Messiah

Little Children

The Apostle John received something from the Lord Jesus that he shares with Christians in his first epistle. We are little children. John may be, in a sense, a sort of spiritual father to the church. This tenderness for the flock in his care is what he learned from God, and John shares it with the children of God.

By |2021-02-19T05:07:11+00:00January 29th, 2020|Poems|

The King

Anyone could tread on the King's court as he pleased, there was no royal carpet to roll on the floor. As One entered some bowed to their knees, but we thought Him a jester by the clothes He wore, less taste than us and ignorant in speech. He carried on ahead with eyes straight before,

By |2021-02-19T06:48:47+00:00December 22nd, 2019|Poems|

Blasphemous Pinch

"Every year, every citizen of Smyrna had to burn incense to Caesar. There was as great altar there – Caesar’s altar – and you had to go every year and burn incents to Caesar, and receive then a certificate that you had done that. Without a certificate, you would be persecuted because you were violating the highest law in Smyrna. To be without a certificate, as must have been the case for Christians who would not say Caesar is Lord, but only Jesus is Lord, was to risk discovery and death." Though this poem isn't about the Revelation church of Smyrna, this excerpt from John MacArthur serves as a reference point for this poem.

By |2021-02-19T05:16:38+00:00October 6th, 2019|Poems|

Bema Seat

— 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 "Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man’s work. If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire."

By |2021-02-19T05:23:32+00:00July 10th, 2019|Prose|