Light blue clouds with gold so grand,
Painted by Christ’s holy hand,
His created beauty, pure and true,
Stirs the soul with wonder anew.
Heaven’s Canvas Created By Christ Our Creator by Debbie Harris
06 Thursday Mar 2025
Category Archives: Bible Centered Poetry
Sonnet: “For This Corruptible Must Put On Incorruption, And This Mortal Must Put On Immortality” by Debbie Harris
06 Thursday Mar 2025
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bible, Biblical Truth, Christ Centered Devotionals, Christian Poetry, faith, Inspirational, theology
Based on I Corinthians 15:53 (KJV)
When mortal flesh ascends to glorious might,
Beneath a vault where stars in splendor blaze,
The eyes, reborn, drink deep of boundless sights,
A realm unveiled to everlasting gaze.
The mountains bow, their peaks in golden flame,
Oceans unfurl, their depths a jeweled expanse,
Each hue ignites, too vast for words to name,
A world remade in beauty’s fierce advance.
The winds bear songs no living ear could claim,
Through endless skies, the hosts of light parade,
Time’s curtain parts, all history aflame,
A radiant host in endless ranks arrayed.
And there we stand, with vision crowned anew,
To see the boundless sights immortality reveals.
Where Once Was Only Sin, His Mercy Reigns Supreme Like a Radiant Crown by Debbie Harris
06 Thursday Mar 2025
Within our souls, a war of shadows reigns,
The sin and self, a stain we cannot flee,
Yet righteousness, a gift through sacred veins,
Bestows a dawn where once was misery.
Repentance turns the heart from darkened mire,
His strength sustains, a power bold and true,
Though flesh still claws with unrelenting fire,
The spirit lifts with grace that carries through.
His path we tread, imperfect till the skies,
He calls us His, though dust we yet remain,
Where once was sin, His mercy crowns us free,
A song of grace redeems our every strain.
O Christ, the Word who authors all our days,
Thy love redeems our steps with endless praise.
Villanelle: I, The Lord, Will Refresh The Weary With My Care And Crown The Saint With Light by Debbie Harris
06 Thursday Mar 2025
This 19-line villanelle, spoken in the voice of Christ, promises divine renewal and fulfillment. Through five tercets and a concluding quatrain, it repeats two refrains: “I, the Lord, will refresh the weary soul” and “And fill the saint with blessings rare and whole.” Christ vows to lift the burdened and broken—those sinking under tolls, dwelling in cold depths, or scarred beyond repair—offering them mercy, peace, and consolation amidst life’s tempests. Simultaneously, He pledges to bless the righteous and humble with grace and wholeness, using vivid imagery like springs, tides, and dawn. The poem culminates in an invitation to take His hand, uniting the lost and the righteous in His embrace, as reflected in Jeremiah 31:25 (“I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint”) and Matthew 5:6 (“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled”).
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
Jeremiah 31:25 (KJV)
I, the Lord, will refresh the weary soul,
Through shadowed vales where broken hearts abide,
And fill the saint with blessings rare and whole.
The heavy-laden sink beneath their toll,
Shall find my spring of mercy flowing wide,
I, the Lord, will refresh the weary soul.
The humble lift their pleas from depths so cold,
My grace shall rise like dawn at eventide,
And fill the saint with blessings rare and whole.
No tempest breaks the spirit I control,
For peace and strength in my embrace collide,
I, the Lord, will refresh the weary soul.
The scarred and fallen, I shall yet console,
My gentle tide shall lift them to my side,
And fill the saint with blessings rare and whole.
Come, grasp my hand, let burdens lose their hold,
In me, the lost and righteous shall reside—
I, the Lord, will refresh the weary soul,
And fill the saint with blessings rare and whole.
The World’s Reluctant Tolerance Of A Tame Faith Verses The Faith Ignited By Biblical Conviction by Debbie Harris
05 Wednesday Mar 2025
The poem contrasts a tame, private Christianity—tolerated by the world when quiet and unassertive—with the faith ignited by Biblical conviction. This bold, Scripture-rooted faith incites persecutions and fury as it challenges the status quo. While a meek creed avoids conflict, the faith burning with God’s Word endures opposition, forcing the world to confront what it continually rejects, and culminates in the passionate, unbowed Christian guided by Heaven.
The world permits a faith that softly gleams,
A whispered prayer, a gospel hushed and meek,
A church that kneels in shadows, lost in dreams,
Too timid to disturb the silence bleak.
But rises now a faith, by Scripture fired,
Ignited bold with Biblical decree—
Persecutions rage, the darkened wrath inspired,
Their fury storms where truth stands firm and free.
For quiet creeds no empires need to sway,
No comfort’s pierced by murmurs in the pew,
Yet faith aflame with God’s own Word holds sway,
And bids the world face what it long eschews.
Though trials descend, the faithful still abide,
A Christian fierce, unbowed, by Heaven guided.
