The Sacrificial Lamb

The Sacrificial Lamb

By George Thurlow

 

It was my sin that put You there;

I sent You to the Cross.

I was the guilty one;

But it was You who suffered loss.

 

It was I who was sinful,

And You the innocent Lamb.

I deserved the punishment,

But it was Your Blood that ran.

 

I was the one who owed the debt,

But it was You who paid the price.

I obtained a pardon;

You willingly gave Your life.

 

I was vile and unworthy,

And You the perfect One.

I became a child of God

Because of what you've done.



For The Son Will Rise

For The Son Will Rise By George Thurlow In the darkness of Good Friday All hopes and dreams were gone, Those of them that knew Him Grief stricken and forlorn. How quickly now forgotten All the words that Jesus spoke, Of the things that soon would happen And of the blessed hope. Dismayed and fully discouraged They were blinded to the fact, This wasn't the final curtain, But the opening act! It was only the beginning Of greater things to come, For Christ was not defeated... A battle had been won. On resurrection morning Who could believe their eyes? For the Lord had risen And walked the earth alive. It wasn't the nails that held Him There upon old Calvary's tree, But love beyond all measure So deep towards you and me. Joy came in the morning For the Son did rise. There sprang a hope eternal... We too shall never die. For those who call upon Him, And invite the Savior in, There is a new day dawning With a life set free from sin. The veil will then be lifted You'll see with spiritual eyes. Darkness will be driven... In your heart the Son will rise.



Disarmed

Disarmed

By George Thurlow

 

The enemy has been disarmed,

A spectacle is he:

Stripped of power by the Blood

Christ shed upon the tree.

 

Demonic thugs are now dethroned,

Divested of their right.

Darkness has been overcome

Through the holiness of His light.

 

Christ openly made a show of them

And put them all to shame.

We too can be triumphant

Through authority of His Name.

 

He spoiled all principalities

And set the captives free.

No longer bound by satan's chains

We walk in liberty.

 

Colossians 2:15

"And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

 



My Times Are In Thy Hands

 

 

My Times Are In Thy Hands

By George Thurlow

 

Lord, my appointment book is open

Schedule me as You please.

I make myself available

My time belongs to Thee.

 

My daily plans and doings

Are subject to be changed:

For You're Master and Director

And Your hands hold the reins.

 

At the dawning of a new day

I listen for Your voice,

And take my days'assignment:

Your will is my choice.

 

Lord You are priority

My will takes back seat.

Where ever it is You send me

That is where I'll place my feet.

 

I do not sit and ponder

"What will I do today?",

Because I know that You will guide me

As I go about my way.

 

Perhaps You'll send me out to visit

Someone feeling low,

Who needs a bit of encouraging

To get back on the road.

 

Or maybe just a kind deed

For someone who is down

To place a smile upon their face

Wipe away the tears and frown.

 

Or even share the Good News

To a neighbor who is lost

And tell them of Christ's wondrous love

Displayed upon  the Cross.

 

I know not what today will bring

But I worry not an ounce:

For my appointment book is open

The schedule to be announced.

 

Poem inspired by a sermon given by my pastor

 Rev. Merle L. Mitchell of Faith Lighthouse Assembly of God

Old Orchard Beach, Maine

based on Psalm 31:15 given on 3/29/98.

 

 

God Of The Second Chance

God Of The Second Chance

By George Thurlow

 

 

Today you may have failed Him.

You have tripped and fallen down,

But God in His love and mercy

Will lift you from the ground.

 

The God of the second chance,

Full of patience, full of grace,

Is ready to forgive you

When you repent and seek His face.

 

You stand among the many

Of the Bible's great

Who disobeyed instruction

And wound up in dire straits.

 

You're in the company of Jonah,

God's will he did not wish.

Because of disobedience

Was swallowed by a fish.

 

And then impetuous Peter

Ready to tackle the whole world,

Wimped out at the accusations

Of a little girl.

 

Even Abraham the patriarch

Can't be set aside

For he called his wife his sister

In order to save his hide.

 

So stop sniffling and whining,

Your fall's not permanent.

God's still willing to use you:

Get up and go repent.

 

Inspired by Rev. Mark Cernero's  message on 8/2/1998

when guest preacher at Faith Lighthouse Church

Old Orchard Beach, Maine.



In Quiet Confidence

In Quiet Confidence

By George Thurlow

 

 

In quiet confidence I will wait

For I trust in you my Lord

Though heaven seems so silent

I will stand upon your Word.

 

Like Elijah on Mount Carmel

I expect to see

Just a little fist of cloud

For I know that you heard me.

 

In quiet confidence I will wait

And look towards the hill

From whence my help is coming

 Your promise be fulfilled.

 

Like Daniel in the lion's den

The Hebrew children in the flames

I know that you'll deliver

For you're the God that doesn't change.

Isaiah 30:15
"For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not."

Get Your Heart Right With God

Get Your Heart Right With God

By George Thurlow

 

Oh my friend I plead with you,

 Please get right with God.

Every moment that you tarry

On dangerous ground you trod.

 

Once over on the other side

There is no coming back.

You must make a choice today

To get your life on track.

 

By making no decision

You've already decided against.

This is an eternal matter

And you can't ride the fence.

 

Unless your name is in the Book Of Life

You're already bound for hell;

Though you don't care to hear of this

The truth to you I tell.

 

And who am I to speak these words?

Well I've been in this place.

I make no claims to perfection,

I'm just a sinner saved by Grace.

 

But I am washed by the Blood of Christ

And my soul is set free from sin.

I received eternal life

And the Holy Spirit dwells within.

