For years our radio’s been tuned
To 105.9.
The music, for the most part,
With our preference does align.
Jeff Spurgeon is our morning guy
And, with his soothing voice,
He’s just the host we’d choose ourselves
If we had had the choice.
From Know-It-All-New-Yorker
To his daily repartee,
We wouldn’t want to spend our mornings
Any other way.
When QXR announced that Jeff
Would take his final leave,
We must admit to feeling sad,
But know he will receive
The accolades that he deserves
From all his loyal fans,
With hopes that he finds joy
In all his many future plans.
We’ll miss you, Jeff; nobody will
Connect with us so well
For, except when you played opera,*
At your job you did excel!
*just never got into it…
Unlike a Spurgeon, I by dull words unfold
The limits of my Sarah's love for me,
But I realize that the rot and stink and mold
Are all within my mind, beneath my See.
There is no other person who can love
For me. It is my duty and my joy.
It is the Truth that True Love is made of
It is the difference of man from a boy.
I am no counter of the counterfeits
That weigh love by the dram of sweet words said,
But rather, I am one who from above
Receives the gifts whereby he bakes his bread.
Into the practical and humble things
I'll pour my Constancy and give love wings.
In ancient times, a tale unfolds,
Of Jael, brave and bold.
In Deborah’s song, let’s sing along
"Most blessed of women be Jael,
Most blessed in tents they dwell"
She broke the norms, defied the rules,
With courage, not in ships of fools
Inviting Sisera to her tent,
A deadly blow, her intent.
With hammer and peg, she struck him down,
Her bravery, in history, renown.
God's purpose clear, her actions just,
In Him, she placed her trust.
For God can use the least of us,
To fulfill His plans, so marvelous.
From Rahab's aid to David's stone,
From Paul's past to Matthew's loan,
Each story shows, without a doubt,
God's justice, He'll bring about.
So let us learn from Jael's deed,
To act with courage, take the lead.
Sisera a picture of our sin, said Spurgeon
With peg to the ground nail it down
Jesus struck the victory blow on the cross
When Satan thought he’d won, he really lost
For in our hearts, His purpose lies,
With faith and strength, with Him we’ll rise.
"God's mercy is so great that you may sooner drain the sea of its water, or deprive the sun of its light, or make space too narrow, than diminish the great mercy of God. "
- Charles Spurgeon
Endless mercies, our God has shown
Endless love, His children have known
Endless life through His Son, we've got
Endless hope, with His blood, we're bought
Endless presence, we're not alone
Endless peace promised from the throne
Endless grace to walk on our own
Endless blessings bestowed 'bove thought
Endless mercies
Promise of life in heaven zone
Endless joy that has my mind blown
Endless pardon from sinful blot
Endless victory He has wrought
Endless wisdom of God is sown
Endless mercies
12th Feb 2023
For Constance La France's "Writing Challenge - E words" contest
God's glory returns to Him alone
all because He's most glorified
when His saints are united in Him
being satisfied by His grace is applied
Bringing glory to God all the more
is connected when receiving much grace
real satisfaction comes only from our Lord
who sends us grace upon grace to His praise
Real living faith comes from believing
on the God of His word eternally true
so take the Lord simply at His word
then true faith will flourish like morning dew
So be pleased to courageously confess
I shall greatly honour my Lord and king
for the Lord hears this for His pleasure
then we can raise our voice, an upward spring
Our greater aim in life is to send glory
high and lifted up to our satisfier
the Lord God alone meets that title
for our great intercessor never will retire
(Quote:
" God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in HIm."
" We shall bring our Lord most glory if we get from Him much grace. If I have much faith so that I can take God at His word. I shall greatly honour my Lord and king.")
Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)
My husband won a contest
On a weekly FM quiz
To prove to all who listen
What a “know-it-all” he is.
The prize is a certificate
And maybe some acclaim
From the kith and kin tuned in
When Jeff*, the DJ, says your name.
