The Man with the Master Plan

To Him Who is
And was and is to come
Worthy of all my praise
You are the One

I give You my head, my hands,
My heart, and soul.
I give You my knees and feet;
Holy Spirit, take control.

Come, Holy Spirit,
This very hour
With all Your omnipotent
And enabling power!

Help me walk in the Spirit
Every step of the way,
And abide in Christ
Every moment of this day.

Lord, I worship You
And You alone;
I bow my knee
Before Your throne.

Help me discipline my body,
And make it my slave,
So that after I've preached to others
I myself will not be depraved.

Lord, the wicked want a palm reading;
From one they think will know their future.
Yet what I need is psalm reading;
The Words of You who hold the future.

I’ve put my hand in Your hand,
The Great and Mighty One --
Who has the Master Plan
And will see that it is done.

If You want to direct me
Into something brand new,
Then this is my humble plea:
I ask You, Lord, please do!

--Anonymous adult

Scriptures:

Jesus said, "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." (Rev 1:8)

And [Jesus] went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will." (Mat 26:39) 

"Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God." (Rom 6:12-13)

"Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace." (Rom 8:5-6)

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. (Rom 12:1)

"But I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." (1Co 9:27)

The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps. (Pro 16:9) 

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. "Let This Mind Be in You" painting © 2012 Danny Hahlbohm, all rights reserved by the artist. You may visit the Danny Hahlbohm Gallery. 

Author's note:  Aside from the anonymous poem on this post, the poems in this blog were written by my children, ages seven through fifteen. Poems on this site may be copied and used for non-commercial purposes, as long as proper credit and backlink to this blog is given.  No commercial use allowed without express permission from author.  I recommend visiting my children's blog, A Brush with Life, where you will also find beautiful art they have drawn for the glory of God. You can access my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master." Now I'd like to ask a very important question.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.