A Christ-mas Poem



      I posted this poem last year, but it's in my heart around this time every year so I decided to post it again. You see, this is the very first poem God gave me when I began writing poetry. It seems so fitting to remember it each year at Christmas time. It makes so much sense to me that the very first poem He would give me would be about His Son. He is the beginning of everything -

          "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth...all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist." Colossians 1:15-16 NKJ.

I hope you don't mind me sharing it again.

His Name Is Jesus

At Christmas time remember Him

The One who came to heal our sin.

The little child within the manger

The One whom angels hid from danger.

Though in a tiny manger bed

He wore God's crown upon His head.

The babe who came to be our King

To Him the heavenly anthems ring.

The Prince of Peace quietly laying

While people unaware were praying.

To send His light, and God had heard

In the manger lay the Living Word.

God's own Son, the Lord of Host

The very One He loved the most.

He came a ransom for our sin

To heal the broken hearts of men.

This Holy One, the Great I Am

To be the Sacrificial Lamb.

As He slept that Christmas Day

In the shadow of the cross He lay.

So as we give our gifts of love

Remember the One who came from above.

And give Him praise for all He's done

The King of Kings, God's only Son.

©1992Charlotte Foster

Did He Smile?

One question went through my mind as I watched this video clip..."What was God's reaction?" I know the unsuspecting people in the food court had to be pleasantly surprised with such a performance, and I'm sure they were blessed. But I couldn't help imagine the living creatures in heaven (Rev. 4:8) peering down to see who was joining them with a song of praise, as they sang day and night around the throne of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Heaven and earth praising the One whose kingdom will never end, the One who will reign forever and ever - Hallelujah! 

It's not hard to imagine how it pleased God, and that He smiled.

       And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea,
       and all that are in them, I heard saying:
          "Blessing and honor and glory and power
           Be to Him who sits on the throne,
           And to the Lamb, forever and ever!"
                                     Revelations 5:13

So much to thank Him for...

Oh, Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

For His mercy endures forever.

Psalm 118:1

Thank You!

I look around at all the things

Within my life, my space,

Everywhere I turn my eyes

God's love has left its trace.

In my home - family

Each child picked with care,

Knowing through His goodness

God chose to place them there.

And looking further out

Are friends He made so dear,

Giving me the blessing

Of knowing them each year.

I take a walk outside

And hear a singing bird,

 Watch the clouds drifting past

Too softly to be heard.

Autumn's changing colors

Before the winters birth,

Leaves are gently falling
They dance their way to earth.

I feel the warmth of sunshine

between the cool soft breeze,

It seems to whisper praises

And all of life agrees.

©2010 Charlotte Foster