Houdini Christians

 

 

Houdini Christians

Just waiting to escape,

Tired of this sinful world

With all of its hate.

 

Trapped here below

While all heaven awaits,

Can’t wait to get up there;

Today would be great!

 

It is getting worse

As it was prophesied,

It is later than we think;

None can deny.

 

Houdini Christians

Just waiting to escape,

It’s not likely to get better

At any rate.

 

Like the escape artist

Whose name was Houdini,

Christians are about heaven

Not anything earthly.

 

 

Trapped here below

While heaven awaits

But still don’t like the idea

Of becoming the late.

 

Ignoring the command

To go and evangelize,

The world at large is being left

To its inevitable demise.

 

Go to Matthew 28

And there you will find

The mandate given to Christians

For all mankind.

 

But we are escapists

Just like Houdini

Hoping the Lord will appear

And usher in eternity.

 

 

 

Houdini Christians:

A group standing alone

Just waiting for the Lord Jesus,

Obsessed with going home.

 

Our hearts are disquieted

And for Jesus we yearn,

It has been a long, long time

Since he promised to return

 

Houdini Christians

Just waiting to escape,

Tired of this sinful world

With all of its hate.

 

Stewart Russell © October 6, 2024