WHAT DOES THE BIBLE MEAN TO ME

What does the Bible mean to me?
How does it change my life?
It is the path to the truth
Leading me out of strife

It is the balm for my wounds
That life inflicts on me
It is the hope for tomorrow
And the truth that sets me free

It tells me who my refuge is
Under whose wings I can hide
It tells me who will help me
And when I ask, with my soul will abide

It is a detailed map
It covers all possible ground
It is a light unto my path
It helps the lost be found

It is a love story for the ages
Written by my Creator
To tell me of His love
And point me to my Saviour

It tells the story of His life
And how He taught us to live
It tells how to triumph over sin
And of His Kingdom to arrive

What is the Bible to me?
It is more than just a book
It helps me live my life
It is Life Eternal’s handbook

Jeannine Faith

NOT ASHAMED

I am not ashamed
(whether or not it's wise)
To claim Jesus as my LORD
As I look to the skies

For a day is coming
When believing is a crime
And our lives could be forfeit
With no reason or rhyme

Even now in some parts
It's not wise to let others know
For there are so many
Who are His ardent foes

We have brothers and sisters
Who live in pagan countries
They are persecuted and killed
Because of others theologies

But they do not count the cost
Just the same as Jesus did
They truly live for Christ
And do as He has bid

So let us with Jesus
Not ashamed or counting the cost
As we live and work for Him
Bringing the Gospel to the lost

Jeannine Faith

SOMETHING IS MISSING

Something is missing
I don't know what
People say they believe
But do they really believe?

They come to church
Take God off the shelf
Listen to the preacher
But don't hear the Teacher

They sit and talk
But not about God
And when it's time to leave
What have they received?

By the looks of things
They didn't get it
They leave God behind
And leave still blind

God to them is a weekly thing
To be picked up for an hour
Just to fulfill an "obligation"
But with God have no relation

They go back to the world
And do just as before
Back to their busy-ness
There's really no witness

Wake up people
Can't you hear the cries?
There are people out there
Who need someone to care

They need some Good News
To help then know about their souls
They need to know they are lost
And someone to tell them the cost

Bring the Good News to them
Time is growing short
We need to get living again
And we need to tell them

We need a revival
To have God in our hearts
He wants us to tell everyone
About His own dear Son

Because as surely as the sun sets
Jesus will soon return
And He will ask what we have done
To tell of our Saviour's victory won

Jeannine Faith

A RAINBOW

The rain is gone
The skies are clear
A gust of wind
Lingers near

If you watch
You may see
A rainbow come
Beneath the tree

For water lingers
Upon the leaves
And wafts from them
Upon the breeze

Such a rare wonder
For me to see
A lovely rainbow
Beneath the tree

It makes me think
Of my precious Saviour
Who through the storms
Is always there

His wonderful love
Like the rainbow that shines
Lets me know the promise
I am His and He is mine

For He promised He'd never leave
He would always be there
And in the storms of life
Upon Him cast every care

And though it may seem
It was only by chance
I know God sent the rainbow
It was not by happenstance

Jeannine Faith

THE CARNIVAL

The carnival is back
Another year gone by
All the games and rides
The food and drinks to buy

It's like a snapshot
The world in miniature
So crowded and noisy
A worldly adventure

You see all the people
Rushing here and there
Eating, drinking, laughing
Seemingly without care

They seek to fill their hearts
With thrills and food galore
But when it's all gone by
They thirst and hunger for more

Where is God in all this
I don't see Him anywhere
The thrills last only a second
They have not escaped their cares

What drives people so
To try and fill the void
That exists within their hearts
The emptiness they try to avoid

An emptiness God would fill
If only they sought Him out
He would heal their wounded souls
He would give them a way out

He would fill them with His love
They wouldn't have to buy
It is freely given
By our Heavenly Father on high

So let the carnival go
No more rushing here and there
Your Heavenly Father
Will meet your every care

Jeannine Faith

COME AND SIT WITH US

Come and sit with us Lord
We have nothing to hide
Your presence is needed here
To lead us and to guide

There is nothing in our thoughts
Of which we are ashamed
There is nothing in our speech
That should not be named

All we want dear Lord
Is for You to be a part
Of our talk and interaction
Right from the very start

We want You here with us
To keep our conversation pure
We want You to be our guide
Of this we are so sure

We want You to watch us
For You are in our hearts to stay
We need Your love and guidance
Each and every day

We want to do Your will
To spread Your love abroad
We want You to keep us
From committing any fraud

So come and sit with us
Be ever at our side
We need Your loving presence
To ever lead us and to guide

Jeannine Faith

THEY WOULD SEE

Sometimes I wonder
At how little people care
For their sisters and brothers
And how they may fair

So busy with running
This way and that
Not even seeing
Where it's all at

Always looking for praise
And buying into lies
They can't even raise
Their eyes to the skies

If they would only look
They might truly see
Their Saviour who forsook
Heaven for you and me

First they would see
The star proclaim His birth
And angels singing sweetly
Over all the earth

Next they'd see the cross
Where He shed His precious blood
He did not count it a loss
To free us in a crimson flood

And then they'd see His glory
As He rose triumphant from the grave
They'd see it's more than a story
And they'd know their sins He forgave

Then maybe they would realize
The world has nothing to offer
And they'd see beyond the lies
And to God entrust their future

Jeannine Faith