Prayer for Souls

Prayer for Souls

O Lord you reign from on high
Listen to your children sigh
Answer prayers and make things right
Open blinded eyes with spiritual sight

On the rugged cross you did give
Your precious life so we could live
The agony of your soul was so great
The Father said go and you did not hesitate

The harvest is ripe and the laborers are few
Send them forth from their padded pews
Into the fields where the lost sheep are
Bring them into the fold from near and far

O Lord save souls before it is too late
And keep them from a hellish fate
O that all men could clearly see
That you died for all even me

Copyright 2007 Irvin L. Rozier, aka walkin2e

Troubles During the Last Days

Troubles During the Last Days

2 Timothy 3 verse 1: "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come".

I have been a born again Christian since January 3, 1987. Since that time, I have experienced many trials, troubles, and tribulations. I have been in the valley of despair, and I have risen to the mountaintop of glory. During all this time, the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ has sustained me. He gave me strength when I was weak; gave me hope when all hope was gone; when disappointments in life came, He was with me, and gave me grace to continue on in life. For the past 20 years, I have prayed many a prayer, saw miraculous answers, delayed answers, and no answers...yet I know my Jesus hears and answers my prayers. I have preached at hundreds of places, written many articles and poems, ministered to many people, raised my children, played, laughed, cried, mourned, and loved.

The more I walk this earth, the more I realize that I am just a stranger and pilgrim here, and that my true home waits in heaven. I didn't have a computer until 2004, and since then, I have read many a prayer request, many testimonies, and many stories of trials, troubles and tribulations. People all over the world are struggling...marital problems, financial problems, health issues, family problems, drug abuse, spouse abuse, and on and on. I have prayed for many of these people, and have seen the Lord work in their lives. Others have hardened their hearts, and have rejected the Lord.

As of today, May 12, 2007, it seems as if troubles are increasing on every hand. There are wars, and rumors of wars, earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, drought, famine, floods, volcanoes, and more. The world, it seems, is turning at a faster pace. Information, knowledge, and news is instantly shared (reminds me of Daniel 12 verse 4: "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased"). I don't know how many millions of pieces of information are daily added to the internet, but whatever the number remains an amazing fulfillment of Daniel's prophecy.

As I look around, and try to understand all that is happening, I have come to the conclusion that indeed, perilous times are here, and that the dawning of a new day is rapidly approaching. The Bible's pages contain predictions of these days, and clearly points to a time when Jesus, the King of kings, and Lord of lords, will come back to this earth.

Yes, we are living in troublesome times but we can have hope for a brighter tomorrow. King Solomon, who was the wisest man who ever walked the face of this earth, penned these beautiful words in Ecclesiastes, Chapter 12 verse 13: "let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man".

Irvin L. Rozier, aka walkin2e

Stay by the Brook

Stay By the Brook
(Based on 1 Kings Chapter 17)

The Lord sometimes places us by a little lonely brook
He wants us to stay while he sustains us at that nook
God sent the prophet Elijah to his brook for a season
Elijah may have had some doubts about God's reason

God commanded the ravens to feed his servant there
Twice a day they fed him because he was in their care
The water from that little stream must have been so cool
In a place or two I imagine it formed a tranquil pool

After a while the brook shrank and dried up
Elijah had no water for his well worn cup
No rain had fell because Elijah had prayed
Elijah was resting as by the brook he stayed

Then God spoke and gave him a new command
And said get up and go to Zarephath land
A widow woman who lives their will sustain you
Even though she barely has enough to feed two

Elijah obeyed the Lord and went on his way
And with the woman and her son did stay
He performed a miracle and multiplied her oil
She had bread to bake and stew to boil

So you see we must stay by the brook for a time
God will sustain us when we barely have a dime
He knows we need rest when our bodies are weak
So stay by your brook until you hear God speak

Copyright May 10, 2007 Irvin L. Rozier aka walkin2e

I Am An Army Veteran

I am an Army Veteran...active duty November 1971-October 1987. I worked in personnel, and held the ranks Private-Staff Sergeant, Warrant Officer One-Chief Warrant Officer Three. I had a concurrent commission as a Captain in the Reserves.

Although I never went to Vietnam, I served during that time period, and during the Cold War Era. One of my duties was Casualty Officer...we did casualty reports, coordinated military funerals, and provided assistance to the next of kin.

The Lord saved me in January 1987, and told me to get out of the Army and come back home because I was now in His Army and He had a work for me to do. At the time of my discharge, I had almost 16 years active duty. I have now been in His Army for over 20 (do you think He will give me good retirement benefits?...I do) years.

I did retire from the Reserves as a Captain (1993), and I do have some service connected benefits I receive. I am currently a Chaplain with our local American Legion.

My service on active duty prepared me for the Lord's call on my life. While in the Army, I had to write much...staff papers, regulations, congressional inquiries, etc. In fact, just a few months before I was discharged, my Branch Manager at the Military Personnel Center in Alexandria, Virginia, called me and said I had been selected to be reassigned there to a special office. I would be in charge of reviewing and rewriting alll the Army Personnel Regulations. I would have loved to do this, but the Lord had given me my marching orders. Now I write for the Lord.

The best thing about the Army was all of the fine soldiers that I had the privilege to serve with....I still hear from a few of them. One of my former bosses is now the Chief, Army Retirement Services, at the Pentagon. He got the job after 911. Another is an Assistant Secretary of Defense..both fine officers.

God bless and keep all of our current and former military members.

Irvin L. Rozier, aka walkin2e

The High Cost of the Iraqi War

The High Cost of the Iraqi War


One cannot put a dollar price on the lives lost, but here is how much the war has cost. Notice how much it goes up every second.

http://nationalpriorities.org/index....per&Itemid=182

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