Lies of the Lost

"The wicked… go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies…  they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear, which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely" (Psalm 58:3-5).  "A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself" (Proverbs 18:2).  "They say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth" (Ezekiel 8:12).  "This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish… there is confusion and every evil work" (James 3:15,16). 

The wicked will not be persuaded

To turn away from speaking lies

Which they have foolishly paraded

As they profess that they are wise. 

Like deafened serpents never charmed,

They will not hear the Savior's warning

As many by their lies are harmed

Who hear and emulate their scorning. 

They think the earth has been forsaken,

Imagining there's no Creator,

But they shall know they were mistaken

When they appear before Him later! 

You've heard the lies, Lord, of the lost,

Confused by their imagination. 

We plead with souls to count the cost

And hear the truth of Your salvation. 

Finest Friend

"I will cry unto God Most High; unto God that performeth all things for me.  He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth His mercy and His truth" (Psalm 57:2,3).  "A Friend loveth at all times, and a Brother is born for adversity" (Proverbs 17:17).  "The end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come" (Ezekiel 7:6).  "Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of God" (James 2:23). 

I have a Friend who hears my cry;  

He is my Captain of salvation

Exalted as the Lord most high,

To whom I make my supplication. 

He saved me when I was a youth

When there was no one else who cared. 

He sent His mercy and His truth

Which, on His cross, He had prepared. 

It was for this my Lord was born

In times of great adversity. 

He was the object of the scorn

Of wretched sinners just like me.   

O Lord, I join with Abraham

Who knew You as his finest Friend,

Foreseeing You would be the Lamb

That God provided in the end! 

Viewing His Vows

"Thy vows are upon me, O God… For Thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not Thou deliver my feet from falling?" (Psalm 56:12,13).  "By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil" (Proverbs 16:6).  "They shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this" (Ezekiel 6:10).  "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning" (James 1:17).

The vows of Jesus Christ my Lord  

Which were completed on the cross

Remind me why I have adored

The One who purged my sins as dross.

My Lord was by His own love urged

To make His vows of truth and grace,

And thus my sins by Him were purged  

When Jesus bore them in my place.

The vows of Christ were not in vain

Which were foretold in prophecy.

The Scriptures made it very plain

That Christ would purge iniquity. 

O Christ, as I now view Your vows

To bring salvation from above,

My heart in worship humbly bows,

Astonished at Your wondrous love!  

Saving and Sustaining

"As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me… Cast Thy burden upon the LORD, and He shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved" (Psalm 55:16,22).  "He heareth the prayer of the righteous" (Proverbs 15:29).  "Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep… make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen." (Hebrews 13:20,21). 

I know that God will hear my prayer

And save me by His strong command. 

I'll cast upon Him all my care,

And He'll sustain me with His hand. 

I know that Jesus died for me

And that He rose up from the grave. 

I know His truth has made me free

And that His name alone can save. 

How great my risen Shepherd is!

How good it is to hear His voice! 

He guards and guides those who are His,

And in His care, His sheep rejoice. 

Lord, lead me upward to the place

Where I am pleasing in Your sight

By Your perfecting, saving grace

And by Your great sustaining might.  

Consider Christ

"Behold, God is mine Helper… for He hath delivered me out of all trouble" (Psalm 54:4,7).  "Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.  For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds" (Hebrews 12:1-3). 

Behold our Savior Jesus Christ,

Our Helper who delivered us,   

Who for our sake was sacrificed

And rose again victorious! 

Now let us lay aside each weight

As patiently we run the race,

Considering His love so great

And His amazing, matchless grace. 

As we consider Christ our Lord

And as we fix our eyes on Him,

We run with strength He will afford

And find distractions growing dim. 

O Christ, as we consider You

And how You saved us by Your love,

We run with strength that You renew

And set our hearts on things above.