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Shards I look and can’t stand the light A burning warmth enters within Like a kaleidoscope is my sight Life like little pieces of sin I try to lift up my head to see Pain washes me and destroys Is the one screaming really me Where oh where is God’s Joys Many people sitting near They seem so unaware Of my screams of fear I fear they do not care But some do pray Some do help me They help today Will I ever be free
June 14, 2025 “‘ Its grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to the LORD, for a sweet aroma; and its drink offering shall be of wine, one-fourth of a hin.” (Leviticus 23:13 NKJV) What is an ephah What is a hin I don't know Give what God deserves What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
Seeing There is no off ramp to this place Falling behind, losing the race Lost with no signs in this space Weary I cannot keep this pace I look up to see God’s face Of Him I do not see a trace I return to my home base I discover God’s Amazing Grace August 4, 2012
June 13, 2025 “‘ And you shall offer on that day, when you wave the sheaf, a male lamb of the first year, without blemish, as a burnt offering to the LORD.” (Le viticus 23:12 NKJV) Bring in the sheaves Wave it to God The Lamb has died So we can live What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
June 12, 2025 “‘ But you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD for seven days. The seventh day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it .’”” (Leviticus 23:8 NKJV) For six days you offer to God Your work and raise offering You prepare your gift of praise The seventh day all shall rest What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
June 11, 2025 ““ When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to the LORD.” (Le viticus 22:27 NKJV) Seven days a baby animal shall live with their mother then is can be an offering an God shall rest on this day What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
The wind threatens to blow me off the deck Rain painfully rips across the flight deck Waves crash ten feet over the 60' high deck Each threatened to wash me off the ship The sound of chains breaking is like a shot Jets and planes are coming loose to run away Shadowy shapes grab more chains to catch The many chains break setting them free Keeping your footing on grease soaked decks Shapes gathering around a jet in danger A jet shifts and someone dies pinned in two Horror seen by the continuous lightening Balls of lightning roll down the deck They are like bowling balls for us pins The smell of sulfur and metal combined My hair stands up in static and fear In the lightning a destroyer seems to fly The propellers turn hopelessly in the air With a crash the destroyer submerges Will the destroyer rise again all hope Weariness weighs down and you stumble You notice the deck is pitching erratically What power can make a carrier move so Our meager power ...
June 10, 2025 “‘ You shall not offer to the LORD what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land.” (Leviticus 22:24 NKJV) Why do I offer God the best God offers the best for me Why do I give God the first God offered to me first What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
I am so tired           Am so very tired                So very terribly tired                     Very terribly tired and worn                          Terribly tired and sad                               Sad of being tired
June 9, 2025 “‘ Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb too long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted.” (Leviticus 22:23 NKJV) Do not offer too long Offer the best from your heart Do not offer too short Offer the best from your heart What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
Lift me from my fallen ness My life is always such a mess I call on You as I confess And I pray that You will bless
June 8, 2025 “‘ Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the LORD.” (Leviticus 22:22 NKJV) Do not offer God the second best Do not offer God the defective Do not offer God the broken Offer to God the first and best What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
If heaven is just a shack out back I will be with the glorious God In the Light of His face it is a fact All I see or want is the face of God Heaven is being in the presence of God Of golden streets and gem walls no need I will be revived and renewed by God To hear “Well done” is all I ever need This is from a sermon I preached in 2001. Someone wrote a song about it but this is my first time making it a Heart Talk. May 2025
June 7, 2025 “‘ And whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the LORD, to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it.” (Leviticus 22:21 NKJV) A peace offering to God must be perfect A freewill offering to God must have no defect What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
Just as I am “ Just as I am” Poor pitiful me “ Without one plea” For I am guilty! “ But that Thy blood” That cleansing flood “ Was shed for me” To set me free “ And that You bid” I who from You hid “ Me come to Thee” YOU WANT ME!
June 6, 2025 ““ Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who offers his sacrifice for any of his vows or for any of his freewill offerings, which they offer to the LORD as a burnt offering—” (Le viticus 22:18 NKJV) If God does this I will do this I make my vow to the Living God If God gives this I will give this I make my vow to the Living God What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
Open Door Swing wide open gate and let Him come in Let all be thrown back let Jesus cast out sin A cleansing Spirit flowing silencing guilty din Satan thrown back as Jesus overcomes sin Light shines throughout as our Lord steps in We close our hearts door to hold Jesus within But we shut Jesus out and open to sin Swing wide open gate and let Him come in October 2007
June 5, 2025 “‘ If the priest’s daughter is married to an outsider, she may not eat of the holy offerings.” (Le viticus 22:12 NKJV) Can two become one of different faith Can two become one of different God Can two become one of different belief Can they share the same love and hope What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
A new creation made by God to be true First it is a glorious work of a living God Remaking good from a broken child of sod A Holy work can only be done by God Praise and love I offer You my loving God But that is just the start of my new life Hands painfully mold me through strife God struggles to make me a lovely wife Pain is the price of my new life But what a glory this pain will bring How much my renewed heart will sing Drawing closer to God takes away the sting Over destruction I fly as on eagle’s wing!
