Reflection

Reflection

When I change position the reflection in the mirror changes too!

The mirror returns only what it sees and it sees the real me.

It is not a painting or photograph frozen in time past,

It is now - it reports the present - the real me that it sees.

God and I both know what is contained within that reflection of me.

That reflection contains the biggest and strongest opponent I will ever face in life,

The distorted sinful real me, 

And the world around another version they see of me.

What God sees is the me He created me to be,

He created me to be the reflection of the Light,

The reflection of the Word of Life unto the World,

The reflection of Christ and His Love given for all upon the Tree,

The Cross of Calvary!

Christ’s Love is more than a reflection, 

For His Love is forever, the Light, the Word of Life that brings Salvation, 

To all that hear and believe,

Complete in Him.

Reflection 

Lord, use me, 

Martin Lee Vance 

7/11/2005 

Hate only Resides within Humanity

Hate only Resides within Humanity

Hate is built of the hurt and anger within, 

That thinks only of revenge. 

Hate only resides within humanity,

Throughout the world, 

For it comes from within each of us, 

It is the pride that sees only self and nothing else. 

Nature has not a want,

For God takes care of and provides all of nature's needs,

With the basic instincts of survival God has given to them,

When He released the elements above, below, and upon His creation, 

That He set free on Creation Day, 

To feed and take care of nature's every need. 

Within each individual is the makeup of life, 

The body, soul, and spirit, 

Created by God Himself, and placed within all of us. 

Hate will distort and change the soul, 

The vital center, the core of psyche, 

The center that controls all actions, thoughts, and emotions,

That resides within all of humanity. 

When hate controls every mental response, 

It then destroys within life, 

The love that cares for others, 

The very spirit of life and consciousness, 

A living death then takes control,

For hate controls the will of self,

The soul and cripples all within spiritually. 

It is sin, the sin pride of Satan, 

It exists, for it comes from him. 

Release it today, 

And cleanse the sins of hate from the soul. 

Leave them at the Cross, and ask for forgiveness. 

Allow the Lord, Jesus Christ, who paid the price for all sins, 

To guide the path of life, 

And the Holy Spirit within then to control all actions, thoughts, and emotions daily, 

By reading God's Word and following complete in Him. 

Lord, subdue my actions, harness my thoughts, and control my emotions, 

Martin Lee Vance 

6/26/2009 

Gossips of the World

Gossips of the World

People have the right to their opinion, 

But not the right to gossip to others about another,

One, who gossips, is one who spreads rumors. 

Rumors, idle talk about the private affairs of others, either true or untrue,

Because, they either take what another has said as truth 

Or what they think within themselves as truth. 

With or without knowing the truth 

That resides in the one they gossip about, 

For the purpose to either bring or cause dishonor to another, 

Knowingly or unknowingly, 

To prove a point that one holds as true within about another. 

Ham the son of Noah 

Lost the blessings, 

And received a curse for all future generations, 

His son Canaan and his children's children,

Because, Ham was the first gossip after the flood! 

When he found his father Noah, 

The first little old wine maker in the world,

Drunk from wine and uncovered, 

Instead of covering his father Noah, 

Protecting and honoring him, 

And then going on with life, 

He went out and had to tell others, 

The entire known World then,

He told his brothers of his father's condition. 

Thereby, knowingly dishonoring a man 

That was covered by God’s Grace, 

A man who was found 

And would forever be looked upon as righteous 

By God and covered by and in His Favor. 

People have the right to their opinion, 

But not the right to gossip to others about another, 

Remember, the tongue, controlled by the heart within, 

Can either bless or curse all generations that follow! 

Lord, guide me and control my tongue to pray to bless and encourage all others, 

Martin Lee Vance 

12/08/2008 

Hate is Hate and Love is Love

Hate is hate and love is love, 

You cannot mix the two together and live a faithful life, 

That truly believes in and received the Salvation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

To follow and live as one life complete in Him. 

His love allows one to live life at its fullest in His light and survive the darkest nights of life, 

And reach out to help and encourage others through their darkest nights. 

