Best Laid Plans

Christ taught the crowds and healed their sick
Some thousands He would feed
"Dispatch the Romans!", "Be our King!"
The multitudes would plead

From country side and town to town
He seemed to be content
Not ruling from a lofty perch
But serving as He went

The devil stood not idle by
His plan was under way
To undermine the work of God
And lead more men astray

Religious leaders fanned a flame
Of envy in the heart
This wedge was driving each of them
And Jesus Christ apart

The more He served, the more He taught
With true authority
The more it stoked the fiery flame
Of burning jealousy

Accuser of the brotherhood
Surveyed with much delight
The efforts of his handiwork
All carried out just right

Come now phase two of secret plan
Betrayal of a friend
As Judas signals with a kiss
Which one to apprehend

The trial held was farcical
Those who once held Him high
Esteemed Him as the King of kings
Now each yelled, "Crucify!"

Then Pilate starts to wash his hands
His conscience he relieves
And orders Jesus crucified
Between two other thieves

How well all things were working out
The devil's plan, phase three
The Son of God is mocked and jeered
While hung upon a tree

"Forgive them for they do not know
This thing which they have done."
Was Jesus' cry before He died
The bruised and beaten Son

Exulting in his finished work,
The enemy rejoiced
But not for long before the song
Of some concerns were voiced

The sky grows dark, the earth it shakes
A feeling very strong
There's something that we may have missed
That we were very wrong

But three days hence the truth revealed
Their part in God's own plan
To raise from death the One they killed
And share His life with man

Today the devil still recalls
How God played him the fool
And how the very best laid plans
To God are just a tool

Healing

Dear God,

We confess our need for you today. We need your healing and your grace. We need hope restored. We need to be reminded that you work on behalf of those you love, constantly, powerfully, completely. Forgive us for trying to fix our situations all on our own. Forgive us for running all different directions and spinning our wheels to find help, when true help and healing must be found first in You. Forgive us for forgetting how much we need you, above everyone and everything else. We come to you and bring you the places we are hurting. You see where no one else is able to fully see or understand. You know the pain we've carried. The burdens. The cares. You know where we need to be set free. We ask for your healing and grace to cover every broken place. Every wound. Every heartache. Thank you that you are Able to do far more than we could ever imagine. Thank you for your Mighty Power that acts on behalf of your children. We reach out to you, and know that you are restoring and redeeming every place of difficulty, every battle, for your greater glory. Thank you that you will never waste our pain and suffering. We love you. We need you today.  In Jesus' Name, Amen 

Accord of Three Strands

It is better with two than to be all alone,
since your labor combined could produce more success.
Should one fall, then the other could aid their distress;
make a better defense than could each on their own.

We were chosen to live all together as one,
since we all are a part of the body of Christ.
For a cord of three strands that are braided and spliced,
will not easily break when the pulling's begun.

If we live in the light as God is in the light,
we can share with each other a fellowship sweet.
Let us practice: confession -- forgiveness -- repeat;
being patient and gentle and kind and polite.

As your faith will help me, and my faith will help you,
I must make the allowance for how you might live.
As the Lord has forgiven, so we must forgive;
seek the best in each other in all that we do.

Healing Prayer

Father God, many of us need healing. I need healing for past hurts, random physical pains that I allow to waylay my days and Spiritual healing for various reasons. I reach up to You to receive this healing so that I may be whole and that I may be able to then minister to others in a way that brings You fullness of glory. How wonderful to be able to worship You without stain or blemish and to be totally healed. Show others Your healing power so that they may also be healed and walk in wholeness. In the precious name of Jesus. Amen! -

A Glad Homecoming

Jan Bagwell is with Hazel Bagwell.

August 13, 2015 at 11:56 PM

A Glad Homecoming
I knelt by the bedside
Of my elderly dying saintly mother.
Her body was frail and weak.
Her voice was soft and faint.

"I'm going home," she whispered.
"I already see the light.
I hear the beautiful music.
The angels are in sight."

It seemed her strength renewed
As she tightly squeezed my hand.
She said, "Just keep the faith
'Til we meet in Glory Land.

My heart felt so very heavy,
And I knew I should be sad,
But as I beheld that Godly saint,
Her homecoming will made me glad.
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !

LOve you Mother

Prayer for Healing

Dear God,

In this quiet moment,

I feel divine healing energy moving throughout my body and mind.

Your energy, your healing power flows within every atom, cell, and organ of my body temple. There is no condition greater than your power to heal, dear God, and there is no reason for me to doubt that healing is coming forth right now.
I trust you, dear God.

I feel stronger and healthier and filled with the peace of knowing that healing is taking place within me right now.

True healing is mine through your Spirit.

I surrender to you, God, in total faith and total peace.

I trust you, God.

I rest in an awareness of you, knowing that I am being renewed, restored, and revitalized.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.

As Thread is to Needle, Prayers are to Heal

Jagged, ragged, torn to shreds
Tattered to shattered, worn through threads
Sewn into prayer, frayed into Christ
The weave of His shroud, such a loving entice

As thread is to needle, prayers are to heal
While life grabs and tears and rips in zeal
Prayers of love, leave not a shred of doubt
We are woven to Him, our life throughout

Thank God for those who’ve prayed today
More than once, the attempt to walk away
Healing prayers which mend the torn
Wrapped in Christ, the fabric of life reborn