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Christian Compositions offers biblical, conservative, Christian music and resources. See also www.SchoolofBiblicalWomanhood.com.

Niki Lott trusted Christ as her Savior at the age of four and began writing poetry and music when at a young age. Through the teaching and encouragement of many people, she began to make some of her songs available. From those early efforts, Christian Compositions was started. Currently offering conservative Christian sheet music, CDs, poetry, & devotional writing, Christian Compositions strives to honor Christ and edify His people.

21/10/2025

A Broken, Contrite Heart

Have you ever been so crushed, so broken, by your own sin, that you cannot lift your head? You wonder how anyone could ever forgive you, including God.

Satan - that same deceiver who baited you, enticed you, convinced you that sin was no big deal - now taunts you, and tells you that you are too wicked to be forgiven, too broken to be made whole.

He is a liar.

Bring your broken heart to Christ.

Confess your sin. This is not informing God of what you’ve done. He already knows. It is agreeing with God that your sin is against Him, and deserves His justice.

Repent and cast yourself on His mercy. No excuses. Just seek Him.

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” I Jn. 1:9

He came to heal the brokenhearted. He came to save sinners.

His goodness should bring us to repentance.

“I come to You, O Lord, to bring
A sacrifice, a broken thing,
Not fit to offer to a king.

No costly treasure I have bought,
No noble deeds that I have wrought,
Just ruined pieces have I brought.

This object that to You I’ve borne
Is viewed by most with mocking scorn,
Though some may pity as I mourn.

‘Tis filled with naught but guilt and fears,
‘Tis salted well with bitter tears,
And cries meant only for Your ears.

It’s sullied with the stains of sin,
Damaged by the hurts of men,
Shattered bits of what has been.

All earthly monarchs would reject
As undeserving of respect;
And yet, my Lord, you will accept

This gift, in which I cannot boast.
Perhaps ‘twill glorify You most,
For to Your feet it brings me close.

For pardon I do now implore,
Create, renew, uphold, restore,
The joy and peace I had before.

For You can cleanse the sinful soul,
And You can make the wounded whole,
And You alone my griefs console.

Though guilty You have never been,
Yet You have known the pain of sin,
And You have been reviled by men.

And so I lay, with downcast eyes,
My crushed and bleeding worthless prize,
And know, O God, You’ll not despise

A broken, contrite heart.”

© Niki Lott 2015.

20/10/2025

"Failure is succeeding in that which is not important to God." - unknown

I first heard this quote at a time in my life when I was struggling deeply between choosing my own ideas of "success" or choosing to follow what God said was important and worthwhile.

It struck a chord with me, and God used it to help me realize that I could be successful in the eyes of many, even of myself; and yet, if I was not fulfilling God's will for my life, I would utterly fail. I could succeed in pleasing myself, but fail to please God.

That was a turning point for me. After a huge internal battle, I yielded to do whatever God wanted for my life and began to make some major life changes. Some of them were painful, difficult, and scary. I had to step out by faith in an entirely new direction.

As I did, God began working in my life in amazing ways. I have failed many times since then, but I have never for one moment regretted yielding my life to God's will for me.

One of the keys to the Christian life is learning to value things based on God's value system, not our own. As we do this, we learn to walk by faith, not by sight. We discover that God's ways are not our ways, and His thoughts are not our thoughts. We learn to trust that His ways are always right and good. We learn to treasure that which has eternal value, and to reject that which does not.

I encourage you, my friends, do not fear failure. Fear succeeding in that which is not important to God.

Seek His face and His pleasure, and you will find in Him a joy and satisfaction far beyond what this world's version of success can ever hope to offer.

Are we willing to die to self so that we may live unto God? (Rom. 6)

"By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible." (Heb. 11:24-27)

13/10/2025

My dad always said, “You never know a rebel until you cross them.”

In my Christian life, I’ve found that it’s easy to do what the Bible says as long as I like it or agree with it. I can feel quite yielded to the Lord until He suddenly confronts me with something I don’t want to change in my life.

What if God wants to change my friends?
What if he wants to change my schedule?
What about my music?
My wardrobe?
My career plans?
My location?
My habits?
My hobbies?

The list could go on, but no matter what “it” is, what if God’s will is not my will? It is then I find out if I’m truly yielded to God’s will, or if I’m just walking along that path until it leads somewhere I don’t really want to go.

As always, our Lord Jesus is our greatest example, “Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.” Luke‬ ‭22:42‬

Will we say the same?

12/10/2025

The word pastor means “to tend, to shepherd”.

