Ephesians 2, Verses
8 & 9:
For by grace
are ye saved through faith;
and that not
of yourselves: it is the gift of
God: Not of
works, lest any man should boast.
John 14, Verse 6:
Jesus saith unto
him, I am the way,
the truth, and
the life; NO man cometh
unto the Father,
but by me.
The 'good man' he
was standing
Soon his turn,
on Judgement Day
As he stood
now waiting calmly
Contemplating on
what to say.
His thoughts were
of the 'merits'
And the 'ladder'
he'd tried to climb
Tho' he'd never
called on Jesus
He 'chanted prayers'
all the time.
Now focused on
'good morals'
To all the
charities he gave
No Personal Relationship
With Christ ALONE
to Save.
' I've memorized
the prayers
And I've prayed
to saints above'
'There's never been
a better
Man to show
an act of love.'
'No cursing, no
adultery
Of friends, the
count was high
'You can see
I've been so 'good'
For all I
do is try and try.'
'Confessions on a
Saturday
Lit candles every
week'
'Did penances on
Mondays
For those 'merits'
that I seek.'
'Those beads are
worn and faded
And my family
came first'
'Tho' Salvation
was a Gift
I used 'works'
to quench my thirst.'
I was taught
to worship Mary
'In my church,
put all my trust'
'I relied on
what 'they' told me
And was sprinkled
and made 'just.'
'Dear God, You
cannot mean it,
Here with You
I cannot stay ??'
'My name, it
is not written
In Your Book
Of Life, You say ?'
'But what about
all my 'works'
And of my
every 'sacrifice?'
'No, I never
once REPENTED
I was taught
I could by-pass Christ.'
'No, it wasn't
really Personal
No, that Verse
was never read'
I was told
not to read that Bible;
Yes.... it was
HIS Blood was shed.'
'No, that Scripture
I never saw !
Must have missed
that one, also'
'After all, my
church did tell me
Everything I 'needed'
to know.'
'May I please
just start all over
Now that I
do realize ?'
'I promise that
I'll only Trust
And put my
Faith in CHRIST !'
As the man
was turned away
Never to see
Heaven's Gate
His ladder,
it had crumbled
It was Hell
for him.... too late.
He'd worshipped many
others
But had never
known the Lord
The Bible says
'by FAITH'
And not on
our own accord.
God's Holy Word
was written
Thru' the Holy
Spirit's Hand
Don't put your
faith in 'others'
Or you'll end
up like this man.
Poem Written By:
Tammy Boatman-Young
Romans Chapter 3: Verses 23 & 24
For ALL have sinned and come
short of the
glory of God; Being justified
freely by his
grace through the redemption
that is in
Christ Jesus.
AND
ONLY JESUS SAVES
!