58949411520462855642024-01-31T13:05:00.008-08:002024-02-14T14:44:45.974-08:00Martha And Mary (Poem)<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Martha And Mary</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Martha and Mary, two sisters together one day.<br />Each sought to follow Jesus in their own unique way;<br />Martha was so busy still, but Mary would not be dismayed:<br />She wanted to spend time with her Master - with Jesus, come what may.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Nothing wrong with serving, but what is the end goal of your life?<br />Do you desire the Saviour more than the bustle and the strife?<br />Would you rather be so focussed, with everything placed so neat -<br />Or does your spirit and soul crave to worship at His feet?</p><p style="text-align: center;">In all of our opportunities, with each day that we face,<br />What’s the outcome, what’s the priority, when everything finds its place?<br />Did we seek to spend more time with Jesus, love Him more than all these things;<br />Did we fill our hearts with activities or with worshipping our King?</p><p style="text-align: center;">Are you more like Martha, or is Mary’s desire more your size -<br />Are you looking at the world, or keeping your eyes upon the prize?<br />Here is your dilemma - I don’t want to be contrary -<br />But whose example will you follow: Is it Martha or is it Mary?</p><p style="text-align: center;">January 30, 2024<br />Jerry Bouey</p>
<div align=justify><p style="text-align: justify;">Luke 10:38-42 <i>Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.</i></p><p>Taken from Spurgeon’s <i>Morning And Evening Devotional</i> for the Evening of May 9:</p><p><em>"Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field... let us see if the vine flourish."</em> Song of Solomon 7:11,12</p><p>The church was about to engage in earnest labour, and desired her Lord's company in it. She does not say, "I will go," but "let us go." It is blessed working when Jesus is at our side! It is the business of God's people to be trimmers of God's vines. Like our first parents, we are put into the garden of the Lord for usefulness; let us therefore go forth into the field. Observe that the church, when she is in her right mind, in all her many labours desires to enjoy communion with Christ. Some imagine that they cannot serve Christ actively, and yet have fellowship with Him: they are mistaken. Doubtless it is very easy to fritter away our inward life in outward exercises, and come to complain with the spouse, "They made me keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept:" but there is no reason why this should be the case except our own folly and neglect. Certain is it that a professor may do nothing, and yet grow quite as lifeless in spiritual things as those who are most busy. Mary was not praised for sitting still; but for her <em>sitting at Jesus' feet</em>. Even so, Christians are not to be praised for neglecting duties under the pretence of having secret fellowship with Jesus: it is not sitting, but sitting at Jesus' feet which is commendable. Do not think that activity is in itself an evil: it is a great blessing, and a means of grace to us. Paul called it a grace given to him to be allowed to preach; and every form of Christian service may become a personal blessing to those engaged in it. Those who have most fellowship with Christ are not recluses or hermits, who have much time to spare, but indefatigable labourers who are toiling for Jesus, and who, in their toil, have Him side by side with them, so that they are workers together with God. Let us remember then, in anything we have to do for Jesus, that we can do it, and should do it in close communion with Him.</p>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-75679306223653379782023-12-19T07:31:00.003-08:002023-12-19T07:31:51.495-08:00God Is So Good (Poem)<p> </p><div class="boldgrid-section"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12"><h3 class="" style="text-align: center;">God Is So Good</h3><p class="" style="text-align: center;">God is so good,<br />But this life is so tough.<br />The days seem so long,<br />The road is so rough.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I get bogged down<br />With the things that I find.<br />The pressures seem too much,<br />The world's lies claw at my mind.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">When I begin to feel trapped,<br />Locked within this rat race,<br />I know that there's real truth,<br />And it's only found one place:<br />The answers to my search for life<br />Do not lie within.<br />Inside is a rebellious heart,<br />Marred and scarred with sin.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">When I need true peace<br />That takes away the fear,<br />The doubts that come<br />Lord, I know they're here,<br />When I need hope<br />That overcomes the pain,<br />A will to live,<br />And grace to start again<br />I look to Jesus -<br />Oh He loves me I know;<br />I can feel His mercy and strength<br />Beginning to flow.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">January 4th, 1995<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.</em><br />John 17:17</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.</em><br />Romans 10:17</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest,</em><br /><em>whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,</em><br /><em>whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report;</em><br /><em>if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.</em><br /><em>Those things, which ye have both learned, and received,</em><br /><em>and heard, and seen in me, do:</em><br /><em>and the God of peace shall be with you.</em><br />Philippians 4:8-9</p></div></div></div></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-28807370820056799582023-12-18T23:10:00.006-08:002023-12-18T23:10:47.263-08:00Northern Lights (Poem)<p> </p><div class="boldgrid-section"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12"><h3 style="text-align: center;">Northern Lights</h3><p class="" style="text-align: center;">We saw the Northern Lights tonight, glittering up in the sky.<br />In rapture, we beheld the sight, and my how the time passed by -<br />In worshipping and praising the Lord who made all these things.<br />In amazement and wonder, our souls began to sing.