Category Archives: Christ Centered Devotionals

Our Gender Is A Glorious Gift From God by Debbie Harris

09 Sunday Mar 2025

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Oh, what a beautiful act of God to be given,
A Christ-created, predetermined grace,
A gender identity, divinely driven,
For our Savior’s honor, a sacred place.

May hearts uplift in joyous refrain,
Rejoicing in the Maker’s tender art,
A miraculous gift through love’s domain,
Bestowed to each soul from the start.

In every form, His glory shines so clear,
A testament to mercy’s boundless span,
May all embrace this truth and draw near,
To celebrate the wonder of His plan.

Sonnet: Faith and Works (James 2:14-17) by Debbie Harris

09 Sunday Mar 2025

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The poem critiques a faith that exists in isolation, unaccompanied by action, likening it to a hollow, lifeless echo. It questions the value of professing belief or grace without addressing the tangible suffering of others—like a brother shivering in the cold or a sister weakened by hunger. Mere words of comfort, however pious, are insufficient to meet their needs. True faith, the poem argues, must be expressed through compassionate deeds; otherwise, it remains an empty shell. When faith and works unite, they flourish, reflecting divine mercy and love, ultimately glorifying God. The poem calls for an active, living faith that responds to human suffering with care and action.

What profit lies in faith that stands alone,
A hollow echo, void of living deed?
The heart may claim a seed of grace is sown,
Yet starves the soul when action fails to heed.
A brother shivers, bare against the cold,
A sister hungers, frail beneath her plight—
Shall words of peace, so piously retold,
Suffice to warm their bones or fill their night?

For faith, if mute, unmoved by human care,
Is but a phantom, lifeless in its frame;
A creed that acts shall bloom and thus declare
The truth of mercy kindled in God’s name.
So let thy works with faith in union sing,
A throne of love to glorify the King.

Open Our Eyes Like Elisha by Debbie Harris

09 Sunday Mar 2025

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And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

2 Kings 6:17 (KJV)

The poem is a prayerful plea for divine revelation, inspired by the biblical story of Elisha. It asks God to open the speaker’s eyes to see beyond earthly trials and fears, revealing the unseen spiritual reality—symbolized by blazing chariots and horses ascending toward the stars. The speaker seeks clear, pure vision to discern biblical truth, awaken the soul, and inspire praise for God’s name, reflecting a deep desire for faith and connection to eternity.

Lord, like Elisha long ago,
Through trials fierce, your might to show,
Open our eyes that we may see,
The light unseen, eternity.

Chariots blaze with holy fire,
Horses climb where stars aspire,
Beyond the shroud of doubt and fear,
Your host stands near, so strong, so clear.

Grant us sight, so pure, so true,
To pierce the dark, find what’s biblically true,
A vision vast, a sacred beam,
Awake our souls to praise your name.

Rejoice, O Royal Heirs, In The Unshakable Reign Of Our Lord And Savior, Jesus Christ by Debbie Harris

09 Sunday Mar 2025

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The shadows falter, Satan’s hour decays,
A fleeting wrath ensnared in fading haze.
Through ruin’s shroud, a holy Light breaks free,
A Savior’s whisper fells the enemy.

One breath, one word, one glance of sovereign fire,
Shall doom the foe to ash and silent mire.
Fear not the wretch who thrashes in his snare,
For Christ, our King, reigns o’er the earth and air.

Rejoice, O royal heirs, by grace adorned,
In Him our hope rises, unscathed, reborn.
Though storms may howl, His throne shall never fail,
Our victory crowns Jesus Christ, Lord of all.

Spring Is But A Metaphor For Being Born Again by Debbie Harris

09 Sunday Mar 2025

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The poem portrays spring’s arrival as a fragrant, flower-filled metaphor for being “born again,” where nature’s splendor—embodied by lavender, rose, lilac, and lily—represents the privilege and beauty of this triumphant renewal, highlighting the blessings of such a glorious rebirth.

The coming of Spring

is but a fragrant lavender

rose, lilac, and lily filled

metaphor that there is

such beauty, blessings,

and royal privilege in

being gloriously and

triumphantly born again!

Rejoice by Debbie Harris

08 Saturday Mar 2025

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God is setting up

the nations for the

next grand event!

Rejoice for our redemption

draweth nigh! Rejoice!

