Devotional Christian Poems

Encouraging devotional poems to help you in your Christian life.

You Gave Me Strength

I cried to You in time of need,
You heard my earnest prayer –
From heaven’s height sent grace to help
And proved Your tender care.

You gave me strength when I was weak
Just like You said You would;
I couldn’t do what lay ahead,
But then I found You could.

So here I raise a song of thanks
And lift my heart in praise:
The Lord has done great things for me
And I will trust His ways.

Christina Joy Hommes

To Him Who’s Overcome

To Him who’s overcome the world
And gives us hope and cheer,
To Him who crushed the bands of death
And freed us from its fear,

To Him who came and died for us
Then rose to live anew,
To Him who gives His life to us
To share His glory, too,

To Him whose love will never fade,
Whose grace will never end,
To Him who cares for every need
And lets us call Him Friend,

To Him who reigns forevermore
From heaven’s throne above,
To Him who’s worthy of our praise
With worship, honor, love,

To Him be glory in the heights
And songs of loudest praise,
To Him be love from every heart
Through all our endless days.

Christina Joy Hommes

“I have overcome the world.” John 16:33b

At Christ’s Expense

At Christ’s expense my soul is free
From sin and guilt and shame;
He paid the price to pardon me –
All glory to His Name!

At Christ’s expense I now belong
As child of God and heir;
My Father’s love is vast and strong
And keeps me in His care.

At Christ’s expense I have a home
That He’s prepared for me;
He made the way for me to come
And offered me the key.

At Christ’s expense I have a song,
True hope, real joy, God’s peace,
And while the ages roll along
His praise will never cease.

At Christ’s expense though I was poor
God made me rich in grace,
And now in Christ forevermore
I’ll share my Savior’s place.

Christina Joy Hommes

“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9

This Cherished Prize

I’ve found a thing so grand and fine
It’s captured my attention,
A treasure worth my every thought
Which has my full affection.

The other things I used to love
All pale beneath its beauty,
And I have found another way
To judge life’s highest duty.

I’d trade the world for what I found,
Give up all other treasure,
For I possess a greater wealth
Than earthly minds can measure.

This cherished prize that I possess
Is Jesus Christ my Savior,
Eternal life, unending love
And God’s abiding favor.

Christina Joy Hommes

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.” – Matthew 13:45-46

Avoiding Dead-Ends

I’ve just one life for living
And want to make it count;
I can’t afford to waste it –
Success is paramount.

So when the Lord informs me
That something doesn’t pay,
And warns me of the dead-ends
Or things that make me stray,

I’ll be so very grateful
That He has saved me years
Of fruitless trial and error
As heaven’s portal nears.

His aren’t just vague restrictions
Or trivial restraints;
They shouldn’t lead to grumbling,
To sighing or complaints.

God’s rules and His restrictions
Are gifts that point me right
To help avoid the dead-ends
And walk within His light.

They help me live with purpose
And never waste a day –
I’ll gladly skip the pitfalls
And walk in heaven’s way.

Christina Joy Hommes

I’d Like to Visit Heaven

I’d like to visit heaven
For just a day or two,
Lay down my heavy burdens
And rest a little, too.

Be done with pain and sorrow
And shed this bent toward sin,
Find perfect peace and freedom
And boundless love within.

And most of all see Jesus,
My precious Friend and Lord,
Whose Word is my commission,
His smile my heart’s reward.

That rest, it seems, would fit me
To better service here,
Renewed, revived, refocused
With mind and purpose clear.

Instead I must be patient,
Content to work and wait,
Without that glimpse I long for
Beyond the pearly gate.

My work must first be finished
And then the call will come
To enter heaven’s glory –
Forever safely home.

Christina Joy Hommes

Would He See You?

What if Christians each were buildings
In a valley dark as night,
And the Lord was on a hillside
Looking out for spots of light?

Would your temple shine so brightly
He could see from where He stood?
Are your windows clean and open
So your light is clear and good?

Yes, there’s been a blackout order –
Not from Christ, it’s from our foe;
Don’t be tricked by sly deception
Jesus wants your light to show!

Christina Joy Hommes

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16

Claim It All

I have a mighty Champion
Who pleads the rights He won
Not for Himself but for my sake
Because of all He’s done.

He fought to buy these privileges –
He gave His life to gain
A glorious, bright inheritance
Through sorrow’s deepest pain.

He will not let the honors fade
For which He gave His life
Or let me have a partial share
Of what He won through strife.

So as He sits upon His throne
Now robed in victory
He intercedes on my behalf
To plead His cause for me.

He sees my interest as His own
In all that He procured
And now demands the total prize
For which He once endured.

So why should I, through guilt or fear,
Hold back or forfeit ought
That Christ Himself desires I have
And with His life-blood bought?

Arise, my soul, and claim the whole
Your Advocate has won
To thus lift high His mighty Name
And praise the work He’s done.

Christina Joy Hommes

“Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.” Hebrews 7:25

Only One God

We do not need a different God
For every situation:
A god for rain, a god for health,
A god for soul salvation.

Our God is One, the Lord of all
In every realm of living,
And all the good we ever see
Is from His constant giving.

Whatever fear, whatever need,
Whatever help or blessing,
There’s just one God to seek and serve –
There’s no concern or guessing.

He made the world and all it holds,
The stars and highest heaven,
He holds all things and guides each day,
And we are His possession.

Both daily bread and peace of mind,
Eternal life and healing,
Are all bestowed by one true God
Whose love they’re all revealing.

So bring your needs – both big and small –
To God the loving giver;
Serve Him alone and trust His grace
To bless and to deliver.

Christina Joy Hommes

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:” Deuteronomy 6:4

“Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.” Hosea 13:4

The Waiting Times

Unjustly in the dungeon’s depths,
Then hope flared bright and died
As “two full years” dripped slowly by
While Joseph stayed inside.

Impatient people checking in
To hear God’s final word;
A week, ten days of silence first
Ere Jeremiah heard.

For “three full weeks” old Daniel mourned
While good and evil warred
Until the angel sent arrived
With comfort from the Lord.

Held captive in a pagan court
As evil rose and schemed
Before the dangerous moment came
When Esther intervened.

Life’s youthful years of dreams passed by
Without a single note
As God Himself in human form
Grew up without a quote.

Unfairly held to please the mob,
Imprisoned on a whim,
As years crept by with Paul locked up
While churches longed for him.

Take heart in such a company
When life is passing by,
The waiting times aren’t wasted ones –
God knows the when and why.

Christina Joy Hommes

Genesis 41:1; Jeremiah 42:7; Daniel 10:2, 13; Acts 24:27; 28:3; Psalm 27:14

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