He Will Honor Your Choice
In life we are all
Faced with choices
Good or bad
There are at all times
many voices
Whispering some
Others screaming
For your attention
With the great gift
Of free will
We are allowed to choose
But for a moment
Be still
Think
About what you choose
What you accept or refuse
God holds out Himself
& eternal pleasures at
His right hand
But
Never ever will He force
Himself
On any man
He wants to be chosen
Desires your love
& love is a choice
So never will He force
Himself on you
So if Him & His love
Are what you refuse
He will honor that choice too
He desires your company
Forever
But He will let you go
If you turn your head
And tell him to return
never
He will honor that choice
Also
But He is the Lord & Master
Owner, Ruler of this world
And the heavens
So if it is what you choose
He will put you away
From Himself
Give you eternity, infinity
Of His absence
He will let you have the
Outer darkness
Of weeping, wailing
Gnashing of teeth
Never to be ceased
Worms that never die
Fires never quenched
And a total void of love!
Urgency
If a child is about
To place a hand
In the fire
Will you not slap
It away
Talk to it
At least ‘No’
attempt to say
With those who ignore God
Isn’t it about the same
Ignoring the only name
That saves
From an even
Greater fire?
Of eternity’s loss
An even greater cost
Will be extracted
Than one burnt hand
They will spend infinity
In a far worse land
Desolate, dark, wretched
Bleak, gloomy
Colorless beyond all words
No second chances will
Be given after death
None will be left
So shouldn’t there be
A greater sense of
Urgency
Importance
Not just for ourselves
But for every human
On the face of this planet
Only this one chance at
Life is granted
We belong to God, Christ
By them we are owned
So let us never grow
Too Apathetic
So we will never have to moan
‘If only’
Our Job
If we people who say
We believe Jesus Christ
is Lord, Savior & God
We truly, truly believe
He is truth, life & the way
Then isn’t it our daily job
To say so
Out loud
Not just in a church building
Where we feel safe
But out in a dangerous world
Where we could face
Ridicule, embarrassment
Maybe even death
Or perhaps alone to be left
With no one, rejected,
Unloved, a most severe test
Of our loyalty
But this is what He said
To do
If each soul down here is
To have a chance to be
Renewed
We are to be His hands, feet
Face & voice
His Messengers
This can be a most difficult
Choice
For anyone, a sacrifice to make
This suffering we must take
If we truly, truly love Him
For without a sacrifice, there is no love!
So do not tell Jesus you love Him if
You are unwilling to sacrifice to stay loyal to Him
If you deny me before men, I will deny you before the Father! Matthew 10:33
When is the Last Time
On Sunday mornings
People walk thru doors
Take a seat
Hoping I suppose
To be reached
Or hear someone teach
The Good News
What is that you say,
That Jesus loves you?
For that is the truthTo be sure
He is the absolute cure
For all the world’s
Deepest problems
But when is the last time
You really looked at
Your God
Only an hour or more
On a Sunday morning
In a building
Does not really accomplish
the chore
Of getting to know
Your one & only God
Spend time with Him
In His intended Word
You will not be disappointed
Step outside at night
Away from city’s lights
Peruse the darkened skies
And see God’s glory
Billions, even trillions
Of uncountable stars
Scream out His Name
It’s been the same,
forever
All nature tells of his
Power
Within this & every hour
Of this planet’s existence
So take the time
To get to know Him
He is waiting, knocking even
To share all of His great
Power,
Beauty,
Glory
With Just You!
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Entertainers
Don’t just waste my time
And yours
Please I adjure
I desperately need the truth
For of my life
That will be its root
Rebuke my sin
How else will I
Be allowed to win
Paradise!
I need sound advice
Teaching
From you pastors
Of today
I don’t want for you
To entertain me
Make me happy
I need to learn how
To be holy
For clearly
That is the only way
That I may be saved
From hell
You have been given
The world’s greatest opportunity
You’ve been given the
Chance to help others see
The living Christ
Before they die
Without a second chance to try
And follow Him
For after death
There are no more second chances
So tell us the whole truth
Of Christ
Before we die
Don’t water it down
Sugar coat it
For I seek a golden crown
Only He can give!
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