Happy New Year 12/31/17

31 December 2017 - Happy New Year – devotion by Dorothy Callies

Psalm 16:11a
"You will show me the path of life" (Amplified).

The New Year is coming. David focus on God and said, "In Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore". (Ps.16:11b Amplified). The poem I found from a book called, Becoming a Prayer Warrior by Elizabeth Alves.  This poem was written by Sandra Goodwin.  

I Traveled on My Knees

Last night I took a journey to Israel across the seas;
I did not go by boat or plane, I traveled on my knees.

I saw so many people there with scars and wounds within.
But God told me that I should go--there was oil to pour from Him.

I replied, "Lord, I cannot go and work with such as these."
He answered quickly, "Yes you can, by traveling on your knees."

He said, "You pray, I'll meet their need, you call and I will hear.
Be concerned about the fate of those both far and near."

And so I tried it, knelt in prayer, gave up some hours of ease.
I felt the Lord right by my side while traveling on my knees.

As I pray on and saw them helped, and badly wounded healed,
I saw God's workers' strength renewed while laboring on the field.

 
I said, "Yes, Lord, I have a job--my desire Thy will to please,
I can go and heed Thy call by traveling on my knees."
--Adapted from a poem by Sandra Goodwin.

Dorothy: This inspiration poem was from Dec. 2010.  I was inspired by the poem that visualized the prayer when one prays. Truly, we can’t travel anywhere, but we can “travel through prayer,” praying for those who are doing the work of God around the world. When you pray, Holy Spirit takes your prayers to wherever is needed and make them happened. The poem about traveling brought out the song when I remember "Johnny" singing this in a deaf church when I was a teenager.  He is the husband of deceased wife, Rev. Bea Berry who was my former pastor of the Deaf Church in Riverside, California. 
 

Song: I Feel Like Traveling On

My heavenly home is bright and fair,

I feel like traveling on.

Nor pain, nor death can enter there,

I feel like traveling on.

Chorus:

Yes, I feel like traveling on,

I feel like traveling on;

My heavenly home is bright and fair,

I feel like traveling on.

[Lyrics: William Hunter, Sing His Praise]

So let us focus the New Year with "Traveling on our knees."
 

May God bless you! And a Happy New Year!!!!

Dorothy and Tony