It Is Jesus Who Died

 

 

Why am I saying this?

You will probably ask

And my response is straight-up,

That's not a difficult task.

 

This reminder is timely

Given today’s emphasis,

We are running all over the place

And Jesus we have missed.

 

Some worship Saturday

And others worship Sunday,

Notice that the “on” is missing:

A day is our way.

 

The day is what’s critical

And don’t you ever forget

Or else you may wake up in hell-

What a terrible regret!

 

 

The Sunday law is coming

What discomfort for some!

They will lose their holy Sabbath

And be put on the run.

 

The Sunday worshippers:

They have a different fear,

Hence, they put all their eggs

In a basket of prayer.

 

Prayer obsesses them

And is their panic button

Which they will quickly depress

When something threatens.

 

They must summons God

Like 911 to the scene,

Often, they are so desperate

They actually scream.

 

Hurry up Father God!

You must do something fast,

Life is quickly ebbing away

We are not likely to last.

 

 

Often, they fill God in

As though He doesn’t know

And throw in a bargain or two

With “Your word says so”.

 

Some worship a day

Some: an obsession with prayer,

Some trust in their leader

As though he is the way.

 

But this is nothing new

As is recorded in the Bible

And the Apostle Paul addressed it

In the 1^st Corinthian epistle.

 

Some followed Apollos

And some followed Paul

Some even followed Cephas

But these were not all.

 

Some followed Christ-

Their argument was strong

But Paul in his discernment knew

Their motive was wrong.

 

 

Three questions he asked:

Was Paul crucified?

Is Christ divided?

In Paul’s name, were you baptized?

 

I changed the order

To make the second the first:

Was Paul crucified for you?

In what are you immersed?

 

Hence, the title of this poem

“It Is Jesus Who Died”,

With his blood our ransom he paid

When he was crucified.

 

It’s time to shift the focus

From a particular day,

It’s time to focus on Christ Jesus

As the one and only way.

  

Better to trust in God

Than rely on what others pray

For it is Jesus whom He sent

To open up the way.

 

Let Jesus be the centre

Of what we think and say and do

For it is Jesus who died

Not only for me but also you.

 

Stewart Russell © October 9, 2021