[080]. A Message From A Poem – Faithfully He Is Watching

[080]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FAITHFULLY HE IS WATCHING

The poem here you will read is one of my top favourites. It resonates so much with me. It just flowed and when it does that it is joyous. I truly hope you can relate to it.

This poem was written on the day I received notification that an Appeal against an immoral unjust decision had been submitted on my behalf. God be praised for that. That was great news in an extended period of great trial. Our God is faithful. He watches over us faithfully.

Christians are not immune from troubles, or from unjust decisions being made against them. The very worst troubles are in Africa and the Middle East and now beginning in Europe, and I have this feeling, soon in the USA. God is not unaware ever, and sometimes delivers and sometimes not. As Job could say: {{Job 1:21 “And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”}}

This poem is one of confidence and remains one of my very special poems of them all. It is a testimony of the faithfulness of God.

God is just (stanza 1)

God is merciful (stanza 2)

God is caring (stanza 3)

God is love (stanza 4)

God is our strength (stanza 5)

In fact God is everything to us. {{Psalm 23:6 “Surely goodness and loving-kindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.”}}

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FAITHFULLY HE IS WATCHING

Not forsaken nor abandoned -

Not left destitute at all;

Not as orphans will He leave us,

Blindly in this world to fall.

Pathways may track desert wastelands;

Clouds obscure the light at times.

We may think our God’s forgotten

When our path through heartache winds.

Often frailty wants to surface -

Shows the weakness of our trust;

We may be so fickle-minded,

But our God is always just.

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Precious Saviour, ever with us,

Graces every path we take.

Christ, the unseen Friend draws closer;

Never, never, will forsake.

How He sweetly cares for me when

I need Him to comfort me!

How He kindly opens doorways -

Shows me what I could not see.

Ministers His sweet compassion,

Showing He is merciful;

Comforts me with peace sustaining

That through hurt, is wonderful.

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How He loves us every moment!

Blesses us with gifts so sweet.

How He takes the seized-up heart strings -

Makes them vibrate to His beat.

How He gently lifts the burdened

When the heat of trial is fierce.

Soothes the hurting and the wounded;

Those who know sharp lances pierce.

In God’s timing all is perfect -

He will give us victory.

He will overcome oppressors

As He has through history.

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Mighty God who rules the nations,

Who controls the world’s affairs;

God, who upholds all creation,

Watches o’er His children’s cares.

How He loves me with compassion;

With a tender Shepherd’s love.

Comforter - He tarries with us,

Sent through love from Christ above.

Gracious Saviour, we adore Him,

In our lives the centrepiece.

You, the tender-hearted Shepherd -

Never will Your mercies cease.

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God revealed His endless wisdom,

Executed perfectly.

Rescued me when hope was fading,

Carried me so tenderly.

Can I doubt Him even slightly?

What a shame if that be done!

He has gone in strength before me

To prepare a victory won.

Let us lift our hearts in worship,

Let us raise His standard high,

For He hears His children’s heartaches

Hears each feeble, hurting cry.

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24 May 1999 R E Ferguson 8-7 throughout