Even the Devil believes

We must act in our faith,
in our belief in God,
for belief alone
is not pleasing to God…
 
Even the Devil believes
in the power of God,
we must act up,
we must act in our faith…
 
We must move in the world,
ignited by our belief,
that we can do mighty works,
in the service of God…
 
Even the Devil believes,
in the power of God,
our beliefs must move us,
to works, to actions,
in the service of God…
 
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March 21, 2025
Even the Devil believes
 
Based on #James2:19
Based on James 2:17
Based on #Psalm37:3-4
re:generation, Week 9, Steps 1-3, Week 3, Step 2, Believe, Day 1
March 21, 2025
Believing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/believing.html
re:generation, Week 9, Steps 1-3, Week 3, Step 2, Believe, Day 1
March 21, 2025
Seek Me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/seek-me.html
re:generation, Week 9, Steps 1-3, Week 3, Step 2, Believe, Day 1
March 21, 2025
God can restore us
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/god-can-restore-us.html
re:generation, Week 9, Steps 1-3, Week 3, Step 2, Believe, Day 1
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, regeneration, James 2, Psalm 37,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit

Help me to let go – v2

Oh Lord, help me to let go
to turn to You, oh God,
for the changes I want in my life,
for the things I cannot control…
 
Help me to let go, my grip,
to give You each second, my days,
help me to trust You, oh God,
forever and always…
 
Speak to my aching heart,
grieving in my sin, my pain,
release me from the need,
to claim I am in control…
 
Oh Lord, help me to let go
to give You each second, my days,
help me to trust You, oh God,
forever and always…
 
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Edited March 8, 2025
Help me to let go – v2
 
Based on #Psalm37:15
re:generation, Week 6, Day 5
re:generation, Week 6, Day 1
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, regeneration, Psalm 37,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #prayer

Help me to let go

Help me to let go
to turn to You, oh God,
for the changes I want in my life,
for the things I can’t control…
 
Help me to let go
to give You each second, my days,
help me to trust You, oh God,
forever and always…
 
Speak to my aching heart,
grieving in my sin, my pain,
release me from the need,
to claim I am in control…
 
Help me to let go
to give You each second, my days,
help me to trust You, oh God,
forever and always…
 
----- 
March 3, 2025
Help me to let go
 
Based on #Psalm37:15
re:generation, Week 6, Day 5
March 3, 2025
turning a page
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/turning-page.html
Based on #2Corinthians1:3-4
re:generation, Week 6, Day 4
March 3, 2025
in service
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/in-service.html
Based on #Mark10:45
re:generation, Week 6, Day 3
Overcomers’ Tuesday nights
March 3, 2025
ruts, familiar patterns
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/ruts-familiar-patterns.html
Based on #Romans12:2
re:generation, Week 6, Day 2
March 3, 2025
Desperation is good
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/desperation-is-good.html
Based on #Psalm34:18
re:generation, Week 6, Day 1
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, regeneration, Psalm 37,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #prayer

Can you count the dewdrops – v3

Can you count the dewdrops on living flower petals,
the number of stars above or grains of sand on the seashore,
Can you count the hairs on your heads, the number of your breaths,
Do you know how many minutes are in the sum of your days,
How could you, for they are a mystery known only to God...
 
We know only by faith, by striving, by journeying forward,
by trusting, by believing God knows us fully, from before
we were created, in the stillness of our mother's womb,
in secret, the number of hairs on our heads, our minutes,
the path of our lives, the numbers of our days…
 
God alone knows His plans, our calling, our purpose,
while we strive on this earth, while we walk, while we wander,
while we sojourn, while we journey, believing in God,
in God’s promise, for a plan, a path, for a purpose,
our joy, fulfillment, far beyond what we understand…
 
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Edited April 22, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v3
 
Earth Day
&
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops-v2.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops?
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops.html
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/psalm-139-v2.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Ephesians 2:10
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer, calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10, Earth Day,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #nature #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days #EarthDay

skin of crinkled cellophane

skin of crinkled cellophane
blistered skin of flesh
Color like the corona,
Above the arc, the edge,
The plane across
which we traverse,
Alive by the street...
 
life in the fabric,
The living evermore,
Ancient yet enduring,
Flesh puckered, ablaze,
Coming into view,
A metaphor of the universe,
Framed against the grass...
 
