{"id":29747,"date":"2026-03-16T14:43:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=29747"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:43:37","slug":"inevitable-eventuality-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/inevitable-eventuality-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"INEVITABLE EVENTUALITY? &#8212; a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inevitable-eventuality-optimized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inevitable-eventuality-optimized.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inevitable-eventuality-optimized-557x696.png 557w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inevitable-eventuality-optimized-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n<p>INEVITABLE EVENTUALITY?<\/p>\n<p>by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bill's Bible Basics Poetry and Songs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>08-30-2024<\/p>\n<p>Now there&#8217;s one thing for certain,<br \/>\nWhich the Bible makes very clear,<br \/>\nThat the time eventually arrives,<br \/>\nWhen the wicked grab God&#8217;s ear.<\/p>\n<p>The Lord is indeed very merciful,<br \/>\nHe gives us lots of time to repent,<br \/>\nBut if we remain in our defiance,<br \/>\nEventually judgment will be sent.<\/p>\n<p>The holy Scriptures give us proof,<br \/>\nThat such always is the final tale,<br \/>\nThe book of Psalms so warns us,<br \/>\nWicked shall be turned into hell.<\/p>\n<p>In the days of a man called Noah,<br \/>\nGreat evil covered all of the Earth,<br \/>\nSo God looked down from Heaven,<br \/>\nAnd pondered humanity&#8217;s worth.<\/p>\n<p>Man&#8217;s wickedness was so terrible,<br \/>\nThat God regretted all He&#8217;d made,<br \/>\nThus while it pained Him greatly,<br \/>\nA heavy price just had to be paid.<\/p>\n<p>And so the Flood waters did come,<br \/>\nTo destroy everything with breath,<br \/>\nJust as God had first brought life,<br \/>\nNow He was delivering only death.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout Old Testament years,<br \/>\nThe Israelites were a rebellious lot,<br \/>\nAnd so time after time repeatedly,<br \/>\nGod&#8217;s Word reveals what they got.<\/p>\n<p>They were invaded and enslaved,<br \/>\nFamine &#038; disease struck the land,<br \/>\nThe Lord was so angry with them,<br \/>\nThus they felt His righteous hand.<\/p>\n<p>Well, Apostle Paul wisely tells us,<br \/>\nSuch events were for admonition,<br \/>\nSo if people today are truly smart,<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll examine our own condition.<\/p>\n<p>Have we likewise majorly strayed,<br \/>\nFrom the Lord&#8217;s divine instruction,<br \/>\nAnd can we possibly even now be,<br \/>\nFacing our very own destruction?<\/p>\n<p>Have we foolishly strayed too far,<br \/>\nHas God already closed His eyes,<br \/>\nOr does there remain a little time,<br \/>\nWhere He may still hear our cries?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Poetry #Poem INEVITABLE EVENTUALITY? by Bill Kochman https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry 08-30-2024 Now there&#8217;s one thing for certain, Which the Bible makes very clear, That the time eventually arrives, When the wicked grab God&#8217;s ear. 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