House Cleaning

July 31, 2017 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

Get rid of all kinds of evil,
Every kind of deception;
Do not give in to the devil,
Luring you into inception.

Avoid the realm of jealousy,
And every kind of slander;
Avert from the hypocrisy,
That Satan would try to pander.

Desire the pure Word of God,
As newborn babies would want milk;
You will grow and be cured where flawed,
With a salvation smooth as silk.

You have tasted the Lord is good,
For Christ is the living stone;
Because humans rather have wood,
It is God they do not condone.

You come to Christ as living stones,
For His house that is being built;
While you feel it in your bones,
The removal of all your guilt.

God is laying a cornerstone,
That is precious and selected;
Someone who believes will be shown,
Their position when perfected.

Honor is for those who believe,
But anyone who believes not;
Will be unable to receive,
The salvation that they have sought.

The stone the builders rejected,
The same stone that people stumble;
Offensive to the infected,
That are living in the rubble.

The people trip over the Word,
Because they refuse to believe;
Even though that they have all heard,
Salvation that they could receive.

Live clean lives with unbelievers,
Although they might ridicule you;
Ignoring all the deceivers,
That will tell things that are untrue.

Copyright © 2017 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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