I grew up as the daughter of a shepherd. Now I am the wife of a shepherd.

“…every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”

Egypt, in the Bible, is a type of the world, and while the literal meaning of this verse was true then, the symbolic one is true now as well.

Every faithful pastor is an abomination to an unregenerate world and to worldly, carnal believers.

Sheep love the Shepherd, but Egyptians do not.

“…he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.” (Pro. 29:27)

The stark truth of this can be painful, but it is important for us to understand that this world has never loved a true shepherd. They have no hate for hirelings, but shepherds have always been the object of their scorn. This is because they hate the Chief Shepherd.

“If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.” (Jn.‬ ‭15‬:‭18‬, ‭25‬)‭

“Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.” (1 Jn.‬ ‭3‬:‭13)

My dear pastor friends (and families), do not be discouraged if the world hates you, and do not be deceived into believing that your goal is to win their admiration or affection. We are simply to follow the Lord, our Shepherd, and seek to win them to Him.

Wives of pastors, we will share in the stigma of our shepherds, but we must remember that if it is for righteousness, it is our Shepherd who has led us in that path for His name’s sake (Ps. 23:3), and we need not be afraid or ashamed.

Your husband will be be respected by few, and reproached by many. The shepherd’s profession and position is a lowly one. (1 Cor. 4‬:‭10‬-‭13‬)

He will need to feed the flock, fight the wolves, and face much opposition. Be his helper and his constant encourager.

Remember that any suffering or scorn we may endure for our Savior now will seem as nothing when we see Him one day. We should desire to be a crown to our husbands (Pro. 12:4), and to help him win this crown one day.

“And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.” (1 Pet. ‭5‬:‭4‬)

08/10/2025

Ladies, when we inwardly (or outwardly) resent being told that we should have a meek and quiet spirit adorning “the hidden man of the heart”, do we realize that we are resenting being like Christ? He is “meek and lowly in heart”.

Do we understand that we are rebelling against the very thing that would give us rest in our souls?

When we refuse to subject ourselves to the will of God, we are refusing to take His yoke, for even our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, “made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant…humbled himself, and became obedient…” (Phil. 2:7-8)

If we say we love Christ and want to follow Him, and be like Him, this is how it is accomplished.

We need not fear His yoke or dread His burden. He tells us, “…my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

There is a rest that only comes with the yoke.

Take it up, my friend. You will find Him faithful.

06/10/2025

I recently wrote a blog post at the request of my friend, Amy Sapp. This is a basic study of the biblical principles about clothing.

I have had quite a few requests for this article in printed form, so it is now available as a free PDF download on the Christian Compositions website. You can also read it as a blog post at sappsolutely. com.

06/10/2025

Just because someone is confident does not mean they are correct.

A fool is convinced he is always right (Pro. 12:15), and has a great deal of “self-confidence”, but he is still a fool.

Often those voices which are the loudest, angriest, and “surest” are also the most foolish.

Only when our confidence is placed in Christ and His Word is it justified.

“In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.”
— ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭26‬-‭27‬‬

Self-confidence is found in verse 16.

Strong and sure confidence is found in verse 26.

Choose wisely.

30/09/2025

A thought to ponder...

"It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not." (Lam. 3:22)

When we do not see immediate consequences for sin, it is easy to assume that what we are doing is not all that bad.

We may be tempted to take it a step farther, and think that perhaps God really does not mind.

Ultimately, we may come to believe that God is pleased with our wickedness.

Does that seem implausible? Read the Bible and notice how many times Israel did just that. Then read the headlines or social media (or perhaps just take a look into the mirror) and consider how often people accept, or imagine, that God is pleased with something that is clearly stated to be sin in His Word.

This is sad in a general sense, but it is shameful for those of us who claim to be God’s children.

God is merciful and longsuffering, but He never approves sin. His goodness should lead us to repent of sin, not to indulge in it. (Rom. 2:4)

May the Lord help us to desire to “walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing...” (Col. 2:10a), and not to exploit or abuse the mercy of God.

“They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.” (Jonah 2:8)

29/09/2025

I found the lyrics to this beautiful hymn in a very old hymnal compiled by Ira Sankey, Philip Bliss, James McGranahan, and George Stebbins. It was published in 1883, but its challenge still rings true today. I know that often verses are taken out of hymns for the sake of space and time, but each of these verses has a powerful message. I love the overall theme of this song - that every believer should be doing something to bring others to Christ.