There will always be more than one dark night to face during life

When life is faced as one in Christ,

When life is lived in prayer for the relief and salvation of another,

It takes faith in the One that stilled the wind, calmed the sea, walked on water, 

Fed the multitude, healed the sick, 

Made the lame whole again, gave sight to the blind, restored the mind, 

And raised the dead to live again in Him. 

Then in perfect Love took the sins of all upon Himself, 

Allowing our sins to be nailed with Him that day so long ago, 

Upon the Cross of Calvary, 

He covered them all with His shed blood forgiven, forgotten, forever. 

By God's Grace, 

Received as one in Him, 

Through acceptance by belief through faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 

As the completion of God's word by His death, burial, and resurrection, 

To inherit eternal life in Him to all that follow complete in Him. 

Allowing the Holy Spirit then within to guide and teach of Him. 

Hate is void of everything that is true and has meaning in life. 

It will never build an honest, meaningful, truthful relationship, 

For it is barren of the Lord's Integrity of Character to build upon. 

When one allows love to be replaced by hurt or fear, 

Either caused by the indifference for another, 

Or the Anger of Satan himself that controls from within pride of self, 

All is lost and nothing is gained! 

Hurt or fear will turn to hate, because both are built of distrust and doubt, 

And wrapped within the faith and belief found only in the pride of one's self. 

Love cannot live within then, bound by the indifference for another that builds to grow hate. 

Indifference will first replace all love within, 

And then in time destroy the one from within that follows the faith of pride of self. 

Love is built upon God's word the acceptance and the honest belief and faith in Jesus Christ 

And the meaningful relationships of all others that share His Integrity of Character, 

For Love comes from the very heart of God, Himself. 

Allow God's Word to guide your life today and every day,

For Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. 

Lord, I pray for those that hate, that You build and change their way to see the truth

And live life in Your love today, 

Martin Lee Vance 

9/19/2009 

, 

America

America

America has a past of shame and honor. 

The shame of the past continues today, in how we treat one another, 

By the Godly and the ungodly, 

From the poorest to the richest, 

For all have sinned in word and deed to place blame or shame upon another,

To deny love, dreams, encouragement, and hope for tomorrow. 

The honor is in those who stayed together in the past, 

And protected one another to build America then for tomorrow, 

Upon God's foundation of Integrity, 

By all who gave all for Her that heard Freedom's Call, 

For they knew within and felt then, 

What America was and would continue to be tomorrow. 

She is unchanging and unconditional in Love, 

For with open arms She will accept the youngest to oldest, 

No matter what status the world puts upon them, 

And with an open heart educate, 

And build to grow anew and be a part of Her tomorrow. 

Never close America’s gates to the future, 

Without love, a romance or friendship never begins, 

Without a dream, tomorrow is never seen, 

Without encouragement, inspirations would never be, 

Without hope, expectations would die before they have a chance to grow within. 

America is the Freedom to believe, love, hope, dream, and encourage one another. 

Lord, I thank You for this Nation that Stands as a Symbol of Freedom to all in the World, 

And I pray that You protect those who serve Her today, honor those that served, 

And protect an honor the families of those that gave all that Her Flag waves Free today, 

Martin Lee Vance 

5/25/2009 

No Secret

John 3:16

No Secret 

No secret hidden within God’s Holy Word, the Bible, for all has been revealed. 

A Secret is only kept, when the creator of that secret, 

Never tells, writes, or trusts a single soul to reveal, not anyone. 

Life and Death has no secret,

For it is written and revealed in God's Word, 

Within His Word of Creation and History, 

And He has freely given to everyone. 

Just take the time to read His Holy Word, 

And walk each day in time with Him. 

For He has given the beginning and the ending, 

And everything in between for His History is not a mystery. 

Not one secret for everything from the past to the present into the future, 

Has been given to reveal Christ the Light of Love that brings Salvation 

And eternal life to everyone that accepts The Son as His Word in completion, 

For Jesus Christ the Son has paid the price upon the Cross of Calvary, 

And has covered all sins forgiven by His shed blood cleansed everyone. 

It is no secret what God's Grace has done, 

For it is given and written within His Word. 

The only thing not told or revealed to man

Is the exact date and time of the start of the end time,

For this has been given to the Son the power to break the seal and then reveal, 

For by God's Word there will be that day in History,

God has foretold in His Word of Truth and written in His Integrity. 

