Take Warning!

A few of them would stop

But then they would pass me by,

Later I would hear the commotion

Then all I could do was sigh.

Some would stop to inquire

I would take time to explain

But on they would go in a hurry,

That would bring me angst and pain,

Some would stop for a while

As though trying to make up their mind

Then they would go right past me

Easing through behind.

I tried as much as I could

To give them a better warning

But the darkness all around

Made it more alarming.

Some were coming at great speed

And didn’t see me till too late,

Before I could give adequate warning

They’d passed on to their inevitable fate.

I thought I should block that road

But nothing there could find

Along that darkened roadside

To give sight to the erring blind.

My task was not an easy one,

There were others there before me

But I was the last one to take over,

It was my time to make the plea.

They had completed their time you see,

Now this shift was up to me,

To do as they did I also must

Be that roadblock for all to see.

The risk you could well imagine

To my wellbeing, to life and limb

But I must warn them of the disaster

That awaited each of them.

A few of them did stop,

They reversed and turned around,

This brought a fleeting smile to my face

And for a moment replaced the frown.

But the majority just ignored me

Trying to knock me out of the way,

They were bent on their agenda

 And didn’t want to hear what I had to say.

Like them I too was on that journey

I was one that stopped a while,

Then, I was very much undecided

For this was cramping my style.

One voice urged me to go on

Another said give a listening ear,

Well, I finally heeded the latter

And punched in my reverse gear.

Now as one had done for me

I was here to do for another

On this dark and lonely roadside

To warn of the impending danger.

Maybe you are wondering

On which road this had taken place

And why so many had refused

To heed the warning with haste.

But I assure you right now

This road may be one near you,

You may be speeding right for it

Its peril hidden from your view.

If perchance you see someone like me

Give to him a listening ear,

Don’t just bore right by him

Feeling you have the all clear.

Jesus allows U-Turns

But time is running out

Before from heaven he descends

With the trump and that resounding shout.

Then there will be no time

To beat a hasty retreat,

The Supreme Judge of all the earth

Is the one whom you will then meet.

Heed the warning now, I urge,

Heed the admonition I repeat,

Take Jesus on board your life today

And a smiling Saviour you will greet.

Stewart Russell © October 2017