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">We talked about God's love tonight, and sang songs from His Word;<br />About how Jesus died to give us life - so glad that we had heard.<br />Awestruck at all the colours, bright green and white and red.<br />Praising Christ for Calvary, and for the blood that He had shed.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Night grew a little bit colder, but now we were warmed within.<br />We thanked Jesus for having saved us and forgiving all our sin.<br />Remembering God's past mercies, and sharing them again,<br />And all through this time of worship, our hearts drew closer to Him.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Thank you, Lord, for your awesome gift of creation,<br />and for making us new creatures in Christ Jesus.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Amen.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">October 4th, 2000<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>(Dedicated to the Trenholms,</em><br /><em>from whose backyard we got to see this wonder together.)</em></p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,</em><br /><em>the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;</em><br /><em>What is man, that thou art mindful of him?</em><br /><em>and the son of man, that thou visitest him?</em><br />Psalm 8:3-4</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:</em><br /><em>old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.</em><br />2 Corinthians 5:17</p></div></div></div></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-9665795037638337362023-12-18T23:04:00.005-08:002023-12-18T23:04:46.544-08:00Esther's Prayer (Poem)<p> </p><div class="boldgrid-section"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12"><h3 class="" style="text-align: center;">Esther's Prayer</h3><p class="" style="text-align: center;">I have a prayer for when I go.<br />It may be soon, I just don't know.<br />There is a bit of fear I guess.<br />I have some worries I must confess.<br />When the doubts come and the fear,<br />Help me remember, Lord, You're near.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">What will happen when I'm gone?<br />Who will help my loved ones carry on?<br />Who will comfort them and ease their pain?<br />Who will provide their needs and explain<br />That I've gone on to a better place,<br />To gaze upon my Saviour's face?</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Let me learn from the sparrows, Lord.<br />And teach me from Your Holy Word,<br />That You watch over each and every one,<br />And You decide when their time has come,<br />Then gently remind me that You are in control,<br />And I can still trust You, Lord, with my soul.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">If You can preserve Your Word forever,<br />Then surely I need not doubt, no never,<br />That You know what's best for me and mine,<br />And that I can trust You when it's time,<br />To give them solace in their pain,<br />And bring them rainbows in the rain.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">I thank You, Lord Jesus, for taking my fear,<br />And Heavenly Father, for drawing near,<br />And Holy Spirit, for Your comfort and peace,<br />For letting the doubts and worries cease.<br />I thank You again for peace in my soul,<br />And reminding me, You are in control.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">August 20th, 2000<br />By your friend,<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>My times are in Thy hand…</em><br />Psalm 31:15</p><div align="justify"><p class="">Matthew 10:29 <em>Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.</em></p><p class="">Luke 12:6-7 <em>Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.</em></p><p class="">John 14:16, 26 <em>And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter that he may abide with you for ever; But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.</em></p></div></div></div></div></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-75637003620745728202023-12-18T23:01:00.002-08:002023-12-18T23:01:20.577-08:00Following (Poem)<p> </p><div class="boldgrid-section"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12"><h3 class="" style="text-align: center;">Following</h3><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Following in Abraham's footsteps,<br />You are going like never before.<br />Though uncertain of the outcome,<br />In faith you will trust the Lord.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">While you wait upon God's guidance,<br />Unsure of where to start,<br />Like Moses of so long ago,<br />Waiting for that Sea to part.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Like the Israelites in the wilderness,<br />Receiving Manna from the skies,<br />You will follow God's own leading,<br />As His path opens before your eyes.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">For we know Jesus has great plans for you,<br />A future that's laid up in store;<br />A path of peace and holiness,<br />With Christ's blessings forevermore.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">It's in Him we live and move and have our being,<br />Trust in His Word - it's worth believing.<br />As you seek wisdom and leading from the Lord above,<br />You'll find what you need through His mercy and love.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Persevere in the race and stand firmly too.<br />As you are transformed by His grace<br />Let His love shine through.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">April 7th, 1995<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>I am the light of the world, he that followeth Me shall</em><br /><em>not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.</em><br />John 8:12</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>My sheep hear My voice,</em><br /><em>and I know them, and they follow Me.</em><br />John 10:27</p><div align="justify"><p class="" style="text-align: left;">Hebrews 11:8-10 <em>By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.</em></p></div></div></div></div></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-17563952934131801152023-12-18T22:58:00.002-08:002023-12-18T22:58:11.380-08:00First Steps (Poem)<p> </p><div class="boldgrid-section"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12"><h3 style="text-align: center;">First Steps</h3><p class="" style="text-align: center;">As I learn to walk with You, Lord,<br />I'll take each step, however small.