REVIVAL
Something needs to be
Revived
If it has
Fallen asleep or
Died
Lulled into languor
Or is it a stupor
Apathy maybe
It will take more
Time to fully see
In more of the wealthier
Countries
There is less bending
Of the knee
Faith in a Christ appears
To be dying
More & more we pursue
Earth’s pleasure
To receive a momentary bliss
Ah, the sensation
Of an entertainment’s kiss
Driving forces beyond measure
Revealing more & more
Where are our heart’s true treasures
As perhaps pure faith languishes
More & more numbers show
It’s almost vanishing
Is there hope for it to
Be reviving
For this every true believer
Should be sighing
Return to me, I will return to you
Words of God lying
Available still to be reviewed
In plain black ink on a page
So let’s begin the work
It will not happen by itself
Holy Spirit let us pray
That once again you will
Rule all our nights & days
Lord Jesus, Holy God
It is only through your power
& your blood that any are ever saved!!
REFLECTIONS
We were created to be
Reflections
Mirrors of someone
Greater, Higher, Wiser
Purer
Easter gives us our chance
To once more dance
At the foot of His Throne
Held enthralled within the golden glow
Of His Beauty
But all of that dance
Requires for us to return
To that which so many spurn
Obedience, submission
To God’s will
So reach for that opportunity
To once again live in unity
With someone so beautiful
That submission to Him
Only brings about a win
For you of perfection’s glory!
Easter II
Easter is a time
To remind
Of this earth’s re-birth
A removal of
Our own sin’s curse
It was an absolute win
Of Jesus the living Christ
As He gave us a chance
At a totally new life
A REBIRTH of His Paradise
As He stepped out
Of a darkened tomb
He was giving us a chance
To come out of
That darkened womb
Of our own evil rebellion
Easter is as in
His Holy Book
A telling of that story
Wherein is revealed
God’s greatest glory
His Mercy, Grace &
Forgiveness
His love for us so great
He was willing to put at stake
His own SON’S LIFE
The greatest sacrifice
So on that history-shattering day
We were eternally saved
Out of His Greatest Love
From forever being thrown
Into infinity’s blackest abyss
A Fateful Day
on a fateful day
a young man died
as he breathed in, took his last sigh
angels watched from
purest celestial skies
He relinquished
His Spirit
In a pain, deep & burning
At that moment,
the universe stopped turning
to watch & see
what would happen next
what for mankind would be
their second step
would we take notice
follow in obedience
or just turn our backs
with only a shrug
or a mild grimace
never before in man’s history
had for us been such a day
so blistering
with meaning, intensity
when God once more
brought back to earth
His clearest sanity
Easter
White rabbits & chocolate bunnies
All those warm, soft fuzzies
Pastel eggs hidden in green grass
Until a happy child makes
A joyful discovery of them at last
With loud, sudden squeals of delight
What a truly pleasing sight!
All dressed up in clean, bright clothes
All done for this day’s special show
Soft ribbons in the hair
New shoes, polished, & on the feet
& goodies that will not long
Be allowed in a basket to keep
Nothing wrong with these simple delights
God does not mind us
Enjoying all his blessings
But with many of these gifts
May also at times come a terrible testing
This day of Easter is really
About a sacrifice
Not to be forgotten
For all our joys & pleasures
Came at the cost of another’s life!
A bloodied cross, a broken body
An empty tomb
God’s love on display
Brought about all of the
Joys & pleasures of this day
Made us once more
Welcome in Heaven
Brought us back into
God’s loving arms
Safe at last from all of
satan’s cruelest harms
So on that most glorious day
Our eternal souls were saved
As Christ stepped back out
Into a world He owned
Eternity’s power rolled back
That oh so heavy stone
So you too also may
Be allowed to step out of
Your own emptied grave!!
Infinity’s Hordes
I can’t explain it
Most times do not
Understand it
Have always felt
Out of step
With all that goes on
Around me
Life flows
Ordinary things
Business of existing
But I stand still
Alone
Until I look up
See your face
& breathe in
One deep breath
Hordes of angels
Surround me
To do your bidding
I can feel it
Getting stronger
Lasting longer
Making ready
For that One Great Day
Waiting for that
One Last Word
To GO!
Now it will begin
It will be the end
Of satan’s sway
Over earth
Beginning its new birth
Hordes will reassert
God’s complete control
Meant to correct
Our planet’s daily
Rotation
Around a no longer
Needed sun
As we run
Into ecstatic Joy
To live with YOU
Into infinity!!!
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