Jesus spoke of the harvest and the
labourers being few,
So that you and I would see that this
was nothing new;
Jesus knew about working he was never
one to shirk,
So he did remind us the night when comes
no man can work.
Jesus spoke this parable of a sheep,
a coin and son,
More to give us insight into the
working of the kingdom;
Of a man with a hundred sheep who
left the ninety-nine,
He never quit his searching until
that lonely sheep did find.
Of a woman with ten coins one of
which she suffered loss,
She pledged that she must find it no
matter what the cost;
Of a man who lost his son to a world
of evil and woe,
The pain the loss had caused him only
he would know.
This son took his resources and
wasted on silly living,
Soon his money ran out for he was the
only one giving;
Without money or resources he
recognized his plight,
Returning to father’s home there was
a feast that night.
Jesus spoke of heaven’s joy over
sinners that repent,
And to witness daily of his love ought
to be our intent;
Zaccheus would come to Christ by
climbing up a tree,
Salvation was worth more to him than
all his dignity.
Jesus loved the children and took
them on his knee,
Once rebuking the disciples, “Let
them come to me.”
Any one who misleads them will face
great misery,
Better to weight him down then drown
him in the sea.
Not everyone who says Lord will make
it home and dry,
Many will make their claims how the
devil they defied;
But they will hear from Christ depart
I never knew you,
They practised good religion but
Jesus they never knew.
Then there were the virgins, five wise
and five were not,
Five had adequate oil, five didn’t, a “shut
out” was their lot;
When they raised the noise the
bridegroom had arrived,
They had gone for oil and hadn’t returned
from that drive.
Liken the kingdom to a man that went
on a long journey,
Sometime before he left, talents to
his servants gave he;
Five he gave to one of them to
another he gave just two,
To the final one he did imply just
one is enough for you.
Returning from his journey he called
them to account,
One to whom he’d given five had
doubled his amount;
The one to whom he’d given two had
doubled his also,
The final servant said "You reaped
where you did not sow.
I took the talent that you gave and
buried it in the earth."
If this was a massive joke his master
showed no mirth;
"Take the unprofitable servant, throw
him out and then
Give that remaining talent to the one
that now has ten.
He who has will be given; from him
shall be taken away
Even that which he has, so shall it
be on judgment day."
Before this Jesus had warned, "Let no
man deceive you,
For when that day is come, every man
will get his due."
Not very long before all this Jesus
had left the temple,
"Tell us about the end in a way that’s
pure and simple."
With all that he had said the
disciples were confused,
But knew that it would happen just as
he would choose.
Up on the Mount of Olives surveying
the temple sight,
"When shall these things be? Do
Master, shed some light."
"Let no man deceive you, many shall
come in my name,
Nation against nation there will be
war again and again.
Earthquakes in divers places famines
and pestilence,
Such, the beginning of sorrows coming
in an instance;
Many will be offended and one another
they will betray,
And because iniquity shall abound
love will fade away.
Woe to them that be with child that
give suck in that day,
That their flight be not in winter
they had better pray;
There shall be tribulation never
known before or past,
Except those days be shortened no
flesh would even last.
False Christs will be and prophets
not that easy to detect,
And if only it were possible would
deceive the very elect;
Then will the sun be darkened, the
moon will give no light,
Then the returning Son of man will be
a glorious sight.
Watch for you really know not the
hour the Lord will come,
For back in the days of Noah they
were having lots of fun;
Faithful and wise is a servant who
for his lord does wait,
Not waiting till the lord arrives to
set all his matters straight.
The lord of that servant will come
the day he does not think,
And find him indulged in gluttony and
intoxicated with drink;
The lord will appoint him his portion
having him cut asunder,
Like all the other hypocrites his
would be a tragic blunder."
Now Jesus was in Bethany at the house
of Simon a leper,
There came a woman with ointment in a
box of alabaster;
On Jesus’ head she poured it as the
Master sat at meat,
Some felt it should be sold to buy
food for the poor to eat.
"Leave her alone," he said, "a good work
she has wrought,
Wherever the Gospel is taught all
will recall this thought."
Judas consulted with the priests;
Jesus he would betray,
For an agreed sum of money for that
was the Judas way.
The next day he came into Jerusalem
riding on a colt,
Loud hosannas rang out but later they
would revolt,
Master rebuke your disciples some
Pharisees cried out,
"If they hush," said Jesus, "then the
stones would shout."
Not long after Jesus instructed, "Go in
the city to a man,
Note he will be carrying a pitcher of
water in his hand;
Tell him the Master requires the use
of his guestroom
There to eat the Passover with my
disciples very soon."
Was there in that very room that
Jesus told of the plan
That someone had devised to betray
the Son of man;
Is it I each in turn did ask wondering
about such a wish,
Jesus said, “It’s one of you that
dips with me in the dish.”
“The Son of Man must die but let that
man be warned,
He who betrays the Son; will wish
he’d never been born."
As they eat he took the bread; that
signified his body,
"As oft as you eat," he said, "do so in
remembrance of me."
Next he blessed the cup and commanded
them to drink,
His blood that was shed for many; a
very important link;
When they had sung a hymn they went
into the Mount,
There, Peter would learn of his pending
denial account.
Jesus told them that night of him
they shall be offended,
Peter would deny him thrice even
before it was ended;
Peter with bravado spoke, “I would
die with you first.”
But all they would remember how that
night he cursed.
Stewart Russell © 2013
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