<br />Though I may stumble from time to time,<br />I know with You I'll never fall.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">I'll hold onto Your hand, Father,<br />As You lovingly guide the way,<br />Knowing that wherever You lead me,<br />On Your path I will always stay.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Through dismal tunnels dark,<br />Into bright passages of light,<br />I'll walk forward with You, Lord,<br />Bravely facing the night.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">When I falter in Your footsteps, Jesus,<br />I know You will gently lift me up.<br />When my feet are tired and worn,<br />You'll let me drink from Your loving cup.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Each new fresh morning is another walk;<br />Oh, there's so much more I have to do,<br />But I'll take each welcome step, dear Lord,<br />Because it will bring me closer home to You.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">August 28th, 1993<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>For even hereunto were ye called:</em><br /><em>because Christ also suffered for us,</em><br /><em>leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps.</em><br />1 Peter 2:21</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>He that saith he abideth in Him (Jesus)</em><br /><em>ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked.</em><br />1 John 2:6</p></div></div></div></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-1429960531531112382023-12-18T22:52:00.003-08:002023-12-18T22:52:17.575-08:00Will You Be A Jonathan? (Poem)<p> </p><div class="boldgrid-section"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12"><h3 style="text-align: center;">Will You Be A Jonathan?</h3><p class="" style="text-align: center;">When I feel like David and I am weighed down,<br />When I need encouragement from you,<br />When I don't feel so brave and my heart is frail,<br />Will you be a Jonathan too?</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">When I lose the vision and my eyes are dim,<br />When I can't see God's blessed view,<br />When I need reminders of God's perfect love,<br />Will you be a Jonathan too?</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Will you make a covenant to stand by me,<br />In tough times will you help me through,<br />When I stumble and falter in my walk with God,<br />Will you be a Jonathan too?</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Will you think of me before yourself,<br />Demonstrating what a servant should do,<br />Will you show me how to live before the Lord,<br />Will you be a Jonathan too?</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Will you love me as you love yourself,<br />Will you delight yourself in me too,<br />Will you speak well of me to my enemies,<br />Will you be a Jonathan too?</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Will you risk your life for me to show your love,<br />Will you do your best to be true,<br />Will you encourage me in God, and strengthen my heart,<br />Will you be a Jonathan too?</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Thank you for your friendship, and for all your love,<br />I feel like I've been renewed;<br />Now that my faith is strengthened and my heart has healed,<br />I can feel the Lord's love flowing through.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">My life is right with God,<br />I can see His glory now,<br />And I am no longer blue;<br />But when I see your pain,<br />That you are struggling again,<br />I know I can be a Jonathan for you.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">November 3rd, 1996<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly:</em><br /><em>and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.</em><br />Proverbs 18:24</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>And Jonathan Saul's son arose,</em><br /><em>and went to David into the wood,</em><br /><em>and strengthened his hand in God.</em><br />1 Samuel 23:16</p><p style="text-align: center;">See also 1 Samuel 18:1-4; 19:1-2, 4; Chapter 20</p></div></div></div></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-72470041337216402432023-12-18T22:49:00.002-08:002023-12-18T22:49:32.988-08:00Friends Forever (Poem)<div class="boldgrid-section"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12"><h3 class="" style="text-align: center;">Friends Forever</h3><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Birds of a feather, that's what we are,<br />Friends forever, whether near or far,<br />A friend will stand by you and never depart,<br />We're friends together, touched by the heart.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Whether you are in sickness, sorrow, or pain,<br />Even when it seems there is nothing to gain,<br />Life could get bitter, sweet, or tart,<br />We're friends however, sometimes torn by the heart.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">We'll stick close together when the going gets tough,<br />We'll journey this road, no matter how rough,<br />Companions eternal, whether we're apart,<br />Through Jesus we're living, joined by the heart.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">September 8th, 1993<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.<br /></em>Proverbs 17:17<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p></div></div></div></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-42921416911155085992023-12-18T22:46:00.003-08:002023-12-18T22:46:23.238-08:00Our Little One (Poem)<p> This poem is dedicated to “Our Little One”, who went to be with Jesus on May 21, 1997, after being in Momma’s belly for 15 or so weeks. In October, 1997, I (Angela) found out I was pregnant again, and gave birth to Abigail, June 1998, then Melissa, June 2001, and Carolyn Ann-Marie in October 2004.</p><div class="boldgrid-section"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12"><div align="justify"><p class="">It is my hope and prayer that many find solace in the confident hope that their precious “little one” is with the Lord.</p><p class=""><em>But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.</em> 2 Samuel 12:23 (King David speaking)</p><p class=""><em>But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.