One Smile from Christ Outshines the World’s Vast Treasures by Debbie Harris

14 Friday Mar 2025

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The sonnet explores the fleeting nature of earthly pleasures—wealth, beauty, love, and power—depicting them as bright but ultimately insubstantial without faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It begins by cataloging these joys: golden fields, silver streams, lavish feasts, luxurious beds, and crowns of authority. Yet, it asserts that these treasures fade like mist under shadows, losing their sweetness and brilliance when disconnected from divine purpose. In contrast, the poem pivots to exalt a single smile from Christ, portraying it as a divine gift of grace that surpasses the value of rubies and the entire world’s riches. This smile offers an eternal love and wealth worth seeking, rendering all earthly offerings grand but insufficient. Ultimately, the sonnet concludes that Christ’s glance alone brings true, lasting joy, overshadowing all else.

What are the joys of earth, so brightly spread,
The gold of fields, the silver streams that sing,
The banquet’s feast, the crown of power instead,
That makes a pauper king?
These treasures gleam beneath the sun’s warm ray,
Yet fade like mist when shadows overtake,
Their sweetness sours, their brilliance turns to gray,
Without the Lord, what substance can they make?
But oh, one smile from Christ, the Savior’s face,
Outshines the ruby’s fire, the world’s vast store,
A gift of grace no riches can replace,
A wealth to seek, a love forevermore.
For all the earth may offer, grand and wide,
His glance alone brings joy unsatisfied.

We Owe All To Jesus Christ, Our Lord: Hymn Of Praise by Debbie Harris

14 Friday Mar 2025

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This Christ-centered hymn, crafted with poet Debbie Harris, exalts Jesus Christ as the Author of our faith and King of Kings. Across five stanzas, it celebrates His grace as the source of hope, “We owe all to Christ our Lord, The Author of our faith’s first dawn, His hand inscribes each trembling chord, His grace, the ink where hope is born,” His majestic reign over creation, “His greatness crowns the heavens wide, The King of Kings, our anthem’s call, In splendor vast, He reigns beside, The Lord of glory, all in all,” His glory in both grand and quiet moments, “His glory covers all the earth, From flowers frail to newborn’s birth, Each petal sings, each cry resounds, His boundless love in all abounds,” His salvation as life’s truest gift, “His salvation, life’s truest gift, Through blood and cross our souls uplift, He saves us to His royal reign, A kingdom eternal, free from chain,” and His triumphant exaltation as our eternal Savior, “All hail our Savior, risen high, The Name above all names we cry, In triumph’s light, forevermore, Christ reigns, our King, whom we adore!” A repeated refrain—“Praise the Author, King divine, Glory to His holy name!”—echoes the hymns of old, lifting praise after each verse. Rooted in Debbie’s faith and poetic vision, it’s a majestic, hope-filled anthem of worship.

We owe all to Christ our Lord,
The Author of our faith’s first dawn,
His hand inscribes each trembling chord,
His grace, the ink where hope is born.
Praise the Author, King divine,
Glory to His holy name!

His greatness crowns the heavens wide,
The King of Kings, our anthem’s call,
In splendor vast, He reigns beside,
The Lord of glory, all in all.
Praise the Author, King divine,
Glory to His holy name!

His glory covers all the earth,
From flowers frail to newborn’s birth,
Each petal sings, each cry resounds,
His boundless love in all abounds.
Praise the Author, King divine,
Glory to His holy name!

His salvation, life’s truest gift,
Through blood and cross our souls uplift,
He saves us to His royal reign,
A kingdom eternal, free from chain.
Praise the Author, King divine,
Glory to His holy name!

All hail our Savior, risen high,
The Name above all names we cry,
In triumph’s light, forevermore,
Christ reigns, our King, whom we adore!
Praise the Author, King divine,
Glory to His holy name!

Where Sin Abounds, Grace Doth Much More Abound by Debbie Harris

14 Friday Mar 2025

Posted by Debbie Harris in Bible Centered Poetry, Bible Prophecy, Christ Centered Devotionals, Christ-centered poetry, Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational, Jesus Christ, King of Kings, Praise, Royally Redeemed

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The sonnet reflects the message of Romans 5:20-21, exploring how sin’s dark reign over humanity, leading to death, is overwhelmingly surpassed by God’s grace. This grace, delivered through Jesus Christ’s righteousness, transforms despair into hope, offering eternal life. The poem contrasts sin’s oppressive rule with the triumphant, merciful power of grace, which not only redeems but elevates the soul to divine unity, affirming that grace’s abundance forever outshines sin’s presence.

Where shadows deep of sin did once abide,
The heart of man in death’s cold grip was bound,
Yet grace, a flood, came rushing to provide
A light where darkness nevermore is found.
Though sin had reigned, its scepter stern and dire,
A greater power rose with gentle might,
Through righteousness, it quenched the funeral pyre,
And turned the endless night to endless light.
This gift, through Christ, our Lord, was freely giv’n,
A bridge from mortal doom to life divine,
Where once we fell, now mercy’s hand has striv’n
To weave our souls with heaven’s grand design.
So sin abounds, yet grace exceeds its reign,
Through Him, eternal life we now attain.

The Holy Inerrant Bible: A Sacred Call Through Lines of Holy Flame and Grace by Debbie Harris

13 Thursday Mar 2025

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The words we heard were not of mortal make,
But borne from heav’n, a gift to souls below,
Received in faith, they bid our hearts awake,
And in their truth, a living power grow.
No frail discourse of man could so inspire,
Nor stir the spirit with such holy flame,
For through these lines, God’s voice lifts ever higher,
A sacred call to bear His mighty name.
Within the breast of those who humbly hear,
This word takes root, a seed of endless grace,
It stands unmoved through time and shifting year,
To shape a life that seeks the Savior’s face.
So let us thank the Lord with ceaseless praise,
For truth divine that works through all our days.

