Predestination

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Predestination -- A Definition

Predestination is defined as the act of knowing the outcome before the act or life is completed - predestinating, which is an action of God -- who is eternal and foreordained what comes to pass on earth. This idea is repugnant to some. The idea that an entity has the right to ordain what happens on earth is something that man in his natural state has rebelled against from the dawn of time. However, the Old Testament starts with, "In the beginning, God..." This is an unambiguous statement. God existed before, continues to exist and will always exist (Revelation 1:4). God has the sovereign right of creation over the earth and man and He makes no apologies for saying, "Thus saith the LORD!" This statement does not require man's understanding or acceptance to be true.

The truth of predestination is wrapped up in the very character of God. God is sovereign, which means that He has absolute authority over all that He has created and He has created "all things" (Genesis 1:1). God is omniscient, meaning that He has all knowledge and without Him, no knowledge exists (Job 37:16). God is omnipresent, giving Him the ability to be everywhere at one time (Psalm 139:1-12). God is omnipotent, which means that God is all-powerful with a determination to carry out His purpose and plan throughout time into eternity (1 Chronicle 29:11). There are no created beings that have these attributes; only the great "I Am" (Exodus 3:14) has them. God, who is sovereign having all knowledge, is everywhere at one time and is all-powerful. He loves His creation and has offered us His grace with unmerited favor in the face of man’s constant and consistent rebellion.

Predestination – A Distinction

When we look at the idea of predestination, it is necessary to make a distinction between two different decreed events. The first includes events that are divinely caused (caused by God), such as the salvation of the elect. The second of decreed events are divinely permitted (permitted or allowed by God). God does not predetermine the evil acts of men, nor does God cause them. Rather, these permitted acts mean that God knows beforehand how people will react in each circumstance. He allows people to make autonomous decisions, the choice to do good or evil. God’s foreknowledge of the evil that people perpetrate onto others caused Him to create within humans the ability to overcome that evil. And the good that people are capable of was predetermined by God to be blessed when doing good was chosen. These blessings enable humans to win over evil while fulfilling God’s total plan.

Predestination – A Decree

Predestination is the decree of God by which certain souls are foreordained to salvation -- called the elect. Again, this is a concept that many see as somehow unfair. However, all of the attributes of God allow Him to know history in advance. Therefore, it can be said that we are "preordained" or elected by pre-knowledge because time has no rule over God. But, didn't God give man volition (exercising one’s own will)? The answer to that is yes, however, since God is all-knowing He already knows the outcome of the choices men will make and He uses those choices to bring about His purpose. “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son

would be the firstborn, with many brothers and sisters. And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And he gave them right standing with himself, and he promised them his glory” (Romans 8:28-30).

God has made salvation possible for anyone who wants it. He already knows who will accept His plan of salvation. This does not negate man's choice; rather it is confirmation of God's grace that some do choose salvation. Predestination means to mark out or determine beforehand. Predestination may raise some intellectual problems, but that is because man tries to wrap his finite mind around an infinite God. However, those who accept the gift of salvation become the “elect” of God.

”Furthermore, because of Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us from the beginning, and all things happen just as he decided long ago” (Ephesians 1:11).

“But people who aren't Christians can't understand these truths from God's Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them because only those who have the Spirit can understand what the Spirit means” (1 Corinthians 2:14).

FEAR

                                                                     

                                                                              

Fear

      Fear is a Self-Imposed prison. 

      You are the jailer, the prisoner, 

And also the keeper of the Key to freedom. 

You are the only one who can build fear within, 

From what you see and hear, 

That you feel and believe as true. 

 Never let anyone or anything, no matter who or whom,  

Build the feelings of fear within you for anyone or anything else, 

From what they feel and believe and pass on to you, 

God created all in Love. 

Remember, do not run with or follow the crowd,  

You'll only get lost in fear yourself.

Lord, open my eyes to see as you see, 

And my heart as you feel to bring healing to the Lost.

Martin Lee Vance

6/7/2017

Grace and Truth

Grace and Truth

By God’s Grace and Truth, I in Christ! 

It is not what I say I am, 

That makes others want that which lives in me, 

To guide and build their lives as mine, 

But what they see that lives in me, 

By my actions, words, and deeds that come forth from me, 

That brings them, by their repentance of sin, to live as One in Christ, 

Sealed forever for Him by God's loving Grace. 

