It seems to me
That we’re constantly
Judging each other
On things that don’t make no matter
Like the color of our skin
Or the paper in our wallets
The job that we have
or don’t have
or used to have
We say things like, “Where do you work?
Where did you go to college?
Where do you live?”
And we like to pretend
We know something
About the person we are grillin’
But the truth is
We don’t know nothing
About the condition of that person’s heart
Don’t know what they think
How they feel
What they do under the cover of night
Don’t know what joys
Or pains
Or treachery
Lie in wait
To be discovered
(Or not)
On the evening news.
Only God knows
The true state of a man
Or WOman
Only God knows if a person is
Clean or unclean.
And God says we can all be clean
If we bathe
In the blood
Of The Lamb.
Now,
hold up
That sounds real sick
But, it’s the only way
To be made right with God.
We gotta know The Son
Believe The Son
Confess The Son
Live The Son.
We gotta be sure that we believe
That Jesus died on the cross
Not because he had to
But because he wanted to
Because God loves us
And wants to spend forever with us
If we
can only
Believe.
So,
Stop thinkin’ you know
Anything about anything
About anyone.
God is the only righteous judge
So stop hatin’
And Start prayin’
First, make sure your own relationship is right
With God
You know what they say
In the event of an emergency
Secure your oxygen mask
First…
Once you’re sure
You’re going to make it into eternity
Share the love of God
With someone else.
After all
You cain’t take that
Fly car, job, house, or jewelry
With you.
So stop sweatin’ the small stuff
And focus on what is real
On what will last
For eternity.
His Name
Is JESUS.
This poem was inspired by the following scripture in the Holy Bible:
Acts 10:1-34 (NRSV)
Peter and Cornelius
In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of the Italian Cohort, as it was called. He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God. One afternoon at about three o'clock he had a vision in which he clearly saw an angel of God coming in and saying to him, "Cornelius." He stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?" He answered, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. Now send men to Joppa for a certain Simon who is called Peter; he is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside." When the angel who spoke to him had left, he called two of his slaves and a devout soldier from the ranks of those who served him, and after telling them everything, he sent them to Joppa.
About noon the next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. He became hungry and wanted something to eat; and while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance. He saw the heaven opened and something like a large sheet coming down, being lowered to the ground by its four corners. In it were all kinds of four-footed creatures and reptiles and birds of the air. Then he heard a voice saying, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat." But Peter said, "By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is profane or unclean." The voice said to him again, a second time, "What God has made clean, you must not call profane." This happened three times, and the thing was suddenly taken up to heaven.
Now while Peter was greatly puzzled about what to make of the vision that he had seen, suddenly the men sent by Cornelius appeared. They were asking for Simon's house and were standing by the gate. They called out to ask whether Simon, who was called Peter, was staying there. While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Look, three men are searching for you. Now get up, go down, and go with them without hesitation; for I have sent them." So Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for your coming?" They answered, "Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say." So Peter invited them in and gave them lodging.
The next day he got up and went with them, and some of the believers from Joppa accompanied him. The following day they came to Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. On Peter's arrival Cornelius met him, and falling at his feet, worshiped him. But Peter made him get up, saying, "Stand up; I am only a mortal." And as he talked with him, he went in and found that many had assembled; and he said to them, "You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or to visit a Gentile; but God has shown me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean. So when I was sent for, I came without objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?"
Cornelius replied, "Four days ago at this very hour, at three o'clock, I was praying in my house when suddenly a man in dazzling clothes stood before me. He said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon, who is called Peter; he is staying in the home of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.' Therefore I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. So now all of us are here in the presence of God to listen to all that the Lord has commanded you to say."
Then Peter began to speak to them: "I truly understand that God shows no partiality…
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