Looking Unto Jesus by Debbie Harris

13 Thursday Mar 2025

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Looking unto Jesus is our triumph, our hope,
Our comfort, our joy, our promise that we—
Indeed—are forever loved,
Forgiven, and enjoyed.

Kintsugi Of The Soul by Debbie Harris

12 Wednesday Mar 2025

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The sonnet compares the Japanese art of kintsugi—repairing broken pottery with gold to enhance its beauty—to God’s redemptive work in the lives of sinners. It portrays humanity as fragile clay, cracked by sin and left in shards, until the Master (God) intervenes. With divine grace, likened to gold, He mends the broken soul, turning scars into sources of light and beauty. The poem concludes by emphasizing that through salvation, achieved by Christ’s blood, God transforms human flaws into glory, mirroring the kintsugi process where brokenness becomes part of a greater, more beautiful whole.

The potter’s wheel once shaped a fragile clay,
Yet cracks did bloom where mortal hands had pressed,
A vessel marred, in shards it broken lay,
Its beauty lost, by sin’s own weight distressed.
But lo, the Master’s hand, with mercy bold,
Takes up the dust, each fracture to restore,
With golden grace, more precious far than gold,
He mends the soul that wept on life’s dark shore.
Where scars once gaped, His light now softly gleams,
A testament to love that knows no end,
Through shattered lives, salvation’s quiet streams,
Flow deep, to make the broken whole again.
So kintsugi of God, in sinners shown,
Turns flaws to glory, by His blood alone.

Through Salvation in Jesus Christ Our Lord, Heavenly Wealth Transforms Earthly Jars Of Clay To Spiritually Wealthy Royal Heirs of Jesus Christ by Debbie Harris

11 Tuesday Mar 2025

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The sonnet celebrates the spiritual transformation of the sons and daughters of Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Through salvation and the experience of being born again, these royal heirs receive heavenly wealth that reshapes their earthly lives. This divine inheritance is depicted through vivid gemstone imagery: sapphire calm quiets their struggles, ruby blood washes away their sins, emerald life renews them, diamond truth anchors their faith, amethyst trust redeems their souls, and topaz light emboldens their courage. Though they dwell on Earth, their second birth in Christ’s love grants them a celestial richness—peace, grace, and strength—that shines forth, forever altering them into vessels of His eternal grace.

From Heaven’s grace, their spirits richly flow,
The sons and daughters of our Savior’s line,
By King of Kings, salvation’s winds do blow,
Lord of Lords, reborn through love divine.
With sapphire calm, their earthly strife is stilled,
Through ruby blood, their sins are washed away,
Emerald life, by birth anew fulfilled,
Remakes their hearts to face the mortal fray.
No fleeting gold, but diamond truth they hold,
Amethyst trust, their souls from death reclaim,
With topaz light, their courage grows bold,
As heirs of Christ, redeemed in His great name.
Through second birth, their heavenly wealth is gained,
On Earth they shine, by grace forever changed.

My Strength And My Redeemer, Praised Through The Ages by Debbie Harris

11 Tuesday Mar 2025

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The sonnet, titled “My Strength and My Redeemer, Praised Through the Ages,” draws inspiration from Exodus 15:2, where Moses sings of God as his strength, song, and salvation after the Red Sea crossing. In fourteen lines, it celebrates God’s power to deliver and uplift, portraying Him as a constant savior who breaks chains and guides through trials. The speaker vows to praise this God—both personal and ancestral—with unwavering devotion, echoing the verse’s themes of gratitude and eternal worship.

The Lord, my strength, my song, my heart’s delight,
Doth lift my soul from shadows deep and dire,
His voice resounds through tempest’s fearful night,
And bids me rise on wings of holy fire.
My God He is, my Savior ever near,
Who parts the seas and breaks the chains apart,
I’ll praise His name with every breath I bear,
And exalt Him high within my grateful heart.
My father’s God, through ages long adored,
His might and mercy echo in my strain,
A hymn of joy to Heaven’s boundless Lord,
Who turns my loss to everlasting gain.
So shall I sing, till time itself is done,
Of Him who saves, my God, the Holy One.

One Hope, Jesus Christ by Debbie Harris

10 Monday Mar 2025

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The sonnet portrays Jesus Christ as humanity’s singular source of hope and redemption. It begins by depicting a world shrouded in darkness, illuminated only by the eternal light of Jesus Christ’s name. Amid life’s storms and the bondage of sin, He restores and heals the broken. Earthly powers fail against despair, but His love brings an everlasting dawn. Through His sacrifice on the cross and triumph over the tomb, Jesus Christ offers salvation, transforming night into joy as the one true hope.

Upon this weary earth where shadows lie,
A radiant light through endless ages streams,
The name of Jesus Christ rings clear and high,
Our hope in Him, eternal in its beams.
When storms arise and mortal strength decays,
When sin entraps the soul in iron chains,
This Jesus Christ restores our broken days,
His mercy flows to ease our deepest pains.
No earthly might, no crown of fleeting pride,
Can pierce the gloom where hopeless darkness hides,
Yet in His love, a dawn shall e’er abide.
Through cross and tomb, He forged salvation’s road,
One hope, one truth, in Jesus Christ bestowed,
His sacred name turns night to joy untold.