Know by this He has not kept from man not one thing,

For His Word has been written, completed, and given to everyone. 

It is no secret the Trust and Love God has given by His Grace 

And sealed forever everyone who accepts His Son,

No secret hidden within His Word for all has been revealed. 

No Secret, make and take the time each day to read His Word. 

Lord, You have been faithful for upon the Cross, Salvation to me, 

Martin Lee Vance 

4/10/2006

Memories Blessed by God

1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 Verse 18

Memories Blessed by God

Remember, a marriage is never perfect, 

For both are humanly different, mentally and physically,

Each with views, feelings, and emotions that enhance and reinforce these differences.

By God's wisdom and knowledge, seeing and knowing the ending before the beginning,

He said, "it is not good for man to be alone,"

And created He woman, out of man, as a helpmate,

For both to cleave to one another and to live as one. 

The memories of a marriage blessed by God,

They are memories that can never be forgotten,

No matter how hard one tries daily to dismiss and bury them.

When by death's separation one is left behind,

With memories, that reappear from time to time, 

And touch the heart again with their love to remind of them.

Many different occurrences, feelings, or things, 

In life's separation, can bring into view the memories again of them,

From the smallest simplest things of life enjoyed together, 

To the most complex problems of life faced together,

And all the things in between, that built and wrapped their lives in oneness as shared.

All now memories of them,

When both held hands, from beginning to end, 

In that certain way with words unspoken, 

That reassured their love for each other to the other,

The warmth of words of kindness, to build the other, 

That brought comfort to a hurting heart, 

Upon the departure of a loved one, 

And the feelings of love's loss within, that draw them closer for that day,

That lies ahead for them to face missing the other.

God's love within, tells their heart within, you have nothing to fear, 

You know within then, as you pray they will always stay near, 

Tomorrow as today, 

That not one memory of all the yesterdays,

Will ever be forgotten, no matter how hard one daily tries to dismiss and bury.

Memories such as these are a testimony to love's power, 

And represents a marriage, 

That is more than just a friendship built of togetherness between them. 

It is one that has truly been blessed by God,

And has been built upon and wrapped within God's Word of Love, 

That is forever true and faithful,

For by His Grace, He gives His love freely to all, whom by Name that are Called a Child of His, 

For they believe in and follow as their Lord and Savior,

Jesus Christ as one within Him.

No matter the circumstances of a life faced,

As long as you have each other,

Even now, if just a memory,

That brings together as one in love for the other to remember,

Memories, built between one another, they will always live within,

Wrapped in your love for one another, 

For they are memories of a marriage blessed by God,

No matter how hard one tries to dismiss and bury them,

Memories, such as these, can never be forgotten.

Lord, build me daily, to keep my marriage true and faithful 

And build memories within to keep near and dear,

Martin Lee Vance

8/22/2011

"I"

"I" 

I am, God created, self-contained 

As a free will being, 

A moral being, 

In His image, when He placed His spirit of life within. 

I have all within that is necessary 

To be self-sufficient, 

To live with others in a world 

That He created, 

With all the necessary resources,

Provided by Him,

To supply all the daily needs. 

I knowing within 

That I am related to every human birth 

Here on Earth, 

For all are self-contained just like me. 

But, today I am more than self-contained, 

For I believed and I have received, 

As my Lord and Savior, 

Jesus Christ. 

Knowing, He will bring me through the darkest night, 

By building and following daily His Word, the Light of Christ, to guide my life. 

Daily, He changes and replaces the I in me, 

With I belong to Him. 

I am self-contained in and by His strength, 

By living and walking in His Purity of  Thought within the Light of His Love. 

Lord, guide my thoughts, for I believe in You, 

Martin Lee Vance 

2/7/2010

I Will Not Deny

I Will Not Deny

I will not deny what I believe and whom I believe, 

God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit the Comforter, 

God created all with meaning and planned purpose of being from His pure thoughts,

The Holy Trinity Three in One before time began.

From everlasting to everlasting, always greater in pure love, the Holy Trinity Three in One. 

From what is seen to what is unseen for it is God's History. 

More of God's Grace and Love than the Covenant Bond from God to Abraham, 

For The Son of the Trinity, the Lord of lords and the King of kings, 

Jesus Christ took the form of the Son of Man to remove the sting of death and the sins of all. 