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April 6, 2024
skin of crinkled cellophane
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/skin-of-crinkled-cellophane-skin-of.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops-v2.html
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
Ephesians 2:10
&
Edited April 2, 2024
Dew on the Tulips
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/dew-on-tulips.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10, flower,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #nature #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #wisdom #time #days #flower #poetrycommunity #metaphor #solareclipse

Can you count the dewdrops – v2

Can you count the dewdrops on living flower petals,
the number of stars above or grains of sand on the shore,
Can you count the hairs on your heads, the number of your breaths,
Do you know how many minutes are in the sum of your days,
How could you, for they are a mystery known only to God...
 
We know only by faith, by striving, by journeying forward,
by trusting, by believing God knows us fully, from before
we were created, in the stillness of our mother's womb,
in secret, the number of hairs on our heads, our minutes,
the path of our lives, the numbers of our days…
 
God alone knows His plans, our calling, our purpose,
while we strive on this earth, while we walk, while we wander,
while we sojourn, while we journey, believing in God,
in God’s promise, for a plan, a path, a purpose,
our joy, fulfillment, far beyond what we understand…

--------- 
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v2
 
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops?
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops.html
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/psalm-139-v2.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Ephesians 2:10
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #nature #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days

Can you count the dewdrops?

Can you count the dewdrops on living flower petals,
the number of stars above or grains of sand on the shore,
the hairs on your heads, the count of your breaths,
Do you know the number of minutes of your days,
How could you, for they are a mystery known only to God...
 
We know only by faith, by striving, by journeying forward,
by trusting, by believing God knows us fully, from before
we were created, in the stillness of our mother's womb,
in secret, the number of hairs on our heads, our minutes,
the numbers of our days, the path of our lives…
 
God alone knows His plans, our calling, our purpose,
while we strive on this earth, while we walk, while we wander,
while we sojourn, while we journey, believing in God,
in God’s promise, for a plan, a path, a purpose,
joy, fulfillment, far beyond what we can see…
 
---------  
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops?
 
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/psalm-139-v2.html
July 22, 2010
Psalm 139
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/07/psalm-139.html
Psalm 139
Psalms 138:4-140:13
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/reading.cgi?plan=straight&ver=NAS
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for July 22, 2010, read July 22, 2010
&
Edited April 1, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops.html
April 1, 2024 1:56pm
We cannot count the dewdrops
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-can-ot-count-dewdrops.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
April 1, 2024 8:46am
Facebook post of images
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10160294696388003&set=a.10154030591988003
“Can you count the #dewdrops #poetry #God #nature #beauty”
&
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Psalm 139
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v2.html
February 11, 2024
Before we were born
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born.html
“We are all God’s handiwork,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #nature #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days

We cannot count the dewdrops – v3

We cannot count the dewdrops, the mist,
on living flower petals, golden blossoms,
the number of stars in the heavens,
the grains of sand on the seashore,
the hairs on our heads, a breath,
the number of minutes in our days,
All of these are a mystery known only to God...
 
God knows us fully, from before we were created,
in the stillness of our mother's womb, in secret,
the number of hairs on our heads, our minutes,
the numbers of our days, the path of our lives,
God alone knows His plans, our calling, 
Our purpose, while we walk on this earth...

---------  
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
 
Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/psalm-139-v2.html
July 22, 2010
Psalm 139
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/07/psalm-139.html
Psalm 139
Psalms 138:4-140:13
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/reading.cgi?plan=straight&ver=NAS
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for July 22, 2010, read July 22, 2010
&
Edited April 1, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops.html
April 1, 2024 1:56pm
We cannot count the dewdrops
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-can-ot-count-dewdrops.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Psalm 139
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v2.html
February 11, 2024
Before we were born
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born.html
“We are all God’s handiwork,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #nature #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days

Psalm 139 – v2

The presence of God manifest,
wherever I go, God is with me,
all that I am known, fully,
from before I was born
to the end of my days
God is with me, always,
all of my life, my days…
 
