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January 21, 2017 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

The Lord did speak His Word,
For to stand by the gate;
Where the Gospel is heard,
And He will compensate.

Hear the Word of the Lord,
All you people of God;
Let it not be ignored,
As to honor and laud.

Who should go through the gates,
For to worship the Lord;
Let no one in that hates,
Just those who have adored.

Change the way that you live,
And He will live with you;
God willing to forgive,
If confess to be true.

If you do change your way,
And treat each other fair;
Do not begin to stray,
Rather learn how to share.

Do not try to oppress,
Foreigners or widows;
Tell God as you confess,
So that His blessings grows.

Follow not other gods,
They lead to destruction;
For being merely frauds,
Tempted with seduction.

The Lord will let you live,
In the land that He gave;
Through blessings He will give,
Keeping you from the grave.

It is a lie that helps not,
If you murder and steal;
Only truth can be sought,
That His secrets reveal.

When you are called by name,
You must stand before God;
Worship as you proclaim,
Showing honor and laud.

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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