The Gift Of Eternal Life! Poem by Denis Martindale

When God made Man from common dust
And breathed life into him,
There came a sense of love and trust,
Like with the seraphim
Who worship God with constant bliss,
Before the Father's Throne,
Yet Adam felt apart from this
And stood on Earth alone…

The story wasn't over yet
For God gave him a mate,
So Adam was so pleased to get
A friend to celebrate…
Yet time went on and sin crept in,
Such that all creatures die,
So how on Earth is Man to win
Unless God answers, ‘Why? '

From one great promise Christ was sent
According to God's plan,
A royal pardon to present
Through Christ, the Son of Man…
And though despised, betrayed and killed,
God's promise stayed restored,
Eternal life could be instilled
Through Jesus Christ the Lord…

This is the Gospel Christians share
With lost souls on the Earth,
To prove through Christ, our sins to bear,
Not one of us has worth…
Apart from grace, hellfire waits…
Apart from God, we die…
And yet, through Christ, faith now creates
Eternal life to try…

That's why so many have believed,
That's why their lives are blessed,
It's by God's grace that they received
The very very best…
Why choose just one life's joys and pains,
When Heaven's joys exist?
This life has only short-lived gains,
Yet Heaven's joys persist!

Good News remains on offer still,
As long as each can breathe,
Until according to God's will
Each from this life must leave…
That's why Lord Jesus says, ‘Choose well! '
Which future and which place?
Will it be Heaven's joys or hell?
My choice? Amazing grace!


Denis Martindale June 2016.



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