Today's Featured Poet is

Michael P. Johnson

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Birth Place
New Silksworth/Sunderland

Age Category
71-80

Birth month and day
November 7th

Education
High School Graduate

Occupation
Retired Carpenter

Hobbies
Penning for & through Jesus Christ

Marital status
Married

Children/grandchildren
3/16

Poetry writing experience
over 27 years

State or country in which the poet resides
Wales/UK

Testimony of saving faith for Christians only
Faith has turned to knowledge after audibly hearing GOD

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.

See what this poet has written

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Chime Of The Day November 20, 2024 Many Refuse God, Yet Believe In Sin Viewed Last 24 Hours: 30 times By James Pemberton Other Poems by James Pemberton View / Post Comments Regarding This Poem   Many Refuse God Yet Believe In Sinful Man!   Someone told me; “there’s not a God I believe in.” He’s heard about Jesus, but hasn’t received him.   He came with a thought and continued to persist. He often told others that “God doesn’t exist.”   He asked for proof, so I shared God’s holy word. He’d just laugh at me and say; “that’s absurd!”   Do we have wind?  We can feel but cannot see it. We have the heavens, see pictures and believe it.   We can go by our emotions and ask for “real proof.” God gave us his word and yet many refuse the truth.   We watch the daily news and believe that they say. We’re often engrossed with the gossip of the day.   We put our faith in political leaders of the town. Yet, we’re at a loss of words when they let us down.   So, if you don’t in God, who are you going to trust? Some perverted official brought down by lust?   Will you believe the enlightened minds of society? Take your pick!  They come in many varieties!   I choose to believe in the almighty God of creation! I accept by faith, the one who offers salvation!   I believe in the words of our God that’s written! I accept his forgiveness in my sins being smitten!   I accept the love and mercy of Jesus Christ my king! I allow him to be the Lord of my life and everything!   I choose Jesus, who died and rose three days later! There’s no one in this world that you’ll find greater!   You choose your path. I stand by heart that was broken. I stand by a life that’s been changed by God’s love spoken!   You can accept the blood of Jesus is you want to! For all he’s done, you’d be a fool not to!   By Jim Pemberton    (c) 2017

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