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I’M HERE GOD (Thoughts on Psalm 131)

April 13, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

David cried out “my heart is not proud, my eyes are not haughty”
Don’t trifle with God, HE knows your heart, pride will out, think this through
He sees your eyes, Jesus knows you, every second, every look
Set aside your pride, life is a common experience; every person you see has value
God knows you, your boastful past, set it aside, pride of the present, bend your knee
Be yourself, not what you think others think of you, bend the knee to the Lord

Set aside the pride of life, self sufficiency, dependence on the world for your happiness
His GRACE is sufficient for you, do what you can, do it the best you can, rejoice in who you are
Those who wish to be everything will wind up being nothing, know your limitations
Mind your business, seek to help those around you, people need people, they need you
So often in wishing to be great we fail to be good, seek the Lord and His righteousness
Do His will and the Lord will see you through

Hope in the Lord, in things, every day, every way, hope in the Lord
We do not build value with things seen but it is those things unseen where we build value
Stop yearning for the world, do not seek position, or prominence, instead serve where you are
Calm your soul before the Lord and things will straighten out, appreciate the Lord’s presence
Look at your past, it warrants confidence, evaluate you present, it demands confidence
Hope in the Lord, our future justifies our confidence, I’m here Lord, I love you

Clay Corvin 4/13/13

GUILTY LIKE ME (PSALM 130-PSALMS OF ASCENT)

April 6, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Life is hard and getting worse
All around my world is bust
Deep inside a wary buzz
I’m guilty of sin, I know you’ve heard
I can’t deny, reply it, shake it, it sticks to my very soul
O Lord hear my cry help me before I die
I will change my way of living

Nothing happened except I feel different
I know I’m a sinner and the Lord knows every sin
I know that only Christ can wash my sin away
He has, I believe it
He heard me, He promised me
Renewed and cleansed
I believe that the Lord has forgiven me

I sit and wait with silent expectation
What will the Lord do with me now?
Waiting upon the Lord, time slowly ticks by
It’s never this slow when I’m doing things

No talking, only listening
Quietly Jesus responds to me
He reminds me
There is mercy with the Lord, exactly the amount of mercy I need
HE gives me redemption, I am renewed
Jesus has broken the silence and spoken to me
Praise the Lord, from whom all blessings flow
Jesus has saved my soul, unto eternity

Clay Corvin 4/6/13

HE DIED FOR ME

March 30, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Bearing His cross He went out
Whipped and beaten within an inch of death
The Romans were proud of themselves
The men enjoyed the sport of beating a prisoner
Every step Christ took was painful
It took all of His strength to walk to that place
Toting His cross to Calvary
That evil place of suffering – Golgotha

The soldiers laid Him on the cross roughly
The rulers of the world murdering whom they pleased
The nails slammed into His feet and arms
Pain beyond belief-the nerves violated screamed out in pain, pain, pain
Exhausted He could not rest
Sagging would stop His lungs from breathing
He knew my sin, He held on in this horrid pain for me
His blood spilled on the Cross, that evil place my place of rescue

He obeyed the Father
His work was done
He breathed His last breath
Thoughts of me on His heart
He knew the life that I would live, the pain I would feel
He took it all upon His heart and died to set me free
The perfect sacrifice, Christ saved me
Seated with the Father He prays for me-Jesus loves me this I know

Clay Corvin March 30, 2013
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ITALY PILGRIMAGE 3/16/13

March 17, 2013
Clay Corvin
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Italy Pilgrimage. Sunday -3/17/13
What a day! We traveled from New Orleans on Saturday arriving in Rome Sun. morning at 6:35am. Our larger group would arrive from New Orleans at 9:20am. We transferred directly to the Hotel Lancelot dodging the set up for the Rome Marathon and arriving at the hotel in good time. I needed to get our Roma Passes but the office was unreachable because the Marathon had it blocked off. Oh well something always goes a little amiss.
Chilly weather. In addition to the Rome Marathon there was a rugby match and a soccer game in town (it included the Irish and today was St Patricks Day) and of course the new Pope Francis had a public mass at St Peter’s. all in all the word was there were 1,000,000 additional people on the streets and we ran into a majority of them.
Carla, our longtime friend and guide met our larger group at the airport about 9:30am and took them to Ostia Antica, St Paul’s outside Rome and an overview of Rome.
We all met up about 4pm. All of us were worn out.
Bible study at 6pm with Dr Dukes teaching in Ephesians and Dr Nelson Price teaching about the Bible and the Papacy.
Great meal, many worn out folks chatting glassy eyed and now to bed. Big day tomorrow.
Clay. 3/17/13

