QUOTE

"It was at the point
Of extreme weakness that He
Defeated Satan."

ON THE DAMASCUS ROAD

As Paul attempt to counter grace with force
"God intervenes and stops him in his course";
The light of God which shines in Jesus face
Displays the overwhelming force of grace.

GLORIES OF CHRIST

We see the love displayed by Christ,

With reverence observing

The One who came to be with us

To spend His time in serving.

His grace has served our fevered state

To bring in regulation;

His love has served to cleanse our feet

To give us liberation.

How blessed is the way He serves

The saints His love was seeking

And clears the way into His thoughts

By His prophetic speaking.

A prophet's character was seen

In such a man as Moses;

But all is superseded by

What Jesus Christ discloses.

The Man who walked a priestly path

To help us in our weakness

With a new priestly order sits

In glory and uniqueness.

Throughout our times of doubt and tests

His priestly grace sustains us;

While in response to God, in love,

His priestly love maintains us.

A King shall reign in righteousness

As He whom God appointed,

Whose character of royalty

Is fit to be anointed.

Yet having served as Prophet, Priest,

And Sovereign, in perfection

Eternally the Son shall show

The glory of subjection.

PAUL

Did the bondman Paul
Smile wryly as he ennobled
The Roman wounds
To "the brand of the Lord Jesus"?      (Gal 6: 17)

Of Paul the prisoner "with
A chain when he enhanced it
To an ambassador's insignia,
Ironically?                                             (Eph 6: 20)

Or the apostle when he honoured
Rome's persecuted as "those
Of the household of Ceasar"?                (Phil 4: 22)

No jail could reduce
The "prisoner of the Christ Jesus",
"The prisoner of the Lord" to
A mere prisoner of Rome.                     (Eph 3:1; Eph 4: 1)

                           

AT HIS FEET

Luke 7

At His feet
- Which had borne Him from home comfort -
His myrrh-and-tear anointer
Learned forgiveness of sins.

Luke 8

At His feet
- Which carried Him to where need was -
The man whom mankind could not tame
Sat, clothed and sensible.

Luke 10

At His feet
- Which trod as the Father directed -
Mary chose the good part,
Listener.

Luke 17

At His feet
- Which were bearing Him on to the cross -
The cleansed, leprous, Samaritan, grateful man
Fell on his face.

GRACE

Here His grace
Is complete:
On my face
At His feet.

17/03/2019

I doubt if I'll manage to get shorter than that!

EXCELLENCES

There's nothing like the cross;
Its rigours cut across
The wisdom and the pride
In which men would confide.

There's nothing like the grave:
If Jesus were to save
The rigour of its clasp
Must hold Him in its grasp.

There's nothing like the place
Before the Father's face,
Beyond all grief and loss
Since Christ endured the cross.

There's nothing like the throne
He'll sit on with His own
For whom He faced the grave
And rose with power to save.

03/03/2019

EPHESIANS

Hi, folk,

Just to mention that one of my poems has been posted to "Poems for Ephesians" at

Poems for Ephesians

Do have a look!