My weakness was made strong, Righteousness rises from being wrong. With the trumpet's sound The angels came to rebound.
Helping make Christ my cornerstone, My heart is full as I atone. Through life's storms, He came to save, And pulled me out of my living grave.
I once took delight In the things of the night, Believing darkness to be my friend. By loving grace, this came to an end.
Knife fights out under the street lights, I didn't care about doing right. The care I had was mostly for me. There was a thrill n living dangerously.
With the love of Christ, this is no more. God knocked and opened Heaven's door. Now love is my divine victory, Awaken to the wonder of living faithfully.
(c) April 27, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
Turning my pages with the spirit, There's a lot of truth, as I hear it. Starting my day in faithful prayer, I find that God is always there.
Leaders like Joshua come from obscurity, And they are lifted up to become legendary. Trusting in God, he served faithfully, Submitting all that he did to Goo's authority.
Even the sun stood still before God's majesty, As Joshua served the Lord, along with his family. Filled with his true good habits of preparation, Joshua was among those who served the Hebrew nation.
Preparing and planning to do whatever he can, Joshua was dedicated to serving God as a willing man. Seeing all that the Father had done, Joshua would prepare the way for the Father's son.
Troubles will always come our way, But griping and complaining won't help our days. We must face them with our right intention, And set to God's work with our full attention.
In light and darkness, our faith sets our fate. Trusting in the Lord, it is never too late. Asking what God wants is the pertinent question, And we must ask that without hesitation.
At the death of Moses, Joshua began to lead. He committed his life with every thought and deed. We must never look back because of our insecurity, But instead, we must simply trust in God's authority.
All things that happen are worked for our good. This truth of God's faithfulness must be understood. We can do whatever God puts into our hearts, And once on those paths, we must never depart.
We must walk with courage in all that we do. This is God's command to me and you. God's strength is what makes us strong. This is the refrain of God's humbling song.
God's promises made are promises to be kept. We must be bold despite all the tears wept. Faith and trust will help us find courage, Even when all we see is enough to discourage.
We must focus on the refuge of God's ways. He'll have our backs throughout our days. Neither turning to the left, nor to the right, God's plan must be our path's guiding light.
God's lamp will gently guide our way As we meditate on His Word every day. Directing our faith in its full attention, We will live our lives with right intention.
Where it is written, there is no debate. If there is confusion, it's not too late, Open the Word and attentively read. It will keep to the truth and inform us as we need.
We are children of God, living to our full value. This is what creates the truth of me and you. Keeping the faith is the truest inspiration, Whatever the opportunity, even building a nation.
The penalty of our sins is death, But we can walk forgiven to our last breath. God's Son gave all for our salvation, Receive this gift and know your destination.
(c) April 26, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that’s unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein
“I have never advocated war except as means of peace, so seek peace, but prepare for war. Because war… War never changes. War is like winter and winter is coming.” – Ulysses S Grant
“I believe that one reason why the church of God at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church.” – Charles Spurgeon
“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” – Joshua 24:15 NIV
Plug in and play from your heart, That's the best way f you're gonna start. Play for your soul, not for the charts. It's the killer instinct behind this art.
Hard work brings the claim to fame. It's how you catch the world aflame. Playing for the moment, unworried about tomorrow. It's the only way to transcend life's sorrow.
A quiet riot led to a crazy train. Leads became the thing on a schoolboy's brain. Louder than God, rock defined the universe. Randy was probably best, and could have been worse.
Pushing on, the impulse is strong. Life well-balanced doesn't last that long. Learning from everything that you can take in, From the top to the bottom and begin again.
Music, sweet music, is the best friend Of easy memories when it's the living end. Randy was no different in this way. The art of every note was how he'd play.
A quiet riot led to a crazy train. Leads became the thing on a schoolboy's brain. Louder than God, rock defined the universe. Randy was probably best, and could have been worse.
Backyard dues set the heads reeling. For every band that had its own feeling. The quiet voice always has the most to say. Everyone loved to hear this boy play.
Playing lead and just for kicks, Dirty looks and wicked licks. If you couldn't play it anywhere, It became the daily dare.
A quiet riot led to a crazy train. Leads became the thing on a schoolboy's brain. Louder than God, rock defined the universe. Randy was probably best, and could have been worse.
(c) April 25, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men … We proclaim ourselves, as indeed we are, the defenders of freedom, wherever it continues to exist in the world, but we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.” – Edward R. Murrow
Alone in the desert for 40 days, Jesus sacrificed for Heaven's ways. Satan lurked, baiting another test. The God's son was not allowed to rest.
Jesus was drawn there for contemplation. Instead, the Devil offered His temptation. The test was one of faith and true obedience, While failure waited with false expedience.
The Father and not the tempter carried the day As Jesus was determined to follow Heaven's ways. The temptations of provision and of prominence, Each had its absolute reasons of significance.
The second test was to put God's protection to the test, Seeking protection from self-harm and not a jest. Jesus knew He was protected under God's holy shadow, Sometimes, such as these, it is enough to simply know.
In high places, Satan tempted Jesus with power, Godly wisdom was enough to stop the Devil in this hour. Jesus is the personification of Israel as a whole. Satan would not derail the fulfillment of God's own soul.
From the moment of His holy baptism, He truly knew, His invocation was to die for the likes of me and you. Born to die is the dark heart of the Christian mystery, God takes, shakes, and makes the unfolding of history.
The whole force of the glory, that which creates meaning, All works together to shape the divine and the human being. Into the living sacrifice, which is the point of this story. God as the Son gave us life from sin turned to glory.
Jesus' ministry faced down the worst of the Adversary, Once in the desert and then the Gardens of Gethsemane. The sacrifice to come was given to fully atone For humanity's sins, which, of course, weren't His own.
The costs of the sins of this world as this is understood, Took the ghastly death of the man of perfected good. The cup of judgment poured out to cover mankind's sin, Not Jesus's will but God's for the good of all men.
The crucifixion shattered the link between sin and death, And still He forgave all of humanity with His last breath. Hopeful assurance advanced that day that Heaven will prevail. This is the purpose and very center of God's earthly trail.
(c)April 24, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
Heading out of Australia to escape this Aussie winter. First stop Japan, then UK/Ireland and if work doesn't call me back, onto Chicago. I will make it up as I go along
ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 