A few weeks ago, I wrote this poem and put it up on my Facebook wall. Today, I thought it was a good idea to share it here, on my blog. With all the tragedy our nation is facing and all the uncertainty we face as a nation, perhaps this will help us focus on what's really important.
While You Were.....
While you were
fighting for your rights,
Your neighbor up and
died.
He did not hear you
tell him,
Of your Jesus
crucified.
Instead he heard
your latest call
For things you would
not buy.
He didn't really
have a clue
What price he'd pay
for that lie.
The lie is very
clear now,
As plain as it can
be.
The lie is known to
all who dwell
Without Christ for
eternity.
The lie is simple to
believe
And sounds so true
and right.
The lie so sorely
tempts us
To fight for a human
plight.
But, alas, the lie
is just that
A lie, no more, no
less
The lie distracts us
all
From His
righteousness.
For what difference
will it make
In your neighbor's
eternity
If he enters it
while living right,
While Hell remains
his destiny?
He can wear a tie
And be straight as
he can be
And still face the
plight
Of a Christ-less
eternity.
We're better off to
fight
for the Gospel every
day,
A fight that we are
sure to win
For the price that
Jesus paid
All man's pride, gay
or straight
Will be brought down
one day
By the One Who
conquered sin
By the One Who
lights the way.
So, tell those neighbors yet today
The joy that waits
for them,
When they put their
faith in the Savior
Who can save them
from their sin.
This Savior will
save them
As only He can,
And create in them
A completely new
man!
A man who does no
longer need
To lean upon his
sin:
A man who surely
will not stay,
In the path of his
own whim.
A changed man your
neighbor can be
If he will trust
Christ for his eternity.
The Gospel makes the
difference
In the lives of all
people today,
Not a boycott or a
protest;
Not a petition about
being gay.
The Gospel takes a
man
And makes him new
inside;
So his sin no longer
rules his life
And he looks to the
Crucified.
Even you, all
taut with pride
Can find eternal
rest with the crucified,
So, please do tell
me,
Why do you protest?
He died for you, too
To light and show
the way,
To His eternal peace
and rest,
You can know Him
today.
~Tricia
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