Leading

August 16, 2016 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

Things I once conceived of value,
Now considered worthless for Christ;
Differently how I construe,
Not letting me to be enticed.

But it is way far more than that,
Since everything is worthless;
For Heaven is my habitat,
Where Jesus Christ my Lord does bless.

All because of Him that I think,
How worthless is everything;
No longer will I smoke or drink,
For the lack of pleasure they bring.

So I just gave it all away,
In order so I could gain Christ;
No longer will let it me stray,
Letting pleasures be sacrificed.

I am no longer feeling grim,
For God gave me His approval;
Of a relationship with Him,
Confessing for sin removal.

The approval through faith in Christ,
Not merely obeying His Laws;
And to stop becoming enticed,
That causes us with making flaws.

Approval is coming from God,
Being based on faith knowing Christ;
Because we will honor and laud,
As to why Christ was sacrificed.

Though we do not know the hour,
We know that Christ is coming back;
But our faith knows the power,
That He has but that we do lack.

Through each day with every breath,
What it means capable to share;
I became like Him in His death,
With confidence how much I care.

I have not quite yet reached my goal,
Nor have I completed the course;
I am doing it for my soul,
Since Christ is my strength and my source.

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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