Redemption-wrought Renewal
Surely all the suffering of sorrow, sickness, losswould get the best of us without God's comfort through the crossPraise Him; the best this life affords is free to one and allSalvation through the sacrifice that saves us from The Falland breaks the curse of death and hell the hour we believerenewing faith's hope day by day, through life yet to receive
John 3:16 (NKJV)For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
2 Cor.4:16-18Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Renewed day by dayWhere challenges we faceWould draw hope’s anchored joy awayWithout God’s love and graceWithout His promisesTo cheer our mortal clayWithout His perfect no and yesTo comfort as we prayWithout the confidenceOf Him, in full controlWithout Calvary’s ProvidenceTo save the deathless soul
...till the dark glass betweenFaith and Sight melts awayThe glory of what/Who is UnseenRenews us day by day
© Janet Martin