Not Even Me

 

 

Having said yes to God

He will in no way accept no,

I am dogmatic about this

Because the Bible says so.

 

Born into God’s kingdom

Speaks to permanence,

I became His precious child

Via genuine repentance.

 

According to Romans 8

Verses 35 to 39 to be exact,

I have that assurance

And God’s truth is fact.

 

Being born again

Is the premise I choose,

My child of the Father status

I can never lose.

 

Once a child of God

I am always a child of God

Hence, I will not be deceived

Or let Satan defraud.

 

From my natural birth

I was my father’s son

But now I am born again

New life has come.

 

To all that believe

God grants us the power

To be His sons and daughters

From that very hour.

 

Since I cannot change

My earthly circumstance

Neither do I have the power

To alter what God has advanced.

 

What he has put in place

Is His sovereign will

And I know like you do

What he promises He fulfils.

 

I’ve heard the argument

That I can separate me,

Read Romans chapter 8

And that you won’t see.

 

It explicitly says nothing

And later implies no one,

Please read from verse 38

And please read on.

 

 

This is the word of God

I am sure you agree

So read verse 39

And tell me what you see.

 

“Nor any other creature”

Can separate us

From the Love of God

Which is in Christ Jesus.

 

Put my name right there

I hope you can see,

“Nor any other creature”

Can separate me.

 

From the love of God

Nothing or no one

Can separate me from God

Ever since I was reborn.

 

For having said yes to God

I was born again

Hence being a cast off

Will never be my pain.

 

Stewart Russell © July 2020

 

Nothing

 

 

 

Sometimes our scholarship

Goes right to our head,

And we replace the explicit word

For what we think instead...

 

And give scholastic interpretations

Where none was required

To render a meaning

That our religious sect desires.

 

Simple words like “all”

Will throw us down

And drive us to Greek and Hebrew

As we try dancing around.

 

Maybe another time

We will have a look at “all”

But it is the word “nothing”

With which I am enthralled.

 

Once we couldn’t use a word

To explain the meaning of the word,

That by any teacher

Would be considered absurd.

The dictionary defines nothing

As “nothing at all”

Maybe such dictionaries

Need to be recalled.

 

I have a different view

From what some would advance,

A universal understanding

Needs not be enhanced.

 

Nothing means “nothing”!

That is what “nothing” means,

There is nothing more to “nothing”

And nothing more to be gleaned.

 

Who shall separate us

From the love of God?

What type of question is herein asked

If you said rhetorical, you I applaud.

Eight questions are asked

In a single verse

And the obvious answer is “nothing”.

No apology for being terse.

 

 The opening question is who

But all of the others imply what,

Go now to Romans 8 verse 35

And find the exact spot.

 

Sometimes the word “nothing”

Can be difficult to understand

So the writer goes on

With a clearly thought out plan.

 

Two more verses are used

Read verses 38 and 39

And “nothing” is the answer

That comes back every time.

 

In this Paul was persuaded

That the answer was “nothing”

But it is too good to be true

So we can’t stop digging.

Okay nothing Is understood

But what about no one?

And to this I would like to say

Come on, be gone!

 

But as a good teacher

Paul would never do that

So he enlightens one and all

With yet another fact.

 

Nor any other creature

Is his answer to this,

That should cover everyone

Unless there is something I missed.

 

But some are still desperate

And in one last attempt

Will suggest the person himself,

That’s the “who” they present.

 

Paul’s response to that

Is “nor any other creature” again

So be happy in Jesus

And avoid this stress and strain.

 

Nothing means nothing

Please understand

That God is more than able

To accomplish His plan.

 

Stewart Russell © October 2019

 

Not Even Me

Having said yes to God

He will in no way accept no,

I am dogmatic about this

Because the Bible says so.

Born into God’s kingdom

Speaks to permanence,

I became His precious child

Via genuine repentance.

According to Romans 8

Verses 35 to 39 to be exact,

I have that assurance

And God’s truth is fact.

Being born again

Is the premise I choose,

My child of the Father status

I can never lose.

Once a child of God

I am always a child of God

Hence, I will not be deceived

Or let Satan defraud.

From my natural birth

I was my father’s son

But now I am born again

New life has come.

To all that believe

God grants us the power

To be His sons and daughters

From that very hour.

Since I cannot not change

My earthly circumstance

Neither do I have the power

To alter what God has advanced.

  

What he has put in place

Is His sovereign will

And I know like you do

What he promises he fulfils.

I’ve heard the argument

That I can separate me,

Read Romans chapter 8

And that you won’t see.

It explicitly says nothing

And later implies no one,

Please read from verse 38

And please read on.

This is the word of God

I am sure you agree

So read verse 39

And tell me what you see.

“Nor any other creature”

Can separate us

From the Love of God

Which is in Christ Jesus.

Put my name right there

I hope you can see,

“Nor any other creature”

Can separate me.

From the love of God

Nothing or no one

Can separate me from God

Ever since I was reborn.

For having said yes to God

I was born again

Hence, being a cast off

Will never be my pain.

Stewart Russell © July 2020