Jesus Is Coming Back

Jesus is coming back,
Oh, what a glorious thought
He's coming to get his bride
that with his blood he bought
Oh, what a wonderful hope,
waiting for him to come back
We will then be perfect
with no more sin and no more lack
Jesus is coming back,
it makes me want to shout and sing
He's coming back for me,
my great and mighty king
Jan  Bagwell
God  Bless
John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Spiritual Eyes

The lightning cracked the blackened sky
While windswept waves towered high
And thunder tumbled to the sea
To shake the sway of Galilee.

Within the struggle of the storm
Twelve steadfast men of sturdy form
Thought their lot was surely cast
And this dark day would be their last.

But then their gaze beheld a sight
Which saved them from their dreadful plight,
For in the gale of their despair
They all discovered Jesus there.

He walked atop the torrid sea
And calmed that squall on Galilee
Of all its rushing, crushing, din,
As His disciples let Him in.

How comforting it is to see
Our Savior in our misery,
Walking on the surging tide,
Calling to be brought inside.

How soft our suffering should be,
How useful our adversity,
When storms of life attempt to seize us
Yet we still keep our eyes on Jesus.
Jan Bagwell
God Bless

I Planted a Seed

I planted a seed,
not so long ago
I prayed and prayed
for it to grow.

I feed it the Good News,
so it would flourish
I encouraged it daily
to keep it nourished.

I tended over it,
with love and grace
in hopes that faith
it would embrace.

I urged it everyday,
to take a firm root
I asked God to help it
to mature and fruit.

I planted a seed,
prayed it would grow
and now my Savior . . .
it has come to know!
Jan Bagwell
God Nless
Hosea 10:12 "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you." King James Version Public Domain

 Perfect Masterpiece

Peered I, up to the heavens. So stunned, I stood in awe.
His hand swept over East to West and this is what I saw...
A sight exposing every truth, that made me nearly faint.
A sight, that in a million years, no man could ever paint.
A special, brand new masterpiece that God creates each day.
A special, brand new vision that He gives along my way.

I see a vast creation that is pure outside and in
before His work is tarnished by horrendous, evil sin.
He paints His skies so differently. No two are just the same.
He paints the creatures on the earth - the wild and the tame.
The sunsets over mountain peaks are not identical -
and snowflakes falling from the sky - not precisely equal.

The clouds float freely with the breeze while rolling on thin air.
Though no two skies are just alike, they share the canvas there.
And no two meadows look the same as I walk down His path.
I see no trees identical when grown through nature's wrath.
Not equal are the mountain streams or creatures of the wild.
And so unique the sunsets are - as faces of a child.

So patiently, a flower bud waits ready to unfurl.
A swirl of brilliant petals bloom. I see a little girl.
Her whole life laid in front of her that she became forthwith -
another link within the chain this world had yanked her with.
Priorities had dragged her from her work to shopping mall.
And every day, a masterpiece - yet she had missed them all.

Now richly dressed as all the rest who never seemed to care,
she peered inside a cancer ward and saw young children there.
She saw the face of one small boy with cute and chubby cheeks -
and though the tears had dried away she saw the many streaks.
They washed away the happiness in life so short, but giving -
as sin has made the sky to fall on innocent still living.

God waves His hand across the sky, but have I failed to see -
out way beyond my own routine, beyond my vanity?
God paints a perfect masterpiece on each and every child.
I finally saw His masterpiece when that young child smiled.
Peered I, up to the heavens. Through tears, I prayed in awe.
His hand swept over East to West and that is what I saw...
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !

Life Principles that Ensure Success

Proverbs 24: Life Principles that Ensure Success

Here is what makes a family strong, the elements for success:
Parents choose appropriate values around which they coalesce.
They construct the foundation of their home with wisdom from on high
Furnishing it with His wealth of knowledge from heaven's endless supply.

Godly wisdom brings power and strength to one's intellect and spirit,
But sadly so many reject His Word and simply will not hear it.
God's Wisdom is too high for such fools; they live in the worldly system.
Until they turn to God above, there is nothing that can assist him.

If you faint in times of trouble, your strength is feeble indeed.
Those who love God run the race with an inexorable will to succeed.
The righteous may fall time and again but rise to continue the race
Knowing the day is coming soon when he will see Him face to face.

Rescue those unjustly sentenced; unfairly condemned to die-
The infant still in his mother's womb, helpless to utter a cry.
Don't try to tell God a child born will spoil your satisfaction.
You will be judged not by your words, but solely by your actions.

Do not admire evildoers or envy the wicked folks,
For evil people have no future, nor do have any hope.
The Day of Judgment will surely come; they cannot flaunt their sin.
For them the Lake of Fire awaits, and they will be thrown in.

If you are a man of authority, one trusted to be a judge,
Don't use your office to favor your friends nor to advance a grudge.
If you declare the wicked righteous, your reputation is stained.
There is no way such obvious sin can ever be explained.

I observed a lesson in the field of a lazy farmer indeed.
It don't know why he sowed the soil with his valuable seed.
Thorns and nettles covered the field, the walls were broken down.
There will not be much of a harvest to take to market in town.

A little slumber, some extra sleep, too many stops to rest
Brings poverty and devaluation, your property worth less and less.
It is hard to see enterprise fail because of a lack of ambition
Instead of success he finds himself in the opposite condition.

I trust these proverbs written above, whose source is God's perfect Word
Will be treasured by those who read them; their message clearly heard.
Heed the advice of omniscient God; no one knows life better:
There's far more joy being an owner than to serve as a lazy debtor.
Jan Bagwell
God  Bless !
Matthew 1:20
"...an angel of the Lord appeared to him (Joseph) in a dream and said,
"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid
to take Mary home as your wife,
because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit."

Psalm of David.

The Lord is My Shepherd

(Ezekiel 34:11-24; John 10:1-21)

1{A Psalm of David.} The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Jan Bagwell

God Bless 

Heart Disease

Heart Disease Heart disease,
is on the rise . . .
so many now
the truth despise.

Their love for God,
has lost its beat
they won't admit
their own defeat.

Heart disease,
has run amok
so many now
stuck in sins rut.

So many needing,
a defibrillator
so they can return
to their Creator.

Heart disease,
is on the rise . . .
but those faithful
are remaining wise!
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !
Job 9:4 "He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?" King James Version Public Domain