J.M.J.
THE GIFT OF GOD’S GRACE
YOU DWELL ON INVESTMENTS AND A RETIREMENT PLAN,
BUT WILL THESE PROVIDE MORE THAN MY SON FOR YOU CAN?
TO UPGRADE YOUR PORTFOLIO YOU CONSTANTLY LUST;
IS IT IN YOUR BROKER OR IN GOD YOU MORE TRUST?
YOU CAN GAIN FAME AND FORTUNE WHEN YOU SPECULATE,
BUT IF YOU LOSE ALL GOD’S GRACES, YOUR WEALTH WILL DISSIPATE.
GOD’S TREASURES ARE NOT IN THE HAND THAT YOU HOLD,
BUT WHAT IS IN THE HEART THAT CANNOT BE BOUGHT OR SOLD.
WHEN YOU FACE GOD THE FATHER ON YOUR JUDGMENT DAY,
WILL YOUR WEALTH BE ENOUGH FOR GOD’S GRACE TO PAY?
WILL YOU ASK GOD THE FATHER HOW MUCH WILL IT COST
TO ENTER HIS KINGDOM IF HIS GRACES YOU LOST?
TO ENTER GOD’S KINGDOM YOU CANNOT PREPARE
BY INVESTING IN SOMETHING THAT WILL SOON NOT BE THERE.
ALL YOUR WORLDLY POSSESSIONS CANNOT EVER REPLACE
WHAT TO YOU GOD NOW OFFERS THRU THE GIFTS OF HIS GRACE.
“THY WILL BE DONE”
3-20-1999