The Athiest!

I want to be the god of my life,

With no one to rule over me,
And nothing to stop me from living in sin,
Not God, especially not He!
To be free to live how I like to please,

To fight the truth to the end,
Oh, how I love to live my own life,

Belief I want to suspend!
Even though I've heard of the truth of his word,

The fact is I love darkness more,
Hating the light, I just want to fight,
Everyone who hopes in the Lord!

God is the object of all of my scorn,
Obnoxious in all His demands,
Detest Him, I do, with all of my heart,

Oh, I hate His laws and commands!
Forgetting that He made me, and I am His,

My heart loves to wallow in sin,
Yet deep down I know I'm fighting with God,

Losing the battle within!
I wish it were not so, the truth I don't want,
For it says of me I am a sinner,
Everything I love will soon be destroyed, my hope is fast getting thinner!

Repent!

Realise that it wont be just you,
Everyone else will be judged with you too,
Plauged by the sins that you loved to do,
Everything mocked by you will be found true,
No hope for you then, all will be through,
Turn to Him now though - He can save you!

Tis Good News!

One day this body of death that I'm in,
Will soon be dead because of my sin,
Torn from this world and all of its din,
I'll breathe my last, and then, what then?

Will I be caught up to heaven above?
To a life of no fear, and no pain thereof,
To be ever overwhelmed by unspeakable love,
And to worship in ways that I've never dreamed of?

Or will I fall deep into hell far below,
Where great thirst abounds, and hot dry winds blow,
Such peace or hope there will I surely not know,
Just great torment of soul in the harsh fires glow!

How can I be sure of the fate of my soul?
Must I work hard, and be good, and sign the church roll,
How can I be sure of my ultimate goal?
How can I be saved when the last bell does toll?

My record is bad, my sins much abound,
My own righteousness cannot make up the ground,
All my “good works” will surely be frowned,
Like a man lost at sea I will surely be drowned!

Is there any sure hope for a man such as me?
Am I destined to be lost for eternity?
What must I do that I might be free?
There is just one thing! Just one thing! You’ll see!

Believe on Him and you'll surely be saved!
He died in your place! He went to the grave!
He made a way! The road He did pave!
He shed His own blood so that you might be saved!

One thing that you lack, and then all will be well,
It is Faith in Him that will save you from hell,
Safe in His arms where like waves love does swell,
Believe in Him! Lean on Him! You will do well.

It is not just enough to know that Christ died,
For the sins of the many He bled and He cried,
But through faith, to Him, must your hopes be tied,
Your sins He took! In your place He died!

When you lay hold of Him, in faith, in this way,
The light of His life will be yours all the day,
Awash with relief “I’ve found rest you will say”,
My soul has been saved! In Him I’m okay!

When The Penny Drops!

One day the penny will drop,
Your eyes will open wide,
You'll finally understand this truth,
I'm Saved Because He Died!

You'll lay hold of Him by faith,
Such joy will fill your heart,
He'll take your sin and punishment,
And righteousness impart!

Saved by grace through faith,
And this not of yourself,
The best works you can do, you'll see,
Deserve eternal hell!

Why did no-one tell me this?
The thought will cross your mind,
Truth is you heard it countless times,
It's just that you were blind!

No ear has heard or mind perceived,
The truth is mystery,
Until the God of Truth comes down,
And causes you to see!

And when He does you'll prostrate fall,
And glorify His name,
Then full of love you'll get back up,
To pull others from the flame!

Peace With God!

I have peace with God,
I'm not afraid,
Without a doubt my debts been paid,
By faith I trust,
His Son He Gave,
I do not fear death or the grave,
Died once for all,
It is complete,
His blood upon the mercy seat,
Amazing grace,
A wretch like me,
Saved from death, in Him, set free!

You will never have the peace of God until you have peace with God through his Son Jesus Christ!

Christ, the heavenly Lamb!

Not all the blood of beasts,
On Jewish altars slain,
Could give the guilty conscience peace,
Or wash away the stain.

But Christ, the heavenly Lamb,
Takes all our sins away,
A sacrifice of nobler name,
And richer blood than they,

My faith would lay her hand,
On that dear head of Thine,
While like a penitent I stand,
And there confess my sin.

- Isaac Watts

A True Friend In Truth!

Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. (Proverbs 27:6)

Please do not tell me what I want to hear,
Speak the truth loudly and have no fear,
I desire to be so much more like Christ,
So I'll listen and learn and heed good advice.

I don't want "friends" who will pat my back,
And tell me "well done" when I'm off the track,
Just be faithful and stay true to Him,
And please let me know if you see me in sin.

Your gentle instruction might save me one day,
From getting bogged down or leaving the way,
When my eyes close in death and the curtain comes down,
I'll thank God for having such sound friends around!

Your best friend is the one who will tell you the most truth! When you find one… listen to them!

Here I am Lord, Send Me!

I do not know where you’ll have me go,
What I’ll do or say, or who’ll I’ll know,

It’s not for me to second guess,
To forge my own path or seek my own rest,

It’s for your Son I give all to serve,
For you offer me what I don’t deserve,

The riches of grace and mercy be,
Flogged and torn and hung on that tree.

I’m not my own I was bought with a price,
The Treasure of heaven, who poured out His life,

It’s not for freedom sake I’ve been set free,
So here I am Lord – Send Me!

Authored while @ ReachOut 2007

Folks... it's not a matter of am I called, but will I go? If you are a child of God, you have already been sent!

The great commission is not a command to GO, but to preach... As you are going into all the world, PREACH the gospel! So, will you?

Where you are right now is part of all the world. Your street, neighbourhood, workplace, town or city - no doubt there are countless lost souls within your reach. So in obedience to your master, reach out now and start to seek and save those which are lost!

Onto Calvary!

I set my heart on Calvary,
to join my Saviour on that tree,
not to live or to be free,
but die to self and follow Thee!

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? (Matthew 26:24-26)