Umbilical and Unbiblical

 

 

Umbilical and Unbiblical:

Do not mix up these two,

They may have something in common

But they are different I assure you.

 

Take the first, for example,

That speaks to a connection,

The link between a mother and child

At the point of its ejection.

 

Ejection from the womb

And into this world of woe,

The eventual severing of this naval string

And much more we know.

 

Two terms come to mind:

Umbilical cord and naval string-

Reminds me of Mighty Gabby’s “Emmerton”,

A folk song we love to sing.

 

 

What close relationship

Like that of mother and child!

That umbilical cord, though severed,

Nourishment is not denied.

 

Not as close, I dare say,

As our Shepherd and his sheep,

That’s the relationship Jesus bolsters

As His little lambs he keeps.

 

By a spiritual umbilical cord

Referred to as the Holy Spirit

Who, through his infallible Holy Word,

Makes his adherents fit.

 

 

His sheep adhere to his Word

In spite of their adversary,

Whose cunning and unbiblical trends

Attempt to prise them free.

 

Beware of unbiblical trends

That lure the unsuspecting sheep,

That so often appear like nourishment

But is contaminated meat.

 

Both speak to disconnection:

Umbilical and unbiblical,

The former is absolutely necessary

The latter is detrimental.

 

 

Reggie McNeal

 

As a new born babe develops

So too must the born-again,

The umbilical cord must be severed

But from the unbiblical refrain!

 

Stewart Russell © January 11, 2024