Temptation And The Word
Slowly imperceptibly like ivy on a tree
The chords of sin can draw us into our iniquity
First through some small temptation we choose not to push away
And then through stronger impulse as we fail to stop and pray
For if in our temptation we will earnestly seek Him
There'll be no strength in evils that can draw us after them
But as so often is the case we fail to find our knee
And find instead our soul's entwined in gross iniquity
But God in love's provided by His grace another Way
A Way that only finds its strength when we bow down and pray
In full abandoned chastity not clinging to our will
But letting go of all we are to listen and be still
And hear His Spirit speaking words of power to our soul
Not words like ours but words of grace through faith that make us whole
Words not with verbal presence that our fleshly ears can hear
But words of deep impression that relieve our souls of fear
And give us strength and confidence His Spirit's always here
No matter what the consequence in laughter pause or tear
He's here to give us comfort and the strength we need to find
To overcome the devil who would occupy our mind
With sin and worldly issues that he knows if we receive
With greater contemplation than the Truth then we'll believe
Temptation's power is greater than the power of God in us
When we refuse to be the fool and place in God our trust
So friend as you are reading what these words in rhythm say
Believe with all your being there's for you a better Way
Than listening to the devil with his clamor and his lies
That make you weak and feeble in your faith in other's eyes
And bow in faith believing by God's grace you're not your own
You're not a puppet on a strength to face this life alone
Nor are you just a barren tree engulfed by ivy's sin
To be the fool and laughing stock of other worldly men
For you are God's creation born of faith to be like Him
A leader in His righteousness to turn the minds of them
From being like their father who through lies destroys their soul
To seeing life in Jesus Christ alone Who makes us whole
Romans 8
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