The Path of Righteousness

 The Path of Righteousness 

By George Thurlow 

©️August 12, 2008

Many paths and roads to take

One is right…the rest mistakes

Many paths one’s feet could trod

But only one path will lead to God.

There is a path that seemeth right

And to the flesh it brings delight

But it draweth men away from light 

The broad road of destruction.

It is the way of easy street 

Just do your thing, no rules to meet

Destination- death…defeat

The depot of deception.

Many paths and roads to take

One is right …the rest mistakes 

Many paths one’s feet could trod

But only one path will lead to God.

And yet there is another way 

The upward path, the King’s Highway

The leads to light, eternal day

The narrow Path of Righteousness.

It is a road that’s found by few

Those washed in the Blood and born anew

The obedient and faithful will make it through 

Who from the path don’t sway.

Inspired by Rev. M.L. Mitchell’s Holy Ghost sermons preached  on 8/10/2008 am and pm services : “Righteousness”and the “Path of Righteousness”preached at Faith Lighthouse in Old Orchard Beach.

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The Great Commission

 The Great Commission 

By George Thurlow 

©️8/31/2007

Lost souls dying as you sleep

Slipping, sliding down the steep

Stumbling on towards the deep

Oh Christian watch and pray!

Hell fire raging hotter still

Reapers reap and plowmen till

Arise and do the Master’s Will

Believer seize the day!

Time is short, the day near spent

Preach the Word without relent…

“Come to Christ, believe, repent”

Brother point the way!

Grace and mercy still abound

Work until the trumpet sounds

Till you are snatched to higher ground

Sister don’t delay!

Rescue souls from satan’s grip

You’re Spirit filled and well equipped 

He’s given you anointed lips

The Commission do obey!

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Fear Cancels Faith

 

 Fear Cancels Faith

By George Thurlow 

©️9/17/22

As light dispels the darkness 

Fear will cancel Faith.

Coexistence ? Never possible;

They put each other to chase.

Fear is faith repellant

Causing only doubt,

Hindering one’s prayers

From ever working out.

Fear staggers at the Promises

Of the written Word

And induces double mindedness 

So the Truth can not be heard.

It makes the man unstable 

Like the waves upon the sea

Closing the Window of Heaven

And tossing Heaven’s keys.

James 1:6

“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” 

Romans 4:20

“He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;” 

White For the Harvest

 White For the Harvest

By George Thurlow ©️

White, white the fields are white for the harvest

Labor without delay 

White, white the fields are white for the harvest 

Jesus is on His way.

There are multitudes in the Valley of Decision

The Day of the Lord is nigh

White, white the fields are white for the harvest 

Christians lift up your eyes!

John 4:35

“Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.” 

This is another chorus the Holy Ghost gave me some time ago.

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Let the Redeemed Say So

Let the Redeemed Say So

By George Thurlow ©️

Let the redeemed say so

I’ve been washed in the Blood

I’ve been made white as snow

All my sins they had to go 

Let the redeemed say so.

Let the redeemed say so

By His stripes I am healed

And my body is whole 

Grief and pain you have to go

Let the redeemed say so.

Psalm 107:2

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

This is a chorus the Holy Ghost gave me spontaneously in the wee hours of a Sunday morning down at the altar of Faith Lighthouse.

Ode to Toby

 Ode to Toby

By George Thurlow

©️3/12/2005

Little red dog

With “Tootsie Pop” eyes

My badger hound

So clever and sly.

Stubby wee legs

Seal flipper paws

Ear splitting yaps

Long snout and jaws.

Sausage like body

Sharpened like a tube

Yet swift as lightning 

This pup can move.

Ears soft as velvet

A coat smooth like silk 

A mischievous grin

To make your heart melt.

God’s sense of humor 

Revealed in a hound

What a gift, what a friend

My canine clown.

Found another poem in my poetry notebook files I had written about my late, great dachshund, Toby. Going to place it in my blog. “Ode to Toby”

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Get Right or Get Left

 Sharing a chorus the Lord gave me a few years back. This is based on words that Pastor often speaks…Came across it in my poetry notebook.

Get Right or Get Left

By George Thurlow

©️2004

If you want to go when the trumpet blows 

Get right or get left, enter into His rest.

If you want to fly to that meeting in the sky

In the twinkling of an eye

Get right or get left.

Get right or get left for Christ is coming soon,

You better change your tune

Get right or get left.

Let This Mind Be In You

 Let This Mind Be In You

By George Thurlow 

©️2005

Murmuring and complaining

Spitting nails and having fits

Going all bananas 

Loosing touch along with wits.

No soundness in the inner man

On which to build a mind

It’s turmoil and confusion 

Raging all the time.

Such is the man whose soul is bound

Whose mind is not renewed 

He cannot know the peace of God

Unless on Christ he’s cued.

1 Corinthians 2:16 - For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

A Rainy Morn With Rusty

 

A Rainy Morn With Rusty

By George Thurlow 

©️4/8/22

Trills and twitters, pitter-patter  

Musically announce the morn,

April shower splashes

Forbidding a vibrant dawn.

Tapping, pinging, drumming

The precipitation pours,

Rusty beats a haste retreat

Speedily from the door.

With leash in hand I persuade him

Through the puddles and the damp,

“Do your morning business

Come on you’re a champ.”

With the promise of a doggy ride

He’s suddenly not deterred,

Soon jumping in my pick-up

Shaking off his fur.

Ezekiel 34:26

“And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.”

My Backyard Sanctuary

 My Backyard Sanctuary 

By George Thurlow

©️April 7, 2022

There is nothing like my backyard 

It’s a haven and retreat

A place of peace and comfort 

To relax and raise my feet.

In the sweet company of feathered friends 

Flitting from limb to limb

Cardinals of scarlet hue 

Scouting feeders on a whim.

Gentle morning breezes 

Rustling the leaves

Flipping the pages of my Bible 

Just as if to tease.

A fresh hot cup of coffee 

On the table my pen and specs

Rusty sprawled strategically 

Catching the first rays on the deck.

Sweet fellowship with the Holy Ghost

Sharing Kingdom treasures 

Enlightening my inner man

With overwhelming pleasure.

My backyard becomes holy ground

In this little haven of rest

I’m enveloped by His presence

And I’m so truly blessed.