Hate the sin but love the sinner. 

If Christians model Christlike behavior, 

Their lives will reflect both grace and truth. 

Christ is full of grace and truth, John 1:14, 

And we should be as He for we follow Him, 

For Grace is the cornerstone of Salvation, 

And Truth the Word of God that guides and builds all life in Christ. 

If truth is conveyed without grace, it leads to self-righteousness, 

And makes one appear negatively harsh and condescending, 

But, on the other hand, grace without truth breeds deception and moral compromise, 

And makes one appear worthless and shallow, 

As you, allow them to remain in their sins, for fear of offending. 

Both extremes are ineffectual 

And will build neither you nor them in Grace and Truth as Christ. 

Build and balance your life in Christ within God's Love for us, 

And become one in Him. 

Lord, build, guide, and teach me as I follow You, 

Martin Lee Vance 

3/26/2015

Abortion - Who or Whom are the Heartless?

Who or whom are the Heartless?

God has given to every human, free will, the right of freedom of choice. 

He has created all different physically and mentally, 

But has given all free will, the right of choice. 

God said He knew us before our mother's womb. 

As Americans, we have the right of certain freedoms as written in

 And protected by various laws and the Constitution. 

With protection given to all by Federal, State, and Local,

 Law Enforcement and Judicial Courts. 

To protect or render justice for the changing

 Or the taking of those freedoms of choice of life or property. 

Many find mental and physical relief and happiness

 In many different forms of freedom of choice. 

No one has the right to allow the form of freedom of choice, 

They choose to consume, inhale, or take part in, 

To change another mentally or physically. 

That it takes away or changes their God given right of freedom of choice. 

Especially the unborn! 

The Gift of Life from God to carry on Freedom of Choice given by Him. 

Who or whom are the Heartless? 

Lord, change our hearts, 

Martin Lee Vance 

June 27, 2006

"Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless."
Quote from Strength to Love, Martin Luther King, JR, 1963. 

Help

Help

Believers in Christ, 

One little word, help, is so unbelievably freeing and rewarding, 

When asked in faithful prayer of God. 

Run the race of life, 

Keep the faith; always do what is pleasing in God's sight, 

Not out of fear for God is pure Love. 

God knows we will stumble from time to time, 

For all have and will, 

Acknowledge the sin and make things right in prayer through Christ with God. 

Do your very best, reach out to help and encourage others, 

Bring the joy of Christ into the lives of all you meet and greet and brighten their day. 

Always, make and take the time to help and inspire the young to build their life in Christ. 

Remember, God knows us, better than we will ever know ourselves, 

For when you walk by repentance of sin with Him 

Your heart within knows His Son, Jesus Christ, 

And beats as one with Him. 

Christ paid the price in Love for us, 

Pass on that love sealed by God's loving Grace, 

Acknowledge Him before man and He will acknowledge you before God. 

Many followers wrapped within self and non-believers of Christ look back on their life, 

From time to time, 

Upon the many times, that they have cried out to God for help, 

And see only the fear that surrounded and engulfed their past, 

Choices made for and around self that built that fear that became part of their life and past, 

And they ask where was God when I prayed for help, I did ask, 

For He hears them not when He sees the heart wrapped within faith of self. 

One little word, help, is so unbelievably freeing and rewarding, 

When asked in faithful prayer of God.

Lord, keep me humble, and build my faith stronger each day, 

Thank You for looking after me, 

Martin Lee Vance  

9/30/2014

God's Love

God's Love

 God's love has no ending, and it will never grow tired or weary, 

As He waits for you to make the choice, by othin His Holy Word. 

Remember, He only waits until that moment just before life ends 

And deaths eternity begins as written within and certified by His Word. 

The Bible is full of God's Word of encouragement and guidance, 

Wrapped complete from beginning to end in God's love for you and me, 

That love reaches from before times beginning to beyond eternities ending, 

And ties together as one in Him, all that follow, throughout God's history, 

That forever makes and keeps God's family complete and together. 

God's History is not a secret, 

For if you read to seek you will find, the eyes will then be open in faith 

And through belief repent of all sins revealed and hidden within, 

And leave them at the Cross, the price Christ paid in full that day on Mount Calvary, 

For all sins for all forgiven, forgotten, forever, 

That accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and follows Him to eternity's day. 

