Works by a Poet and Psalmist
'WAY WITH WORDS'
3-15-2006
1 Samuel 3:19-21
With the life and ministry of the prophet Samuel
came a major shift in how God chose to deal with
His people Israel. He became the last Judge of
the nation, the man who set the stage for Kings
to come to power over the land, and the first
great prophet after Moses. He set in order a new
paradigm in how men operated as mouthpieces for
Gods voice in the earth. He laid out the pattern
for those who followed and is referred to as the
''father of prophets'.
He was called of God directly by an audible
voice while sleeping, as just a mere lad. His
first prophecy was to Eli his spiritual leader
and father. It was a hard word to speak to Eli
for young Samuel because it spoke of judgment
coming upon not only Eli but his entire family,
which took place not long after.
It was said of Samuel that he grew, that God was
with him and that God Himself, 'let none of his
words fall to the ground'. He was and still is
an example to us all. All of us need to watch
what we say, as I'm sure Samuel must have. We
must think before we speak and know that God
will hold us accountable. Jesus said every idle
(useless) word we speak we will have to give an
account of one day. Samuel is a excellent model
for everyone to follow.
+++FALLEN+++
SO MUCH TALK
LOST IN SPACE
GOSSIP, OPINIONS
SLANDER, SLIGHTS
SO MANY WASTED WORDS
WE CANNOT RETRIEVE
TALK, SO CHEAP
EMPTY WORDS
YET THEY CANNOT BE BOUGHT BACK
AT ANY PRICE
EVERY IDLE, LAZY ONE
COUNTED BY ANGELS
FOR FUTURE ACCOUNTING...
OH LORD, GOVERN MY THOUGHTS
OH SWEET SPIRIT, BEAR THAT SPECIAL FRUIT
HERE IN ME, OF SELF-CONTROL
TO THINK BEFORE SPEAKING
TO HOLD MY TONGUE
BEFORE IT'S RUN
HOLD BACK MY SPEECH
BEFORE IT'S RELEASE
AS A MAN ON A LEASH
HOLDS BACK A MONGREL DOG
THAT LITTLE BEAST
THAT WOULD BITE FIRST
AND ASK QUESTIONS LATER
DART FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC
CRUSHED BENEATH THE WHEELS
BY IMPULSE
STICKING HIS NOSE INTO DUNG
HORNET NESTS, AND OTHER POISONS
WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISAL
OH LORD, I BEG THEE
LET NONE OF MY WORDS
BE FALLEN
TO THE GROUND
TO BE PUSHED
BENEATH THE DIRT...
BELOW THE SANDS.
GENE JOHNSON (COPYRIGHT 2006)
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