May I Pray

May I pray with boldness for that which seems impossible
May I pray knowing that You are able
 
May I pray and dare to take the risk that You’ll say yes
May I pray and not worry about Your reputation if You say no

May I pray with courage about the truth that sets us free
May I pray with compassion for those who are lost and in darkness

May I pray with eyes focused on You, not my circumstances
May I pray in confidence as I speak forth Your word

May I pray for that which is more than I can ask or imagine
May I pray with assurance that You hear me in the heavenly places


Susan Bunts Wachtel
June 24, 2010

Dedicated to Karla…a woman with a heart for the Lord. 

Apostasy

The Bible

Plus other scriptures

Other authorities

That contradict the word of God

Truth has been exchanged

Myths are believed

Outrageous lies

From the very pit of hell

Christ is not preeminent

Praise, worship and adoration

Prayer and petitions

Offered to another instead of the one true God

The sting of death

The permanence of hell

Has been removed

By offering an alternative

Anathema, you are considered damned

Excommunicated

If you dare to question

If you dare to expose man made doctrines

Christ is made subservient

He is there to answer our every wish

He is not our Lord and Savior

His will is conformed to ours

We desire salvation

The promise of heaven

Without giving an account

A reckoning to Christ

Susan Bunts Wachtel

November 5, 2009

A Little Bit of God

Each day she wants just a little bit of God
Enough to make her feel good
And help her through the day

As she rushes out the door
She whispers,
“Bless me I pray”

She loves to hear a feel good message
From a smiling preacher
Encouraging her to have her best life now

Her Bible sits safely on the shelf
Untouched by human hands
Her heart untouched by God’s word

She faces each day
In her own wisdom and strength
Then wonders why she has no victory over sin


Susan Bunts Wachtel
December 31, 2009

As a writer, sometimes I go through prolific seasons only to be followed by a dry spell.  During the busy seasons I write things…but don’t have the time to finish.  Stumbled across this poem I wrote at the end of last year.

Celebrating What God Has Begun

I celebrate the love you have found
Honor the marriage you will build
Support through prayer the hard work God has just begun

I pray that Christ will be the center of your marriage
May you seek His wisdom and strength
As you walk on the path He has set before you

May your marriage mirror God’s perfect design
A wife who honors and respects her husband as unto the Lord
A husband who loves his wife as Christ so loved the church

May you be unwavering in your commitment
Fervent in prayer and guard your hearts
Delight each day in the wonderful gift God has given

by Susan Bunts Wachtel
June 4, 2010

For Alyssa & Daniel

The Me Centered Gospel

Messages from the Bible
Simplified
To make me feel better

Smorgasbord preaching
Topical
About what God is doing for me

Inoffensive preaching…making all
Comfortable
The sting of conviction has been removed

The Sword of the Spirit rendered
Powerless
Replaced with trite clever phrases of men

Good works expected…motives
Unexamined
No heart check required

The Gospel message
Lacking
There is no mention of sin

by Susan Bunts Wachtel
June 6, 2010

The Judgment Seat of Christ

Whether you believe in the pre-trib, mid-trib, post trib-rapture

No matter if you favor a pre-millennial or amillennial reign of Christ

One thing is certain

The ungodly will be judged

Those who have died in their sins

Will be resurrected for judgment

They will stand before Him who is

Holy, Righteous and Just

Until that day, those who died without Christ

Those who declared their innocence

Rejected the free offer of forgiveness through the blood of the Lamb

Are bound in Hades...waiting to present their case

Before heaven and earth pass away

The sea will give up it’s dead

Graves will be emptied and the eternal souls of the ungodly

Will be summoned to stand before God for their final sentence

God the Father has given all authority

To Jesus Christ His Son

The ungodly have chosen to be judged according to their deeds

By the One who is Holy, Righteous and Just

God who is omniscient

Has kept a detailed, perfect, comprehensive record

He has flawlessly recorded every thought, every word and every deed

Omniscience has recorded it all

Mans works vs. God’s perfect standard

Be ye perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect

Be ye holy; for I am holy

God declares, “All your works are as filthy rags!”

God will bring to light that which is hidden in the darkness

He will expose the motives of men’s hearts

By their own words they will be condemned

The Charge:  All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God

Rather than plead guilty and receive a pardon through Jesus Christ

The One to whom they must give an account

Those who plead innocent

Have chosen to face a tribunal before God

Each punishment will be unique

Torment will come from a conscience that cannot be silenced

The Sentence…GUILTY

The Punishment…eternal suffering in the Lake of Fire

By Susan Bunts Wachtel

June 2, 2010

It seems as if my prayer list for salvation has grown exponentially.   Knowing the reality and the permanent eternal consequences of rejecting the offer of forgiveness through Jesus Christ…I am compelled to pray. 

This poem was inspired by our Kindred’s Berean Bible Study on Sunday morning and John MacArthur’s sermon on Revelation 20:11-15.