1. Hark, the voice of Jesus calling,
“Who will go and work today?
Fields are ripe and harvests waiting,
Who will bear the sheaves away?”
Long and loud the Master calls us,
Rich reward He offers free;
Who will answer, gladly saying,
“Here am I, send me, send me?”

2. If you cannot cross the ocean,
And the distant lands explore,
You can find the lost around you,
You can help them at your door;
If you cannot give your thousands,
You can give the widow’s mite;
What you truly give for Jesus,
Will be precious in His sight.

3. If you cannot speak like angels,
If you cannot preach like Paul,
You can tell the love of Jesus,
You can say He died for all.
If you cannot rouse the wicked,
With the judgment’s dread alarms,
You can lead the little children
To the Savior’s waiting arms.

4. If you cannot be the watchman,
Standing high on Zion’s wall,
Pointing out the path to heaven,
Offering life and peace to all,
With your prayers and with your bounties
You can do what heaven demands;
You can be like faithful Aaron,
Holding up the prophet’s hands.

5. If among the older people,
You may not be apt to teach,
“Feed My lambs,” said Christ, our Shepherd,
“Place the food within their reach.”
And it may be that the children
You have led with trembling hand,
Will be found among your jewels,
When you reach the better land.

6. Let none hear you idly saying,
“There is nothing I can do.”
While the lost of earth are dying,
And the Master calls for you;
Take the task He gives you gladly;
Let His work your pleasure be;
Answer quickly when He calls you,
“Here am I, send me, send me.”

-Pastor Daniel March, 1867

28/09/2025

MEEK & QUIET

Meek & quiet in my spirit? Humbly calm? How can it be
When my nature wants control, and frets, and fears? Lord, You know me.

Can I learn this meek submission, live adorned with peace serene,
In my heart possess this hidden treasure that by You is seen?

You revealed this precious secret to all those who will obey.
"Come to Me, ye heavy laden, laboring along life's way."

"Come, & I will give you rest. Come, & take the yoke I wear,
For you'll find My yoke is easy, and My burden light to bear."

"Come, for I am meek & lowly. Come, My child, & learn of Me.
As you come & learn My heart, you will secure the rest you need."

He will not place His yoke upon me. I must come & take it up,
But if I heed His invitation, He will fill my empty cup.

He will teach me how to know Him, share His meek & lowly heart,
Give me rest in soul & spirit, beautify my hidden part.

As I count earth's gains as losses, wholly yielded to His will,
Oh, the knowledge of Christ Jesus will my deepest needs fulfill!

Let me then go quickly to Him; take His yoke without a sigh,
Trusting fully with rejoicing in the God who cannot lie.

Meek & quiet in my spirit? Humbly calm? Lord, can it be?
"You will find the rest you're seeking if you'll come & learn of Me."

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
Matthew 11:28-30

(I Pet. 3:1-4, 15; Mt. 11:28-30; Phil. 3:7-10; Psalm 37; II Cor. 10:1; Mt. 21:5)

26/09/2025

What is revival? It is a term we hear often, and hopefully desire, but how does God define it?

It is vital that we recognize that God will always, and only, send revival to His people according to His Word. He clearly gives us His requirements for revival:

1. Humility
2. Fear of God
3. Prayer and seeking God’s face
4. Confession of sin
5. Repentance and contrition for sin
6. Forsaking of sin
7. Walking according to the Word of God

There is no doubt that our hearts, our homes, our churches, our communities, need a revival, but are we willing to have one?

True revival begins with God’s people. It results in transformed minds and consecrated, holy lives. It is not fueled by carnality. It is not filled with conformity to the world.

The revived heart is faithful to Christ alone, fervent for His cause, filled with His Spirit, and following His Word.

The test of any revival is obedience to the Word of God.

“We need to turn back to the Bible,
The unchanging Word of the Lord,
Yes, we need to see a revival
Of hearing and heeding God’s Word.
For doctrine, reproof, and correction,
Instruction in God’s holy way,
We need to turn back to the Bible,
That Christ we might please each day.”

“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭57‬:‭15‬

“O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.” (Hab. 3:2)

“Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.” (Lam. 3:401-41)

“For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?” (I Pet. 4:17)

(Ps. 85; Ps. 119:37, II Chr. 7:14)

25/09/2025

“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.”
‭‭Jude‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬-‭4‬

“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”
‭‭Titus‬ ‭2‬:‭11‬-‭14‬

“And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: to the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.”
‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭3:12-13

“And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭28‬

“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.”
‭‭2 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭10‬-‭12‬, ‭14‬ ‭

“Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.”
‭‭James‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬

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