LIFE’S HARD – PSALM 129

March 9, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Life’s hard, difficult to assess, tragedy lurks around the corner, no relief found
Evil comes a calling, it knows my name, stuff I’ve tried all my life, failure again and again
All around are people, they seek to tear me down, they know my name, my heart defamed
But I will not bend or break, success is just ahead, no fear in failure, victory is my name

Persecution will come, in unexpected ways, I serve the Lord, His ways are my ways
It makes me peculiar, the world hates that, but Jesus loves His people, His love lines my way
I can survive, Jesus loves me, I am without fear, eternity holds me near
Whatever men may be, whatever comes my way, God is good, God is just praise His Holy name

I do not wish ill on anyone, those that defame the Lord, will meet justice, evil will fail the day
When we love Jesus, we are a fanatic, we do what HE says, the world cries fool, odd, evil
Today right is wrong, wrong is right, God nullifies that kind of thinking, right is always right
Those who bless God are blessed, those who curse God are cursed, God always knows, everything

Quickly do the wicked disappear, soon ripe soon rotten, soon plotting soon rotting, justice
The wicked come to nothing, as they are flourishing they are withering, no one will profit from them
Their aim is bad, their work is worse, their end is the worst of all, they are cursed and never blessed
We do not rejoice, there is only weeping for the lost, people that slander the Gospel we dare not bless

Clay Corvin
March 9, 2013
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FEAR GOD, WALK IN OBEDIENCE, REJOICE

March 2, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Fearful world, chaotic mess, at war with the Prince of Peace
Reaching out destroying me, while it proclaims “hath God said”, evil trailing me
My life is troubled, my heart is sad, will rejoicing ever reach me
“COME, Jesus said, “Follow me”, my burden is light on thee

Jesus proclaimed life for me, Christ died for my sin, His life brings peace
The Lord proclaimed: FEAR GOD AND FOLLOW ME
The world says no, Christians are fools, pie in the sky bye and bye
God’s Word says different, Jesus has the Power, Christ has the Say
He will give life, He will bring real happiness, not one day but TODAY

When we fear God, we obey God, in Christ we find protection and provision
God approves, we rejoice, Coming into the family of God, I have His favor
No more despair, No more fear, HOPE abounds, Peace in me
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, no other name we know, He is Lord of me

His blessing on my life, no matter how bad it was, I am changed
A member of His crew, a servant of Christ, I live for Jesus
He lives in me, His life blessing my children, Changing everything for them
I have all things in Christ, I can give Christ to everyone, people need Jesus
His Word is heard and seen in me, Fear disposed, courage now

Believe in Jesus, He will pour out His blessing on you, hope abounds
Everything changed, my walk talks, my life blesses
I’m set free, I proclaim Jesus, setting others free
No longer a nothing, now I am something, a CHILD OF GOD SET FREE

Clay Corvin Saturday March 2, 2013
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UNLESS (Psalm 127-Nisi Dominus frustra)

February 23, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Unless the Lord builds a house it is effort vain
Tomorrow unknown, each day pegged
We come, we see, we die all in the wink of an eternal eye
Why build a house you cannot use, effort wasted, stop, refuse
Without the Lord we are nothing, a dot of sand, forgotten before we are remembered

Unless the Lord protects a city, a watchman’s job is vain
Water comes and drowns the land, fire comes and steals the structures
We cannot stop what we do not know; we cannot see what does not show
Faith in Christ will pave each day; the Lord’s protection has eternal sway
Unless the Lord is in it we are wasting time, His protection is required

Unless the Lord directs our path, our journey is lost from the beginning
Our faith changes what we see; His love makes life be
More than marking time; each one of us are valuable
It’s not our job or our wealth that speaks our worth; Christ in us changes us
The Lord brings peace to chaos, life to death and worth to our life

Unless the Lord builds the family, the value of children is never seen
The world sees another mouth to feed, hard days of labor and no pretty please
The Lord rewards us with children they are our future; raising them our inheritance
Letting us do God work; teaching them in faith and practice to become like Jesus
The Lord is at work in His children; we are at work becoming what God created us to be

