Poem for Turning from Idols to the Living God

I repent

I repent of

Other gods before my God

Our God is a jealous God

He will not share His glory with another

As a youth I marveled in comic book heroes

Even Thor, a Greek god, was one of my heroes

Why did I marvel in them

I wanted powers like theirs

To be the center of attention

Not so much to be spent

Rescuing people

Oh, the heart is exceedingly deceitful

Who can know it?

There is no one like Jesus

He IS the Son of God

He IS the Savior of the world

By Him all things exist

He holds all things together

By Him all things exist

Though being in very essence God

He did not count Godhood

Something to be grasped

He became a servant

A servant to the point of death

And His death happened on a cross

He had no earthly bride

A soldier pierced His side

After a three day sleep

There was new creation

As God put the first Adam to sleep

And made from his rib a bride

After the second Adam’s side

Was pierced

After He rested

A bride came forth

She is the Church

His new creation

The true hero

Found a damsel

Not through self-exaltation

But through humiliation

He gave His life for her

He bled and died

But rose from the dead

So that she too

His bride

Could live forever

God has His own script

A story for humankind

It is not a script for one

One of the human race

To be super or above

All others

But that through God’s Son

Jesus Christ

All could experience new life

All could be transformed

All could live forever

All could overcome evil

This is why

I

This is why

No one

Should give

God’s glory

To another

Jesus Christ alone

Is Lord

He is the King of kings

He is the Lord of lords

Every knee shall bow

Every tongue confess

HIS Name

Don’t give to humankind

What belongs to God

To God be the glory

To Him be the honor

Praise His Name

Serve the Lord with gladness

Make His ways known

In all the earth

Go preach the Gospel

To every creature

Let them know

That Jesus Christ

Is Lord of all

I repent

I repent of

Wanting anything else

But to be with Christ

To be one member

Of His body

The Church

And with her

And in her

Bring Jesus Christ

Honor all my days

Lord, please forgive me

Of my sin

Please cleanse me

Purify me within

Make me worthy Lord

To proclaim YOUR name

May I decrease

May YOU increase

May I be Your vessel

Through whom others

Receive YOU

I bow my knee

I confess with my tongue

That YOU alone are Lord

Forever and ever

World without end

Amen

Jesus Christ is Lord