Man's
Favorite Pursuits
She is ever
the sensualist
He lives by
all his greed
They are so
very ambitious
And very
proud indeed!
She is ever
so puffed up
He is a
stuffed-shirt by his creed
They
complement each other
Love of
money is their speed!
She's
selfish, he's miserly
Both
dishonest to boot
They fear no
law nor justice
Will not
fear to shoot!
Prayer?
Bible? Believer? Jesus who?
When did you
say we were introduced?
Then Put Him
on the speed dial
We'll call
Him if we need a boost!
Pride!
Greed! Gluttony! Sloth!
Lust! Envy!
And Wrath!
They indulge
in them all
And, yes!
Then they laugh!
Who cares
what others think!?
We live for
ourselves!
Why must you
always butt in?
Who let you
through our chain link?
They lived
their lives like hedonists
Nothing to
recommend them
But like the
rich man with Lazarus
They're only
fit to condemn!
It was only
when in review
Their lives
looked back in
That they
recognized with horror
How foolish
they'd been!
Those that
they'd ill-treated
Those they'd
robbed blind
Those they'd
had wrongly punished
They now
begged to be kind!
Alas, it's too
late
You're no
friend of ours
You despised
us and you cursed the Lord!
Yes! THAT King
Jesus!
No! We cannot
help you!
There's
enmity, there is envy, no love between
You sinners
and the Savior
Oh, look! The
opening scene!
The sky is unfurling
The sky is unfurling
Rolling back
as a scroll
Look! There!
Upon a white horse,
With many
crowns, is the Lord!
The graves are
opening wide
Saints alive
with the dead-in-Christ rise high
To meet our
Savior in the sky!
Sinners,
prepare to die!
I'm sorry!
Goodbye!
**BJC**
Dear
Friends:
Lest
you think that Christians will gloat at the loss of the wicked, think
again!
The
Lord has said in His Word that it is not His wish that any should
perish. So, far be it from the truth for us as HIS children – who
choose to obey – to rejoice over those who are, or will be, lost.
Let us, therefore, redouble our efforts to help prepare a people to
meet the King.
Let us,
if we can't preach, pray for, cook, feed, clothe, visit,
and
love our brothers and sisters into the Kingdom.
