justice meted out
hanging on our cross
that hill, Calvary
On our cross next to Christ
like those two thieves
guilty of our sin
failing to believe
Dying in righteousness
to pay our awful cost
but Christ there beside us
offering us new life
Like the two thieves,
a choice to make
one cursing, mocking the king
the other praying
that he would live
Neither deserving
anything from Christ
yet one to damnation
the other to paradise
We too on that journey,
our walk on the earth
on a cross next to Christ
in the balance of life
Will we accept Christ’s offer
will we turn from our sin
will we remain with the other
or will we live in Him
March 7, 2012
Chapter 2
“Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise”
Luke 23:43
“And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.” (KJV)
Luke 23:32, 39-43
Final Words from the Cross
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426746802
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827
http://www.facebook.com/RevAdamHamilton
https://twitter.com/#!/RevAdamHamilton
read March 4, 2012
All of my
poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at
Ray Foss for
usage. See all 21,260+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
No comments:
Post a Comment