Devotional Christian Poems

Encouraging devotional poems to help you in your Christian life.

I Saw the Light of Heaven

I saw the light of heaven
As Jesus took my hand
And gently came and brought me
To heaven’s perfect land.

He led me ‘cross the Jordan,
Then through the pearly gates:
“Now welcome home, my daughter,
Come see what joy awaits!”

“Well done” is what He told me
And gave a radiant crown;
He’d seen my love and worship
And wrote my service down.

I’ve hardly looked around yet
For I’m with Jesus here
To worship and adore Him
With friends and loved ones dear.

No sin can taint the pleasure,
No pain can mar the bliss,
For all is good and holy
In such a home as this.

You won’t be far behind me:
Trust Jesus – He’s the way;
Prepare to come and join me
In heaven’s endless day.

Christina Joy Hommes
For my friend Judy Burke

O Lord, Restore My Soul

O Lord, who lifts the fallen
And gives the weary rest,
Who heals the broken-hearted
And rescues the oppressed.

Please hear my prayer and help me
In this my time of need
For I’m so weak and weary –
Lord Jesus, intercede.

My hope and expectation
Is in Your grace and love
For You’re so strong and willing
To help me from above.

I’m leaning on Your promise
To give me strength today;
Restore my soul, dear Shepherd,
And keep me in Your way.

Revive Your life within me
And give me joy in You;
I’m waiting, trusting, watching,
Please strengthen and renew.

Christina Joy Hommes

“He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake.” Psalms 23:3

The Fullness of God’s Blessings

Oh the fullness of His blessings
Oh the riches of His grace
Oh the glory of His power
Shown in Christ my Savior’s face

Oh the brightness of His favor
Oh the wisdom of His plan
Oh the price He paid to save me
God Himself becoming man

Oh the treasure of His Scriptures
Oh the depth of love divine
Oh the length and breadth of mercy
Making life and heaven mine

Oh to taste and see His goodness
Oh to know His thoughts towards me
Oh to better love and praise Him
Lifting up a heart set free

Christina Joy Hommes

“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.” Psalms 34:8

“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation.” Psalms 68:19

God’s Signature

God made a solemn promise
And signed it in the sky –
Each time we see a rainbow
We know the world is dry.

God made a solemn promise
And signed it with His Son –
The cross of Christ reminds us
Our pardon has been won.

God made a solemn promise
And signed it like a deed –
His Spirit’s our down-payment
For all that He’s decreed.

God made a solemn promise
And signed it in my heart –
Now I’m His child forever
By Jesus set apart.

God’s signature is binding
He cannot change His mind,
So I’m secure in trusting
Each pledge my Father signed.

Christina Joy Hommes

White As Freshly Fallen Snow

My heart was red as crimson
With sin and guilt and shame,
But through His death and triumph
My Savior cleared my name.

He took my sinful record
And washed it all away;
His blood has bought my pardon
And makes me clean today.

Now when I sin and fail Him
I come and I confess,
His grace forgives and gives me
His perfect righteousness.

My heart is white and spotless
As freshly fallen snow
Since Jesus came and washed me
Beneath the cleansing flow.

Christina Joy Hommes

Stirred Up

Lord, stir my soul from deep within,
Reveal what’s good and cleanse from sin;
Renew my soul to long for You
And hunger for the Scriptures, too.

Revive my spirit with Your grace
To daily run my Christian race,
To learn and do Your will for me
And serve You with humility.

Incline my mind and heart, I pray,
To seek the things above each day
That I might scorn the devil’s lies
And win with joy the lasting prize.

Restore my joy in what You’ve done
In giving us Your only Son;
Ignite a passion to declare
The gospel news with faith and prayer.

Awake my heart to sing Your praise
And worship You through all my days
That, by Your Spirit, Christ may shine
Forever through this life of mine.

Bring truth to mind and help me see
The goodness of Your love for me
That by Your grace my soul might be
Stirred up to live in victory.

Christina Joy Hommes

God’s Love for Me

God’s love for me is boundless –
It’s deeper than the sea
And won’t run out regardless
Of all He does for me.

God’s love for me is endless –
It never fades away.
He’ll always truly love me
Forever and a day.

God’s love for me is changeless –
No matter what I do
He sets His love upon me
Each day again like new.

God’s love for me is selfless –
He died to make me free,
And now I’ve learned to love Him
Because He first loved me.

God’s love for me is priceless –
A gift of grace divine.
Each day I’ll live to praise Him
Whose love is ever mine

Christina Joy Hommes

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. … God is love;

But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) … For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

We love Him, because He first loved us. … For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them, and rose again.

(Jeremiah 31:3; 1 John 4:16b; Ephesians 2:4-5; John 3:16; Romans 8:38-39; 1 John 4:19; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15)

The Lord Our God

The Lord our God is mighty –
Immortal King of kings
Whose glory fills the heavens
As all creation sings.

His strength toward us is gentle,
His tenderness is strong,
While holiness and mercy
To God the Lord belong.

He made us for His glory
To show His skill and love,
His wisdom and His kindness
Are shining from above.

There’s no one else beside Him,
And none can be compared,
For He alone is worthy
Whose glory can’t be shared.

He’s perfect and unchanging
Who reigns in radiant light,
The faithful One whose judgements
Are always pure and right.

His goodness lasts forever,
His mercy will endure,
His promise is unchanging,
His Word is true and sure.

Eternal praise and honor
Belong to God alone;
He asks for love and service –
Come bow before His throne.

Christina Joy Hommes

Let God Write the Story

So often as we walk through life
We want to know the ending;
We want to see it all work out
When things are just beginning.

But God most often doesn’t show
The map of where He’ll lead us;
He simply shows us day by day
The way to live for Jesus.

He knows the end, and that’s enough –
By faith we must believe it;
He’ll give us grace to get us through
If only we’ll receive it.

Like Joseph in the prison cell,
Like Esther – crowned but grieving,
Like John on Patmos, we can’t see
The wonders God is weaving.

So step by step we do God’s will
And let Him write the story,
Till someday, looking back, we see
His wisdom, love, and glory.

Christina Joy Hommes

Whatever Comes This Year

Whatever lies ahead this year
I face with faith instead of fear
For God my Shepherd guides my way
And walks beside me day by day.

Whatever blessings bring delight
Will be reflections of God’s light,
And I’ll rejoice and look for ways
To lift my heart in thankful praise.

Whatever sorrows pierce my soul,
Whatever billows o’er me roll,
I’ll trust God’s grace will see me through
With strength to cling to what is true.

Whatever needs I have I’ll bring
In trusting prayer before my King,
And then I’ll watch Him work for me
To thank Him for eternity.

Whatever else I find to do,
I’ll search God’s Word and read it through;
I’ll seek to learn about His love
And set my heart on things above.

Whatever comes, whatever goes,
I’ll trust the One who sees and knows.
Lord, help me walk with You this year
In faith and hope and love sincere.

Christina Joy Hommes

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