Stand before you, Lord.

Here is a poem that weaves together the posture of "standing before the Lord" with scripture, creating a tapestry of reverence, humility, and grace.

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Standing

I stand before You, Lord—

not on merit’s shifting sand,

but on the Rock that cleft for me.

“On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;

all other ground is sinking sand.”(cf. Matthew 7:24-25)

I stand before You, Lord—

a trembling soul,in awe confessed.

“Who may stand in the holy place?

The clean of hands and pure of heart.”(Psalm 24:3-4)

Mine are stained.I bow my head.

Yet You bid me, “Stand firm.

Let nothing move you.”(1 Corinthians 15:58)

You gird me for this ground,

with armor not my own:

the belt of truth, the shield of faith,

the breastplate of Your righteousness.(Ephesians 6:14-16)

I stand before You, Lord—

because You stood for me.

Within the veil,where mercy cried,

Youstood as Lamb, once sacrificed,

and tore the dividing curtain wide.(Hebrews 10:19-20)

So now I stand, not in the dock,

but in the courtroom of Your grace.

“There is therefore now no condemnation

for those who are in Christ Jesus.”(Romans 8:1)

The gavel falls:Forgiven.

I stand before You, Lord—

a creature and a child.

“Be still, and know that I am God.”(Psalm 46:10)

In stillness,strength is born anew.

You are the Knower,I the known;

You are the Potter,I the clay. (Isaiah 64:8)

And on that Day, when suns shall fade,

and every knee is bent,

by mercy’s might,I’ll stand upright

upon the healed ground.

“I know that my Redeemer lives,

and at the last, upon the earth,

I’ll stand.”(Job 19:25)

Until then, Lord, I stand—

in prayer,in fight, in quiet trust.

“Stand firm. Let nothing move you.

Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord.”(1 Corinthians 15:58)

Amen.