Frantic and Panic

 

Frantic and Panic

Both end with “I see”,

But the truth be told

They are as blind as blind can be.

 

Neither sees faith,

I can tell you that,

Fear is their dominant factor

And we all know that’s a fact.

 

They imply behavior

Without sight or insight

And the usual reaction

Is like a deer caught in headlights.

 

If God be for us

Who can be against us?

Paul asks in Romans 8:31

Considering the stance of the just.

 

It is oft repeated

By Christian believers

But seem to lack the evidence

When they face the devil’s bull terriers.

Frantic sets in

And Panic becomes large

And for some unknown reason

The Devil appears to be in charge.

 

If prayer is required

It must be hastily so

And the pent-up fury and fervor

Says that God does not know.

 

Get ahead of the queue

In the stretched prayer line,

God might not be able to do anything

If we don’t get there in time.

Unlike that time

When Jesus was four days late,

And his sick friend, Lazarus,

Succumbed to the flesh’s natural fate.

 

We are aware

That God is always on time

Yet, Panic and Frantic set in

And makes a turmoil of our mind.

 

Do you know these twins?

Do you know them by name?

Do you experience them

Every now-and- again?

 

It really means, my friend,

That Satan is setting you up

And I dare say to you and me

We mustn’t drink from the Devil’s cup.

 

We must go beyond reciting

“Greater is he that is in us”

And in a calm and collective way

Trust in our Lord, Christ Jesus.

 

Let faith replace initial fear

And claim the promise of God,

Drive back Frantic and Panic:

These Generals of Satan, aka King Fraud.

 

He works with deception

Of which these two are a part

But neither of them, I tell you,

Has any right in the believer’s heart.

 

Frantic and Panic

Both end with “I see”,

But this is the Devil’s deception

To trap you and me.

 

Stewart Russell © October 18, 2022