How Can Anyone Not Want To Make America Great Again? By Debbie Harris
04 Tuesday Mar 2025
The poem, titled “How Can Anyone Not Want to Make America Great Again?”, expresses dismay at those who don’t support the vision of restoring America’s greatness. It describes a nation where freedom thrives and a call to elevate it rings out, yet some, depicted as cold and indifferent, turn away from this goal. These individuals are seen as betraying the patriotic spirit and the promise of liberty. In contrast, the poem praises those who remain dedicated, working together boldly to repair and renew America’s glory, emphasizing that true greatness belongs to those who actively pursue a bright future.
In lands where freedom’s banner proudly waves,
A call resounds to lift her glory high,
Yet some, with hearts turned cold, like muted knaves,
Reject the dream, and let ambition die.
Oh, traitor’s soul, that spurns the patriot’s fire,
What cause could dim the stars that light our way?
To shun the toil, the fight, the heart’s desire,
Betrays the dawn of liberty’s bright day.
But still the faithful strive, their spirits bold,
With hands united, forging fate anew,
To mend the cracks, restore the age of gold,
And keep the promise steadfast, pure, and true.
For greatness lives in those who dare to stand,
And build a shining future, hand in hand.
The Unshaken Truth Of Marriage As God Decreed: One Man, One Woman by Debbie Harris
04 Tuesday Mar 2025
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Biblical Truth, Christ Centered Devotionals, Christian Poetry, Inspirational, Poetry, Royally Redeemed, theology
A bond divine, by God’s own hand decreed,
One man, one woman joined in sacred rite,
A truth eternal, sown in holy deed,
To stand as one beneath His boundless light.
No mortal voice can shift this firm design,
For heaven spoke its will in days of old,
Two souls, distinct, in unity align,
A covenant no age shall e’er remold.
The world may drift with whims of fleeting day,
Yet God’s command endures, unshaken, strong,
Its purity no storm can sweep away.
So let this truth in every soul revive,
From Eden’s dawn, their union shall strive,
One man, one woman, blessed by God to thrive.
Wokeness Unveiled As A Demonic And Satanic Orchestrated Farce by Debbie Harris
04 Tuesday Mar 2025
The sonnet portrays wokeness as a deceptive, demonic force that ensnares minds with a sinful, oppressive creed. It describes how this doctrine, loud and zealous, obscures truth and enslaves the free, plunging the world into darkness. Yet, reason and clarity persist, breaking wokeness’ fragile hold and restoring sight to those deceived. The poem concludes with a call to end this orchestrated lie, allowing Christ’s truth to triumph and reclaim freedom.
A shadow falls, where wokeness weaves its snare,
Its garb is sin, not thinly spun, but coarse,
It bends the mind with dogma’s hollow glare,
A demon’s work through mortal tongues perforce.
This wokeness cries with fervor loud and bold,
Yet cloaks the truth in chains of zealous might,
It bids the free to kneel, their spirits sold,
A creed that turns the day to endless night.
But still the dawn of reason holds its flame,
To shatter wokeness’ frail and fleeting frame,
Restoring sight to those it sought to tame.
So let this orchestrated lie be done,
In clarity, its power overrun,
And Christ’s truth reclaim freedom’s place once won.
Sickness Not Always Divine Reproof by Debbie Harris
04 Tuesday Mar 2025
The sonnet argues that sickness isn’t always a punishment from God. It suggests that while illness can weaken the body, it’s often a natural part of life rather than a sign of divine anger or judgment for sins. The poem acknowledges that chance and circumstance can bring disease, yet faith and grace can still provide comfort and strength, even when the body suffers. Ultimately, it concludes that not every hardship comes as a rebuke from Heaven.
When sickness falls upon the flesh and bone,
It is not always sent as Heaven’s scorn,
A chastisement from God’s eternal throne,
A mark of wrath for sins we’ve idly borne.
The body bends beneath a mortal strain,
A fragile shell in nature’s vast design,
Not every ache is forged in divine pain,
Nor every fever proof of fault divine.
For chance and time may cast their shadowed net,
Through air or blood, unseen, the ill may creep,
Yet faith can hold where reason finds no debt,
In silence, grace attends the soul to keep.
So when the frame grows weak, the spirit sighs,
Not all rebuke descends from watchful skies.
The Redeemd Nation’s Dawn by Debbie Harris
04 Tuesday Mar 2025
The quatrain, titled “The Redeemed Nation’s Dawn”, is a four-line poem with an ABAB rhyme scheme (morn/sacrifice, reborn/Christ). It depicts a nation overcoming a dark, sorrowful past (“The night of sorrow fades to gentle morn”) through redemption tied to Jesus Christ’s sacrifice (“A people freed by sacred sacrifice”). This leads to a renewal (“From ashes lifts a land anew reborn”) and a triumphant recognition of Christ’s name at the break of a new era (“Its dawn now hails the name of Jesus Christ”). The poem uses imagery of dawn and rebirth to convey hope and spiritual restoration, centering on Christ as the source of the nation’s freedom and sanctity.
The night of sorrow fades to gentle morn,
A people freed by sacred sacrifice,
From ashes lifts a land anew reborn,
Its dawn now hails the name of Jesus Christ.
Passionately Pursuing Christ 