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Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
 
July 22, 2010
Psalm 139
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/07/psalm-139.html
Psalm 139
Psalms 138:4-140:13
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/reading.cgi?plan=straight&ver=NAS
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for July 22, 2010, read July 22, 2010
&
Edited April 1, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops.html
April 1, 2024 1:56pm
We cannot count the dewdrops
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-can-ot-count-dewdrops.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Psalm 139
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v2.html
February 11, 2024
Before we were born
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born.html
“We are all God’s handiwork,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, Christ, Spirit, God, Faith, love, grace, poem, prayer, Pastor Ruth Foss, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, Psalm 29, known, plan, purpose,
 
#poetry #Jesus #Christ #God #Spirit #Faith #love #grace #poem #prayer #hope #mercy #Psalm139 #Psalm29 #plan #purpose #known #Prodigal #Son #parables
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days

We cannot count the dewdrops

We cannot count the dewdrops,
on the living flower petals, the blossoms,
The number of stars in the heavens,
The grains of sand on the seashore,
The number of minutes in our days,
All of these are a mystery known only by God...

 
---------  
Edited April 1, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops.html
April 1, 2024 1:56pm
We cannot count the dewdrops
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-can-ot-count-dewdrops.html
Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
Edited April 1, 2024
As I was knitted – v2
 
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Psalm 139
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v2.html
February 11, 2024
Before we were born
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born.html
“We are all God’s handiwork,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, Christ, Spirit, God, Faith, love, grace, poem, prayer, Pastor Ruth Foss, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, Psalm 29, known, plan, purpose,
 
#poetry #Jesus #Christ #God #Spirit #Faith #love #grace #poem #prayer #hope #mercy #Psalm139 #Psalm29 #plan #purpose #known #Prodigal #Son #parables
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days

We cannot count the dewdrops - v2

We cannot count the dewdrops 
on the living flower petals, the blossoms, 
the number of stars in the heavens,
grains of sand on the seashore, 
the number of minutes in our days,
All of these are a mystery known only to God... 
 
God knows us fully, from before we were born, 
in the stillness of our mother's womb,

the number of hairs on our heads,
the numbers of our days, the path of our lives,
God alone knows His plans, our calling,  

Our purpose while we walk this earth...

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Edited April 1, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops.html
April 1, 2024

We cannot count the dewdrops 

Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
Edited April 1, 2024
As I was knitted – v2
 
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Psalm 139
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v2.html
February 11, 2024
Before we were born
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born.html
“We are all God’s handiwork,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, Christ, Spirit, God, Faith, love, grace, poem, prayer, Pastor Ruth Foss, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, Psalm 29, known, plan, purpose,
 
#poetry #Jesus #Christ #God #Spirit #Faith #love #grace #poem #prayer #hope #mercy #Psalm139 #Psalm29 #plan #purpose #known #Prodigal #Son #parables
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plans, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 

Poetry, God, Christ, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10, time,

#Poetry #God #Christ #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days

Be still in #Christ’s presence – v2

Feel the Spirit with you, within you,
Christ’s presence in this moment,
Be still, stay focused, faithful,
On the path God has written.
 
Do not be overwhelmed, afraid,
Cleave to Christ’s presence,
To the Spirit within you,
Calming your fears.
 
Stay focused, earnest,
To do good in your journey,
Stay faithful, humble,
Waiting for God’s time
To reveal His plan…
 
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Edited December 10, 2023
Be still in Christ’s presence – v2
 