</em> 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18</p><p class="">God is gracious!</p></div><h3 class="" style="text-align: center;">Our Little One</h3><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Didn’t know if you were a boy or girl.<br />Would your hair be straight, or would it curl?<br />Would you be dark like your Daddy,<br />or would you be fair skinned like me?</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Would you love to run and play outside,<br />or be a homebody by Momma’s side?<br />Would your mind in the clouds often wander,<br />or would engineering feats, be what you ponder?</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">The Lord never let us know these things,<br />but he knew the joy you’d bring.<br />Even carrying you for such a short time,<br />making me yearn for a new Little One in His time.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Your time with us was, oh so brief.<br />Your loss, brought us so much grief.<br />Yet through it all, I learned to see,<br />how My Lord, He walks with me.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">I could not wish you back with us,<br />for surely, I have learned to trust,<br />and know you are safer with the Lord,<br />and am glad for the short time He could afford.</p><p style="text-align: center;">For surely, He must love you so,<br />to take you from us, and this I know,<br />that one day up in glory, when my Jesus I shall see,<br />there’ll be another Special Little One, waiting up there for me!</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Angela Trenholm<br />September 26, 2000</p></div></div></div></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-51810516793937722912023-12-18T22:43:00.001-08:002023-12-18T22:43:05.766-08:00Wings (Song)<p> </p><div class="boldgrid-section"><h3 style="text-align: center;">Wings</h3><p class="" style="text-align: center;">I'm flying with the wings of an eagle<br />Soaring up above in the sky<br />My thoughts are on the things of Heaven<br />I'll worship my Creator on high.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">I'm swiftly running - somehow I'm not weary<br />I won't give up, there's a race to be won<br />I'll keep my eyes on the Author, Finisher of faith<br />There's a new song of praise to be sung.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">I'm walking while the going is easy<br />I won't tremble though the road gets hard<br />The Son of God is a mighty fortress<br />He's my Rock, my shelter, my guard.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Though Satan desires I should stumble<br />As he sets each trap, to my protector I fly<br />When it seems I can't win, and the snare closes in<br />On wings my Father will bear me up high.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Though thousands around me should perish<br />I won't fear for my redemption draws nigh<br />While lightning flashes across the heavens<br />On wings of rapture I'll meet my Lord in the sky.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">December 10th, 1994<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength;</em><br /><em>they shall mount up with wings as eagles;</em><br /><em>they shall run, and not be weary;</em><br /><em>and they shall walk, and not faint.</em><br />Isaiah 40:31</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High</em><br /><em>shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.</em><br /><em>I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress:</em><br /><em>my God; in Him will I trust.</em><br /><em>He shall cover thee with His feathers,</em><br /><em>and under His wings shalt thou trust:</em><br /><em>His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.</em><br />Psalms 91:1-2, 4</p></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-5815476028731088942023-12-18T22:39:00.001-08:002023-12-18T22:39:04.226-08:00Prayer For Perfect Peace (Song)<p> </p><div class="boldgrid-section"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12"><h3 class="" style="text-align: center;">Prayer For Perfect Peace</h3><h4 class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>(To the tune of "Great Is Thy Faithfulness")</em></h4><p class="" style="text-align: center;">I need Your peace, dear Lord, oh how I dearly cry,<br />Fill me with strength and grace before I die!<br />I'm at the end of hope, help me to cling and cope,<br />Hold me in Your arms and bear me up high.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Help me to look to You and cling to You daily,<br />Help me to trust in faith, and cast fears away,<br />Grant me your perfect peace, please fill my mind with ease,<br />Comfort and strengthen my heart, Lord, I pray.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Father, I'm trembling, and troubled, and worried;<br />I give these cares to you, oh take them away!<br />Help me to lean on you, I'm wearied with struggling,<br />Fill my aching heart with Your peace today.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">June 3rd, 2001<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>(Dedicated to Mama Pat)</em></p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,</em><br /><em>whose mind is stayed on Thee:</em><br /><em>because he trusteth in Thee.</em><br />Isaiah 26:3</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>Be careful for nothing; but in every thing</em><br /><em>by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving</em><br /><em>let your requests be made known unto God.</em><br /><em>And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,</em><br /><em>shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.</em><br />Philippians 4:6-7</p></div></div></div></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-17013116778126298182023-12-18T22:31:00.004-08:002023-12-18T22:31:26.541-08:00True Love (Poem)<p> </p><div class="boldgrid-section"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12"><h3 class="" style="text-align: center;">True Love</h3><p class="" style="text-align: center;">A love so true, someone who is always there,<br />You love me, Lord, and I know that you care.<br />Though others disappoint and are always changing,<br />I know that You never will.<br />When life is turbulent and the road is twisting,<br />You say to my heart, <em>"Be still."