Selah
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Is there a moral decline in society?
I only know, that when fears fall away, true faith can begin.
Selah! – Pause, and Reflect;
Slip into the center, where your soul is at rest
At home, with God.
Ms. Dexter first published 52 Favorite Verses (Old Testament) for her c
Sharon Dexter
Ms. Dexter first published 52 Favorite Verses (Old Testament) for her congregation. Her next book was also a devotional, I Will Not Be Silent, Praying the Psalms (2011). Books of religious poetry soon followed: Surrender to the Silence (2013), Sing Into the Silence (2015), Conversations with God (2016), The Promise- from Advent to Today (2016), A Call to Arms (2017), and Playing God's Music (2018). She and her husband are both retired, happily living in a small town in southeastern Wisconsin.
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Selah - Sharon Dexter
Contents
Beginning: You Were There
Beginning to Think
A Bit Deeper
Ahhh!
Ending: At Home with God
Beginning: You Were There
You Were There
You were there to hear my cry at birth,
You are there throughout my life.
You’ll be there to hear my sigh at death,
As I relinquish love and strife.
You will hold me in Your tender arms,
You will kiss my fevered brow.
You will love me, Lord, eternally,
Just as You love me now.
Beginning to Think
Judgment
In judgment for their wicked ways,
The Lord let loose the hordes of men
Against His people,
For they had turned their backs on Him,
And made their vows to other gods.
Therefore, judgment came.
Where Are the Children
Where are the children—
The girls of Nigeria
Stolen for pleasure
Of somebody else?
Where are the children—
Sent over our borders
Bearing resentments
Of somebody else?
Where are the children—
Those in the big cities
Hurting from shootings
Of somebody else?
Where are the children—
Of good Christian families,
Yet selling the drugs
To somebody else?
Where are God’s people—
Those God-fearing people?
Cleaning the messes
For somebody
else
Do I?
I have an acquaintance.
We were introduced earlier tonight.
He sure looks tired, maybe even drunk.
Oh? Up all night, you say?
With a sick baby?
Sorry, I didn’t know.
I have a friendly acquaintance.
We’ve worked together for years now.
I think she’s been on an extended vacation this month.
Oh? She’s been in the hospital?
Rehab after surgery?
Sorry, I hadn’t known.
I have a really good friend.
We practically grew up together.
I’ve tried to set her up with blind dates.
Oh? She had an abusive father?
She’s afraid of men?
Really? I’d never realized!
Well, surely, I know my God!
I go to church every Sunday.
He created everything, you know.
Oh? He wants more of me than attending?
You mean, like a personal commitment?
Why Church?
I’ve gone to services
For all my life,
From five days old ’til now.
Surely, I can worship
Alone, in quiet privacy.
I’m a good person.
I follow all the rules.
Why do I need church?
Others need it much more than I.
Church just isn’t for everyone.
I beg to differ.
Others also embody Christ
With their presence, their song,
The touch, and concerns of love
Permeate their worship.
As we hear, see, touch Christ
We become more aware
Of God’s holy presence
In them,
And in ourselves.
As we grow in our own relationship
With God and with other Christians,
We also become
The Presence of God
In the world.
In worship, we bond,
And are transformed,
To obedience to His will.
Alone, we are stuck
With only our own interpretations…
Assuming, of course,
We actually bother to try to interpret.
Wow! How do I begin?
Lord, expose my false security,
Deepen my knowledge, my understanding of Your way.
Lord, I believe. Help Thou mine unbelief.
Oh, pull the weeds from my heart, Lord.
Replant the roots of my faith,
Deep into the rich soil of Your love.
Accountable
I am held accountable
For each action, and each inaction,
I have done or left undone.