To know Christ

January 18, 2016 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

You know what I had taught,
About my way of life;
My purpose how I fought,
The turmoil and strife.

My faith, patience and love,
Enduring endeavor;
While strength from above,
His will cannot sever.

You also know about,
All the persecutions;
Suffering causing doubt,
Through my absolutions.

But I always endured,
For not getting me down;
And rescued by the Lord,
Never wearing a frown.

So those who try to live,
Having a godly life;
With all that Christ will give,
Helps me endure the strife.

But the evil people,
And phony preachers;
Falsify the Gospel,
Misleading as teachers.

Continue in what you,
Having learned and have found;
As being tried and true,
With proving to be sound.

You know of your teachers,
Since your birth you have known;
For they were beseechers,
Of what God will condone.

You know the Word since birth,
The power of wisdom;
Knowing of its true worth,
Prepared for His Kingdom.

C Copyright © 2015 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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