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An Outward Sign.....
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By Michael P. Johnson
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          An Outward Sign..... 

Such foolishness we’ve come to share

The devil laughs in scorn

Even the Christian name we bear

Is oft unjustly worn

 

True Christian faith is not a trend

No whim, nor passing quirk

But God, to have as Lord and friend

With Jesus Christ at work

 

If mind and soul’s not seen a change

If Fire; burns not inside

If Heaven’s Word remains us strange

Hell’s jaws are open wide

 

Pretence; is not a Christian song

Deceit’s not Jesus’ tune

Charade in truth cannot belong

The devil’s mask to ruin

 

If man’s to flee God’s pending wrath

Have peace and endless days

We need to walk Salvation’s path

Changing one’s selfish ways

 

Instead, we live as hell’s born drones

Doing as others do

We’re whitewashed tomes to dead man’s bones

If Christ’s not made us new

 

With class distinction still at large

Racism; wields its sword

Satan within is chief in charge

If Christ is not our Lord

 

The Truth’s not hard to understand

Through sin, all flesh must die

God’s ruling comes with upheld hand

And God can never lie!.....

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Submitted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2013

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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