God's faith in you, at that moment, 

Will restructure and build the heart within, filled with the love that God has for you, 

A place now within fit to receive the Holy Spirit the Lord then sends, 

To guide the soul and build from within to without in the Word complete in Him. 

Daily prayer, through the Lord, seeking God's encouragement and guidance, 

In the Word that will only build and reshape life daily 

Until within is as God wants for you. 

Until that moment one reaches God's destination 

And the Lambs Book of Life is opened and placed before you, 

Your name, that day, was forever written within Complete in Him. 

Remember, He only waits until that moment just before life ends 

And deaths eternity begins as written within and certified by His Word, 

To seek by faith and receive in belief, Salvations Completion, 

His Son, Jesus Christ, as Lord and Savior, as written within His Word. 

Seek Him today and do not be one moment late on your Judgment Day!

 Lord, I pray that none that seeks You is one moment late on their Judgment Day! 

Martin Lee Vance 

6/4/2014 

Practicing Religion or Christianity?

Practicing Religion or Christianity? 

Today, throughout the World, 

We have a lot of people of faith practicing religion, 

But very few practicing Christianity, 

Which is based upon the teachings of Jesus Christ and His apostles, 

As God through the Word has told us to. 

Why, why does humanity always want to justify having or not having, 

Be it an abortion, gun control, or anything, 

With or without using the Word of God? 

Is it because, we either seek God or want to defy God or both? 

God created, in His image man, and said it was good, 

He did not create sin or the bad you see in the World today! 

He created man as an intelligent being, 

With a free will to make a free choice about judgments to guide his life, 

Through prayer with God, 

By forming opinions with the knowledge of what is "good," for nothing of God is bad. 

The Man, Adam, defied God by disobedience and brought "sin" into the world, 

And Moses asked God for the "Law" to guide man. 

Man takes from the world to control man and to keep all that man wants, 

In a World he slowly corrupts with his wants, 

Built of either denial, unbelief, or confused and distorted beliefs about the Word of God. 

Remember, all that is seen and unseen belongs to God, not to man! 

Man seeks what he wants for self and will make it right 

And justify having or not having under any or all circumstances, 

With or without using the Word of God. 

If you believe not in God's guidance and you have not laws, 

You follow total chaos, total lack of order, mass confusion, 

Nothing guides your life but self and your dislikes and wants, 

As Satan himself. 

What you seek after is what you look for and will find.... 

Have an open mind and seek things that guide, 

And builds within the guidance of Christ and His Love, 

For Christ is the Light that leads, He is the Word, the perfect Good. 

Lord, build in me a Heart of Love for all God's Creation, 

Martin Lee Vance 

4/18/2014

The Price

The Price
The Price, Christ paid that day for you and me.

O' the total emptiness of loneliness felt upon that Cross,

Suspended there between His Father's Unconditional protective Love 

And His Mother's Endless caring Love. 

O' the total emptiness of loneliness felt that day, 

When God, His Father, turned and looked away. 

Separating all Love for Him from within that day, 

When the sins of all fell upon His sinless Son, the price to pay.

Then the sight of the Light of Love of a Mother's eyes, 

Viewing His shed blood flowing to cleanse and cover the sins of all,
Unable to touch and bring comfort to Him again,

They ask for one more time, 

As the years of memories flash before from the past.

Her voice of loss, 

Echoing the depths of loneliness felt from deep within.

Her hands that held and touched His face, 

And removed the hurts and tears of yesterday. 

Now reach out with the hurting pain
Of a Mother's Endless caring Love,
Unable to hold and mend again
His broken Heart of Forgiveness within,
For She deeply loved and cared for Him.
O' the total emptiness of loneliness felt upon that Cross,

When Christ paid the price that day for you and me.

The Price, by God's Grace,

 Love,
All sins, Forgiven, and Forgotten, Forever!

Lord, words could never explain the love, The Price, You paid for me that day,

Martin Lee Vance
8/11/2005

The Robe

The Robe

The Robe, one perfect seamless woven robe,

His only earthly possession, 

The only thing He ever owned. 

Covered and protected, 

Jesus Christ, the One,
Perfect from within to without,

The most precious, the most perfect stone, 

This world will ever know. 

 He willingly walked that road, 

So long ago wearing that perfect woven robe, 

Bringing the Word of Light, 

As witness to a world of darkness and cold.

The Word, the Man, who wears the perfect seamless woven robe. 

