A Melody of Mercy Plays (or, A Great and Effective Open Door)

Good, glorious morning (or afternoon) to you! Lam.3:22-24Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” Rom.13:11The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber,... 1 Cor.16:9For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. A melody of mercy plays where morning is a mist-kissed flow’r... A melody of mercy plays where morning is a mist-kissed flow’rUnfolded with a breath of grace from He who orchestrates the hourGod’s loving kindness is enough no matter what today may bringGoodness and mercy follow us until we dwell at last with Him He helps us (if we ask) to bear the toll of toil and troubles drillsFaith weeps for joy; from founts of air, God’s unforgetting favor spillsFor His compassions never fail, in spite of we who often doRedemption’s Author rends the veil where mercy’s melody pours through …where a great and effective door swings wide, where adversaries boastThus, we should not advance before we are equipped to face this host no one is able to withstandThe devil’s wiles; a scheming fraud who thrives on breaking God’s commands But, praise the name of Jesus Christ; through Him fresh courage is unfurledBecause, than all the armies of the worldWhere all who walk by faith behold far more than meets visual gazeAs the bud of today unfolds the melody that mercy plays …a sweet and solemn battle-hymn,Because the stakes are high and grim, with consequence beyond compareFor, and follow Him demands our wholeSelf is the idol sacrificed to serve the Saviour of the soul Be of good cheer! Ah, can’t you hear?! a melody of mercy playsThe day of salvation draws near; and then will be the end of days nay, tarry for too many still reject Your callWhere a great and effective Door opens once more to one and all © Janet Martin Rom.13:11-14And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh. Imagine if we lived each day with the awareness that we are living just outside the gates of Heaven! or hell. Below are a few breath-stealing pages I have been parked on this weekand I can't resist sharing with youto enrich your pondering (and practicing) pleasure, to challenge, encourage and refine our daily resolutions...