Best Friends

August 27, 2016 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

What benefit does one gain,
On any faith that you claim;
But merit does not contain,
Nothing except for your fame.

Can this kind of faith save you?
Whether a woman or man;
Asking if your faith is true,
And fitting into His plan.

Suppose if a believer,
Needs any clothes or some food;
But let him be a griever,
Showing your bad attitude.

Do you let him become warm?
And makes sure he eats enough;
Shelter him during a storm,
Knowing how times can be tough.

If cater not for their needs,
Can there be anything good;
Their heart and mind will grow weeds,
Instead of crops as it should.

Faith is not good all alone,
For by itself it is dead;
And God would never condone,
For passing them by instead.

You have good faith, but I do good,
Show me your faith from your heart;
I show my faith what I should,
Doing good things to impart.

You believe there is one God,
The demons also believe;
But they know where you are flawed,
And likes to try to deceive.

Faith which does nothing is dead,
But through faith God is your friend;
As it is nourished and fed,
By grace from God till the end.

Your faith can be genuine,
Because of what you believe;
Since Jesus can be the one,
Eternal life you receive.

Copyright © 2016 Richard Newton Sherrer

About Richard Newton Sherrer

Richard Sherrer is actually retired from the United States Air Force about 14 years ago. He had lived in Korea while in the Air Force in 1972 and 1973. You might be asking yourself what brought him back to Korea. I guess you could say that it was a lot of love here, for the country, the people and especially for a Christian woman that he met on the Internet. She convinced him to return to be with her. So he came originally to teach English in July of 2000. They were married July of 2001. Now turned poet which is subject that is near and dear to his heart. His love for Christ and God is an inspiration to all who read his poetry.

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