It Came To Pass On A Certain Day
In The Midst Of The Congregation That
Self-Examination Was Attacked By Self-Exaltation
Who Had Self-Sufficiency
And
Self-Indulgence
Both Standing Close By
One On The Left Hand And The Other At His Right Hand!
For His Part ... In His Right Hand
Self-Examination Was Gently Holding
Constant, Heartfelt, Prayer!
It Was An Uneven Match-Up From The Get-Go
And
Know-It-All Self-Exaltation
Did Not Fear ... Nor Neglect
To Tell Self-Examination So!
You Can't Even Think For Yourself!
You Are A Loser!
Look At Those Cheap Shoes On Your Feet!
You're A Loser Always Having To "The Savior" To Creep!
Self-Examination
In The Quiet Of His Heart
Said To Himself:
There But For Your Grace, My Lord, I Go!
Help Me, Dear Father
My-Wise-In-His-Own-Eyes Brother To Reach!
Please Lay On My Heart Words Of Consideration
So That I Do Not Get Into A Tongue And Teeth Collision
And Send Him Off, Indignant, To The Wily King Fraud!
To Self-Exaltation
Self-Examination Calmly, Carefully, Deliberately, Said:
Self-Exaltation,
I'm Sorry That You Feel That Way
But I Creep To My Lord And Savior Boldly
So That I Do Not Indulge In Own-Sin Self-Pay!
I Accept The Lord's Checks And Balances
And I Pray Constantly As Protection Against The Known Foe
And I Invite You To Get To Know Him Personally
So That Of Willing Sinning
You Will Choose To Let Go!
I Was Born A Sinner
But In Sin, I Shall Not Die
Because Jesus Christ My Savior ... For Me, Personally
On Mount Calvary Did Die!
We Walk Together Because With Him I Do Agree
And I Choose To Humble Myself Before Him
Instead Of Exalting My Self
And Pretending To The World At Large
That I'm What, Without Him, I Can Never Be!
I'm A Child, A Student
A Servant And A Saint!
I've Taken Jesus Christ As My Captain
So That In The Road To Mount Zion
I Shall Not Hunger, Get Lost
Or Under The Buffeting Of The Adversary
Ignominiously Faint!
The Lord Is My Shepherd
My Rock And My Sure Refuge
And By My Following Him Faithfully
Enduringly
I Have Heaven To Gain
And The Burning Hell To Refuse!
Every One Of Us
Be Ye Self-Exalting
Or Self-Examining
Will Have An Account To Settle
Which Will Clearly Show Our Mettle!
Your Works Will Either Stand And Prosper
Or They Will Fall To The Ground And Perish
And I Tell You Truly
The Reward Of All You Self-Indulgent Ones
Is Not Something That I Would Relish Or Cherish!
I Pray For You With All Sincerity!
I Speak To With Love ... In Christian Charity
And Beg You, Please
Reform Your Ways Because Before Very Long
We Shall Stand Before The Lord, The King
The Ancient Of Days
Who Knows, Who Sees, Who Feels
And Is In All Things!
We Created Beings ... His Creatures
Cannot Hide From Him
A Single, Solitary Thing!
I Examine Myself
To Know My Every Weakness
And I Repair Unto Him
Who Strengthens Me To Be Like He Is!
I Cannot Be Like You
For I Choose To Be Like
Who Is The Author And Finisher Of My Faith
And The Very One Who Forgives My Sin
And Who Showers Me With Unmerited Favor
Which Is His Gift Of Moment By Moment
Free Grace!
Remember This, My Misguided Friend
When You Love The Lord Of Life
You Truly Love Your Self!
When You Put Your Self
Before The Lord Of Life
You Are Your Own God
And You Earn For Your Own Self
The False God's Reward!
Worship The Living, Holy, God!
Humble Your Self
And Stop Being Proud!
Satan Is Proud!
Satan Loves Self!
Satan Is The Father Of Lies!
Get Him Out Of Your Bosom
And Get Off Of His Reserved-For-Damnation Shelf!
Reach For The Extended Hand Of Hope
And Stop Letting Satan Choke You
With Your Own Self-Made Cherished-Sin Rope!
Self-Exaltation Could Not Utter
A Single, Solitary, Note!
To Strike While The Iron Was Still Hot
Self-Examination Then Said:
