You Give Us the Faith

Michael E. Wood
November 19, 2010

It is of a surety that God leads His dear children by the continual washing of the water of His Word by the power of His indwelling Spirit uniting our hearts as one to fear His Name. The following poem comes from a culmination of expositional preaching from the Beacon Baptist pulpit through the book of 2nd Peter, a reminder from a Wednesday night Bible study at Immanuel Baptist (2nd Peter 1:5-7), a small group study led by an elder from Soaring Oaks through the book of Galatians (Galatians 3:11-18), along with thoughts by John Owen on The Work of The Holy Spirit.

Oh help us to know our propensities,
That we may know more the immensity
Of Your Almighty Sovereign grace
Which caused us to know and to seek Your face.

Being made righteous, it's now evident
You gave us the faith to believe and repent.
As this is the way of our life now anew,
Oh help by Your Spirit, in all to please You.

For Christ hath redeemed from the curse of the law,
Fulfilling all written for those You would call.
In Jesus to know and receive the great blessing
You promised to Abraham. Now we're confessing
We need You more daily, so humbly we plead
And trust through Christ Jesus, You'll meet every need.

As offspring we thank You for our inheritance.
Your Spirit through Christ gives more repentance--
That holy and righteous forever we'll be;
Conformed to His image as to Him we flee.