Him they falsely accused, tried, convicted, scourged, and then would crucify. 

No one would defend or one word in His defense did He ever give, 

For He came as the completion of The Word. 

The Lamb who owns and wears the perfect woven robe, 

Walked alone, that lonely road, that day to Calvary, 

He willingly walked that lonely road, 

That dark and lonely day so long ago. 

They removed from His possession the robe, 

On Calvary's Hill, 

Crucified, was The Lamb upon the Cross. 

As He hung upon Calvary's Cross, for all to see, awaiting deaths approach. 

Roman soldiers casting lots for His only earthly possession, 

The robe that covered and protected. 

The Lamb willingly gave His Life as full payment, 

In exchange for all our transgressions, 

Once and for all, for you and me. 

To bring eternal Life to all that answers His call. 

When His Life had been given, 

That day so long ago, 

From the Cross removed, 

Burial prepared and wrapped in white linen, 

In the Tomb He was placed that day. 

Death could not keep in sleep, 

For on the third day, He arose, deaths cold hold to defeat. 

Then He exchanged one earthly robe,

For a Heavenly Robe of Pure Light. 

Now all that believe in Him will inherit, their Heavenly possession, eternal Life. 

The day fast approaches when all who received will walk with Him, 

The Son of God, the Lamb, the One, 

The Word, who owns and wears the Heavenly Robe, 

The Heavenly Robe of Pure Light. 

Lord, Keep me near the Cross and give me the Faith of Caleb, 

Martin Lee Vance 

1/7/2005

Christmas, the Birth of the Light of Love



Christmas, 

The Birth of the Light of Love. 

As God revealed Christ's Birth to the Magi, 

For His Word concealed, 

And they journeyed to seek and find.

They took gifts of, 

Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh, 

To honor His Birth. 

By this, the Magi supplied the means for all their needs, 

For Mary, Joseph, and the Son of God and man, 

Jesus, Emmanuel - God with us, 

To Journey to Egypt and back, 

To live until Herod's death, 

For God had planned before the fall of man, 

For it is written within His Holy Word. 

As He supplied the needs and did for Mary and Joseph, 

And the Son of God and man, 

God the Father, will supply all the needs,

In His time by His Timetable, 

Of those by Faith's Belief, on knees of humbleness, 

In prayer of repentance, 

Accept, follow, and believe in His Son, Jesus Christ, 

Emmanuel - God with us, Savior, 

The Light of Love, 

For it is written within His Holy Word. 

Lord, Happy Birthday, I love you, 

In Christ, the Light of Love, 

Martin Lee Vance 

12/24/2013

Focus On the Future

Focus On the Future

As God told Joshua,
Focus on the future not on the past.
When we focus only on the past,
We fear the unknown in the future.
As He told Joshua to enter the Promised Land,
And in His strength possess the unknown.
To banish all doubts and fears,
And be bold and strong in Him.
He tells us to face our fears of the unknown
Daily in the Lord's strength,
For the Lord will forever be with you to guide you,
And He will never leave or forsake you.
In the strength of His presence,
Knowing then within,
That He will never give up on you.
Banish the doubts and fears,
And be bold and strong in the Lord.
Remember, the promise,
Salvation in and through Christ
To live eternal life complete in Him.
In His strength conquer your fears,
And possess the future in Him.
Daily read and obey everything as written
Within God's Holy Scriptures,
Don't turn to the right or to the left,
Stay the course with God.
Daily seeking the guidance
Of God through the Lord in prayer,
Knowing within then, that by God's Grace,
True success in life,
Comes by following God through Salvation in Jesus Christ,
For the Promised Land
Heaven awaits the believers in Christ, to be one in Him, throughout eternity.
The Acceptance or the Rejection
Of the Salvation of Jesus Christ the Son
By God the Father’s Loving Grace.
Acceptance is life with all future and no past.
Rejection is life with all past and no future.
Focus on the future not on the past.

Lord, the future stands before me, guide my thoughts to lead and teach me,
Martin Lee Vance
1/1/2009

Thankful for Today!

Thankful for Today!

