Honorable Living

September 26, 2016 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

You have been coming to Christ,
The rejected living stone;
Chosen to be sacrificed,
So He can sit on His throne.

You have come as living stones,
For a new house being built;
Of the spirit not by bones,
With souls that are free of guilt.

Spiritual sacrifices,
That the Father will accept;
Souls not lured to devices,
That the world does intercept.

God states He lays the elect,
As precious cornerstones;
And discards the imperfect,
That has complained or bemoans.

The one who believes in Him,
Shall not be feeling ashamed;
Rather have spiritual vim,
Letting His Word be proclaimed.

This honor belongs to those,
With faith that firmly believe;
Blessing from the Father flows,
In salvation they receive.

To those who do not believe,
Are builders that rejected;
Since Satan loves to deceive,
With the words he infected.

A poison that people sip,
A rock they find offensive;
A wet floor that they will slip,
Makes you to be defensive.

You are the chosen people,
A priesthood for the nation;
So others hear the Gospel
Teaching them of salvation.

Once you were on the outside,
But now you are the in crowd;
Show mercy as you abide,
Waiting for Jesus on the cloud.

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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