</em></p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">I must rest solely in Your tender arms,<br />Guarded by the strength You convey;<br />All others will fail time and again,<br />But You, my God, will always stay.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">When my heart is aching inside,<br />no matter the reasons why,<br />You touch the wounds, heal the hurts,<br />and dry these tears I cry.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">When something is missing in my life,<br />And my heart yearns for something more,<br />You teach me of Your covenant love,<br />And the hope that is laid up in store.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">When I'm lonely inside, Your arms are open wide,<br />Sheltering and protecting, so strong, yet mild.<br />Your Spirit stirs within my heart, fixing every broken part,<br />Reminding me that I'm Your child.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Though some things in life are unsure,<br />And at times I feel left all alone,<br />You touch my heart and I am content,<br />Your love surrounds me - I feel right at home.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">August 13th, 1995<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>We love him, because he first loved us.</em><br />1 John 4:19</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms...</em><br />Deuteronomy 33:27a</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>Be still, and know that I am God:</em><br /><em>I will be exalted among the heathen,</em><br /><em>I will be exalted in the earth.</em><br />Psalm 46:10</p></div></div></div></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-82689315300336801182023-12-18T22:28:00.005-08:002023-12-18T22:28:46.082-08:00When I'm Lonely (Poem)<p> </p><div class="boldgrid-section"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12"><h3 class="" style="text-align: center;">When I'm Lonely</h3><p class="" style="text-align: center;">When I'm feeling lonely,<br />Lord, I know You are here.<br />When I need someone to talk to:<br />Remind me that You are near.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">When I need a friend for comfort,<br />When I need a helping hand,<br />When I need someone that loves me:<br />Lord, I know You understand.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">When I need a shelter from life's storms,<br />When I need a tender heart that's warm,<br />When I need to feel Your peace of mind:<br />Send my way someone that's kind.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Whenever I need a touch of Your love,<br />When it's You I need to be reminded of,<br />My Father, who cares for each little sparrow:<br />Remind me, it's You who holds all my tomorrows.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Lord, I know You care for me,<br />And I believe You reign from above,<br />Whenever I'm lonely and need a friend:<br />Send someone my way to share Your love.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">January 12th, 1996<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,</em><br /><em>the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;</em><br /><em>Who comforteth us in all our tribulation,</em><br /><em>that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble,</em><br /><em>by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.</em><br />2 Corinthians 1:3-4</p></div></div></div></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-53755568496559437322023-12-18T22:24:00.003-08:002023-12-18T22:24:50.738-08:00A Faithful Man (Poem)<p> </p><div class="boldgrid-section"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12"><h3 class="" style="text-align: center;">A Faithful Man</h3><p class="" style="text-align: center;">A faithful man - Oh who can find?<br />But you are of that faithful kind!<br />It's been a great blessing, that's for sure,<br />Learning from you how to persevere.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Sharing the treasures you've found in God's Word,<br />Drawing us closer to Jesus our Lord.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">A faithful witness, a beloved Pastor,<br />A trusted guide, and a good friend.<br />Exhorting us with Godly wisdom,<br />On which the Christ-filled life depends.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">A true testimony to all<br />of God's amazing grace;<br />A blessed example to us<br />of how to run in this race.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">For being our Pastor,<br />We, the sheep of your flock,<br />Wanted to say,<br />"We love you with all our hearts!<br />And thank you for being so faithful..."</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Written Christmas 2001<br />by Jerry Bouey</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>(Dedicated to our Pastor, Claude Madle</em><br /><em>People's Baptist Church, Kelowna, BC)</em></p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.</em><br />1 Corinthians 4:2</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour,</em><br /><em>especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.</em><br />1 Timothy 5:17</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>Remember them which have the rule over you,</em><br /><em>who have spoken unto you the word of God:</em><br /><em>whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.</em><br />Hebrews 13:7</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves:</em><br /><em>for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account,</em><br /><em>that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.</em><br />Hebrews 13:17</p></div></div></div></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-51121296874779471332023-12-18T22:14:00.003-08:002023-12-18T22:14:20.006-08:00A Brand New Start (Poem)<p> </p><div class="boldgrid-section"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12"><h3 class="" style="text-align: center;">A Brand New Start</h3><p class="" style="text-align: center;">I can feel my God moving<br />in my heart and in my soul.<br />It's a beauty beyond description<br />when I let Him take control.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">I know without a doubt<br />I can't live this life alone.<br />The burden was so heavy,<br />but He rolled away the stone.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">In my time of searching,<br />Jesus came and rescued me.