Passing the Tests of the Ages in full completion of God's Word of Grace upon Calvary's Cross, 

For Christ's Church is now the center of truth in the Integrity of His Light of Love.

The Ray of Light within Him that lights the Way to bring Home to Him, 

For if you trust, believe, and accept Jesus Christ the Son, 

He will guide and teach with God's Word through prayer and truth of the Holy Trinity Three in One, 

For God has sealed you forever in and for Him. 

Finding more love in the purity of thought and the beauty of creation in following God's Word, 

For Christ's Church is all who believe and accept the completion, Jesus Christ of Calvary's Cross.

Knowing the end of time is the start of eternity with Christ around God's Table of Grace, 

For His Love is forever. 

The Holy Trinity Three in One before time began.

From everlasting to everlasting, always greater in pure love, the Holy Trinity Three in One. 

I will not deny what I believe and whom I believe. 

Lord, keep my thoughts pure for I believe in and Love You, 

Martin Lee Vance 

4/13/2006

At the Finish Line of Life

At the finish line of life,

It matters not how you started that life,

Or what vocation or position you held in life.

What matters at the completion of life is how you ran that race of life,

And whose integrity of character built that life that you accepted and followed in life.

That controls within when you cross the finish line of life,

And the time you have given of your life to encourage and build another’s life.

Building within them the love to encourage others in their life,

To reach out to the Lord, Jesus Christ, to build their life,

Receive Salvation and His Integrity of Character to guide their life.

Pass on the gift of life that keeps giving eternal life,

Encourage someone today to build anew The Light of Love in their life,

By praying they receive and walk with the Lord in their life to build and guide their life.

Until Eternity’s Day and He meets us when we cross the finish line of life,

Everyday Pass on His Love and tell someone of His gift of eternal life,

And God‘s Word that builds from within to without in Him anew life.

Lord, hold my hand, lead and teach me on my journey of life,

Martin Lee Vance

7/25/2007

To the Believer that Follows and Lives in Christ

To the Believer that Follows and Lives in Christ

The Empty Cross of Calvary, 

It is the symbol of one's completeness in Christ, 

And His Love given for all that day to take away the sins of all,

 By God's loving Grace.

The Church, the Bride of Christ, 

The believers that follow and live for and in Christ in word and deed,

The Lighthouse, a Beacon to and for the Lord, the Church complete in Him, 

That lights the way for all in the World to eternity and to bring to Him. 

The Word of God, Christ within, 

That builds the heart in Him 

And heals the hurts of Life, 

Until that day all believers stand before Him 

At God's table of Grace, 

There to look upon Our Lord and Savior's Face. 

Remember, one is truly blessed by God 

To have one true friend in life, as Christ within, 

For He is always there in our time of need. 

Each day, remember and follow the Word of God, 

The Lord Jesus Christ, 

On how to treat and give to the needs of those that need,

By being a friend to them in their time of need, 

As Christ is to you in your time of need. 

"The relatives of the poor despise them; 

How much more will their friends avoid them! 

Though the poor plead with them, 

Their friends are gone." 

Proverbs 19:7 NLT 

"If you help the poor, 

You are lending to the Lord - and He will repay you!" 

Proverbs 19:17 NLT 

"Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, 

For the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do." 

Deuteronomy 15:10 NLT 

"Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, 

But those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed." 

Proverbs 28:27 NLT 

"Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! 

The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble. 

The Lord protects them and keeps them alive. 

He gives them prosperity in the land 

And rescues them from their enemies." 

Psalm 41:1-2 NLT 

"Give, and you will receive. 

Your gift will return to you in full - pressed down, 

Shaken together to make room for more, 

Running over, and poured into your lap. 

The amount you give will determine the amount you get back." 

Luke 6:38 NLT 

Give to others until your heart hurts within when the giving is stopped. 

Lord, open my heart and place nothing within but, 

The love to help and give to the needs of others,

Your Love, 

Martin Lee Vance 

11/21/2010

Calvary

Calvary 

As a consequence of Adam's sin, 

God removed communion with him, 

For God's creation was wrapped within the darkness of sin then. 

