Author Archives: jaytharding

Colossians 3:9 – Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds   As dead in Christ and now in Him you live, No longer have to deal with sin and shame, For that old self is gone; He did forgive And freed you from the devil’s deathlyContinue reading “2/2/2021 – Don’t Lie”

John 20:16 – Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).   The sweetest sound in heaven and on earth Is Jesus calling softly out your name. He knew you long before your mortal birth And waited all this time for just this aim, That when youContinue reading “2/1/2021 – He Called Her Name”

Romans 10:3 – For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.   The righteousness of God is plain and true, But don’t assume you’ve got it figured out, For ignorance can have you gripped by two: Not knowing and ignoring it throughout.Continue reading “1/31/2021 – The Righteousness of God”

James 1:27 – Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.   The word ‘religion’ has a bad repute; Most Christians tend to run away from it, But in its purest form is resolute: The very depth of loveContinue reading “1/30/2021 – True Religion”

II Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.   To be in Christ you must pick up your cross And die with Him upon that lonely hill. Once crucified, the sins you bore are dross; The price you had to pay He’sContinue reading “1/29/2021 – A New Creation”

Matthew 11:28 – Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.   Though wretched and alone you may now feel, Though tired and afraid and full of pain, There is a source of peace that’s more than real And you can enter in this sweet refrain. Come here toContinue reading “1/28/2021 – I Will Give You Rest”

John 13:34-35 – “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.   The love of Christ for us transcends the mind; The heart cannot approachContinue reading “1/27/2021 – A New Commandment”

Luke 14:26 – If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.   If Jesus Christ is not your number one, If He is not your greatest love of all, If you put anything aboveContinue reading “1/26/2021 – Love Jesus More”

Matthew 16:25 – For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.   Take up your cross and follow Christ alone; Be willing then to suffer, even die, For nothing less than this will strike the tone; To die to self and bid yourContinue reading “1/25/2021 – Die to Live”

II Peter 1:21 – for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.   How many times have we heard prophecy From men who claim to know the word of God, But then to find they cannot truly see A single thing He says,Continue reading “1/24/2021 – On False Prophets”