No, They Didn't Know! Poem by Denis Martindale

Lord Jesus, no, they didn't know... they sent You to the Cross!
So You were scourged and made to go... and You obeyed because
There was God's sign to You before... an angel strengthened You...
That must have filled Your soul with awe... so that Your courage grew...

There were no other angels sent... no army to protect...
You stood alone, without one friend... not one You could select...
Disciples scattered far and wide... and so Your back was scarred...
Then Calvary... then crucified... and that broke Mary's heart...

Though John stood near, consoling her... what more could there be done?
Who knew what God would let occur? Would Mary lose her son?
Yet Jesus prayed, 'Father, forgive! They know not what they do! '
But must Christ die? No more to live? Yet Jesus saw it through...

By faith, Christ died, in God to trust... One promise still in mind...
That God would raise Him from the dust... to leave death far behind...
That didn't change the agony... that Jesus Christ endured...
Dear Jesus, no, they couldn't see... my Saviour and my Lord...


Denis Martindale, October 2018.


The Gospel poem was shared on Revelation TV's
R-Mornings on Friday, the 5th of October 2018,
after the Gospel song Every Praise Is To Our God!


GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU BLESS GOD!
DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR HIM...


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