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[279]. A Message From A Poem – The Lord Has Made Me Perfect In His Love
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 27, 2026 (message contributor)
[279]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE LORD HAS MADE ME PERFECT IN HIS LOVE
The poem begins with the positive testimony of the Lord’s perfection and chorus. Perfection here is according to these two verses – {{Philippians 1:6 “I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you WILL PERFECT IT UNTIL THE DAY of Christ Jesus,}} and {{Philippians 3:15 “Let us therefore, AS MANY AS ARE PERFECT, have this attitude, and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you.”}}
It is not speaking of a sinless perfection because that won’t happen this side of heaven. Often in the New Testament the word perfect means complete, with all we need.
Then from the second stanza until the end, the poem is a testimony of one coming from sin into salvation. This is a great change, a remarkable creation – {{2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature. The old things passed away; behold, new things have come.”}}
This poem can easily be made into a song by someone skilled in writing music. I hope you can appreciate it.
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THE LORD HAS MADE ME PERFECT IN HIS LOVE
The Lord has made me perfect in His love.
I don’t feel it, but I’m told that from above.
For the Lord has saved my soul;
He has made me all so whole.
Oh, the Lord has made me perfect in His love.
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CHORUS:
Perfected in His love. Perfected in His love.
The Lord above has saved my soul.
He remade me and made me whole.
I am perfected in His love.
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Like the sheep that was lost and went astray,
I too did wander off, and went my own way.
Out in the dark world of sin;
Nothing there, of good to win.
So I wandered, the sheep that had gone astray.
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I found no love, but plenty rejection.
This world is “dog eat dog” with no affection.
No one out there cared one bit.
On kindness, each one had quit.
While in that dark place, yes, I knew rejection.
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Coming to one’s senses is most taxing,
For there is a constant fear of relapsing.
Back into sin is easy,
As this world is so sleazy.
The struggle between right and wrong, is taxing.
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The Lord reached down and rescued me through grace.
He smiled upon me with love across His face.
Then mercy and grace prevailed,
And God’s love has never failed.
I have been saved, and I am kept through God’s grace.
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I love you Lord, for saving me that day;
For washing all the filth of this world away.
Upon me was the Lord’s hand,
Helping me to understand.
Praise God my Saviour, for claiming me that day.
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CHORUS:
Perfected in His love. Perfected in His love.
The Lord above has saved my soul.
He remade me and made me whole.
I am perfected in His love.
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Unknown date in the past. Only the first stanza had been done. Completed 3 January 2022.
Metre = 10-11-7-7-11 and 12-8-8-8 A-A-B-B-A and A-B-B-A
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