HERE WE GO AGAIN

HERE WE GO AGAIN

Hello God. It’s me again. The one who always falls

I’d like to thank you once again for answering my call

I cannot help but think again “You must be tired of me

for falling on my face then crawling back on bended knee"

I marvel at your tolerance for allowing all my rot

Heaven as an audience must wince an awful lot 

It’s surely no coincidence I cannot keep my feet

And when I hit the consequence, the cycles on repeat

But here I stand in grace again as if I never fell

Standing so amazed again as if freed from a spell

I know I’ve found my place again. I’m back on solid ground

So Lord, I plead my case before the trouble comes back ‘round

I’d love a bit more confidence to fill my drinking cup

And Lord, afford me competence to keep me standing up

I don’t need any evidence to know your Word is true

But Holy Spirit influence to help my mind renew

Lord teach me how to pray again, to seek your holy face

And give me Heaven’s eyes again to run a Godly race

To focus on the prize again when life is all but fine

To fix my eyes on Jesus standing at the finish line

Your loving perseverance Lord has gotten me this far

Despite my interference and forgetting who you are

My total inconsistence always lands me back in strife

But you in your benevolence still grant eternal life

I don’t want to be a reed again that wavers in the breeze

Or thrown out of the boat again in temperamental seas

Forgetting who I am again while running down the clock

Lord, grab a hold of both my feet and plant them on your rock

Planted in your providence and strengthened by your hand

Overcoming every turbulence, I’ll make a righteous stand

As I press towards your radiance with you in front, not me

Help me to outdistance Lord, the man I used to be

A Friendly Reminder

The Book of Revelation can often be perceived as the most confusing book in the bible. It is and has been a source of division within Christian ranks and many "isms" have developed due to conflicting views. Postmillennialism, Premillennialism, Amillennialism, Pretribulationalism, Posttribulationalism. Most of these would score pretty well on a Scrabble board, but don't detract from the truth about Christ's return. Whether the saints have been raptured first or have to live through the great tribulation remains contentious, but Paul was definitely talking in the first person when he said in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 

"Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air ..."

Paul was talking as if he expected it might happen in his own day. It may yet happen in our own. 

   

A day soon approaches. Let those with ears hear

We know not the day nor the hour nor year

Seated on a white horse, clothed in power and might

When He comes, it will be like a thief in the night

From the ends of the Earth all the mighty convene

The kings and their generals and mighty machines

Countless warships in ocean and jets in the air

Who can stand in the way of such strength and despair?

Aligning themselves with the lord of the dark

People worship his beast and they carry his mark

With blindness and hatred, they spurn all restraint

Their steel dripping red with the blood of God’s saints

Despite Fathers’ plea through His witnesses sent

They endure His full wrath and still fail to repent

He burns the great city and though they all mourn

With their fists raised on high, still they holler their scorn

The trumpets have blown. Heavens gates open wide

Through walks a horse with one sitting astride

His robe dipped in blood and His eyes so ablaze

For Him all creation was born to give praise

Many crowns on His head, He comes forth to wage war

Heavens armies behind Him, the angels all roar

The King of all Kings and The Lord of all Lords

His Word that gave life, now a double edged sword

All the mighty of men and the beast gather nigh

With their weapons of war, STILL they seek to defy

Spurned by the beast and that dragon the traitor

In vain they join battle against their Creator

The beast and his prophet, the liar of liars

Are captured and thrown into Hell’s greatest fire

And Satan, that dragon, though locked up for a time

Will join his companions to pay for his crimes

And what of mankind who wage war in their pride?

Jesus opens His mouth and the lot of ‘em die

All those who stood tall, from the greatest to least

Will be fodder for birds at the greatest of feasts

Will it be in our time? Only God knows the day

So join Him and know Him and love Him and pray

The truth is He loves you, so don’t be unnerved

But His justice is coming and it WILL be served!

Pills and Potions

In a fallen world, stained with sin, sickness and disease

We soldier on towards the goal, often ill at ease

When we’re great we oft display an air of nonchalance

But when we’re sick we cry to God and wait for His response

While we wait impatiently, we go and see the doc

We sit in patient waiting rooms, our eyes fixed on the clock

When finally in, he coolly speaks and says “Go get undressed.

So I can place this freezing lump of metal on your chest.”

When all is said and done, we go, some paper in our hands

For something that’s supposed to heal our heads and fix our glands

With heads bowed low and elbows tucked, we break into a run

Towards that modern marvel of the world - there’s something there for everyone

If your blood begins to clot

Ticlopidine can hit the spot

If you have high cholesterol

Why not try Colestipol

When your sinuses are stuck

Some Ephedrine may clear the muck

Benign Prostate Hyperplasia?

Finasteride can help that caper

When it comes to Hypertension

Hydralazine is worth a mention

Hydroxyzine can help your Hives

Caffeine helps us stay alive

If your scalp begins to snow

Coal Tar may help stem the flow

If your bald spot fails to thrill

Go get some Minoxidil

Up all evening counting sheep?

