DANCING ON ROCKY HEIGHTS

Incredible, unbelievable, God surely wise,
Hides from His people,
Hidden in goodness, then springs a surprise.
Just when we thought He had gone from our side,
He peeps round the corner and smiles a broad smile.
'Here I am, when you thought I was gone.
A blink of an eye and you see Me again.'

The goodness you thought was just happy chance,
was Me all along, calling you to the dance.

I make your feet nimble, like that of the hind,
a dance on the rocks with Me by your side.
You dance all alone, and swing your arms wide,
Little do others know I'm by your side.

You whistle and sing, as you skip round the house,
It's all part of prayer, expressing delight,
delight in the Lord who promised you joy,
Joy in His love so true and so sure.

Habakkuk 3 vs 19

Psalm 18 vs 33

BEAUTY CLOTHING BARRENESS

A new form, a new comeliness,
the bindweed entwines itself about her.
Close clinging glory of new life covers the dry cow parsley
abandoned in the ditch.
Pure white flowers trumpet new beauty,
garments of glory to cover dry stalks.

So it is when we shall lie in the dust,
nothing but dry bones.
The Spirit of God will blow in the valley,
bones shall come together and put on flesh.
Life will flow into that flesh and
we shall see our God.

Our God who took on flesh,
covering His glory for a while
so that we could see His glory,
dwelling with us in the valley of desolation.
That flesh mutilated
so that we could see that glory.

Weep not at your barreness,
but look up at that glory, a foretaste of our own.
God loves to clothe His children and together we will stand,
a Bride adorned with glory in Emmanuel's land.

REFLECTIONS ON A SPA

Bathed not in bubbles
of bright effervescent water,
but in the cold, silent waters of death.
Taken by swirls from currents of evil,
dragging Him down,
seeking to disintegrate body and soul.
and torment with abandonment.

Placed under the curse of God
to know our fear and shame,
the Shepherd smitten, the sheep scattered.
Delivered up by an angry God and hostile foe.
Both wreaking vengeance, both accusing,
seeking condemnation of the One holy Man,
taking on evil not His own.

A willing Victim to seal God's covenant,
a covenant of everlasting, steadfast love,
seal with His blood,
making it operative,
the door keeper of hell overcome,
now reaching down to the depths of hell,
drawing His captive people out.

The Lamb slain before the foundation of the world,
taking away evil rebellion,
with its heart of jealousy, hate and murder.
Now to Him be ascribed
blessing and honour and majesty and power forever.
God in Christ,
reconciling the world unto Himself.