Happy Thanksgiving Day!

  We love our family and friends, but spending Thanksgiving with them may make you want to unpack your boxing gloves as sometimes they can bring out the worse in us. No matter what the Thanksgiving situation, there probably will be some moments that you need to carefully navigate through. It's best to adopt the advice of Proverbs 21:23:

"Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles" (NKJV) 

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful” (Colossians 3:15. NKJV)

New "Words of Inspiration" Poem

 A Mate for Thee

As man stood in the garden with glee

God decided it's not good he be alone

He knew man needed a mate for thee

God brought all His creatures for man to see

But for man none comparable was shown

As man stood in the garden with glee

God caused man to rest to His decree

As He crafted a mate from man's bone

He knew man needed a mate for thee

Man awaking the mate was brought to him

Knowing she from he, he named her woman

As to this he proclaimed in a hymn

God joined them as was to His plan

The two are now one in flesh as mates

Although only one man as it began

Knowing what's needed to what He creates

As man stood in the garden with glee

God saw to man's increase this need dictates

For He knew man needed a mate for thee

    ©Doris Elaine

Inspiration: Book of Genesis, Chapters 2:18-25, Key Verse 2:18 “And the Lord God said, "it is not good that man should be alone; I will make a helper comparable to him". And Key Verse 2:23 "And Adam said: "This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of man".  And Key Verse 2:24 "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh" (NKJV). 

New "Words of Inspiration" Poem

Promise He Keeps His Way

One can believe what He does say

Even when it seems impossible

To His promise He will keep His way

Although action taken due dismay

In the mist of this made possible

One can believe what He does say

When he heard His voice he did obey

But the voice of her made transposable

To His promise He will keep His way

Although the impossible one may wait

However in believing and following

One's faith made strong in one's fate

Then the impossible seen in honoring

The promise made in time of past

And to this one delights in wallowing

Because of one's obedience at last

As one believing what He does say

One stayed faithful and steadfast

And to this promise He will keep His way

    ©Doris Elaine

Inspiration: Book of Genesis, Chapters 12-18. Key Verses 12:1-3 "Now the Lord had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, From your family, And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those that bless you, And I will curse those that curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (NKJV). Key Verses 15: 3-5 "Then Abram said, "Look you have given me no offspring, indeed one born in my house is my heir!" And behold, the word of the Lord came to him saying, "This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir." Then He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward heaven and count the stars if you are able to number them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be" (NKJV). Key Verses 16: 1-2 "Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar. So Sari said to Abram, "See now, the Lord has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her". And Abram heeded the voice of Sari"(NKJV). Abram now ninety-nine years old. Key Verses 17: 4-5 "As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. No longer shall you be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you father of many nations" (NKJV). And Sari, now called Sarah is well past childbearing age in her late 80's. Key Verses 18: 10 "And He said, " I will certainly return to you according to this time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son" (NKJV). 

Back Soon

Hey guys,

Taking care of some personal matters. Apologize for inactivity. Will be returning to this project soon. Thanks for patience-Doris Elaine 

New "Words of Inspiration" Poem

One Language Done

In our distant past we spoke as one

Our language was all the same

And understanding was of everyone

But to this, high and mighty we overrun

Our thoughts of self did make claim

For in our distant past we spoke as one

Our place in growth to heaven was spun

In order to make for us a name

This was the understanding of everyone

Because our need for power had begun

God decided to put a stop to this fame

As in our distant past we spoke as one

So our language of same was done

To each a different language became

And so was understanding of no one

Now our language many as one undone

Where in our distant past we spoke as one

To our glory as one did shame

For this understanding is of everyone

   ©Doris Elaine

Inspiration: Book of Genesis, Chapter 11: 1-9. Key Verse 1: "Now the whole earth had one language and one speech" (NKJV). Key Verse 4: "And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth" (NKJV). Key Verses 7-8: "Come let Us go down and there and confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech". So The Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city" (NKJV). 

