Kneeling

                             

"Bend your knee before the Father, He awaits your earnest cry; Tell Him all your anxious struggles, Look to Him, He's standing by."

- David Fisher - April 14, 2026

 

Pilgrim Scribblings Revisited

Dear Friends: I'm sorry that it's been so long since I posted here on Pilgrim Scribblings. Far too many things have happened since I last posted. Please pray for my wife Carol as she was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer on April 8th. God is sovereign and we are trusting His plan.

The Strength and Extent of God's Love for YOU

 An excellent quote by one of my favourite writers and preachers, F. B. Meyer.

ISAAC WATTS - 1674-1748

Recently, while reading a short biography of Isaac Watts, minister, theologian, and hymnwriter (1674-1748}, the lyrics for a short 4-line poem came to mind and I had to stop reading to write them down.

Many of you, my Pilgrim Scribblings readers, know that I cherish the old hymns and the lyrics of many of them were memorized as a child. Watt's hymn, At the Cross, is one of my favourites.

My love of hymns goes back to my childhood and I'm so grateful for my Christian upbringing and my mother who insisted that I learn to play the piano.

Anyhow, here are those lyrics that came to mind the other day:

So glad a lad in childhood days, Was taught to sing Jehovah's praise; The lyrics lodged within my brain, Burst forth in praise, time and again.

Thank you, mom, for your godly influence on my life...way back when.

God's Timing is ALWAYS Right

 

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Dear Friends:

I haven't posted much here on Pilgrim Scribbings in the past year and I apologize for that. You can check out my posts, though, on Facebook where I post almost every day. Check me out at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100072276384920 Thank you for following Pilgrim Scribblings. We have posted over 2,000 times here over the past 20 years. God bless you today and make you a blessing!

The Things I Fail to Understand

These lyrics came to mind early this morning as I lay in bed after a very hectic day, thinking about God's faithfulness. I trust that the Lord will use this brief poem to encourage you!

Songs in the Night - He Bore My Sin

 

What a Powerful Verse!

 

Lines from the Hymnbook

This song, Now I Belong To Jesus, has been running through my mind during the day and night for the last few days:

Jesus, my Lord will love me forever,

From Him no pow'r of evil can sever,

He gave His life to ransom my soul;

Now I belong to Him;

Chorus:

Now I belong to Jesus,

Belongs to me,

Not for the years of time alone,

But for eternity.

- Norman J. Clayton

A Strong Hold

Sometimes it feels like our grip is slipping but...
God's grip is eternal, strong and true.
TRUST HIM!

 

My Security

 

Oh Lord of the Oceans

An incredible prayer from one of my favourite books...The Valley of Vision. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THIS.

OH LORD OF THE OCEANS,

My little bark sails on a restless sea,

Grant that Jesus may sit at the helm and steer me safely;

Suffer no adverse currents to divert my heavenward course;

Let not my faith be wrecked amid storms and shoals;

Bring me to harbour with flying pennants, hull unbreached, cargo unspoiled.

I ask great things,

expect great things,

shall receive great things.

I venture on thee wholly, fully,

my wind, sunshine, anchor, defence.

The voyage is long, the waves high, the storms pitiless,

but my helm is held steady,

thy Word secures safe passage,

thy grace wafts me onward,

my haven is guaranteed.

This day will bring me nearer home,

Grant me holy consistency in every transaction,

my peace flowing like a running tide,

my righteousness as every chasing wave.

Help me to live circumspectly, with skill to convert every care into prayer,

Halo my path with gentleness and love,

smooth every asperity of temper;

let me not forget how easy it is to occasion grief;

may I strive to bind up every wound,

and pour oil on all troubled waters.

May the world this day be happier and better because I live.

Let my mast before me be the Saviour’s cross,

and every oncoming wave the fountain in his side.

Help me, protect me in the moving sea

until I reach the shore of unceasing praise.

The Valley of Vision...Puritan Prayers and Devotions p.202-3

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God's Will is Unspeakably Beyond My Notions

 Elisabeth Elliot always writes and speaks 

in a way that touches my heart.

An Undisputable Fact

Over my 77 years I have experienced this same truth...GOD DOES PROVIDE FOR OUR EVERY NEED! - David

Looking Back...with Gratitude

Lingering Lyrics

One of life's many blessings, that I'm so grateful for, is the fact that the lyrics of many old hymns are stored in my mind and I can recall them when needed.

Often I find myself quoting these lyrics in my mind or...vocally. When I get up in the middle of the night there are often hymn or gospel song lyrics going through my mind. As I said above, this is such a blessing that I thank God for. Often they are lyrics that I haven't read, heard or sung for many years.

Lately the lyrics of the chorus of the song "Why?" written by a man who I knew and loved, John M. Moore, were such a blessing.

"All my iniquities on him were laid;

He nailed them all to the tree.

Jesus, the debt of my sin fully paid,

He paid the ransom for me."

The truth that Jesus was my Substitute, my Sin-Bearer and my Saviour when he bore my sins (which were many) on the cross at Calvary thrills my heart.

My Advocate, My Provider and My Testimony

                    I'm so grateful for God's provision for my every need!                  

Even in our Tangled Lives...God Is There!

 

God Really Does Care