James at Home

  Eat bread and die young While I eat what is good and live I eat Heaven’s meal and grow strong in time of famine And even when drought is upon you, you will be well fed So, delight yourself in me says the Lord in Heaven I will satisfy your every need and give you people to serve Photo by  Troy Olson  on  Unsplash

  Where there was sadness, I brought great joy to you In the place of great trial, you triumphed in glory I took your hand of grace and made you aware of my love for you I rose to your side in defense for you were lost in sin and shame So, I could rescue you I made a pact for your life I gave my son for your soul I gave my very son to save you So it never occurred to me to save you again So I leave it at the cross I leave my shame there for your joy Yet I crave only one thing, that is love I crave it in every way It becomes fruitful in dying It becomes a lush tree in season when it dies So I become the very heart of your love When I call you answer me And in this place I call love, you see me here And here I am ready to run with you.   Photo by   Aldo Houtkamp   on   Unsplash

  I waited on my King to come to me this morning He said, I will bless your name He said, my hand will steady you as you go along the road I will open up heaven to you my child Don’t fear man and I will crush your enemy For I came in holy surrender before him I came trembling out of my cave Into the light of his love, I am accepted in him Out of my love for him, my hope is found in his love for my life. Photo by  Karl Hörnfeldt  on  Unsplash

Child I give you my heart I give you my soul I give you all you need today So, carry my word Carry it to the cross of Christ Carry my word to the people Carry me into your day.

When I was young, I laid down my life for you Lord I gave my all in surrender to you my King Yet now I’m old and my life is precious to me I still lay it before you in surrender to my Lord So as I find you and seek your hope filled love I am blown away by who you are And in this place of triumph isn’t it wonderful to love Isn’t it an asking and knocking spirit to seek my face? Surely your love oh Lord my God is beautiful to behold Cos I am in awe of you Yet I call on my love and it is enough for a card of grace It says, I love you my God in every way.   Photo by  Atharva Patil  on  Unsplash

  As I opened my door, I saw you standing there I opened it wide and said come in As you were alone, I knew I had to come in too And while it was a local affair, there was hope installed So, while it was hopeful, my peace came too Cos free to love me is your destination Free to love me is Heaven So I carry your love on my hand as a reminder Not a ring or a note, but an inscription of who you are to me Now I wait till your love is ready to show me Whole and ready you want to be Yet I take your broken pieces and make them a meal for me I am an answer to prayer I am an open door to God’s throne I am an open door to freedoms escape from this world’s system of hateful speech Yet I call you up to me, you need to choose life.   Photo by  Jordan Wozniak  on  Unsplash