Third Poem From "Words of Inspiration"

A Second Chance

Man's evil God saw at a glance 

But to this one had found His grace

Where to all men given a second chance

God grieved His creation in this place

As wickedness man's heart displayed

But God plan a salvation to embrace 

For His few chosen to not be afraid

When to His regret flood waters ascend

As two-by-two in the ark they stayed

For 40 days for others the waters condemned

To the few righteous safety He gave

A future on them humanity did depend

Then to this God remembered and did save

As land appeared gave command to grow

In the new land man's domain made brave

A covenant displayed of a rainbow

Although man's evil God saw at a glance

Humanity He saved this place bestow

Where to all men given a second chance

   ©Doris Elaine

Inspiration: Book of Genesis, Chapters 6:1-9:14. Key Verses 6:5-8 "Then the Lord saw the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. So the Lord said, 'I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them'. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord" (NKJV). Verses 6:17-18 "And behold, I myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish My covenant with you, and you shall go into the ark-you, your sons, your wife, and your son's wife with you.  (NKJV).Verse 8:1 "Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that where in the ark. And God made a wind pass over the earth, and the waters subsided (NKJV). Verse 8:6 "So it came to pass, at the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made" (NKJV). Verses 8: 15-17 "Then God spoke to Noah, saying, 'Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your son's wives with you. Bring out every living thing of all flesh that is with you: birds and cattle and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, so that they may abound on earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth'" (NKJV). Verses 9: 12-14 "And God said: 'This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud;  will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh" (NKJV). 

Second Poem from "Words of Inspiration"

Learned Temptation

From the womb to the ground we now return

When to the serpent we was deceived

As in temptation we fell and did learn

Now to this our struggle we did earn

For our creator was greatly aggrieved

From the womb to the ground we now return

As paradise He gave us we overturn

Eyes opened to knowledge we now received

As in temptation we fell and did learn

This our history with Him concern

As to the other our choice perceived

From the womb to the ground we now return

Bruised in mind we must now stand stern

So foot to heal our walk be achieved

As in temptation we fell and did learn

For now with knowledge we must discern

To whom our alliance be reprieved

From the womb to the grown we now return

As in temptation we fell and did learn

   ©Doris Elaine

Inspiration: Book of Genesis, Chapter 3, Key Verses 4-7"Then the serpent said to the woman, 'you shall not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil'. So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of it's fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband, and he ate. Then the eyes of both of them where opened, they knew they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made them coverings" (NKJV). & 11 "And He said, 'Who told you that you are naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?'" (NKJV). Personal comment: In reading on you will see in answering God, the woman blamed the serpent, the man blamed the woman and the Lord punished all three; ending with the man. Verse 17b-19 "Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, And you shall eat the herb of the field. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return" (NKJV). 

First Poem From "Words of Inspiration"

A Wonderful Place

To be here we live in His grace

For us this He made for our comfort

In the beginning a wonderful place

As with light the void He did embrace

Giving it all in six days His effort

For to be here we live in His grace

Making our welfare as His to face

In His breath to our life He exhort

In the beginning a wonderful place

Teaming with life to abundance He made

A garden beautiful to man's amaze

Out of part of man brought woman to aid

In this He saw promise as He praise

How wonderfully beautiful His creation

He gave to man to live out his days

Comfort to man was the foundation

As to be here we live in His grace

For to God what He saw was elation

In the beginning a wonderful place 

   ©Doris Elaine

Inspiration: Book of Genesis, Chapters 1-2, Key Verses 1:31 “Then God saw everything He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day" (NKJV). & 2:18 “And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him’” (NKJV). 

I'm Keeping It!

Hey Guys,

Decided to keep Redemptive Rhymes as my Writing Blog site of current Christian writing projects. Want be as active as have been in the past, but you will be able to catch some of my poems to be in current book project. Will leave the first three that where inspired out of Genesis; but in future will only be one, maybe two out of each book of the Bible. Just couldn't let go of Redemptive Rhymes as has been a big part of my life. Happy Reading!

Have News

Hey Guys,

Thank you all for following here on this site; but will be phasing this site out by end of August. Am in process of transitioning to my author's site currently being created. Will announce my author's site and web address when ready and this site will redirect to my author's site towards the end of this site's phase out. In the mean time, will continue here to post a few "Words of Inspiration" poems. Thanks for staying tuned in. Blessings all!