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INEVITABLE EVENTUALITY?

by Bill Kochman

https://www.billkochman.com/Poetry

08-30-2024

Now there’s one thing for certain,
Which the Bible makes very clear,
That the time eventually arrives,
When the wicked grab God’s ear.

The Lord is indeed very merciful,
He gives us lots of time to repent,
But if we remain in our defiance,
Eventually judgment will be sent.

The holy Scriptures give us proof,
That such always is the final tale,
The book of Psalms so warns us,
Wicked shall be turned into hell.

In the days of a man called Noah,
Great evil covered all of the Earth,
So God looked down from Heaven,
And pondered humanity’s worth.

Man’s wickedness was so terrible,
That God regretted all He’d made,
Thus while it pained Him greatly,
A heavy price just had to be paid.

And so the Flood waters did come,
To destroy everything with breath,
Just as God had first brought life,
Now He was delivering only death.

Throughout Old Testament years,
The Israelites were a rebellious lot,
And so time after time repeatedly,
God’s Word reveals what they got.

They were invaded and enslaved,
Famine & disease struck the land,
The Lord was so angry with them,
Thus they felt His righteous hand.

Well, Apostle Paul wisely tells us,
Such events were for admonition,
So if people today are truly smart,
We’ll examine our own condition.

Have we likewise majorly strayed,
From the Lord’s divine instruction,
And can we possibly even now be,
Facing our very own destruction?

Have we foolishly strayed too far,
Has God already closed His eyes,
Or does there remain a little time,
Where He may still hear our cries?