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Cast Off
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By Michael P. Johnson
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                Cast Off

For worldly gain, I’ll waste no time

This life on earth’s too short

I’ve left behind my days of crime

I’ve read The Lord’s Report

 

Since Heaven raised my consciousness

Since Christ became my all

Upon The Lord’s ship RIGHTEOUSNESS

I’ll not look back or fall

 

I’m going on without a care

From all before, I’m done

I’m Heaven bound to have my share

With Christ! God’s living Son

 

The Truth must now be clear to all

Man’s flesh, God made from dust

Yet through His Lamb, we’ll never fall

When He alone, we trust

 

The One, with holes in hands and feet

Whose blood flows free as wine

Whose flesh is now my daily meat

Whose Light of life is mine

 

Before I come to Heaven’s feast

In Christ I’ll do my bit

I’ll fight the foe that ancient beast

Who’s destined for the pit

 

There’s nowhere else for me to go

Not now the facts I’ve seen

Not since God’s Flame began to glow

And purged this child now clean

 

By grace, I’ll walk God’s chosen Way

With faith; as constant guide

With Christ as Lord my rod and stay

With Truth alive inside.....

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Submitted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 27, 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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