There is a lot to be Thankful for Today,
For all that have accepted Christ,
Through faith's belief in Him, and the repentance of all sins,
Forever Sealed by God's Loving Grace, for and with eternal life in Christ.
Accept all others, for what he or she is, with acceptance as is,
And see them as Christ sees us, and by this bring them to Him.
Remember, we are all different physically and mentally,
For each of us have our own unique flaws and imperfections,
God planned Diversity of Life,
It makes our lives together so very interesting, rewarding, and meaningful.
There is a lot to be Thankful for Today out there in the world,
Start looking for it, for what you seek, you will find.
They that seek and find Christ are capable of change,
They will not break or bend out of shape under the weight of the trials of life,
For the Holy Spirit builds them daily in the Word,
And Christ is their Light that guides them through life.
Remember daily, to appreciate all the different people,
God has sent your way, to build your life in Christ!

Lord, guide me daily and build my life, to be like You,
To encourage and help others,
Martin Lee Vance
11/28/2013

Freedom, Freedom is never Free

Freedom, 

Freedom is never Free. 

It is the one thing that protects 

And gives all the right to vote. 

The right to pick the ones who lead. 

Never take that right lightly. 

Seek guidance from the Lord above for the choice is your's to make.

Never let anyone belittle that vote you cast, 

For that vote has been insured by those who died for that right in the past. 

Be it right or wrong in another's point of view, 

Because that vote belongs to you. 

That vote is what makes and keeps all of us Free, 

For without Freedom, that right would no longer be. 

Many have given all to give all that right. 

When we vote, this Nation tells the World, 

We are Free, under God, and we intend to keep it that way. 

World, take a look back into our History today, 

And see all who gave all to keep us Free yesterday. 

Our Flag waves, as a symbol of Freedom, 

To remind all Freedom is never Free. 

This Nation is not perfect and will never be, 

Until the Lord returns to take all believers Home. 

But the ones who gave all, 

Gave all, that you and I would have that right to vote, 

And keep it Free. 

Remember them on Veterans Day and everyday. 

Lord, we pray for those who serve and remember those who served, 

And ask You to bless the families of those who gave all that all would be Free today, 

Martin Lee Vance 

11/11/2008 

Life's Ultimate Goal

Jesus said,

John 13:34-35

Life's ultimate goal, 

Is to seek perfection within, 

By building the Integrity of Character of Christ, 

From the inside out. 

Daily, becoming more like Christ throughout life, 

By the Guidance of the Holy Spirit, 

Allowing Him to build within 

And guide you with the Word of God. 

While following Jesus Christ, 

Always use God's Word as the filter, 

That allows only the good and removes the bad, 

To build your life complete in Him. 

One should always seek to improve oneself and others, 

To always, endeavor to learn and grow, 

By the guidance of the Holy Spirit within, 

Throughout life and follow, complete in Christ. 

Learning, will be an ongoing process of, and a personal education, 

Preparing, rearranging, and building your life, 

A process that lasts throughout life until one walks with Christ in eternal life. 

Always have life goals, but as soon as one is accomplished, 

Remember, to set your sights on the next goal, 

To improve your life while helping and encouraging others 

To seek and build their life in Jesus Christ. 

The perfection of life, the Integrity of Character of Christ, 

 "A new command I give you: Love one another. 

As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

Lord, keep me by You and build within me You, 

Martin Lee Vance 

9/23/2013

Ego, Pride of Self

Ego, Pride of Self
When you allow Christ

 To touch and remove ego, 

The pride of self,

From the eyes,

You see again as a child. 

The white of the clouds 

And the blue of the sky,

The joy of creation 

In the path of the wind,

 The flight of a dove 

And the Love of a Friend, 

Jesus within;

Now look above and see as a child 

Touched by Him, 

And given His Love 

To live and be guided 

By Jesus within!

Lord, daily open my heart to build me in God’s word and keep the ego from my eyes,

Martin Lee Vance
3/1/2006

                                                                   

Words

Words 

Words are always more than just words, 

They can, on any given day, either create or take away love. 

They will either lift another higher than the Heavenly stars above, 

Or place them low in the depths and the loneliness of hell. 

It is the feelings wrapped within those words the meanings forever tell. 

They can either construct or build within God's giving pure love,

Or take away and replace with Satan's loneliness, 

Built of the fears and worries of his self love. 

Reach out today to touch, change, and encourage another’s way. 

To strengthen and build them in love to follow and live God's way today. 

Words can either build or destroy on any given day. 

They can either make another reach out to Him and stay, 

Or turn and walk forever away living within lonely every day. 

Touch the Face of God today and every day, 

By using words wrapped with feelings that share and build His love that cares. 