<br />He completely turned my life around;<br />His Spirit set me free.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">I believe my Saviour died and rose;<br />I've made a brand new start.<br />He didn't change my world,<br />He just purified my heart.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Inside, His grace is overflowing,<br />My Lord - He reigns supreme.<br />Of all the motives I could choose,<br />I want real love to be the theme.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">I know I'm still imperfect, Father,<br />of that I'm very much aware,<br />But I thank You, Lord, for Your forgiveness,<br />for Your mercy and Your care.</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;">August 26th, 1994<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:</em><br /><em>old things are passed away; behold all things are become new.</em><br />2nd Corinthians 5:17</p><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><em>I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God,</em><br /><em>that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,</em><br /><em>which is your reasonable service.</em><br />Romans 12:1</p></div></div></div></div>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-73170191877945410662023-12-18T16:25:00.003-08:002024-01-02T08:16:43.769-08:00Jesus In You (Poem)<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Jesus In You</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Day by day, and throughout all the years,<br />You taught us by faith what was right and true;<br />You modelled our Saviour in word and in deed -<br />We learned so much about Jesus through you.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully trusting and serving our Saviour;<br />We are amazed by all that our God can do<br />Through those who follow in the footsteps of faith -<br />We know we can see Jesus living in you.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Through the years, I’m sure you’ve entertained angels;<br />By your example, we know our hearts grew too;<br />You showed compassion in your care for us all -<br />We see Jesus loving others through you.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You showed us this life’s not the end of the story,<br />You modelled for us the eternal view,<br />In this world with all of its fading glory,<br />In the way you live, we see Jesus in you.</p><p style="text-align: center;">December 10, 2023<br />Jerry Bouey<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>(Dedicated to my Pastor, Randy Hoxie, and his wife, Ruth,<br />with love from your church family at Faith Baptist Church.<br />Christmas Project 2023)</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Acts 4:13 <i>Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Galatians 2:20 <i>I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">1 Corinthians 11:1 <i>Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.</i></p>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-3070681933630616992023-12-18T15:25:00.001-08:002023-12-18T22:14:32.700-08:00My Prayer For Sanctuary (Song)<p style="text-align: center;"><b>My Prayer For Sanctuary</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">I need a quiet place, Lord, where I can get away;<br />Where I can seek Your face, as I kneel to pray;<br />Somewhere there’s a refuge, away from the world outside,<br />Where I can be at peace, Lord, as I’m walking by Your side.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I need a Sanctuary, my own hiding place,<br />Somewhere I can get away and daily seek your grace;<br />A place of peace and solitude, a place to call my own -<br />Where I can focus on my Saviour, and spend time with Him alone.</p><p style="text-align: center;">A place I can put my worries away up on a shelf;<br />A place of joy and comfort, where I can be myself.<br />A solace and a refuge, Lord, a haven in Your sight;<br />A shelter from this world - my own harbour of delight.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Somewhere life does not intrude and Your peace is in my heart.<br />Seeking You in spirit and truth is the only place to start.<br />You and You alone are all that my soul wants to view,<br />When this world comes knocking, they’ll know I spent much time with You.</p><p style="text-align: center;">A place of calm refreshing, of soothing healing in Your arms, <br />Where I can lay my burdens down, and take shelter from the storm;<br />You’re my Prince of Peace, my Rock, and my high tower,<br />My own Sanctuary - oh, how I need You every hour!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Lead me day by day, Lord, make all my pathways straight and true,<br />Gently speak to my heart - remind me my Haven of Rest is You!</p><p style="text-align: center;">November 17th, 2023<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>(Dedicated to Ryan and Jen Hoxie - Christmas Project 2023)</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">Isaiah 8:14a <i>And he shall be for a sanctuary…</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Isaiah 4:6 <i>And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Isaiah 32:2 <i>And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Psalms 32:7 <i>Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Psalms 107:29-30 <i>He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Psalms 18:1-2<i> I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">John 4:23-24 <i>But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Acts 4:13 <i>Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Deuteronomy 33:27a <i>The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms:</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Isaiah 42:16 <i>And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.</i></p>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-85533183126697387432023-12-18T14:24:00.000-08:002023-12-18T14:24:26.928-08:00Our Little Miracle (Poem)<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Our Little Miracle</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">You were so small, our tiny little baby;<br />The doctors said that you couldn’t survive,<br />But in our hearts, we knew you were special;<br />Our wondrous miracle - the Lord kept you alive.</p><p style="text-align: center;">God knew you before He ever made you.<br />In the womb, you were formed by His hand.