A call came through soon after
For the winner’s home address
And Jeff playfully explained to us,
As if it would impress:
“Now when you get your certificate,
It’s valuable to you.
When you go out to a restaurant,
This is what you need to do…”
So we thought, free meal or discount,
But that wasn’t what he said,
Though he had us both in stitches
By what he exclaimed instead:
“If your table has a wobble
In one leg a little bit,
Take your prize and fold and place it,
Very gently, under it.”
Well, this “know-it-all New Yorker”
Learned just what his title’s worth
But it added to our day
With the injection of some mirth.
*Jeff Spurgeon, WQXR-FM, NYC
In one's life, there's a possible runner
in fact a certain runner full of bolt
that if not controlled will outrun you
so keep your guard on make it jolt
God has given you the gift of a brain
use it for your own good, no shame
listen well to Mt Spurgeon for he knows
that godliness is better than any fame
It's really an awful terrible pest to you
this tongue comes back, again and again,
wish at times you could cut it off completely
but think of the blood, the mess and the pain
But being filled with God's spirit
standing on his truth so divine
on your knees at his blessed throne
you can say this Jesus is truly mine
So use your brains keeping tongue at bay
have it under control behind your brain
grace is given to act and be wise
to make sure that you don't end like Cain
(' Beware of letting your tongue outrun your brain' Quote by
C. H. Spurgeon)
There was a time having been converted
that was receiving Jesus as my saviour
things in life went along rough and smooth
even found I showed better behaviour
One day in reading the holy scriptures
I saw God was completely sovereign over all
having chosen His elect before all creation
by His spirit obeying His heavenly call
This was a moment I was transformed
realising God in His mercy loved me
my salvation was not due to my works
but solely of God's choice this I could see
The more I meditated upon God's word
layer upon layer proved this is all true
men like Calvin, Luther, Edwards and Spurgeon
agreed these truths would see me through
What a moment indeed had truly happened
felt like I had been converted all over again
but God planted a deep desire in my heart
bless His holy name rewarded me among all men
what the spirit said today awes this here little man
"pray and cry for those who no longer cry,"
if life has dried the source of tears that isn't His plan
for tears come from the heart even when tear ducts run dry
(c) A. Deo, 20170329
NOTE: After I wrote this quatrain, I was in my devotions when I read the question posed by a British giant among pastors, C. H. Spurgeon, "Must Christ pass through seas of his own blood to win the crown [for us, too] while we walk to heaven dry-shod in silver slippers?" He then ended that devotional (quoted by Alistair Begg), with, "Grief exalts us, and troubles lift us up." Amen, amein, and Shalom.
Mr Spurgeon truly was spot on
our greatest need indeed too right
there’s only one that can satisfy
Being this world’s one true light
Jesus Christ is truly God in flesh
our every need He does know
for having came on earth to live
display His father’s love to all below
But the greatest act that He did
was to crush Satan on Calvary’s cross
so that we could receive His salvation
winning for us our greatest cause
So this Christ is our greatest need
for without Him we are completely lost
bound for hell in the sin of night
Christ intervened at His ultimate cost
This Christ is a truly magnificent Christ
who fits exactly for my greatest need
He died for me taking all my sin
for all eternity I on Him do feed
(‘I have a great need for Christ, I have a great Christ for my need’ -Charles Haddon Spurgeon.)
Here we have in this 119th Psalm
the psalmist speaks of avoiding sin
so that reality knows obedience fully
when the living word is meditated in
Be careful to avoid every sin filled trap
having reverence for God's holy word
achieves for believers a deep respect
any other view is totally absurd
If our works are not holy
our obedience can never be likewise
so meditate biblically and continually
to root out all sinful lies
So follow Mr Spurgeon's wisdom
avoid sin so to pefectly obey
as verse 101 would teach
and follow your God all the way
I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word. Psalm 119
v. 101
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