“Examine me, O Lord, and prove me;
try my reins and my heart.”
Psalm 26:2
The Question
Does He who walked
in His Father’s Will
Live and dwell
within you still?
Or has time passed,
while the fire faded
From a living flame
To something dim and jaded?
Our will no longer pressed
By His Heart beating in our breast?
As a ship without a sail
That never moves and always fails
To navigate by inspired motion
The vastness of His infinite ocean.
Have we fought
Against the slumber
Where the cares of life
Slowly encumber?
To lose our place
In the Faithful number
Who live by grace
And do His pleasure.
Arrayed in armor,
Unyielding in fight
Occupied doing
His works of Light.
Is thy will now being pressed,
By His Heart beating in thy breast?
Brian Troxel
The Eternal Question
“As the Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you:
continue ye in My love.”
John 15:9
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“True assurance makes a man more humble and self-denied, but presumptuous confidence puffs up with spiritual pride and self-conceit; the one excites to the practice of every commanded duty, but the other encourages sloth and indolence.”
— Fisher’s Catechism
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Thank you for the repost!
Blessings
BT
Brian, I so love this, especially in light of this current season in time that I currently find myself. I’ve spent 3 weeks now, one of those in the hospital all recovering from a bout of pancreatitis, I’m told. Never had that before. But through all the pain and sometimes agony I have found the closeness of Christ even when faith waned during the actual pain. And during it all the kindness and encouragement of Gods people.
And I find your poem anointed. What has totally astounded me is this: I have made no posts during this time frame, yet the blog that God has called me to, He is blessing. The hits for the month of January are up almost 300%. I am totally amazed. So much so that I will just leave it in His hand until He gives me my next post.
Love you Brian, and love your faithfulness to our savior and to us.
Hello Jerry, so good to hear from you. I noticed that there was a lull in your posting. I was getting ready to send an email to see how you were doing.
I am grateful for the community of Christian bloggers and the privilege we have to share our portion. Convinced a day is coming when that will not be possible.
Blessings brother!
BT
So right brother. It is coming: that time when we will be cut off from this world’s system, to which we do not belong anyway. Appreciate you brother.
And I you.
BT
Brian, don’t know how I missed this from you, but this has been a different start to the year. Spent a week in hospital. Ellen has been off and on in A-Fib, but both of us are blessed by our Lord. He does his work in mysterious ways. Love reading your wisdom: it is truly Spirit led. Thanks for caring, we should pray that the freedom to share God’s Salvation (Yeshua) His wisdom (found in the Spirits working His Word into Us) and just in Spirit led prayer for one another will remain, but as you suggest it’s time will end, except for prayerful communion with our Savior. Love sharing in Christ with you and others on this platform which seems a gift from our Father.
Thank you for sharing – will hold you both up in prayer.
Revelation 16:13-15
“And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.”
It is a day of great deception of slumber and fading lamps –
Hebrews 10:24-25
“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
These are things that are
They certainly are!
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A very challenging self-inspecting poem Brian. Definitely a keeper to bring out and read introspectively and let the Lord have HIs say.
Hello Gary, appreciate the comment. Think of you and your family often.
Blessings
BT