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Backsliders Must Choose
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By Michael P. Johnson
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      Backsliders must choose

“Backsliders make the devil smile

Through him they break the rules

Though sinful life is for a while

They’ll die the death of fools

 

Who die in Christ; will rise to live

Salvation’s paid their dues

While life’s, like sand within a sieve

For those who Christ refuse 

 

You crave forgiveness for your shame

From evil things you’ve done

You pray my Spirit’s Holy Flame

Would cleanse you through my Son

 

To you life’s truth is all too plain

My word is sure and true

If you repent, and seek again

Then I’ll return to you

 

But living fools would stay out there

As countless times before

So come my child receive your share

Before I close the door

 

In Christ you’ll never see decay

However great your debt

Beware my child return today

Don’t lose your faith just yet

 

Be holy; for I’m holy too

Your sin! I can’t abide

Repent is all I ask of you

Be clean to come inside

 

Reflect on all I’ve had to say

Repent change now your views

Return in Christ or stay away

The time is now; to choose.....

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Submitted: Saturday, February 25, 2012

Last Updated: Saturday, February 25, 2012

About the Poet
I never wrote a word of poetry in my life. Till the day Jesus took my hand and touched my soul.....I invite your response. However most poems are not about me! Very few are. But the feed-back good, bad or indifferent is always desired. Not meant to offend, but I write about many things in many a guise. Of life, death, lost, found, saved, backsliders, new comers, repenting souls, doubting hearts, heathens, Christians, fire, water, Satan's daughter, wallowing in sin, saved, made sound walking in Light, graceful righteous. Suffering, ecstatic, bored, excited, sad, delighted, Sick, well, lame, able, living, dying, etc. etc. etc. Writing about anything, everything and everyone as the spirit leads. All meant to reveal, waken, revive, encourage, shame, help. Gladden, pick up, exalt, portrait, liberate. Again over 99% of my work is not about me. Although at times I write as though I were or am. Speaking e.g. in the first person. This is quite common even in the bible itself. Prophets speak of themselves, then God speaks, again the prophet, then God......Quite often it's difficult to distinguish whom it is that at any given time is speaking or narrating.

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