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It's not
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By Michael P. Johnson
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         It's not

It’s not the Gentile or the Jew

It’s not who think they should

It’s not what man or masses do

Nor they who say they would

 

It’s not for those who know God’s word

Nor those in church who sit

It’s not for those the truth have heard

Who fail to do their bit

 

It’s not the few who say they’re saved

How oft to church we go

However long devil’s enslaved

Who think God’s Son to know

 

It’s not for rich with worldly gold

Nor beauty in its prime

It’s not for those who can’t be told

Nor those who live to crime

 

But those obeying Heaven’s will

Who Jesus bend their knee

Who from Life’s Well their cup will fill

Who drink each Royal decree

 

Who eat The Truth, who understand

Who seek God’s face on high

Who meekly serve in Jesus’ hand

Who cease to worship “I”

 

Who’s thought and deeds are of The Light

Who’ve answered Jesus’ call

Who love God’s Lamb with all their might

Who stand while others fall

 

It’s these; who’ll see the glory day

Who’ll join The Groom on high

It’s these, who’ll fail to see decay

It’s these, who’ll never die…..

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Submitted: Sunday, December 16, 2012

Last Updated: Sunday, December 16, 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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