June 4, 2025 “‘ The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he has committed. And the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him.” (Le viticus 19:22 NKJV) The sin committed can be forgiven What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
A broken heart can be remade anew A broken life does not need human glue God redeems and makes completely new
June 3, 2025 “‘ And he shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, a ram as a trespass offering.” (Le viticus 19:21 NKJV) Have you trespassed on God Trying to be God yourself Seeing your desires as God's will You have trespassed on God What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
The same Good days and bad days All are the same Laughter and tears All are the same The loss and the gain All are the same The pain and the peace All are the same Romans 8:28 Locked in a cell I myself did make Bound with chains I cannot break The separation and loss are not fake Pray the strain will not me break
June 2, 2025 ““ Also you shall say to them: ‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,” (Le viticus 17:8 NKJV) Offer a sacrifice to God all who have been blessed His children and strangers all who have been blessed What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
Lifting me above sin Waves tossing over me Crying out my lonely plea Underneath the terrible sea Chaos reigning over me I cry out into the night Screaming out my fright There coming into sight A Hand holding me tight Jesus has heard my cry He will not let me die Always He is near by Ready to hear my cry Lifting me above sin! July 23, 2007
June 1, 2025 ““ and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting to offer an offering to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD, the guilt of bloodshed shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people,” (Le viticus 17:4 NKJV) Come to the door Open the door Jesus awaits You to come What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
May 31, 2025 ““ The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place , shall be carried outside the camp. And they shall burn in the fire their skins, their flesh, and their offal.” (Leviticus 16:27 NKJV) Remove the sin Carry outside Burn as dross debt of death What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
Return The Son breaks through clouds so dark Returning to the earth He does love Coming for those who flee the dark And will dwell and bask in His love The darkness flees before His coming The light flashes across the sky From East to the West see His coming Eyes are lifted unto the sky Fear breaks across many faces As doom shines forth in bright light Others Rejoice to see hope dawning As Jesus walks in heavenly light Shackles are broken, prisoners freed Doors thrown open by grace set free Shackles appear on those in darkness Loving sin, refusing to be free Behind Him comes a glorious host Barely seen behind His face Like a mighty army they follow Him But I just want to see His face Death flees before Your light Conquered forever to live no more Life’s victory is now complete Death will not live any more So wondrous as all is made new Heaven and earth created again The Garden is open for business Man walks with God once again!
May 30, 2025 ““ The fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar.” (Le viticus 16:25 NKJV) Fat burns Holy odor Incense For God What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
May 29, 2025 ““ And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place, put on his garments, come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people.” (Le viticus 16:24 NKJV) Wash at the Holy Place God alone cleanses there Living Water cleanses me I become holy at that place What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
May 28, 2025 ““ Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring its blood inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat.” (Leviticus 16:15 NKJV) Bring me to the mercy seat I shall fall off my feet What I need at the mercy seat God of mercy I shall meet What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
May 27, 2025 ““ And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall kill the bull as the sin offering which is for himself.” (Leviticus 16:11 NKJV) Offer prayers for your family Offer prayers with your family Offer hope to your family Offer love for your family What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
Many can tell I am wrong Few offer me encouragement Many see how others are wrong Few offer hope to encourage me My weakness seems evident to all Few offer strength to encourage me “ Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord! ” But it would be nice if others help Encourage – to give courage to another.
May 26, 2025 ““ And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the LORD’S lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering.” (Leviticus 16:9 NKJV) I think the odds are against me The lots come out against me The bad roll of the lot continuous Like a boulder falling on my head What pride! Am I that important I am not worthy of such notice What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
How can I understand the Priest offers the lamb the Priest is the Lamb How can I understand
May 25, 2025 ““ Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.” (Leviticus 16:6 NKJV) Only Jesus is the Holy Priest not needing an offering for Priest Jesus is the offering What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
May 24, 2025 ““ And he shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering.” (Le viticus 16:5 NKJV) The congregation offers an offering to God an offering for their sin freeing them from hell What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
If your god calls you to kill others for him is your god good If your nation calls you to murder others is your nation good If your families call for you to murder is your family good If you think problems can be solved by murder are you good
May 23, 2025 ““ Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place : with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering.” (Leviticus 16:3 NKJV) Come to the Holy Place before the face of God offer your offering to He who offered Himself What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
“Amazing Grace “ Took my place “Saved a wretch like me” From sin set me free “I once was lost” By sin was tossed “But now I am found” To be God’s me
May 22, 2025 “‘ Then the priest shall offer the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and the priest shall make atonement for her before the LORD for the discharge of her uncleanness.” (Leviticus 15:30 NKJV) To discharge uncleanness to make atonement for us what can we offer to God God is the offering for us What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
The fire of hell burns in my bones all that is good is consumed by it a smell of fire fills me and flows The fire guts who I am and could Only God can control this fire only God can extinguish this fire only God can convert the fire to burn away the dross within me No longer the burning in my soul lessening the fire of lust and anger bringing a coolness into my life freeing me to live a full life
May 21, 2025 “‘ Then the priest shall offer them, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD because of his discharge.” (Leviticus 15:15 NKJV) The priest offers our offering The Priest is Himself offering We will have atonement At-one-ment with our Priest What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
 It flows from my own pen Brain, arm, pen, ink extend Flowing from only God knows For what God does intend Words not my own they flow A stream only God can provide Words from deep in my soul But they do not come from inside Open the gates and let it flow God’s wisdom not what I know God’s seeds as words I sow And watch grace in lives gro
May 20, 2025 ““ such as he is able to afford, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, with the grain offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him who is to be cleansed before the LORD.” (Leviticus 14:31 NKJV) What I can afford is not enough Priest Jesus affords Jesus is enough What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?
The Many faces of Evil are hard to see Some are Even Smiling at me Some scream and Rant and Rave Some through ease seek to Enslave They ignore me of so little power I enjoy this respite for the hour But I Know they will discover me And seek to destroy little me For they fear I am not alone But the One sitting upon the throne For His power through me can flow And the evil one Jesus can overthrow September 9, 2007
May 19, 2025 ““ And the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of the right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the trespass offering.” (Leviticus 14:28 NKJV) Oil cleanses consecrates nurtures sets apart What has God offered to you today? What offering does God desire from you?