He Gave Up!

He Gave Up!

Christ did not come

To create a feel good social club

A country club atmosphere

Instead

So our black, sin-smeared

Record for all eternity

He could unequivocally clear

A glorious throne of infinity

He gave up

He came to a barn

A humble stable

Full of hay and animal slobber

Dirty, wet

So no mistaken ideas

Of wealth, lust for money

Would we mistakenly harbor

For this a light filled throne

He gave up

He came to a cross full of

Pain, agonizing torture

So with His death

A broken relationship

Between man and the Father

He could nurture

To give us, you, a Holy,

Forgiven future

For this, through ripped

And torn flesh,

His own blood

Christ gave up!

Dry Season

Dry Season

Everyone goes through
A Dry Season
Feeling without a reason
Getting drier, drier
Stress, sorrow, pain
Roaring, growing
Higher, higher

Emotions, the body
Like dry, dead leaves
Dry, dead limbs
Will this dry season
Ever, ever end?
In the middle of the dark
No answer comes
Perhaps in this 
Season only is
Found true faith
In Heaven’s Only Son

In the middle of shallow waters
Full of only sludge
Life’s sharp, hard rocks
Oh, for a moment
Please, my next words
Do not me begrudge

Reach up for Christ!!

Always is found His glorious light
In the middle of our darkest,
Most wicked earthly fight
He will provide always
Sunlit, crystal shining waters
His provisions reach deeper
Every heartbeat
Exceeding all other worldly offers

You will bloom again
Christ will help you
Grow in faith through this
Dry season
No matter, the pain, 
The strong wind blowing
This dry breeze in
Never will He leave you,
Never will He forsake you
God’s love is still there
Heaven still deeply, deeply cares!

Turn the Back??


Turn The Back?

I wonder sometimes
Why, Oh Why
Why so many lacks
Food, clothes, joy
But the worst
Of all, love
Could it be 
Because we've turned
The back?

To
Our original purpose 
Even though bought
With a bloody purchase
What have I refused you say?
To this very hour 
To this very day
Man still turns his back
On His Living, Breathing God
Of any questions????
Mostly without stopping
To even ask

So perverted are we,
So rebellious
But
Fortunately,
God for us
Is very jealous
In His extreme grace 
Love and mercy
Sent His son
On a great journey

To die 
On an agonizing cross
Bringing us back home
Gave us His Spirit
A deep, penetrating loan
To achieve His original purpose
Never again for us to roam
Too far out of 
His Kingdom's gates
So we may receive
Forever that first taste
Of standing eternally before 
Our Father's Beautiful, Smiling Face!!!

Constantly

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Constantly

Most people like 
Consistency
Stability
For things to remain
With tranquility
Not changing
Constantly

But there is a 
Constantly
More reliable
Than any other
Closer than a brother
Than your own
Heart's beats
Every moment 
You may be allowed
To sit in wonder
At His feet
All you have to do
Is just look up

Christ is always there
Above your face 
Your head
Glory filling the air
To fall upon your
Shoulders
All of us
We may live
As grateful beholders
Of infinity's
Greatest treasures
But for yourself 
You must choose
To peruse
God's faithful, dependable
Constantly!!

Never Meant


Never Meant

Never
A powerful word
Never ever, ever
Even more powerful words
Never meant to be
More powerful words

But
Meant to be
Was I
To infinitely, eternally see
Your beautiful Face
My very soul to taste
Your Perfection
Me,
This miniscule creation
To dance in Your direction

Never meant to 
Be without you
Not smart enough 
For that
Within Your Spirit
Meant to be
My natural habitat
Where I was
So to speak,
To hang my hat

So please take
All of me, my mess
So I may finally
Progress,
Transform,
Become
What You wonderfully
Meant for me
At last and
Forever to be!

Holy Week!!


This Holy Week!!!!

This Holy Week
Allow all on this world
To Seek
Only Your Face
As each step You took
Upon this dust
Was meant to completely
Erase 
Every single, last trace
For each and every soul
Of any or all
Of their deepest disgrace

As palms were laid at Your feet
You came riding always and only 
To seek
Our completed well-being
Which as You hung from the 
Nails
Was all before Your face 
You chose to be seeing
As the skies darkened 
The earth shook
Rocks split
As actually You could have
Within your temporary flesh’s life
Never ever did You just simply the saving 
Choose To Quit!!