Jesus is real life; He came from the Father to pay our price
His offer a gift: membership in God’s family, eternal life by faith in Christ
Jesus walks through life with us; it is a hard road to walk; dangers all around
Jesus knows our sorrows, they are many, He gives us wisdom, mercy and grace
Today is His day, Jesus lives in me, Unless Jesus is in me all is lost

Clay Corvin February 23, 2013
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SAVED BY FAITH (ROMAN ROAD)

February 9, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

SAVED BY FAITH (Roman Road)
God is always right, many bridle at His sight, HOW-WHY-WHO
Can God, quips the lost, I want to do it my way
The essence of sin, our will to win, we’re in a little place in the universe
World says it’s my, it’s mine, I want that
The Lord says it’s all about Jesus, it’s His, we can do it His way or no way

An evil dynamic controls this world, it woos young and old, blinding them to sin
Giving them a glimpse of the eternal, that does not exist, it is a lie
Enslaving body and soul, destroying and never making whole, despair rules
Chained wickedness, blind in sin, the world is a slavery camp
Jesus can make us whole, He destroys wickedness, He brings us into His home

No one understands the activity of God, He does as he chooses, He’s always right
Always good, the Lord seeks to give us a new heart, so that we can follow Him
His ways are the right ways, His life the right life, claim your life and follow Him
Jesus will take control, His Word will teach us, His hand will guide us
Never again will fear stalk our hearts, the Lord brings us peace, He gives us joy

We cannot do it ourselves, only Jesus can give us God’s life, Christ leads our steps
Standing with us in failure, Jesus assures us we have victory, Jesus is Lord
He knows our pain, His love gives us gain, His way is the only way for life
Whosoever will may come, He is talking to you, “Come take my hand”
His Word to you, “Do it now”, don’t hurt another day, accept His eternal life

Clay Corvin February 9, 2013

POWER IN THE NAME OF JESUS

February 2, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

I want to be strong
Living my life with elegance
Others seeing me and envying my life
Behind the scene I’m not proud of my life
I do what I say I won’t do over and over again
There is power in the Name of Jesus

I wouldn’t admit it to you
God knows-He sees everything
But I seek to hide my foolish ways from Him
My mind doesn’t function well at times
I can’t hide anything from Him
There is power in the name of Jesus

Jesus gives me strength for living
He changes me
In the midst of my failure His love beckons me
Forgiving me – He has paid the price for my sin
His love gives me power to address my faults
There is power in the name of Jesus

My holiness is like dirty rags- I don’t have any
His holiness is a grace gift- I can’t earn it
Jesus has a plan for my life- He has called me
To do His work here and to do it the way He shows me
I have to stay in vital contact with Him to know what to do
There is power in the name of Jesus

Now is the time to let the Lord change my world
Tomorrow never comes, yesterday is a canceled check
Now is the time to pray, now is the time to forgive
Now is where I will always be-praise His holy name
I am surrendered to Jesus right now-change me Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus

Clay Corvin February 2, 2013
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LIVING LIKE JESUS (LK 2:39-52)

January 12, 2013
Clay Corvin
General

Jesus lived under the same stresses and challenges we face
Yet He committed no sin, did what only HE could do
HE died for my sin, each sin, every sin,
Sin is ugly and evil, it separates us from the Lord
Jesus lets us know that God loves us so much that He will be our Father

Every male Jew was required by law to go to Jerusalem three times a year
Passover, Pentecost and Sukkot
Because of the distance by foot most only went to Jerusalem once a year
The village went for safety and to celebrate all the way from Nazareth to Megiddo
The Lord is long suffering, how about you?

Jesus love and honored His parents
He was fully man and fully God and did no sin
Yet God heard and still He loves us
As we plot for the moment not seeing the magnitude of sin in our life
Lord only your GRACE is sufficient- I will strive to follow you

Jesus equips us for three dimensions, His Word trains us the way we should go
My life was hard but nothing like the difficulties of the world
God is our Father and we are His children, and as such we are
Cleanse me of unrighteous and self-centered living
I want to move away from foolish living – Help me walk in your ways

The Lord is at the center of every situation in life
He is equipped to help each one of us See Jesus
We trust Him for every situation
The only person I am responsible for is me
Help me Lord to connect with the Holy Spirit

I would do what I have purposed to do, but it isn’t bathed in truth
Only God is good therefor from the depths of my soul I am praying
For safety, protection, wisdom, mercy and grace for you each on and everyone
This is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it
Father train me in the way I should go, YOU know everything

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