What’s Your Greatest Fear?

 

 

 

What is your greatest fear

If in fact you have any?

When I was much younger

I used to have many.

 

However, they are decreasing

As I get nearer my demise,

The fact I am more comfortable with death

Should come as no surprise.

 

Now into my seventh decade,

I don’t have as long to live

And to be quite frank, I must admit,

I don’t have as much to give.

 

Death used to scare me quite a bit,

It was my greatest fear,

However, it no longer is,

As a matter of fact, not even near.

 

Dying is now up there

In fact, it’s in the top three,

Losing my sight does make me shiver-

Yes, not being able to see.

 

 

Alzheimer’s is on the increase,

For me that’s another fear,

To be alive and not even know you are

To me is a humongous scare.

 

What’s your greatest fear, I ask,

What do you fear the most?

Or, are you the super fearless one

And make such your daily boast?

 

I used to fear being left behind

When the Lord from heaven return

But this no longer is a fear for me

For in Christ I am standing firm.

 

Hell holds no terror for me

Because no child of God will go there,

The Bible is clear on those who will

And as his child I need not fear.

 

 

 

There is something that you fear,

It’s the case with everyone,

Maybe it’s where you will spend eternity

For one day you’ll be gone.

 

Death is an end of sorts

But it is not the final end,

There is a death one ought to fear-

It’s the second death, my friend.

 

Two births and one death

Is what the Bible recommends

And not one birth and two deaths

As is the sinner’s trend.

 

You must be born again

To avoid the second death,

This should be your greatest fear

All you that speak in jest.

 

For hell is no fairy tale

Or horror movie as seen on TV,

It is a real place the Bible tells

Of torment and misery.

 

Heaven is real and hell is too,

Of them both, Jesus spoke,

Depart here without being born again

And of heaven there is no hope. 

 

If you know not the Saviour

Hell should be your greatest fear

And there is no other opportunity

After you depart here.

 

 

 

What is your greatest fear?

I ask this final time,

For after the white throne judgment

Hell is next in line.

 

Revelation 20:15

And whoever was not found

Written In the book of life

Was cast into the lake of fire.

 

Stewart Russell © March 20, 2023

The Most Important Book

 

 

If I were to ask you

What’s the most important book,

Your answer would depend

On your personal outlook.

 

But the most important book

Is not a book at all,

For though referred to as a book,

It is really a record.

 

Maybe I have lost you

On account of not making sense

But I assure you it’s not foolishness

And I mean no offense.

 

Highest on most people’s list

May be the Holy Bible

And I would be inclined to agree

The Bible is not trivial.

 

It is of colossal importance

And should never be ignored

But there’s one of greater importance

Even when life here is o’er.

 

 

The Bible speaks of it

In the book of Revelation

And in this book alone you will find it

On seven occasions.

 

One other place you’ll find

This most important book,

You can go to Philippians chapter 4

And there have a look.

 

I know you’d want me to give

Not only the chapter but the verse

So, let me point you to verse 3

To satisfy your thirst.

 

With that you can check out

The instances in Revelation

Bearing in mind, as I said previously,

There are seven occasions.

 

A daily report is being made

By the God that knows it all,

Don’t expect a book of gigantic size

But an invisible mental record.

 

Of every deed done in the body

Whether it be bad or good

And while none can achieve this task,

God most certainly could. 

 

 

He does not need a computer

Or a gigantic notepad

But He remembers every single deed

Whether it be good or bad.

 

And the books were opened

And then another book

And the dead were judged of those things

That were written in the books.

 

And whoever was not found

Written in the Lamb’s book of life

Was cast in to the fiery lake

Of torment and strife.

 

That Lamb’s book of life

Is the most important book,

For all who’ve ignored it, I adjure you

To take another look.

 

 

Is your name written there?

Inquires a wonderful hymn,

Only the names of the born again

Are entered therein.

 

Stewart Russell © June 3, 2025