BY HIS GRACE

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From the very start my heart was made of stone

Searching for meaning in anything I could own

Nothing more important than my earthly needs

Worshipping the power of money and all it brings

But there was ever an emptiness I could not fill

A vast void so very large longing for anything real

I knew despite everything I had I was still all alone

Desperately desiring the one thing I did not own

A relationship with the Creator of heaven and earth

The One who truly loved me even before my birth

Who sacrificed His only Son on the Cross just for me

Forgiving my sins He conquered death for all eternity

By His love He has made my heart His home

By His righteousness He has made it His throne

By His blood He has made His mercy known

By His grace He has made me His very own

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.”

Romans 3:23-26 ESV

Published by Robert M. Hinnen

I have been writing poetry since I was a teenager, but it wasn’t until a few of years ago that my writing became more spiritual and at the same time more prolific. As I shared my poetry with my wife, Hannah, and a few good friends, they encouraged me to place the poems in book form. My first book endeavor was “Because Of Him”, published in 2017. After hearing Sammy Murimi, the director of Share International Inc., speak at our church, I decided that the proceeds from that book would be donated to Share. In 2018, Hannah and I were privileged to go to Turkanaland in Kenya on a mission trip with Share. It was a life-changing experience for us both. Some of the inspiration from that trip is expressed in my second book, “His Cup Pours Out”. I include scripture verses with my poems because most of the poems I have written were inspired by reading God’s Word. I hope that as you visit this blog, you will meditate on the scripture verses and write down your prayers and thoughts for the week. My goal for this project has always been that God would be glorified! Robert M Hinnen

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