John i 12,13

The other night I was reading in John and I read John i 12,13. The Lord really began to speak to my heart through these verses, so I wrote a poem about it.

Men before have stove in vain,
To cover their guilty stain;
But all to none avail, to find
To their sins they became more confined;

Till of themselves there was no fight,
It seemed sin had consumed their might;
So righteousness they thought no man could claim,
Because in their strength they strove in vain;

But God who cares not for what man can do,
Sent Christ to die for me and you;
For all who turn to God and believe in his Son,
With God shall be when life's work is done;
All who simply believe in his name,
Will be children of God his heirs h'ell claim;

The transformation that takes place in our heart,
Comes only from God, it alone is his to impart;
It comes not from the will of flesh, blood, or of man's desire,
The cleansing is Christ's alone, by his Spirit a consuming fire;

On that judgment day when before God we stand,
Only by Christ blood will we justification demand;
Then the glories of heaven will Christ impart,
To those who believed and trusted in their hearts;

My desire today is that this gift you recieve,
God made it simple all you must do is believe.

13 August 2005 James Neidholt