By God's grace, 

Jesus Christ would become the sacrificial atonement for the sins of man. 

The Christ of the Trinity, 

Through birth a man, the sinless Son of God and man, 

Love's pure Light crucified for the sins of all, 

The completion of God’s Word one within Him. 

By Crucifixion upon the Cross of Calvary, 

The Master became the servant, 

His blood to purify, 

The price He paid to remove the sins of all. 

By His death, burial, and resurrection, 

He opened the Gates of Heaven, 

Eternal life to all whom by faith's belief, accept, and receive,

Christ as Lord and Savior, by God’s Grace.

The Holy Spirit sent by Christ to live within, 

Will guide and keep the path of life straight by way of God's Word and prayer with Him, 

Until that day we stand before God whole and complete in Christ. 

God's Word is His covenant, His bond of Integrity with man, 

By God's Grace, 

The Blood of the Christ, 

The beginning and the ending, our eternity,

God's spirit breathed life into the race of man at the beginning, 

At Calvary His blood was shed to purify man to communion again, forever with Him. 

God's Circle of Love has no ending,

God's Love was pure and complete before the beginning, 

At Calvary it was given and removed the sins of all, 

And sealed all who believe in Christ complete in Him. 

Reach out and live life complete then within, 

And receive Eternity in the Holy Trinity.

Lord, by the pain of Calvary, You purified me to be one in You in Eternity, 

Martin Lee Vance 

4/11/2009 

God's Word

God's Word

God's Word has been given by Him to all, 

To guide, build, and change the heart within. 

He has never created one thing, 

For anything, that by His word He has condemned!

He created humanity as free will moral beings, 

Written and sealed within the Integrity of His word. 

By giving His word to follow He reveals not only Himself, 

But that which to follow to encourage us daily, 

It has been written there within His word given by Him. 

That He knew all before time began and He knows all beyond never ending. 

He knows what all faced yesterday, will face today, 

And what awaits for all to face tomorrow. 

Know within, by the heart therein, that by this, 

All in the Lord, Jesus Christ, by belief in Him from the faith within, 

That by God's Grace has received Christ then

To live and follow beyond tomorrow's day. 

He gives the strength within then by the Holy Spirit’s guidance 

To endure and persevere all in Him. 

He gives the courage to face all to pass on His word and encourage others in Him. 

Stop following the World, 

And never take at face value what the World says or does, 

For they will lead astray to believe what they want all to believe, 

Even the well meaning ones, 

They will distort the truth, with half truths and untruths, 

Or with truth from their point of view to lead, 

That allows a way to build within others to follow them. 

View all and hear all, 

By using God's Word as the filter, 

Always put His Word, Jesus Christ, between you and the World. 

Then doing, what God reveals in prayer with Him, to do and follow. 

Never allowing what comes forth from within, from pride and vanity, 

Or follow blindly those who destroy by word and deed to lead, 

Without testing by God's Word. 

Judge then from within to allow God's word to guide, lead, 

And build only good within the heart within, 

For judgment awaits all in World, by the Word on Judgment Day. 

Lord, open my eyes and ears, to see and hear the Word through You, to build in You, 

Martin Lee Vance 

7/22/2010

When One has Received Christ

  When One has Received Christ 

When one has received Christ in faith’s belief from within, by one's free will,

And by this has accepted Him as their Lord and Savior, 

 One might from time to time feel within confusion and misunderstanding, 

And doubt their Salvation by not knowing within the reason why! 

One might doubt God's forgiveness are misunderstand the reason why,

 He would pardon and release the debt or the liability of the wrongdoing or offense, 

The sin or sins, of such a sinner that you know He knows lived within. 

Be it either, a wrong; misinterpreted, misunderstand; confused, blunder, fault; error, 

Or just an outright known sin from within, 

For all sins are the fault of the character of the soul that lives within then, 

For sin is sin! 

Are is it that you have never accepted God’s forgiveness,  

Because, not wanting to be released and pardoned for or from them, the sins within? 

When one has never believed completely in God’s Integrity, His Word,

Because, many remember after the sin, for it lives within in full view, 

The shame of that wrongdoing or offense, 

And have not allowed God's forgiveness to release 

And fully pardon self for and from them. 

Remember, the moment Christ touched your heart,

Feel and see again His Light of Love, 

And become forever free within Him 

And place all doubts and misunderstandings at the Foot of the Cross and walk complete in Him, 

See the Love Christ gave in full payment for all transgressions upon 

The Cross of Calvary that day, 

And realize then within, what Christ endured for all, 

As His shed blood covered all sins for all forever 

And buried them long ago forgiven, 

Forgotten, never to be remember again, for God pardoned and released all by His Grace

From all wrongdoings or offenses, 

All sins that day, forever, forgiven, and forgotten for all! 

Release them today and truly believe God, 

That by His Loving Grace pardoned all and Christ shed blood paid the price to cover them forgotten

And by this God Sealed His forgiveness for your sins by the Integrity of His Word, forever! 

Christ was crucified once, for all humanity’s past, present, and future sins 

That Day long ago upon the Cross of Calvary.

Remember, Salvation in Christ, by God’s loving Grace of forgiveness,

Will never be a license or permit to sin over and over again either!

Lord, I knowing You in Love paid the price for me yesterday, 

I in belief build each day in You today, to live life eternal with You in tomorrow‘s day, 

Martin Lee Vance 

12/4/2011

Happiness

Happiness

Happiness comes from within the heart therein,

Not from the world around.

The spark of life, The Spirit that sees the joy in living,

In living daily to build in faith a future one in Him,

The faith that sees and believes the purpose of creation,

A purpose far greater than creation it’s self.

First seen by God in His pure thoughts,

Then released created within the breath of life of God Himself.

"Forever in Grace to commune one with Him,

Serving freely the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ the Son,

The Lord of lords and King of kings,"

For God created life to be more than just an artwork to adorn,

Or in Heavenly ownership to be held to build untold wealth,

For God's creation was created with His purity of thought and given freely to all.

To commune with Him, as removed by Adam's fall, by Grace anew to cover all,

For this God gave His Son, the price He paid to cover all sins, upon the Cross.

Grace resides free to all today, Grace to all whom seek and accept, Jesus Christ, His Son,

And by this step of faith, a value more valuable than all of creation it’s self.

Written forever in the Book of Life, by Him, eternity given knowing the heart within,

For He created and gave free will within to one and all,

To live free in wonderment and excitement to build each day, daily, free given by Him,

For God knew and foretold the call of the dark in His Word when He gave all a free will heart.

His Word to keep such a heart not to part to the left or to the right

To stay the course for and with Him,

Now by His Grace the power to break sin's hold and leave at the Cross all and walk in Him.

The choice to make lies within each heart to receive forever or forever depart.

Creating anew in His word guided by the Holy Spirit to grow and change within to living for Him,

In living daily to build in faith a future one in Him,

The spark of life, The Spirit that sees the joy in living,

Not from the world around,

Happiness comes from within the heart therein.

Lord, my heart keep near You in Your Light of Love, and build to give,

Martin Lee Vance

9/13/2006

All God's Riches of Wealth

All God's Riches of Wealth, 

By Grace freely given, 

Written within the pages of His Holy Word, the Bible,

Given to bring the Light of Love to the World, 

His Son, Jesus Christ that removes the Darkness of Sin. 

More riches of wealth than one can ever conceive or perceive, 

There in the pages of God's History, 

For all, the price of sin's bondage paid, 

That Day on the Cross of Calvary,

When Christ's blood shed and covered the sins of all forgiven,

Forever that believes and receives Him eternity with Him.

More riches of wealth than one can ever conceive or perceive. 

Finding more power to endure and persevere written therein, 

In facing Life's problems in prayer with Him, 

Until the Day that Heaven's Gates are entered in. 

When Eternities walk begins serving freely our Lord and Savior,

The Beauty of all of Nature; looking upon His face at God's Table of Grace,

More riches of wealth than one can ever conceive or perceive. 

All God's Riches of Wealth, 

By Grace freely given, 

Written within the pages of His Holy Word, the Bible,

Given to bring the Light of Love to the World, 

His Son, Jesus Christ that removes the Darkness of Sin. 

More riches of wealth than one can ever conceive or perceive.

Lord, keep the Tears of Love upon my heart and face, 

Martin Lee Vance 

2/28/2006