Metaphorically Speaking

 

A friend inspired this-

We’ll just call him Winfield

And if you must know a bit more

Pastor would be ideal.

 

He sends devotions daily-

They are simple but profound

And his dependence on the Word

Shows he’s on solid ground.

 

In this one he cited metaphors

Descriptive of the Word

Showing its reliability and ability

To function as God’s Sword.

 

 

James 1:23-25

 

God’s Word is a reliable mirror

Into which a man may look,

Such a man is blessed in all his deeds

If he walks in the way of the Book.

 

1 Peter 1:23

 

God’s Word is a thriving seed

That when sown in the human heart

Brings forth fruit in due season

That will never ever depart.

 

Ephesians 5:25-27

 

God’s word is the purest water

That cleanses and refreshes

And amidst the heat of our daily grind

Our thirst it abundantly quenches.

 

Psalm 119:105

 

A lamp to our feet and light to our path

That unerringly points the way,

More reliable than the mid-day sun

That shines each and every day.

Ephesians 6:17

 

God’s Word pierces and divides

Just like a two-edged sword

And nothing can discern a man’s thoughts

Like God’ sword, His Holy Word.

 

Job 23:12

 

It’s more than one’s necessary food

According to Job’s confession

It strengthens and develops all those

That value its instruction.

 

 

1 Peter 2:2; Hebrews 5:12-14

 

It is milk for the spiritual babes

As well as meat for the more mature

And once one feeds on the Holy Word

Spiritual growth is assured.

 

John 6:51

 

The bread that came from heaven

Even the Lord, Jesus Christ

That gave himself for you and me

And declares, “I am the bread of life.”

 

Luke 24:32

 

God’s Word is an internal fire

With the power to judge and purify,

Removing all impurities from each heart

That the Holy Spirit occupies.

 

 

A mirror and seed; water and fire

And a discerning two-edged sword,

More important than our necessary food

Is God’s everlasting Word.

 

Bread of heaven and bread of life

On which we spiritually thrive,

The lamp that lights our spiritual path

And the light that daily guides.

 

These are but a few of the metaphors

That define God’s infallible Word,

If you are yet to come in line with it

I deem that as being absurd.

 

Such was I before I was convinced

Of the truths contained therein,

But praise to God who showed the way

And deliver me from my sin.

 

And now His Word is my very life

For without it I am nothing,

And that, in fact, is my crowning metaphor

Thanks to my Lord and King.

 

 

Is God’s Word your compass

In these rough and unchartered waters?

If not, there is much you will lose

In the now and the hereafter.

 

Stewart Russell © November 18, 2020