Sunday Sabbath September 4 2016  SUNDAY SABBATH POEM

 

OH TO BE MORE LIKE CHRIST

By Kathleen Martens

September 4, 2016

 

Let heaven fill your thoughts

As you gaze into the sky.

All because you are alive

Since Jesus chose to die.

 

Set your sights on rich treasures,

Slow down and do not hurry.

Do what you do, all for Christ

And don’t take time to worry.

 

Know that through Christ

Your eternal spirit lives.

Desire not what the world has,

Rather focus on what God gives.

 

For when Jesus does return

You will share in all his glories.

Leave sinful and earthly things

So you can share His erternal story.

 

Turn away from evil desires,

And choose life instead of death.

Sexual sin, impurity, and lust

Take away life’s eternal breath.

 

Do not worship what the world offers,

For idolatry it will become.

And your real life is in heaven above,

Abiding with God, and Jesus Christ His son.

 

Get rid of anger, cursing and hatred,

And no foul words speak.

Get rid of every single lie

AND GOD’S WORD DESPERATELY SEEK!

 

Live not like your “old” self

Because you have been made anew,

When you accept Christ as Lord

You see from a different view.

 

You will desire to be

More like Christ in every way.

Do everything as unto Him

On every single day.

 

Because Jesus created new life

He lives within those who believe.

When you strive to be more like Christ

He will teach as you receive.

 

Whether a person follows Christ

Is the only thing that matters.

He will keep you during your storms

So your heart is not in tatters.

 

Practice being tenderhearted and kind.

Show mercy and love to others.

Suffer quietly and patiently,

Extending love to all brothers.

 

Be gentle in spirit

And always ready to forgive.

Remember that God forgave you

So with Him, you will live.

 

And choose to have

A grateful heart

By giving thanks for everything

BEFORE each day starts.

 

Let God’s word enrich your life

And cherish the Sabbath of Sunday rest.

And never shirk the work you do,

But deem to always do your best.

 

Allow love to guide your life.

Allow God’s peace to be ever present.

Abide in Him and He abides in you.

You are the reflection of His essence.

 

The above Sabbath poem written tonight is inspired by a sermon I heard today on Colossians Chapter 3.  I have used some scriptural terminology and phrases.  In no way do I wish to misconstrue that my poem is “scripture” itself; rather that the poem was definitely influenced by what was written in the Bible’s text as well as the sermon I heard today at church spoken by Pastor Greg Pechacek.  By the way, it was a great sermon!  To hear the sermon go to:  www.citychurchonline.org 

I have included Colossians Chapter 3 below:

 

“Colossians 3: 1-17 New King James Version (NKJV)

Not Carnality but Christ

3 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. ² Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. ³ For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.⁴ When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

⁵ Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ⁶ Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, ⁷ in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.

⁸ But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. ⁹ Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, ¹⁰ and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,¹¹ where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.

Character of the New Man

¹² Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; ¹³ bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. ¹⁴ But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. ¹⁵ And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. ¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. ¹⁷ And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”