Standards of God

February 26, 2017 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

I know that His standards,
Are spiritual and pure;
But I do things backwards,
Corrupted to the core.

I know not what I do,
Sold as a slave to sin;
I say not what is true,
And know I cannot win.

For I do what I hate,
Not what I want to do;
Satan has sealed my fate,
And it makes me feel blue.

Standards of God are good,
I agree and do know;
In doing what I should,
Follow blessings that flow.

But I stop doing things,
That was sealing my fate;
So my confession brings,
Blessings to compensate.

I repent for the sin,
So God does not condemn;
His Spirit cleanse within,
For getting rid of them.

Nothing good lives in me,
For the corrupt nature;
Just God able to see,
Make me a new creature.

I have the desire,
In doing what is right;
So I can acquire,
The wisdom for insight.

For evil that was done,
That has been in the past;
I am no more the one,
For wicked ways to cast.

I discovered the truth,
How evil made me blind;
Feeling rude and uncouth,
My words were not so kind.

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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