Wednesday, August 13, 2014

"Trial's Cry"

Job



"How I long for the months gone by,
for the days when God watched over me."
(Job 29:2)

Oh, how we long for yesterday, when in the midst of the test and
 trial; we cry for the days of yore
If we could only go back to when the Lord was close, the tears
 were dry, and the pain was no more
The test is a desert so hot and dry, loneliness is our companion
 and a stillness of the hovering heavens
It's a place where we come face to face with our inner being, a
 loudness of our own soul that deafens
Questions plague us, mourning cloaks us, depression seeks to
 overtake us, but our faith offers rebuttal
For every "Why?" our faith grabs hands with our soul and
spirit, and together they form a holy huddle  
It's a war against the flesh so bleeding and torn, seeking to rob
 our belief that Almighty God's still there
Even though we can't see Him, or touch Him; that faith
floods us like an epee, in the throes of a dare
We thought we had lost it in the middle of pain and despair, but
the Word rises up in a fight to the finish
Our own hearts are surprised, when we have no proof that we'll
live, but the hope will not be diminished
The fire shut up in our bones comes to our rescue in times of
war, when God says, "You can only go this far!"
It seems to be the only voice from above that we're sure of, and
it blows in the winds, shoving aside the stars
As we moan in gasping breaths, that we wish we hadn't been
born, the Lord emerges with Lion-like force
He says, "Where were you when I formed the foundation of the
world?" and lists His power, as a matter of course
We're suddenly humbled in arrogance of stature, realizing we're
but "dust," and God's hand's in the matter
It's clear now that it all began with accusations from the cast out
one, the doomed for the Lake of Fire adder
After all, Job's trial lasted only nine months; to everything there
is a season, and a time to every purpose
When we belong to Jesus Christ, our trials are in His realm; we
were bought with His blood, and purchased
Perspective comes into view, and the desert seems to have an
oasis; and it's cancelling our desire for the past
The presence of the Lord has brought a new angle to this test,
and we are enlightened to a new forecast
The times on the wheel only make us stronger, if we hold tight to
the horns of the altar, and refuse the devil a bow
We should know the trial is always about our faith, our stand, our
trust in the Holy One, to whom we vowed
As Jacob wrestled with the angel and wouldn't let him go, so
fierce was the battle, disjointing his thigh
So we must love our Savior, our Lord, through every test and
every "Why," with trust as ever our "Trial's Cry."


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Pastor Kenneth Phillips
He was given 4-6 months to live!


Pastor Kenneth Phillips
No Cancer!  Dr. said he has the blood of an 18 year old!
Thank You, Lord Jesus!


Karen Phillips 
Healed of Leukemia!
Thank You, Lord Jesus!


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