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LATEST POEMS
SWEET COMMUNION The bread and wine are set before us, As we gather to worship the Lord Jesus, This is no ritual without a meaning, It is even more than merely remembering. Jesus said “This do in remembrance of me.” But there is clearly more He wants us to see. For the one we behold is indeed the bread of life, And the bread is feeding our souls with health and life. Then we come to the wine knowing there is life in the blood, For that blood washed away our sins in a cleansing flood, And we come with thanksgiving and praise in our hearts, In deep reverence and awe we come in one accord. Thanking the One who is the true life giver, The One who we will throughout eternity live with, Who shed His blood on a cruel cross that we might be saved, Through that same blood we are healed, saved and delivered. For there is power in the blood, full resurrection power, We must never forget the magnitude of that wonderful power, Words are unable to express the depth of our gratitude, For while we were dead in our sins Christ came and he died. And he has given us a hope that is certain and sure, That when we give our lives to the only one who is pure, We have a glorious heritage as sons and daughters of the King, So throughout eternity his praises we with the angels will sing. And now as we take the bread and the wine let us rightly discern, Just what we are doing and come humbly seeking new revelation, Our Lord and Saviour left heaven’s glory, a sacrificial offering to be, And the wonder of it all was that he done it all for such as you and me. So we will continue to come together partaking of the bread and wine, Until that day we with the saints from down through the ages dine, When we the bride, meet with our dear bridegroom at our wedding feast, And we look upon the glory of his countenance and fall at his feet. Even so come Lord Jesus……………. Irene McGough 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweet Intimacy ---------------------------------------------- GUIDANCE Lord , you know I love to dance with you, But sometimes I forget that you guide that dance, So dear Lord I ask you to guide all my footsteps, So I will not run ahead or lag behind your steps. Let my heart beat with your heartbeat, Teach me to walk fully in your ways, Help me to spend time sitting at your feet, “I want to know so much more of you” I pray. So Lord let me remember that word guidance, That I might keep in step following the Lord of the dance, Guide my steps, that I might live for you alone, Keep me walking in step with you and don’t let me roam. Irene McGough 2008
How he wants me to come closer,
He says "Come on up a little higher,"
I love each little touch from Him,
Each sweet caress from my King.
Through Him I breathe, and have my being,
And He has called me to spend eternity reigning,
All eternity I will spend at His side,
For now I am part of His Precious bride,
And oh the joy that fills my heart,
Forever I have been set apart,
And I love Him so much more,
Than I thought was possible before.
For He saw that He was my greatest desire,
And He came and baptized me with fire,
And I know there is so much more,
For all He does is on me His love pour.
How simply amazing is that?
That He should love me as He does,
Oh the joy deep down in my heart,
In Him I place my faith and trust.
I love Jesus and I love his sweet caress,
Whatever comes my way I know I can rest,
For He has given me a peace and joy that's unshakable,
And I know that in all things my Lord is totally able.
And He takes me into the secret place,
And I go seeking to see Him face to face,
And He is so beautiful and majestically wonderful to me.
So now the desire of my heart is now to help others see.
He says to me " Go tell others about me,
Tell them that they can come to really know me,
I want them to know that I so love them too,
And I want them to come and embrace me too."
Irene McGough 2008
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GOD HAS ALWAYS LOVED ME
God has loved me since before time began,
The designer of all things had a great plan,
He had a plan to bring salvation to man,
The day I was reborn even the angels sang.
Rejoicing in heaven took place in heaven,
For I had found my Father and restoration,
It was a gift of love, grace and mercy freely given,
When the blood of Jesus washed me clean.
Like any good Father God gives good gifts to his children,
But that does not mean he does not discipline,
The Christian life has been a training ground for me,
My Father has instructed me to come away and learn of Him.
I am his child and I don't have all the answers,
But I know the one who has all the answers,
So I will spend time in the Word learning of Him,
And spend time in prayer and to his voice listening.
As I grow in wisdom and knowledge I can see,
Without a shadow of doubt he has been faithful to me,
Even when my faith has been weak he has come through for me,
There are times when I turned away, but he was always with me.
So even in the biggest difficulties of this life I need not fear,
For my Lord and my God is always, always near,
He said to cry out to Him in times of trouble and he will rescue me,
So I need not worry, I need not fear though all may seem at sea.
For my God is able to do things thought impossible,
And I bear witness in my life that he has done the incredible,
He has turned bad situations around and truly blessed me,
What he has done for me, he will do for you, can't you see?
You are dearly loved ,and so precious in his sight,
But he wants you to come in faith and view him aright,
Rid yourself of all false perceptions and commit all over to him,
For he wants you to come in faith believing that with Jesus you will win.
Flee from the sin of unbelief in your heart,
Today is a new day, so make a new start,
You can trust in the Lord with your whole heart,
Now and forever your life can be for him set apart.
For He loved you too from before time began,
He even designed for you salvation's plan,
The day you to Jesus the angels rejoiced,
On that wonderful day you were by Father adopted.
