In the Quiet, He Is There

In the Quiet, He Is There
by Mark C. Waldrop

Praying without ceasing in the quiet,
You know God is always there.
No words are necessary,
Just feelings laid bare.

In the hush before dawn’s first light,
When the world still sleeps and sighs,
Your spirit whispers what words cannot,
And Heaven hears your silent cries.

When storms within refuse to rest,
And peace feels far away,
You’ll find Him waiting in the calm
He’s near before you pray.

Every heartbeat is a language,
Every breath a sacred song,
For prayer is not the sound of speech,
But knowing where you belong.

In joy, in grief, in shadowed fear,
When no one seems to care,
He listens through the quiet tears
Your soul’s unspoken prayer.

So pause and rest within His grace,
Release each worldly care.
For praying without ceasing means
To live each day aware:
That in the silence, in the storm,
In every breath of air
You’re never truly all alone.
God is always there.

1Th 5:17  Pray without ceasing

For God’s Honor and Glory
MarkWaldrop

God’s Man

Trevor Lawrence
        God’s Man

If you have to bet, bet on God’s man,
He will win every time with God’s plan.
For faith’s his armor, truth his guide,
With the Lord of Heaven at his side.

No storm too fierce, no hill too steep,
God’s promises are his to keep.
So trust in Him, both heart and hand 
Victory belongs to God’s man. 

God Made the Way
MarkWaldrop

The Seasons and His Love

      The Seasons and His Love

The seasons change, yet God’s Love stays,
Unmoved by time, through nights and days.
Spring brings life with blossoms new,
His mercy fresh as morning dew.

Summer shines with warmth and light,
His presence near, His grace so bright.
Autumn falls with golden hue,
Still His promises remain true.

Winter’s chill may veil the skies,
But His steadfast Love forever abides.
Though seasons turn and years unfold,
God’s Love endures, unchanging, bold.

Hebrews 13:8 (KJV)
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.”

For God’s Honor and Glory
MarkWaldrop

God’s Power on Display

God’s Power on Display

God’s Power is on display every day,
Those who reject Him are blinded, I must say.
The heavens declare His glory above,
Each sunrise and star speaks of His love.

The seas roar out His mighty hand,
Mountains rise firm at His command.
Yet hearts grow cold when they turn away,
Ignoring the signs of His lighted way.

But those who walk in His guiding grace,
Behold His wonders in every place.
For faith unveils what eyes can’t see
God’s Power alive for you and me

Rom 1:20  For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

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MarkWaldrop

A Prayer of Giving

     A Prayer for Giving

I pray today with humble heart,
That what I give will do its part.
Not wealth, not pride, nor earthly gain,
But souls redeemed in Jesus’ name.

May dollars sown not feed excess,
Nor fund a life of selfishness.
But may they go where hearts are torn,
To bring the lost to be reborn.

For what is given, Lord, is Thine,
A trust, a seed, a holy sign.
Use it well, O God above,
To spread Your truth, to show Your love.

2Co 9:7  Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

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MarkWaldrop

Closer Through the Word 

Closer Through the Word 

Read the Scripture, line by line,
Its truth eternal, pure, divine.
Read it once, then read again,
It draws you near, away from sin.

For every page, His voice is clear,
A gentle whisper, “Child, I’m here.”
The only way to walk with Him,
Is through His Word, both full and dim.

So seek His wisdom, day by day,
Let Scripture guide your heart and way.
For closer still you’ll surely grow,
The more His holy Word you know.

Psalm 119:105 (KJV)
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”

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MarkWaldrop

The Ransom Paid

     The Ransom Paid

Jesus provides the ransom, pure and true,
A price no other soul could ever do.
For sinless He stood, without blemish or stain,
Yet bore all our guilt, our sorrow, our pain.

He carried the burden we could not bear,
The weight of our punishment, just and fair.
The nails and the cross, the darkness, the strife,
He offered it all to purchase our life.

God remains just, His judgment secure,
Yet mercy through Jesus forever endures.
The Just and the Justifier meet as one,
Through Calvary’s love and the death of the Son.

Now freedom is ours, redemption complete,
Forgiven, restored, at the Savior’s feet.

Romans 3:24–26 (KJV)
“Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.”

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MarkWaldrop

The True Reflection

      The True Reflection

The mirror reflects your physical frame,
Features and form, always the same.
A fleeting image, a surface view,
A likeness of body, but not the true you.

Yet Jesus reflects what eyes cannot see,
The soul He redeems, the heart set free.
In His light shines a radiant grace,
A spirit transformed, a heavenly face.

The mirror may fade, its vision grow dim,
But eternal life glows when you walk with Him.
For outward beauty will wither away,
But Christ in you shines brighter each day.

2 Corinthians 3:18 (KJV)
“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”

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MarkWaldrop

Rivers of Living Water

   Rivers of Living Water

The rivers of living water flow,
A gift from God that makes hearts glow.
Through me they run, both pure and strong,
A stream of grace, a holy song.

I pass it on to those in need,
A cup of love, a planted seed.
For souls still thirst with longing deep,
For peace eternal they yearn to keep.

The Spirit pours, it cannot cease,
It brings the weary soul release.
Eternal springs that never dry,
A well of life from God Most High.

So let these waters flow through me,
A channel of His love to be.
Until each heart, each searching one,
Finds living hope in Christ the Son.

Jhn 7:38  Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them."

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MarkWaldrop

Dusty Bibles and Brand New Cell Phones

Dusty Bibles and Brand New Cell Phones

Dusty Bibles on forgotten shelves,
While brand new cell phones glow for ourselves.
Pages of truth left bound and unread,
While endless scrolls fill heart and head.

God’s Word sits quiet, a lamp to the feet,
Yet we chase the noise of the digital street.
Eternal wisdom waiting to be known,
But we cling instead to what’s shown on the phone.

If only our hearts would hunger again,
For timeless truth that never ends.
To trade the fleeting for what atones
No more dusty Bibles, no more hollow phones.

Matthew 4:4 (KJV)
“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”

For God’s Honor and Glory
MarkWaldrop