Melatonin helps you sleep

When wiping pains your Haemorrhoids

You need Adrenocorticoids

If you go to certain areas

You may wind up in hysteria

The climate’s warm, the mozzies swarm

Injecting their malaria

Take Proguanil and Chloroquine

Primaquene and Quinidine

Then Hydroxychloroquine

Your features mightn’t seem as green

For sore knees NSAID’s

SSRI’s for OCD’s

If you have Suckle Cell Disease

Hydroxyurea if you please

Vertigo needs Meclizine

Parasites - Pentamidine

Nausea - Scopolomine

Muscle Cramp - Tizanidine

Barbiturates, Salicylates

Nitrates and Meprobamate

Venlafaxine, Azelastine

And all the antihistamines

Antivirals for your flu

Laxatives to help you poo

If runny when you defecate

Bismuth Subsalicylate

If you have itchy, flaky skin

Or Ringworm growing on your chin

There’s 7000 types of cream

There’s just enough to make you scream!

With heat packs stacked on aching backs, we press towards the goal

We wonder whether prayers are heard but know God’s in control

The King of Kings will grant us wings one day when we’re set free

But as for now Lord, thank you for our local Pharmacy!

What was it like, Father?

What was it like when you realized?

When you knew there was no other way?

Did you sit Him down and look into His eyes?

Did He flinch at the price He would pay?

Did a hesitant note manifest in His tone

When He said “OK Dad – I’ll go”?

Was there no hesitation at leaving His throne?

Did you know that He wouldn’t say no?

What was it like when you bid Him goodbye

To descend to the world as a man?

Did He depart with a tear in His eye

Or was He eager to see out the plan?

Did He know that His love would come under attack

From those He was trying to save?

Did He know that the flesh would be stripped from His back?

That His grief would come wave after wave?

What was it like when the moment arrived?

When our sin tore your eyes from His face?

Did you look away with a tear in your eye

When He carried our marks of disgrace?

He knew that the blood from the thorns on His brow

Was the only way we could be freed

Could He see through the pain? Was He looking to now?

Was it then He was looking at me?

What was it like when He let out that cry?

Was the silence in Heaven profound?

Did the wind hesitate? Did the earth give a sigh?

As you thundered and shook the ground?

Did the heavenly legions show poise and control

As the soldier thrust into His side?

Did they yearn to ride out and exact their own toll

And avenge Heaven’s King as He died?

What was it like when He silenced the cries?

When the stone was rolled back from the cave?

With your plan of perfection no longer disguised

Jesus holding the key to the grave?

Was the shouting in Heaven like nothing before?

Did the Universe shake from the din?

Did the devil turn tail when he heard them all roar?

When he lost his firm grip on our sin?

What was it like when He rose through the sky?

Was the reception committee well planned?

Was there ever a word to describe such a high

As He took His seat at your right hand?

I just can’t imagine such love overflow

When you took Him back into your arms

That same force of love that caused Him to go

To fetch me back home, safe from harm

THE GOOD TENANT

Ladies and gentlemen – may I present

My newest friend – He’s such a gent

He knows you all to some extent

But wants much more, with your consent

When Jesus rose to Heaven's sky

And seven weeks went passing by

Our Father, with a gleaming eye

Sent down this awesome other guy

With a mighty rushing wind he came

To take the place of grief and shame

To show us how to best proclaim

The mighty roar of Jesus name

He’s looking for some folks to tell

The deepest things He knows so well

He’s looking for a place to dwell

You and He will really gel

If you let Him in – Yes, right inside

He’ll pay His rent and He’ll provide

The service of a lifelong guide

He’ll take you on the wildest ride

He’ll pay His rent in Godly style

Revealing things that make you smile

He’ll walk you through your greatest trial

And accord you Heaven’s rank and file

And that’s not all that He can bring

Presents too – He’ll give you things

The greatest gifts to give us wings

For the glory of our Christ – The King!!!

If you truly want to know you’re free

Repent for Christ, The Tenant’s key

Ask Him in and then you’ll see

He has to come – It’s God’s decree!

Choose not to be an ‘also ran’

This friend of mine’s your greatest fan

The cheat sheet for our life exam

He’s God in us – The Great I Am

Truth Be Told

In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God

And when the Word spoke, it was a good time to nod

When a sound left His lips, all things paused to hear

Then exclaim with delight as a new thing appeared

The Father and Son worked together in splendour

The Spirit was moving – they had an agenda

A love infused thought followed by a decree

No buttons to press, just the words “Let there be………”

The Heavens were born with a thought then a sound

They were put in their place and by laws they were bound

More words that emerged brought the universe forth

He spoke some things South and sent others up North

He thought of a sun and an orbiting rock

From the heart of His hearts He imagined a flock

With a light in His eyes, our loving God spoke

In His own mighty image, His children awoke

When His word comes to light, the outcome is sure

The Almighty declares it - there is no detour

Though Heaven and Earth may fall to decay

His word is eternal and won’t pass away

When we’d messed it all up and to start us afresh

He sent us His Son and The Word was made flesh

He spoke and He told us, He talked and He said

If you pick up the bible, it’s written in red

He told us of life as we run down the clock

Of our journey to Heaven, our stumbling blocks

Of a love that assures that we don’t walk alone

Of a pardoning grace that is calling us home

He gave us the handbook, His Spirit filled key

He taught us of love and of how to be free

He said not to let the deceiver persuade us

He used the same voice as He did when He made us

That wonder filled voice that tells stars how to burn

That power filled voice that makes galaxies turn

That wisdom filled voice that declares right from wrong

The voice of our God that sets angels to song

It’s a light to our path and a lamp to our feet

A word for all time and it’s still on the street

It cannot be twisted or changed or postponed

For if our God said it, then it's set in stone