Slain in the Spirit

 

 

Slain in the Spirit

Cannot be too good

And we need to examine it,

Really, we should.

 

Take this in good spirit

Yes, and the pun is intended,

In the spirit in which it is offered

Do not be offended.

 

I checked the word slain

In the WordWeb dictionary

And it simply means dead:

No life in the body.

 

 

What an implication

For being slain in the Spirit!

Since the Holy Spirit is life-giving

Slaying won’t be his habit.

 

Two spirits you’d notice:

Capital ‘S’ and common ‘s’,

The former being the Holy Spirit

And the latter far less.

 

God’s Spirit and our spirit

Is an apt summation

To make us clear in our mind

Regarding each definition.

 

With this in mind

Let’s examine this phenomenon

That over time

Has been a problem.

 

 

The victim, falling backward,

Has to be caught and let down

So that he or she won’t be injured

As they hit the ground.

 

Catchers must be in place

And their job is to catch

So that a potential lawsuit

Doesn’t become a fact.

 

This has happened

When things went very wrong

And people got injured

When they hit the ground.

 

 

Some people fake it

While for others it is real,

But whether real or faked

Both get a failing grade.

 

If the living is slain

Then communication is dead

Unless the communicator

Is the Godhead.

 

Jesus spoke to the dead

And the dead obeyed,

A confirmed case is Lazarus

Whom Jesus raised.

 

There is a difference

Between unconscious and dead,

Unconscious is what happens

To the slain instead.

 

God requires consciousness

When He deals with us

So that being slain in the Spirit

Is unbiblical stuff.

 

 

 

“Come let us reason,”

Check Isaiah 1 verse 18,

This slain in the Spirit phenomenon

Is a whole different scene.

 

Falling forward is one thing

Falling back is another,

This slain in the Spirit thing

Is truly a bother.

 

It is not as frequent

As it was before,

Someone said it was merely a fad

And now it’s a fad no more.

 

The suggestion I imagine

Is that fads wear off,

Nothing is genuinely gained

And I guess nothing is lost.

 

Slain in the Spirit

Seems to connote the dead,

However, the Spirit is life-giving

And gives life instead.

 

Stewart Russell © April 6, 2024

 

A Rumour Is Just That

 

I heard something

From a reliable source,

That meant it was true

Based on the source of course.

We seem to think

That when such we can claim

Our piece of information 

Will veracity attain.

For as long as I can tell

There have been allegations

And you know what?

They lacked substantiation.

Such that the quick to speak

And the eager to spread

Started to broadcast

What that reliable source said.

It ended up in court

And the dependent lacking proof

Had to pay the price

For spreading an untruth.

It might have been true

The source may have been right

But your source also heard

So you lost the fight.

The only news that’s certain

Is what has been proven

And you should be an eyewitness

To what actually happened.

Hearsay information 

Turns into a lawsuit

And your reliable source

Becomes a deaf mute.

When you’re in the dock

He is nowhere to be found

An you end up

Looking like a clown.

You’re also out of pocket

By a considerable amount

And may have to incur a loan

To settle the account.

Even with the media

One has to express great care

For even they can get it wrong,

Of lawsuits they’ve had their share.

They’ve lost some too

And they’ve paid a hefty sum

For concerning the evidence

They had little or none.

So be careful with your news

A rumour is just that

And unless you can prove it

The courts will not find it a fact.

As this election campaign is fought

They’ll be quite a lot of rumour

But before you spread the news

Of its veracity be sure.

At its inevitable end

You may face the courts alone

With no reliable source

To help you chew on that bone.

Stewart Russell © May 2018