December 10, 2023
Be still in Christ’s presence
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/be-still-in-christs-presence.html
Devotional December 10, 2023
Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence
Psalm 37:7 (NLT)
Jeremiah 29:13
Psalm 96:12-13
Romans 12:21 (NKJV)
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Edited December 10, 2023
Come to Me – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/come-to-me-v2.html
December 10, 2023
Do you demonstrate trust
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/do-you-demonstrate-trust.html
Edited/new name December 10, 2023
Let go of your burdens
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/let-go-of-your-burdens.html
December 10, 2023
Let go of your burdens, your cares
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/let-go-of-your-burdens-your-cares.html
1 Peter 5:7
“Cast all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”
&
Edited December 3, 2023
Find rest in Christ
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/find-rest-in-christ.html
December 3, 2023
Find rest in Him
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/find-rest-in-him.html
December 3, 2023
Come to Me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/come-to-me.html
"Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest."
Matthew 11:28
&
December 2, 2023
A gift of grace
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-gift-of-grace.html
Ephesians 2:8
&
Edited November 27, 2023
Stay close to me, Lord – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/stay-close-to-me-lord-v2.html
Edited November 26, 2023
Stay close to me, Lord – haiku
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/stay-close-to-me-lord-haiku.html
Edited November 26, 2023
Stay close to me, Lord
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/stay-close-to-me-lord.html
November 26, 2023
Stay close to me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/stay-close-to-me.html
"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and
saves those who are crushed in spirit."
Psalm 34:18
&
Edited November 20, 2023
Take hold of God’s promises – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/take-hold-of-gods-promises-v2.html
November 20, 2023
Take hold of God’s promises
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/take-hold-of-gods-promises.html
Edited November 20, 2023
Abiding, thriving – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/abiding-thriving-v3.html
Edited November 20, 2023
Abiding, thriving – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/abiding-thriving-v2.html
November 20, 2023
Abiding, thriving
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/abiding-thriving.html
John 15:5
John 15
&
November 19, 2023
God is with us
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/god-is-with-us.html
Edited November 19, 2023
Fear not – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/fear-not-2-v2.html
November 19, 2023
Fear not - 2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/fear-not-2.html
Isaiah 41:10
Isaiah 41:13
Joshua 1:9
&
Edited November 18, 2023
You fight for me – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/you-fight-for-me-v2.html
October 29, 2023
Your fight for me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/you-fight-for-me.html
Exodus 14:14
&
Edited November 17, 2023
Guard my heart, oh God – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/guard-my-heart-oh-god-v2.html
Edited November 17, 2023
Even when I am Blind – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/even-when-i-am-blind-v2.html
Edited November 16, 2023
Your Grace wakes with the morning – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/your-grace-wakes-with-morning-v2_16.html
edited November 9, 2023
Your grace wakes with the morning - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/your-grace-wakes-with-morning-v2.html
November 5, 2023
Your grace wakes with the morning
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/your-grace-wakes-with-morning.html
Lamentations 3:22-23
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.”
Matthew 6:9-13 (The Lord’s Prayer)
&
November 16, 2023
Even when I am blind
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/even-when-i-am-blind.html
John 13:7
&
November 10, 2023
Guard my heart, oh God
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/guard-my-heart-oh-god.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com )  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.
 
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poetry, prayer, faith, God, Christ, Spirit, protection,
 
#poetry #prayer #faith #Christ #God #Spirit #protection
 
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Poetry, prayer, God, faith, trust, John 13, path, calling, purpose,
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, prayer, Lamentations 3, Matthew 6, Lord’s Prayer,
 
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Poetry, God, faith, prayer, calling, purpose, trust, love, grace,
 
#poetry #God #faith #prayer #calling #purpose #trust #love #grace
 
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Poetry, God, faith, prayer, calling, purpose, trust, love, grace, Isaiah 41, Joshua 1,
 
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Poetry, God, faith, prayer, calling, purpose, trust, love, grace, John 15, vine, branches, abide, fruit, abundance, promises, protection,
 
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poetry, prayer, faith, God, Christ, Spirit, protection, Psalm 34,
 
#poetry #prayer #faith #Christ #God #Spirit #protection #Psalm34
 
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poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Ephesians 2, love, grace,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #Ephesians2 #love #grace
 
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poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 11, 1 Peter 5, love, grace, comfort, rest, peace, trust, believe, faith,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #Matthew11 #1Peter5 #love #grace #comfort #rest #peace #trust #believe #faith
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, devotional, Psalm 37, Jeremiah 29, Psalm 96, Romans 12, trust, faith, believe, patience,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #devotional #Psalm37 #Jeremiah29 #Psalm96 #Romans12 #trust #faith #believe #patience