 

Oh my friend I beg of you

Ask Jesus in your heart.

Seek Him while He may be found

And make a brand new start.

 

Receive Jesus now as Savior

Oh don't be left behind

Escape coming tribulation

Get out of the judgment line.

 

 

 

 



You Can't Get There From Here

You Can't Get There From Here

By George Thurlow

 

You think you can earn your way to heaven

Through your own effort, sweat and tears,

But my friend you are mistaken

You can't get there from here.

 

You think your life is good enough,

On your own merits you can stand.

You go to church each Sunday

 You're a hard working honest man.

 

You belong to many civic groups

And all week you perform good deeds.

You're devoted to your family

And the homeless ones you feed.

 It's no doubt you live a good life,

But to God it won't bring you near:

For there is only one way to heaven

And you can't get there from here.

 

Don't fool yourself-you can't earn it.

There is nothing you can do:

For the high price of getting to heaven

Had to be paid for you.

 

For in order to enter heaven

You must be Holy as God is.

No one other than Jesus

 Has this righteousness.

 

Through Him the way is open

Because of the Cross so dear,

But you must accept His precious gift

To get there from here.

 

Through Christ's Blood we are deemed righteous

And acceptable in God's sight.

We must relinquish control of our own lives

And walk by faith not sight.

 

For our works are only as filthy rags,

In themselves they have no power.

It's being clothed in Christ's own righteousness

You can be saved this very hour.

 

So my friend reach out to Jesus

For His return is very near.

Ask Christ to forgive you of your sins

Then you can get there from here.

Isaiah 64:6
^" But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."


 

 



The Cheshire Vision

The Cheshire Vision

By George Thurlow

 

I wanted to paint a picture

Of how I feel inside,

Myself a brand new creature

That has truly come alive.

 

How can one describe the joy,

The happiness deep within,

To be no longer captive,

But a soul set free from sin.

 

I searched for an illustration

My inner self reveal,

To express the peace and contentment

And the ecstasy I feel.

 

Then the Holy Spirit showed me

A vision of a cat:

What better picture could there be

And more expressive now than that.

 

Like a cat bathing in the sunlight

With a Cheshire kind of smile,

Treasuring every moment

And purring all the while.

 

I said to myself, yes this is it!

For my heart is purring too,

And I'm grinning now from ear to ear

Because of Christ so true.

John 15:11

“These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full."

The Throne Of Grace

The Throne Of Grace

By George Thurlow

 

Come to the throne of mercy

Where burdens are released:

Boldly come before him

For His wrath has been appeased.

 

No appointment needed

The door is open wide.

He makes Himself available

Feel free to step inside.

 

There are no limitations,

Come as often as you please.

He's at full attention,

His patience does not cease.

 

 

Come with expectation

 To the Throne of Grace.

See petitions granted,

This is the "answer place".

 

 

Come all who are discouraged

Weary, weak and frail.

Go directly to Him,

Rent asunder is the veil.

 

Come to the throne with boldness

Not in trembling or in fear:

As a son who trusts his Father

Knowing that He will hear.

 

 

Pour out your heart before Him

Your concerns, your needs, your ails.

He is touched with your infirmities

And our Lord can never fail.

 

At the throne of mercy

He bestows His grace,

To all who come with humble hearts

In simple child like faith.


Hebrews 4:16
"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."

Our Brothers' Keeper

Our Brothers' Keeper

By George Thurlow

 

 As we go to sleep tonight

Do not forget to pray

For Christian brothers in bondage

Imprisoned for their faith.

 

Pray that they'll be comforted

In their loneliness and despair;

That the Holy Spirit would minister

Through our intercessory prayers.

 

Forget not our brethren

With imperiled lives

And daily persecution

Never free of strife.

 

Who refuse to deny the Savior

Even to the point of death:

Who glorify the King of Kings

With their last full ounce of breath.

 

Pray for those imprisoned

Seeing not the light of day,

Torn from church and families

Beaten and hid away.

 

Pray for their broken bodies

Their suffering and their pain.

Pray for their persecutors

Like Saul their lives be changed.

 

Be thankful by the grace of God

We still have liberty

Don't take it all for granted

Put off all apathy.

 

For someday we might find ourselves

Persecuted too:

Our Bibles confiscated

And only silent empty pews.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Affection On Things Above

Affection On Things Above

By George Thurlow

 

Lord I set my eyes upon

Those things which are above...

Ever focused, ever fixed

Engaged by your great love.

 

It's not about the earthly goods

That linger but a day.

My affection's on eternal things

That never fade away.

 

Though my body be upon the earth,

In The Spirit I'm seated high...

For things of the world don't matter

When you are right near by.

 

The old man I gladly mortify

And crucify his flesh...

To be seated with Christ in Glory

To live anew and fresh.

 

A servant unto righteousness

No more a slave to sin...

For sin has no dominion

On those who are raised with Him.

 

I set my affections high above

And put on the brand new man.

I'm seated with Christ in the heavenlies

Who's seated by God's hand.

Colossians 3:1-4

3 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

² Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
³ For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
⁴ When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

Ephesians 2:6
⁶ And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:


 

 



Looking Beyond

Looking Beyond

By George Thurlow

 

 

Look beyond the sorrow,

See beyond the pain,

Far beyond the circumstance

To all there is to gain.

 

Look beyond the horizon

And this earthly life,

To the glorious splendor

Free of sin and strife.

 

Look beyond the stormy sea

Into another realm.

See the Master in control

Stationed at the helm.

 

Look into the future,

See the battle won.

Hear the Savior whisper

"Welcome child, well done".