The Charisma Of Christ

Before the coming of the Lord, God's prophets saw that time, When prophecies to them outpoured, So precious and sublime... Such that these men proclaimed Good News Before the Saviour's birth, For He alone would save the Jews And Gentiles by His worth... For worthy was the Lamb once slained, His offering of Blood, Until His final breath remained And death ordained by God... Thus Christ was given not to judge, But save the lost from sin, Because God loved us oh so much That He would not give in... Before Christ grew into a man, His ministry to start, God told the world about His plan, Some wisdom to impart... Thus demons knew who Jesus was And rallied as if one, Content to see Him on His Cross, Despite all He had done... Yet there He was, the victor still, The King of Love who bled, Upon Golgotha's vicious hill, The place where He was led... The place where He was nailed and fixed, The place where all could see, And though they watched with feelings mixed, Could say, 'He died for me...' But that took time to understand, Though Jesus lived anew, Like doubting Thomas, hand-in-hand, With Christ so that faith grew... The Good News spread at Pentecost, Three thousand souls were saved, The day God's Spirit blessed the lost, Once baptised, newly-bathed... And from then on, when Saul met Christ, Repented, born again, So that Paul's life was sacrificed To those that he could train... Paul's words have proved his faith, his love, His Jesus joy each day, For in Christ's Name, Paul looked above And often paused to pray... The centuries have come and gone, Charisma still endures, For Jesus lives to carry on, With grace that yet assures... With revelations granting peace, With miracles divine, Because God's wonders never cease, His truths to underline... That's why the Church proclaims Good News With Bibles everywhere, So that lost souls can learn and choose To say The Sinner's Prayer... The Holy Spirit welcomes those That trust in Jesus' Name, Because in Christ God's Spirit knows Eternal Life they claim... Denis Martindale, copyright, September 2013. Several of my Gospel poems have been read out on Revelation TV and I often write about the programmes and topics on this Christian TV channel thanks to the receiving of their monthly newsletters. You can hear the word of the Lord each day on Revelation TV on Sky, Freesat or Freeview HD, or the Roku set top box or Revelation TV online. You can search my poems for Revelation TV programmes and topics, using keywords like Jesus, God, Holy Spirit, Church, baptism and revelation tv or revelationtv.