The Ending Matters

 

 

He was not the second king

And he was not the third

Can you guess which one?

Check it out in God’s word

 

He came from a tribe

A case of the last being first

And without much experience

Into kingship was immersed

 

He was up above all

As king he was quite tall

He was chasing after animals

When he first received the call

 

He was the people’s choice

Well, more or less

Since they rejected the King

That was their best

 

He started out well

But like many his end was not

He was finally dethroned

But he suffered a lot

 

 

He rejected God

And sought his successor’s life

After giving his daughter

To this champion to wife

 

He became very jealous

Of the younger prospect

That received more praise than he

And much greater respect

 

He disregarded the prophet

And offered the sacrifice

And as a consequence

He paid a hefty price

 

God rejected him

It was the final straw

He would finally seek advice

From a witch at Endor

  

Quite a dismal story

I am sure you would agree

Name the king inferred

If you are not too blind to see

 

He fell on his own sword

After his amour-bearer refused

But an Amalekite took the claim

And his life too did lose

 

 

This king erred exceedingly

He had played the fool

This was his very sentiment

Even while he ruled

 

At which verse did you guess?

The first was meant to mislead

But if you guessed it by verse 3

Then you are up to speed.

 

Stewart Russell © May 2019

 

Envy and Jealousy

Envy and Jealousy

Are very delusional friends,

They always moved together

With a single aim to offend.

Though they never get along

They can never stay apart

And often they find a lodging

In some unfortunate heart.

What turmoil they create

As they argue and fight all day

And even during the night

They continue in the same way.

They like the same very things

And hate to see someone succeed

And nothing makes them happier

Than to cause a heart to bleed

They are like an infestation

Or a cancer if you please,

If they are not exterminated

Your heart will become diseased.

They creep in unawares,

They are known for their stealth

And in no time at all

They destroy a person’s health.

Yet they are allowed to squat,

They are fed each and every day

And for the service we render them

Heartbreak is how they pay.

Though they live together

They hate one another’s guts

And the misery they cause within us

Only gets us into a rut.

Even when one tires of them

They are difficulty to evict,

They are obstinately resistant

And do not know how to quit.

  

If they are your tenants

And you can’t get them remove

Try Heart Specialist Christ Jesus

There’s no better one to choose.

He’ll saturate you with his love,

Envy and jealousy will vacate

And rather than envy another’s success

With that one you will celebrate.

Envy and jealousy

Are opposed to one’s happiness,

And once they find a willing heart

They will never let it rest.

Stewart Russell © January 2019

“Give Up De Ting”

Give up de ting call hatred

That we have for one another

Give up de ting call vengeance

With brother fighting brother

Whether of the B’s or the D’s

We are one and one means unity

Give up de ting call jealousy

For we are one big family

What touches you touches me

So give up de ting!

Harvey and Irma didn’t care

So they had their destructive fling

Give up de ting I am pleading

I mean all this disruptive fighting

Give up de ting I repeat

And let us all be about uniting

For at the end of the day or before

We all will feel the pain

So give up de ting my brother

All this infighting is a “no brain”

Give up de ting that’s breaking us

The guns, the cutlasses and the knives

Give up the spite and the blame game

And as a people let us thrive

It is no use all this destruction

Since none of us can win this fight

So give up de ting, this foolishness

And let’s come together and unite

Across all of our churches too

We really need to give up de ting

Churches fighting to maintain turf

Even though of salvation they sing

Sending mixed signals to the unsaved

As confusing as they can become

Give up de ting about competition

And preach about God’s coming kingdom

 
  

Give up de ting, yeah, the sin

That’s at the heart of every crime

Without Christ there is no turn around

Not now, not in the future or anytime

You will most likely call this simplistic

It’s downright foolishness you will say

But give up de ting that’s holding you

And let the Saviour have his way

The heart of our trouble is the heart

What we need to give up is inside

So give up de ting, the heart I mean

And let Jesus come in to abide

I know it doesn’t sound intellectual

That to give up de ting could mean this

But sincerely give your heart to Jesus

And in God’s service enlist

The guns would become extinct

And this violence would go away

No need for all this consultation

Just give up de ting and God obey

So give up de ting; let’s praise the Lord

Give up de ting; let’s mind His word

Give up de ting: the selfish heart

And soon you’ll see this is not absurd.

Stewart Russell © September 2017