They change the heart and build everyday. 

Words are more than just words, 

When used God's way today. 

Words 

Lord, you have built me with Your words of Love that share and care, 

Martin Lee Vance
2/23/2007 

God's Timetable

God's Timetable

What we see is not all there is in Life. 

Our thoughts will never encompass all information. 

Therefore, we must always hope in God, 

Trust His actions, His timetable, and His providence. 

When you suffer, take strength in the Lord, Jesus Christ,

Take encouragement that your life matters to Him. 

Your life counts, because God sees and knows the condition of the heart within you. 

That it has received His Son as the completion of His Word.

Knowing then within He loves you,

That He will never abandon you. 

You are not alone for He will always be with you;

He cares when you hurt, 

He cares when you are lonely,

He cares when you are confused and fearful. 

He is not off in a corner of the Universe paying attention to another matter. 

He is living within your heart, 

Calling to remind you to keep your eyes upon the Lord,

For He will always be your strength in time of need.

God knows that your faith will remain strong in the struggle. 

God promises to set all things straight on that appointed day by His Timetable. 

What a celebration awaits, "Around God's Table of Grace,"

That day we look upon the Savior's Face.

Lord, guide my life that I never lose sight of the fact, "It is God's Timetable." 

Martin Lee Vance
10/16/2003

Here's to Our Heroes

Here's to Our Heroes

America was built on faith and togetherness,

Upon valued relationships,

And oh how God has truly blessed.

For at Her birth the founding fathers built,

A foundation,

Upon God and reinforced it in His Word,

One that would forever last.

Fear was never a part of them then,

For Freedom flowed in their veins, my friend.

In courage they pledged,

To give all until all had been given, even unto death.

Even now, in peace in death's rest,

They know the long line of courage continues,

For Freedom flows in the veins of America's very best.

The ones that hear and answer Her call,

Duty, honor, and country we pledge to protect.

Giving all until all has been given, even unto death's rest.

Lord, thank you for America's very Best,

Martin Lee Vance

8/27/2009

God Made Himself Evident

God Made Himself Evident

God made Himself evident,

Within us, by giving all Free Will.

By this, He created all humanity as moral beings,

Because, without personal freedom,

Without free will, no free choice, without freedom,

There is no such thing as either human moral action

Or moral responsibility.

One also cannot have a meaningful love for life today,

Or Hope for tomorrow,

By Faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ, to lead the way,

Because, everything would be predetermined,

Therefore, nothing would matter.

When we believe all humans are free, meaningful, significant,

And moral beings,

Because, all of these are incompatible with a chance origin,

Then we will believe that a purposeful God created them that way.

How you view the origin of humanity

Will control how you view the nature of humans.

Our own actions show that at some deep level,

We know a personal God created all humans as moral beings,

By giving all Free Will,

From Adam's creation to the very last human birth,

The moment time will be no more at His command,

God has made Himself evident within us.

Lord , touch my heart and purify my thoughts with Your Light,

Martin Lee Vance

11/05/2008

Jesus, Name above all Names

Jesus, Name above all Names

"I love and care for you," 

Words echoing from His Heart.

His Light of Love reaching every hidden sin, 

Like it was sent on and by the wind. 

Not one sin was missed by the Touch of Love received from Him. 

All sins upon Him fell, for Love upon the Cross,

That not one soul would be lost. 

As He hung on Calvary's Cross His Shed Blood covered all sins,

To bring all to Him to receive the Message of Love by Him, 

For all who receive, accept, and believe in Him. 

More than just spending eternity's day serving Him,

For He has given in Love the key to change a World lost in sin. 

Words that unlock the doorway of hope to tomorrow's day. 

Words that change the dark of night within His pure light. 

Words that bring comfort to strengthen and remove fears and worries, 

From hearts suffering deep despair. 

Words that build with His Integrity to change every day given by Him. 

Words echoing the Beat of His Heart to create new life within with Him. 

Words of our Lord and King, 

Knowing His last breath was taken to give eternity with Him. 

Words that shine from His Cross to light the way Home, 

And share daily in prayer with Him. 

Words of Love from Him forever in Him. 

Words that mean just what they say, "I belong to Him." 

Words echoing from His Heart, 

"I love and care for you." 

Jesus, Name above all names,

Jesus Christ, King of kings and Lord of lords.

Martin Lee Vance
3/25/2006