If you’re going to preach the Gospel,
It is important to have a soft heart,
If your attitude is one of superiority,
Friend, you are off to a terrible start.
If your intention is only to condemn,
And isn’t tempered with God’s love,
How can you honestly even believe,
That you are inspired from above?
We need to preach the full message,
God truly requires this of us indeed,
But it takes both patience & wisdom,
As we go planting the Gospel seed.
Now if you try following this formula,
It should yield a much better result,
But if you choose to be cold & harsh,
Only poor fruit will be your own fault.
Thus before you go out witnessing,
Take some time to pray to the Lord,
Ask Him to put you in the right spirit,
So His grace & love on you is poured.
As each new year continues to pass,
The choice becomes that more clear,
You are either walking in God’s light,
Or lost in Satan’s darkness and fear.
There is currently a great war raging,
Although not known or seen by men,
It’s a terrible battle for our very souls,
Which will end only God knows when.
The war is fought with words & thots,
To influence what we’ll each believe,
We can place our faith in God’s Word,
Or allow Satan our minds to deceive.
For people who have not yet chosen,
It is quite certain their day will come,
The time for just sitting on the fence,
Will most assuredly at last be done.
For God will truly sift each one’s soul,
That He may know what lies therein,
Now if you have wisely chosen Christ,
There will be forgiveness for your sin.
But those who have rejected the light,
Shall be subjected to God’s great ire,
Because if they’ve refused to repent,
They will be cast into a hot lake of fire.
If I seem a little distracted or cognitively disoriented, it may possibly be because sometimes I can become a bit detached from my reality. Some folks may accuse me of being mentally deficient, or maybe somewhat lost in wonderland due to my being temporarily disassociated from my environment. But I can assure you that I am not deceived, or for that matter intentionally denying the truth. Mixed up or confused? Maybe, but definitely not suffering from cognitive dissonance or in denial of anything. Have you considered that it is perhaps your perspective which is out of sync? Thus, before you assume that I am deluded, please note that we all live in the matrix. So, have I made myself clear?
Certain misguided people like to insist,
There are many different paths to God,
But if you closely study the Scriptures,
You will see that idea is just plain odd.
While it is true God uses many means,
To lead our steps each and every one,
Eventually we will come to understand,
The only true path is thru His dear Son.
Now folks will surely say what they like,
They’ll point to certain holy men of old,
But unless your faith is in Jesus Christ,
Trust me, you will be left out in the cold.
History tells us of some great teachers,
Many have spoken of wisdom & peace,
There’s one thing only Jesus did for us,
From death He bought us sure release.
And so we see it is for that very reason,
That the Father elevated Him above all,
I pray that you will likewise accept Him,
On the day Jesus gives your heart a call.
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6, KJV
“Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep . . . I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” John 10:7, 9, KJV
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12, KJV
“And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” Acts 16:31, KJV
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;” 1 Timothy 2:5, KJV
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.” Proverbs 21:1, KJV
“And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.” Exodus 4:21, KJV
“And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt . . . And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go . . . And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.” Exodus 7:3, 13-14, 22, KJV
“But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said . . . Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said . . . And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.” Exodus 8:15, 19, 32, KJV
“And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go . . . And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses . . . And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.” Exodus 9:7, 12, 34-35, KJV
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him . . . But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go . . . But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.” Exodus 10:1, 20, 27, KJV
“And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.” Exodus 11:10, KJV
“And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so . . . And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand . . . And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.” Exodus 14:4, 17, KJV
“Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?” 1 Samuel 6:6, KJV
“Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.” Jeremiah 25:7, KJV
“And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.” Jeremiah 27:6, KJV
“Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaohs house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah; And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.” Jeremiah 43:8-11, KJV
