People Power

November 9, 2015 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

God has given through His favor,
Jesus our Lord and Savior;
As measured by Christ who gave it,
Not completely on your merit.

Because you also must believe,
In order for you to receive;
Having faith for your salvation,
For everlasting foundation.

When Christ went to the highest place,
He gave us gifts for to embrace;
And took those who held us captive,
To suffer as long as they live.

Down to the lowest parts of earth,
In agony as they are worth;
Nothing for being such a scum,
Being worth less than a dried crumb.

He gave each one a gift to use,
To serve in the church with values;
While some may be good to teach,
And others might be good to preach.

For one body has many parts,
But never with so many hearts;
Only one heart and with one mind,
That remains so humble and kind.

So we must learn to just obey,
Not tempted in going astray;
Because of one mind and one thought,
Going the same way in what is sought.

There is no need to be uncouth,
Instead, lovingly speak the truth;
As we grow maturing in Christ,
No temptations to be enticed.

For each body part does its task,
With no need for each part to ask;
People power needs each brother,
Each one depends on the other.

C Copyright © 2015 Richard Newton Sherrer

Ephesians 4:7-16

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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