"Idols"

Idle images
Vain visages
What do you worship?
If it’s not God
you’re breaking the Law
but you’re not odd

Commandment number two:
Carved images of...
 anything
make them, use them
serve them, do them...
Thou shalt not

For God is jealous
wants you to Himself
and Himself to you

Made of dirt
are you and I
and without God
empty inside

How do you fill?
Wood and stone
or flesh and bone?
What do you place
on only God’s throne?

"Wondering About Wandering"

The great blue yonder
calls to me
beckons me: "Wander"

To take up my staff
and just go,
flee my present, my past

But the Word of God
my red-bound Bible
tells me to stay, that I’m not odd

David felt it too:
to leave and not return
but even he found God true

He’ll be my chul
if I give over my merimna
Isn’t that...cool?

Praise God praise God praise God
it’s not my staff He gives
but rather His, and also, His rod

Praise the Lord,
the Father of peace
and my Great Comfort!

"devil, you Can't Have Me"

devil, you can’t have me
I belong to Someone Else
He’s the King of Kings
and the Lord of Lords
He’s the Lion of the tribe of Judah
and the Root and Offspring of David

devil, you can’t have me
I belong to Someone Else
He’s the Alpha and Omega
the Bright and Morning Star
He was and is and is to come
the same yesterday, today, and forever

devil, you can’t have me
I belong to Someone Else
He’s the Architect, the Builder,
and the Chief Cornerstone
He’s the Good Shepherd and the Slain Lamb
He’s the True Vine and the First Fruit of God

devil, you can’t have me
I belong to Someone Else
He was at the Beginning
and, devil, in the end,
you can’t have me…
Jesus Christ is my Best Friend

"Yesbuts"

Yesbuts are clingy creatures
they grab on and
call their friends to do the same

Yesbuts collect
and increase in number
until they weigh you down

Yesbuts don’t get you anywhere
so instead, say “Yes”
and leave the buts behind

"Quench"

My life is a desert
Bitter sands,
  cracked lands
I’m dry, empty,
  parched
My thirst runs deep
Nothing keeps
My thirst runs deep
There is no water here, but

Jesus, You quench!
You offer me living water
Jesus, You quench!
You promise a ne’er-ending supply
Jesus, You quench!

Water from the Rock
  is where I’ve placed my stock
You said I’ll never thirst again
Jesus, You quench!

You satisfy in a way that
  nothing else can
Fill me, Lord Jesus
  and I will overflow

Your lovingkindness, Jesus,
  is better than life
Here there is no water, but
  You, Jesus, You satisfy!

Your water is clear
  and cold
  and refreshing,
  moistening my soul
  and strengthening my life
Pour into me, Jesus!
I need you!
You, Jesus, You quench!

I set my heart on You;
let me be Your vessel
Fill me, Lord Jesus
  and I will overflow
You, Jesus, You quench!

Your words are
  medicine to my body
  and water to my bones
Living Water,
Jesus, You quench!

You satisfy my soul
  to a degree unknown
I praise you Lord!
Jesus, You quench!