He is a good Father who loves you,
He wants to lavish good gifts on you,
Whose report will you believe, the enemies lies?
Or will you believe God will prosper and not harm?
God's report is the one I will believe,
I will trust in him and his provision I will receive,
For my Daddy is good 100% of the time,
An easy road is not promised but he is with me all the time.
There is no need for me to live in fear,
Let today's troubles be sufficient, no worrying about tomorrow,
I will not be anxious because the Lord I know,
Has all things under his control so I have no fear.
Irene McGough 2008
FINDING IDENTITY
"Some of you have a distorted view of who I am,
Religion has taught you so much that is fallacy,
Come on a journey of discovery, "For I am the great I AM"
Come like a little child, discover my love, grace and mercy.
I am not " Santa Claus" giving you your desired lots of toys,
Getting all you desire is not always good for my girls and boys,
But I have promised that when you walk with me,
Every one of your real needs will be met, just wait and see.
I am jealous for your attentions, jealous for your time,
It is time my children to take your eyes of off self,
Who are you living for, are you truly mine?
I love you and I do not want any of you lost in hell.
You may have said the sinners prayer as a ticket out of hell,
But who are you living for, is it me , or is it self?
Others who are mine, do not realize how much I love them,
They do not know that I want to heal all the hurt in them.
I want you healed up for the harvest so others might find me,
At the moment many of you do not know your true identity,
Yet you have to know that you carry your family stamp upon you,
I have given you an authority that comes with my name too.
In my name I have said you will cast out demons and heal the sick,
But it is my power you will walk in, don't self glorification seek,
I have asked you to lift my name up High that I might be glorified,
It's not your ministries, your church, it's time for you to self die.
I am a jealous God and I want you to give me all the praise and all the glory,
You will put on your full spiritual armor and tell satan he is history,
And you will listen carefully to my voice a and you will follow me,
I will direct your paths each and every day you will walk with me.
So it's time my dear ones, to know your true identity,
It's time for you to find and walk in your destiny,
You are my beloved ones and I long for you to really know me,
So start now, come sit at my feet and learn of me"
Love from Father
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GOD IS YOUR STRENGTH
God is your strength in your hour of weariness,
He has all things are under His control,
Know that through moments of difficulties,
You have One who makes you complete and whole.
So come enter His sweet place of rest and peace,
The love that the Lord has for you will never cease,
Every worry, every care take to the Lord and leave them there,
He has heard your prayers and each one He will answer.
Come running to him and feel His sweet embrace,
You are His child and He welcomes you with open arms,
Those tears and hurts He will wipe fully away,
He will restore your joy no matter what comes your way.
For you joy is in Him, your rest in Him,
And though life may have brought disappointment,
You can know a real peace and joy within,
Experiencing the Lord's sweet fellowship and a contentment.
Irene McGough
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Are we going to go into a winter of discontent?
We are in danger of entering a winter of discontentment,
Many Christians at the moment are feeling disillusioned,
And there are many feeling angry at God and disgruntled,
We as believers are not walking united in one accord.
Some having run with the recent outpouring are disappointed.
For it all seemed to come to an end at the end of Lakeland,
But it was God, who stirred a hunger in you for more of Him,
He wants each one of us to keep pressing on in to Him.
The people of God are imperfect and leaders may fall,
Now more than ever He wants us to press in and give Him our all,
He calls us now to humble ourselves and fast and pray,
And He wants us to enter the secret place and here what He has to say.
For real revival always, always starts with an awakening in our hearts,
He wants us to learn from the mistakes made in the past,
We must be well grounded in the Word and in relationship with Him,
We need to spend time in His Presence and at His feet learn.
But we must never give up for God has promised to pour out His Spirit,
And all over the world hearts of God’s people are being stirred,
For we are going to be made ready for the return of our King,
So for now let us in one accord our dear Saviour’s praises sing.
It is time for the body of Christ to spend time seeking His face,
He wants us His bride to start giving Him His proper place,
We need to put aside discontentment and turn our eyes on to Him,
For true long lasting revival can only come when it’s all about Him.
So, we God’s people need to repent right now for allowing the enemy in,
He is very subtle and comes like a thief trying to kill steal and destroy,
But when we become disillusioned we go head first into sin,
And the Lord Himself says to us, “Come to me and I will restore your joy.
I have never left you I have always been there for you, I just gave you a taster,
My people you were not ready, you will be purified and then comes the power,
A mighty new wave of the Spirit is on it’s way and I do not want you to miss it,
You will no longer walk in your own strength but in the might and power of the Holy Spirit.
So , don’t give up, do not enter the valley of despair for fresh joy comes in the morning,
Even through your times in the valley seek my face and you will be rejoicing,
Fix your eyes on me, for I will guide you right up to the top of that mountain,
And my dear friends I assure you that you have a future hope that is certain.”
Irene McGough 2008