A Focused Faith
The songs, psalms, and reflections of
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SAVIOR
"Savior, precious Savior, who laid down all of heaven to bring me home. Savior, precious Savior, you took my sin stained life, and made it white as snow."
The day that I gave my life to Christ, I was in the Ladies Bible Class.
I had been attending class with Sadie, a dear sweet Christian woman in her sixties, who had been showing me films about the Bible and about Jesus every Saturday morning. I would take the kids with me and she would have toys for them to play with while we talked about the films, and she always had cookies and snacks for them.
Even though I had attended church and Sunday school as a child, I began to really learn who God and Jesus were from that dear saint. She patiently told me of their love and explained the stories of the Old and New Testament to me.
I had been studying with her for a few weeks when we attended that Bible class one weekday morning.
The Lord began moving in my heart, and when the class was over, I asked the Pastor who taught the class, if I could give my life to Jesus and be baptized. The ladies were moving toward the door and he called them all back. Sadie helped me to dress in the baptismal white robe, and watched close by while the Pastor led me down into the water and asked me if I believed that Jesus Christ was the Son of God.
I knew in my heart that Jesus surely was God's son. That day, Jesus became my Savior and Lord.
I still remember the song we sang after my baptism. It is still very precious to me even now, after more than 36 years of walking with the Lord.
After 36 years, I still remember Sadie, the precious saint who cared enough about my soul to take time to teach me of His love. I often wonder, if she had not taken the time to teach me, if our children, who have all been baptized into Christ, would also have made their choice to follow Him.
SAVIOR OF ALL MEN, a song
The manger was silent, all the animals held
their breath,
All creation waited, for the blessed event,
Mary and Joseph, prayed for guidance from
above,
The Son of God soon to be born would show
forth the Father's love.
CHORUS
Precious little Lamb,
Born in a manger in Bethlehem,
Holy Christ Child,
The Savior of all men.
Then suddenly through the stillness, a cry, an
angel's song,
Told the creatures and all the earth, the Savior
had been born,
Mary and Joseph, their faces all aglow,
Looked down into the face of Christ, God's only
begotten Son.
CHORUS
THE HUMAN HEART, a poem
Within the recesses of every human heart,
Lives an unquenchable need to be cherished
and loved.
I, myself, have walked the winding halls of my own heart,
And heard the echoing of my own lonely
footsteps,
While I searched behind closed and secured
doors,
For a loving place to lay and rest;
Searched for warmth, that would take away the
chill,
For caring, that would ease the pain deep in
my soul,
Pain so deep that only true unbridled love
could reach that far;
“Where?” I cried, “Where can I find,
A soul that will want to know mine and seek my
heart’s depth,
A soul capable of loving unconditionally,
A soul that will not judge my worth by my trials,
Or the lines weather worn upon my brow,
Or the tears that stain my garments with holes;
“Oh where is one living soul who will not cast
me to the ground,
Or call me worthless, not worthy to be loved,
Or even to be cherished,
One who would even bemoan the vapor of my passing?
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The lives of our children are being destroyed by drugs, gangs, and so often the loneliness of growing up without a mom or a dad. Many moms and dads have given up all hope of a better life for their families. People all over our world, are hungry not only for food, but also for a stabilizing force in their lives.
Our mission as Christians is to bring the love, mercy, and saving grace of Christ to the hurting, the hungry, the thirsty, and the helpless, on planet earth.
To impact the world in which we live, we must first focus our faith firmly on God, who created our world. When our lives are focused on Christ’s example, and we accept the great mission that He gave us, the world will become a better place for everyone.
My dear brothers and sisters, dare to reach out and become the hands and arms of Jesus, and to embrace the hurting and brokenhearted of this world with His love. There are people dying every day all over the earth without Christ’s saving grace or mercy. We have Christ’s love living within us. Brothers and sisters, we must dare to give it away.
About the Author
Janet Susan Williams submitted her first song lyrics at age ten, and at age sixteen, was invited to the Nebraska Governor’s mansion to discuss her work. She has been writing songs, poetry, and short stories since then. Her poetry has been read on radio and television, has been internationally published by Blue Mountain Arts Greeting cards (under the pen name Janet Kostelecky Nieto), and has been recognized by three New Mexico State Governors. Mrs. Williams is also affectionately known as “Little Orange Shoes,” a name that she often uses in ministry. Her songs and poetry reflect on many different aspects of life, but all have a deep focus on the healing and delivering power of the cross of Christ and God’s magnificent love. Her greatest desire is to use God’s gifts as a means to glorify God and to convey His love, His compassion, His encouragement, and His saving grace, to the world around her. Mrs. Williams has been a volunteer with Conviction for Christ prison ministry for the past two years. Although a native Nebraskan, she now lives in her beloved New Mexico with her best friend and husband, Al, and their little beagle, Rio. Her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren are the joy of her life.