In stubbornness, in pride
I leave, I run away;
I go my own way, defiant.
I deny the need for the
cross;
I deny my need for God.
In stubbornness,
self-centeredness,
as if in my own person,
creation.
For a moment I believe the
lie of the self-made man,
not needing the Creator, the
Savior;
Lost in the myth, our
collective self-delusion.
In stubbornness, in
blindness,
wandering in the same filth
as the one, the Prodigal Son.
The pigs eat fully,
but I am lost, hungry.
I need the cross, to
survive;
I need God’s love.
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edited April 18, 2015
In stubbornness – v9
(editing version 6)
edited March
10, 2015
In
stubbornness – v8
(editing
version 1)
edited October
17, 2014
“In
stubbornness – v7”
Edited
November 2, 2013
“In
stubbornness – v6”
(editing
version 4 again)
Edited
September 17, 2013
“In
stubbornness – v5”
Edited July
31, 2013
“In
stubbornness – v4”
February 2, 2012
“In
stubbornness – v3”
February 2,
2012
“In
stubbornness – v2”
February 2,
2012
“In
stubbornness”
Luke 15:1-10
Luke 15:1-7
Parable of the
Lost Sheep
Luke 15:8-10
Parable of the
Lost Coin
(Luke 15:11-32
Parable of the
Prodigal Son)
&
Upper Room
Daily Devotional
for February
2, 2012
“A Great
Find”,
by Clifford B.
Rowley
read February
2, 2012
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