As Far As The East Is From The West by Debbie Harris

08 Saturday Mar 2025

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The sonnet reflects God’s immense mercy, as He refrains from punishing us according to our sins and instead offers boundless grace to those who revere Him. His love towers like the heavens above the earth, and He removes our transgressions infinitely far—east to west—cleansing humanity’s guilt and granting redemption, a divine bridge from earthly flaws to heavenly glory.


The Lord withholds the wrath our sins might claim,
His judgment soft, not matched to what we owe,
For mercy flows where guilt would carve its name,
A boundless grace on those who fear bestow.
As heavens stretch above the earthen floor,
So vast His love ascends beyond our sight,
To hearts that tremble at His holy door,
He grants reprieve from darkness into light.
From east to west, a span no map can trace,
He casts our trespasses to endless flight,
Removes the stain that once marred Adam’s race,
And clothes us new in robes of purest white.
Thus, infinite His pardon, freely given,
A bridge from dust to glory’s gate in heaven.

Every Knee Will Bow and Every Tongue Confess That Jesus Is Lord by Debbie Harris

07 Friday Mar 2025

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The sonnet, titled “Every Knee Will Bow and Every Tongue Confess That Jesus Is Lord,” explores Christianity’s conquering promise—universal submission to Jesus Christ. It draws directly from Philippians 2:10-11: “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” The poem paints a vivid picture of this inevitability: a name that shatters earthly power, a cross that rewrites existence, and a King whose reign pulses through all creation. Pride crumbles, fortresses fall, and no soul escapes the divine tide. The climax echoes the verse explicitly—”So every knee will bow, as scriptures swear, / And every tongue confess that Jesus reigns”—culminating in a vision of Christ’s eternal sovereignty, hailed as Lord from dust to stars.

A name cuts sharp where earthly thrones erode,
Each rebel soul meets judgment’s steady gaze,
Through time’s expanse, His writ in blood bestowed,
Ignites the dark with unrelenting rays.
No fortress stands against the tide’s advance,
The cross alone rewrites the world’s design,
All pride dissolves in that eternal glance,
Where grace and power fatally entwine.
So every knee will bow, as scriptures swear,
And every tongue confess that Jesus reigns,
A truth no mortal will can disrepair,
The King whose pulse through all creation strains.
From dust to stars, His sovereignty is scored,
The Christ, forever hailed as Lord.

Brought Near By The Precious Blood Of Jesus Christ by Debbie Harris

07 Friday Mar 2025

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Once lost, we wandered far from heaven’s light,
No part in Israel’s hope, no promise near,
Estranged from God, engulfed by endless night,
Our souls adrift, consumed by doubt and fear.
The covenants of grace we could not share,
Exiled from mercy, aliens to peace,
With hollow hearts, we languished in despair,
Our chains of sin denied us sweet release.
Yet Christ, with love divine, our fate reversed,
His blood outpoured, a ransom pure and free,
The far-off soul in Him is now immersed,
A bridge to God through crimson victory.
By sacrifice, the distant find their place,
In Him, we’re near, redeemed by boundless grace.

A Sonnet on Modern Christians as Tableaux Vivants, Living Masterpieces for the Glory and Honor of the Divine Preeminent Artist, Jesus Christ by Debbie Harris

07 Friday Mar 2025

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The sonnet, titled A Sonnet on Modern Christians as Tableaux Vivants Crafting Living Masterpieces for the Glory and Honor of the Divine Artist, portrays modern Christians as living artworks akin to “tableaux vivants”—a term meaning “living pictures,” where performers pose to recreate scenes. Here, it’s a metaphor: their lives are dynamic canvases, not static poses, painted with faith through every breath. They bloom through trials like roses, embedding God’s grace in their hearts. Their days form a gallery of vibrant devotion, each action a hymn to eternity. With humility, they offer joys and sorrows, their worship unbound, testifying to God’s glory. Ultimately, they proclaim the Divine Artist’s honor, their every moment a masterpiece reflecting His glory!

In every breath, a canvas they compose,
These saints of now, with lives as vivid art,
Through trials bloom like petals of the rose,
To paint God’s grace within each beating heart.
Their days, a gallery of faith unfurled,
No static pose, but motion bold and free,
A masterpiece to shine upon the world,
Each stroke a hymn to His eternity.
With humble hands, they lift their joys on high,
And sorrows too, as offerings sincere,
No frame confines their worship’s boundless cry,
Their lives, a testament to glory’s claim.
So modern souls, in living scenes, proclaim,
The Artist’s honor through their every frame.