BY FAITH
“Walk in the Light while you have it,”
So Jesus Christ says to us all…
Unless by My word your mind is insured
You surely will lose it all.
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In John, Chapter twelve
And verse thirty-five….
Our Lord reminds us
To stay alive
By reading and praying,
Considering every day
That He is our Savior
And He is the One way.
–
People–historians and
Those who would try
To explain away
With hue and with cry
What hasn’t made sense to the wags
Of the world,
With banners of logic
And men’s pride unfurled…
Continue to claim that
It doesn’t make sense
For God to speak
When He is so immense,
Through this little book
With its quirks and changed lines…
You guys must be crazy
Saying it’s for all time!
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Sometime or other we all must stand,
And like the Apostles decide Whose command
Is more important…
Whether logic or faith,
To follow God as we choose
Or what others think safe;
I choose to believe the Bible is God’s…
I know that’s illogical
Given the odds of man’s argument
And historical “fact” determined
By people who later redact
What was said before, never iron-clad,
That very thing makes
Human logic bad.
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What I am saying…is we have Light
In human terms, but it still is right,
What I don’t understand God
Will teach me some day,
It could be tomorrow
Or while I pray…
Obviously our vision of God over time
Changes among us by reason or rhyme,
Yet He never changes
But gradually reveals
The Full measure of
How His love our heart seals.
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These sixty-six books…
In some places seventy-three…
Reveal what we can handle
Of Divinity,
As active, engaging,
Holy but with love…
Describing relations
With the Most High above.
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In Scripture, the folks
Who truly received
Chose by faith to stand
And in God believe…
Their hearts confirmed
Holiness and Love,
Walking in the Light
‘Til welcomed above.
–Jonathan Caswell
Hebrews 11:6…says that without faith it is impossible to please God, for one must believe that God is, exists, and will reward those who seek Him (said in the poet’s own words).
By the Mighty Mumford 