Not Imaginary It’s Real

 

The fight is on and the battle strong

One side or another, to one you belong

No sitting on the fence until you decide

You are God’s or Satan’s with one you abide

 

He that believes not is already condemned

This vital fact one needs to comprehend

Trust in God or on the devil depend

Be straight, be clean, don’t you dare pretend

 

There is no middle road I must repeat

Just a broad highway and the narrow street

Few there be that walk that narrow road

But on the broad many make hell their goal

 

Nothing political about the choice we make

It is not choose one party the other forsake

It is a choice between heaven and a fiery lake

Not a five-year duration but an eternal stake

 

 

It’s a choice to be made during this sojourn

For having exited this life there is no return

To change one’s mind concerning eternity

Right here is where we determine our destiny

 

I feel constrained to write poems of this type

Believe me this is not some emotional hype

A lot is at stake as we view a sinner’s plight

At this time when darkness passes for light

 

Fewer absolutes as the lines become blurred

And less store being placed in God’s Holy Word

More support for the evolutionists’ worldview

And more lies displacing that which is true

 

Be assured that God is not asleep; He sees all

Neither is His ear deaf to those who call

Evil may appear to triumph for a while

But God will expose all of Satan’s guile

 

What’s hidden in the cellar will come to light

God’s view is not hampered by day or night

He knows the human heart and every thought

He sees what we seek even before it is sought

 

All is made plain before God’s very eyes

Nothing reaches Him as a shock or surprise

It matters not how the devil plans his disguise

God is the Almighty One; He’s the God only wise

 

Some declare that many roads lead to Him

Perhaps citing this to cover up their sin

Regarding agendas that are personal to them

They deem their lifestyle as being no problem

 

But they are so wrong as the Bible explains

Neither here nor over there will be their gain

Thus, this poem’s title: Not Imaginary, It’s Real

God planned His course and He never fails.

 

Stewart Russell © June 23, 2022

 

Heaven and Hell

Whether we like it or not

Whether we agree or disagree,

Heaven and hell is a fact

Regarding our destiny.

The Bible makes it clear

That God created both,

Most people relish heaven

But hell everybody loathes.

Some say there is no hell

Others say hell is right here.

Then there are still others

Who neither opinion share.

Hell is a frame of mind

That’s what some opine,

Heaven is what you make it

Given the daily grind.

I would rather believe in hell

And discover there is none

Than believe to the contrary

And find out there is one.

Jesus describes hell as a place

Where the worm does not die,

He says the fire is not quenched

On his word we can rely.

Hell is an eternal destiny

Prepared for Satan and his angels

But those who reject the Lord Jesus

Will also burn like rubble.

That’s horrid I hear you say

And indeed it is so

But heaven is the alternative

And now I know you know.

Jesus talked about heaven too

In fact that’s where he resides,

Except one is converted

Entry to heaven will be denied.

There’re those who would prefer

That there’d be heaven and no hell

But hell became a reality

When Satan from heaven fell.

If Jesus be your Saviour

Then hell you need not fear,

Heaven is your destiny

And Jesus will get you there.

But if Satan is your guide

And Jesus you have rejected

You had better changed that view

Or hell is what can be expected.

Stewart Russell © March 2018

Just A Dash

 

It’s 11:58 on June 19^th

Now it’s June 20^th

Time is fleeting

Like a rocket it’s speeding

A moment in time

A moment is just that

Almost split decision making

That is a fact

What we do in that moment

Determines a lot

It will some day determine

Our eternal spot

Not to be treated lightly

We must understand

There’s an after life judgment

That is God’s plan

Life is a dash

We will all make a splash

But we must be careful

Not to be rash

Little time to correct

Errors we make

All the more reason

That care we should take

Life is a dash

Let me say that again

Though it mostly feels long

When there is pain

However it’s a critical dash

That shapes eternity

For what is done therein

Determines our destiny

A decision for Christ

Means a decision for heaven

Hell is the reward

For those not forgiven

Sound harsh I know

Coming from a loving God

But don’t be deceived

By Satan the Fraud

He is the cause

But he won’t tell you that

He’ll cheat you blindly

Then turn his back

“Oh you have time!”

He’ll make you believe

Then have a celebration

Each time you’re deceived

Knowing full well

That the dash is short

A decision for Christ

He’ll cause you to abort

Make your dash count

Make it count for Christ

His earthly dash

For you he sacrificed

Just thirty-three years

For you and for me

For me that dash

Has shaped my eternity

Your eternity depends

On your response to that dash

Choose Christ I implore

Do not be rash

Just a dash, I agree

But a significant one indeed

Let it matter to you

Choose Christ I plead

Let me press on you mind

Re: your dash in time

It will eternally haunt you

If Christ you decline

Stewart Russell © June 2018