<br />In His love, all your moments were written,<br />All designed according to His plan.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>“Fear not, thou worm Jacob…<br />I will help thee, saith the LORD,”</i><br />God whispered these words to me,<br />And I knew I could trust in His Word.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Though <i>“the mountains depart, and the hills be removed,”</i><br />We believed our Heavenly Father was in control;<br />We could leave you safely in His tender care,<br />Knowing He watched over your body and soul.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>I will gently lead you beside Me,<br />Guide your steps as you carry this son,<br />And one day your worries will be over,<br />In your own arms, you’ll bear this little one - </i><br />Zachery, <i>your own little miracle son.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">November 12, 2023<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>(Dedicated to the Schultz Family - Christmas Project 2023)</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Isaiah 40:11 <i>He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Isaiah 41:10, 13-14 <i>Fear thou not; for I am with thee:be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness… For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Isaiah 54:10 <i>For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Jeremiah 1:5 <i>Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Psalms 139:13-16 <i>For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.</i></p>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-53372670430199972632023-12-18T13:29:00.005-08:002023-12-18T14:56:13.084-08:00The Gift Of Myrrh (Poem)<p style="text-align: center;"><script src="https://av1611.com/verseclick/verseclick.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b>The Gift Of Myrrh</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">The wise men came to Bethlehem,<br />Came to worship the young Child;<br />They brought their gifts to offer Him -<br />Jesus, the Saviour, so meek and mild.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Each of the treasures the wise men gave<br />Told of great riches they had in store;<br />Though worth much to this poor family,<br />What they symbolized was so much more.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The wise men brought to Him their gold -<br />Oh what a precious offering.<br />A fitting tribute for this Child<br />Who was born the King of kings.</p><p style="text-align: center;">They also gave Him frankincense -<br />These wise men from the East;<br />For many Scriptures testified:<br />The Son of God would be our High Priest.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The greatest gift they gave to Jesus,<br />More important than all the rest,<br />Was the gift of myrrh they offered Him,<br />Signifying His coming death.</p><p style="text-align: center;">For not the blood of bulls and goats,<br />Nor our righteous works could ever wash away<br />The stain of sin of fallen man -<br />Forgiveness couldn’t come that way.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The King of kings came from on high,<br />The Priest who would be our Sacrifice;<br />The Son of Man which came to die,<br />Only He could bear that costly price.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Jesus is that spotless Lamb of God<br />Who fulfilled all of the Laws demands;<br />Only He could pay redemption’s price,<br />And bring salvation down to man.</p><p style="text-align: center;">December 17, 2023<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Though there are various aspects to the “Christmas story”, and this poem is based on the meaning behind the gifts of the wise men (their story is told in Matthew 2:1-13), here is the message about the coming Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, as told to the shepherds on the night He was born as a <i><b>Baby </b></i>in a manger. Sometime around the age of two years old, the wise men came to the <i><b>Child </b></i>in the house where He as living in Bethlehem. As the account of His life unfolded, He lived and grew up in Nazareth until He became a <i><b>Man</b></i>. He was thirty years old when He began His public ministry. But to be our Saviour, the Son of God not only had to be one of us and grow up among us, Jesus Christ had to shed His blood and die upon the cross one day for our sins. He did that, fulfilling by Himself all that was needed to save us, and then He arose again three days later and ascended up to Heaven, where He is now the believer's High Priest, petitioning the Father on our behalf until the day He takes true believers home to Heaven to be with Him forever. <i><b>That is the story of Christmas, and the story of the Bible!</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Luke 2:8-14 <i>And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 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. 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.</i></p>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-82927548914174047952023-12-04T12:09:00.001-08:002023-12-18T15:57:20.354-08:00Be Strong And Of A Good Courage (Poem)<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Be Strong And Of A Good Courage</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>“Be strong and of a good courage,”</i> My child,<br /><i>“Fear not, nor be afraid,”</i> saith the Lord.<br />May your life be filled to the brim with His promises,<br />Overflowing with hope and wisdom gleaned from God’s Word.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Jesus is your Shepherd who will lead and guide you;<br />He will walk beside you every step of the way;<br />He will lift you up and carry you there in His arms,<br />Bring you back close beside Him whenever you stray.</p><p style="text-align: center;">There is so much the Lord wants to do for you,<br />So much your Heavenly Father has in store;<br />Just when you think that you can’t be more blessed,<br />God surprises your life with even more.</p><p style="text-align: center;">In His Word, you have His promise to be with you,<br />Through all the sunny days, and even the bad.<br />He will work out all things together for your good;<br />There are so many reasons to <i>“rejoice and be glad.”