Sharing The Vision!

When God decided to redeem And thus, buy back Mankind, He chose a nightmare not a dream, For all lost souls to find... And that was why when Jesus came, To suffer on His Cross, It was for us He took the blame, The shame, despair and loss... When God decided to raise Christ From death's grip in Christ's Tomb, Eternal life was realised, No more to just assume... And that was why disciples shared The promises God made, With proof in Christ how much God cared, With all our sins repaid... When God helped Christian Churches grow From land to land to land, He gave the Gospel seed to sow Then proved what He had planned... For people changed and lived anew, The Word of God to read, So much, in fact, that's how they grew, His parables to heed... When God, through Jesus, lives inside, What wonders then unfold, It's like our hearts have opened wide, Received much more than gold... It's like we're cleansed and born again, Yet who declares that's true? Sharing the vision now and then! If saved, I ask, do you? When God poured out His sovereign grace, The angels sang aloud, They saw the great smile on Christ's face And then their heads were bowed... Have you that sense of awe as well? Have you that light within? Have you proclaimed God's tale to tell? Or have you locked it in? When God looks down upon this Earth, Do you know what He sees? Five billion lost souls with no worth, Just doing as they please... Apart from God, like distant stars, That wander to and fro, Not knowing what must come to pass When from their lives they go... When God commands saved souls to preach, He grants no other choice, Into each mouth, He puts His speech, Yes, even girls and boys... His word transcends all things sublime, Outweighs the wise man's fears, Because God rules both space and time, Beyond ten thousand years... When God calls us, He blesses us, With gifts the Spirit brings And so we glorify King Jesus When every Christian sings... Yet who will stand and simply walk As one who comprehends? And who will stand and simply talk To more than just one's friends? Five billion souls for whom to pray, Five billion strangers still, Five billion souls, so why delay? If you will, others will... Yet God forbid that saints ignore And never count the cost... Let's pray God opens up the door To help us save the lost! Denis Martindale May 2016. Sharing the Vision! Find out more by watching Revelation TV, the Christian channel on Sky TV that is part of the 'Church Without Walls'... The poem can be sung to hymns like 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Let Nothing Ye Dismay...'