</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">As a pilgrim and a stranger on this journey,<br />May all of your days be filled with Heaven’s best.<br />As you look back over your life in reflection,<br />May you find that you have been truly blessed.</p><p style="text-align: center;">December 3, 2023<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>(Dedicated to Debbie Wark - Christmas Project 2023)</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Deuteronomy 31:6 <i>Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.</i></p>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-55589580424412532912023-12-01T12:42:00.000-08:002023-12-01T12:42:14.614-08:00Open My Eyes That I May See (Hymn)<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Open My Eyes That I May See<br /></b><i>(Hymn by Clara H. Scott)</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">1 Open my eyes that I may see<br />Glimpses of truth Thou hast for me;<br />Place in my hands the wonderful key<br />That shall unclasp and set me free.<br />Silently now I wait for Thee,<br />Ready, my God, Thy will to see;<br />Open my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine!</p><p style="text-align: center;">2 Open my ears that I may hear<br />Voice of truth Thou sendest clear,<br />And while the wave notes fall on my ear,<br />Ev’rything false will disappear.<br />Silently now I wait for Thee,<br />Ready, my God, Thy will to see.<br />Open my ears, illumine me, Spirit divine!</p><p style="text-align: center;">3 Open my mouth and let me bear<br />Gladly the warm truth ev’rywhere.<br />Open my heart and let me prepare<br />Love with Thy children thus to share.<br />Silently now I wait for Thee,<br />Ready, my God, Thy will to see.<br />Open my mouth, illumine me, Spirit divine!</p><p style="text-align: center;">4 Open my mind that I may read<br />More of Thy love in word and deed.<br />What shall I fear while yet Thou dost lead?<br />Only for light from Thee I plead.<br />Silently now I wait for Thee,<br />Ready, my God, Thy will to see.<br />Open my mind, illumine me, Spirit divine!</p><p style="text-align: center;">5 Open my way that I may bring<br />Trophies of grace to Christ, my King;<br />Echoed in love Thy word shall out-ring,<br />Sweet as the note that angels sing.<br />Silently now I wait for Thee,<br />Ready, my God, Thy will to see.<br />Open my way, illumine me, Spirit divine!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold<br />wondrous things out of thy law.</i><br />Psalms 119:18</p>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-66763521640379869672023-11-27T13:47:00.007-08:002023-11-27T13:54:18.652-08:00Walking on the Water With Jesus (Poem)<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Walking on the Water With Jesus</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Walking boldly on the water with Jesus,<br />Knowing the waves are under His full control;<br />Having sure footing in the midst of the storm,<br />Oh, the joy and wonder that thrills my soul.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Stepping out in faith is so amazing,<br />Though this situation seems almost unreal;<br />I’m the only one brave enough to stand on the waves,<br />Imagine what all these fishermen must feel.</p><p style="text-align: center;">But looking out upon the deep is very daunting -<br />The wind is scattering the clouds across the sky;<br />Slowly, I’m beginning to sink in the water;<br />Faltering, “Lord, save me” is all I can cry.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand and caught me,<br />He held me up safely though the storm raged about;<br />Soon we were in the ship and the waves stopped their roaring;<br />He said, “O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?”</p><p style="text-align: center;">Whether in the ship or out upon the water,<br />The Master of the waves controls the windswept sea.<br />It’s not the storm or calm without the ship that matters -<br />But the peace within my heart that my Lord gives me.</p><p style="text-align: center;">If all you can do is cry out to your Saviour<br />When the wind and the waves flood your soul,<br />Remember the Shepherd shelters you in His arms -<br />Jesus holds you close and will never let you go.</p><p style="text-align: center;">November 27, 2023<br />Jerry Bouey</p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>(Dedicated to a friend who feels she is sinking in the waves)</em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Matthew 14:22-33 <i>And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.</i></span></p>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31216082.post-65519308946651667002023-11-27T12:41:00.002-08:002023-11-27T12:41:21.290-08:00Standing On The Promises (Hymn)<p style="text-align: center;"> <strong>Standing On The Promises<br /></strong><em>(Hymn by R. Kelso Carter)</em></p><p style="text-align: center;">Standing on the promises of Christ my King,<br />Through eternal ages let His praises ring,<br />Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,<br />Standing on the promises of God.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Chorus:</em><br />Standing, standing,<br />Standing on the promises of God my Savior;<br />Standing, standing,<br />I’m standing on the promises of God.<br /><br />Standing on the promises that cannot fail,<br />When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,<br />By the living Word of God I shall prevail,<br />Standing on the promises of God.<br /><br />Standing on the promises I now can see<br />Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;<br />Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,<br />Standing on the promises of God.<br /><br />Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,<br />Bound to Him eternally by love’s strong cord,<br />Overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,<br />Standing on the promises of God.<br /><br />Standing on the promises I cannot fall,<br />Listening every moment to the Spirit’s call,<br />Resting in my Savior as my all in all,<br />Standing on the promises of God.</p><p style="text-align: center;">For a devotional study that builds on this theme:<br /><a href="https://buy-the-truth.blogspot.com/2006/05/resting-on-promises_30.html" target="_blank">Resting On The Promises</a></p>Jerry Boueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939572388745111915noreply@blogger.com0