Let him that read
this understand, O Lord ( Matt. 24:15)
Open his eyes
that he may run
that he may speak truth
to your sheep
to save them that believe, O God
Give him understanding
and a spirit to draw
ever closer to you
before the midnight hour comes
when no man can seek you
in that final and dark hour.
O God, tell him to keep on
reading,
tell him to seek you
from evening to evening,
tell him that you will be waiting
and with all he gets, Lord,
give him understanding ( Prov.4:7).
Shalam,
Zarach
Monday, November 28, 2016
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Why
Why?
Why doesn't it work?
Why doesn't it move?
Why doesn't it respond?
"Everything I do
seems to break apart"
said the old Israelite.
" Maybe this movement is
better than that movement,
or perhaps this leader will do.
Now, we will have truth and
what we've been looking for."
But only disillusionment
was the outcome.
Why?
Why? said the old Israelite.
"I've seen all this before,
why can't we unlock this door?"
" Is not my righteousness sufficient?"
And God answered,
" For this thing I besought the Lord thrice,
that it might depart from me.
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee:
for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of
Christ may rest upon me (2Cor. 12:8,9)."
Shalam,
Zarach
Why doesn't it work?
Why doesn't it move?
Why doesn't it respond?
"Everything I do
seems to break apart"
said the old Israelite.
" Maybe this movement is
better than that movement,
or perhaps this leader will do.
Now, we will have truth and
what we've been looking for."
But only disillusionment
was the outcome.
Why?
Why? said the old Israelite.
"I've seen all this before,
why can't we unlock this door?"
" Is not my righteousness sufficient?"
And God answered,
" For this thing I besought the Lord thrice,
that it might depart from me.
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee:
for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of
Christ may rest upon me (2Cor. 12:8,9)."
Shalam,
Zarach
Madness
I read the poem
of a mad man
He cursed God and Christ,
Joseph and Mary
He cursed life and people
He cursed himself
being simple
Raging against the machine
Only if he would have stopped
and listened
then clarity would have come
things would have made sense
He would have realized
that all things are done by God, whether good or bad
to the intent that man
may know that he is not god,
but mere ashes and dust
He would have come to the knowledge
that liberty
is first a state of mind,
then a reality
at the last judgment
Shalam,
Zarach
of a mad man
He cursed God and Christ,
Joseph and Mary
He cursed life and people
He cursed himself
being simple
Raging against the machine
Only if he would have stopped
and listened
then clarity would have come
things would have made sense
He would have realized
that all things are done by God, whether good or bad
to the intent that man
may know that he is not god,
but mere ashes and dust
He would have come to the knowledge
that liberty
is first a state of mind,
then a reality
at the last judgment
Shalam,
Zarach
Curse
You tried to play the rescuer,
Yet, you needed to be rescued.
You tried to be the leader,
But you will never try that again.
wallow in the mire
from which you can't
get out;
like a boot to the belly
you're shocked back to reality.
Curse shall thou be in the city ( Deut. 28:16,17,19)
Curse shall be thy basket and thy store
Curse shall you be when you come in,
and Curse shall you be when you go out-
when the lights are put out.
All this
because you refused to worship
the only true God ( Deut. 28:15)
there ever was:
The God of heaven and earth,
and you chose wood, stone, animals,
the moon, the stars, and the sun,
along with a red skinned Edomite
imposter, claiming to be Christ (Job 9:24, Matt. 24:24).
Shalam,
Zarach
Yet, you needed to be rescued.
You tried to be the leader,
But you will never try that again.
wallow in the mire
from which you can't
get out;
like a boot to the belly
you're shocked back to reality.
Curse shall thou be in the city ( Deut. 28:16,17,19)
Curse shall be thy basket and thy store
Curse shall you be when you come in,
and Curse shall you be when you go out-
when the lights are put out.
All this
because you refused to worship
the only true God ( Deut. 28:15)
there ever was:
The God of heaven and earth,
and you chose wood, stone, animals,
the moon, the stars, and the sun,
along with a red skinned Edomite
imposter, claiming to be Christ (Job 9:24, Matt. 24:24).
Shalam,
Zarach
Sunday, November 13, 2016
At The Edge
I was standing
at the edge of the ocean
miles of blue
what's beyond the horizon?
I know what's behind me-
pain, tears, confusion, and torment
from the very first time
we stepped on these American shores
Now I'm Hoping for something Better
Isaiah 61:3
Shalam,
Zarach
at the edge of the ocean
miles of blue
what's beyond the horizon?
I know what's behind me-
pain, tears, confusion, and torment
from the very first time
we stepped on these American shores
Now I'm Hoping for something Better
Isaiah 61:3
Shalam,
Zarach
Lost
I stayed up all night
searching for you
I looked in the books
I searched the pages of
Bennett, Dubois, Cone,
Garvey, Means, King,
Douglas, X, Josephus, and Philo
But I couldn't find you there
I continued hoping to meet you
like I did when I was young
Everything you said then
was new- it moved me
my mind grew
and I wanted to do
what you said
" go into all the world and make disciples.. Matt. 28:19,20"
" Comfort my people! Speak comfortably to Jerusalem... Is. 40:1,2"
Then I lost my way along the path
Now I search for meaning
But little did I realize
that Truth and true meaning
was right here
with me all along
For you had written
your words on my heart and in my soul ( Deut. 30:11,12,13,14)
You are always with me...(Matt.28:20, John 14:18)
Shalam,
Zarach
searching for you
I looked in the books
I searched the pages of
Bennett, Dubois, Cone,
Garvey, Means, King,
Douglas, X, Josephus, and Philo
But I couldn't find you there
I continued hoping to meet you
like I did when I was young
Everything you said then
was new- it moved me
my mind grew
and I wanted to do
what you said
" go into all the world and make disciples.. Matt. 28:19,20"
" Comfort my people! Speak comfortably to Jerusalem... Is. 40:1,2"
Then I lost my way along the path
Now I search for meaning
But little did I realize
that Truth and true meaning
was right here
with me all along
For you had written
your words on my heart and in my soul ( Deut. 30:11,12,13,14)
You are always with me...(Matt.28:20, John 14:18)
Shalam,
Zarach
Time
Where did the time go
so young, so long ago
Has it been that long?
I just saw you yesterday, old friend
what happen to those dreams,
that spark of life,
that hope for tomorrow,
that energy we once had
for the future?
The yearning for Redemption
Freedom from broken homes,
Gunshots, abandoned buildings,
Mass incarceration, Church burnings,
and school closings.
Christmas smiles and Christmas greetings
in the Ghetto?
Our adversaries pursuing and accusing- Relentlessly
like a twisted plot from Shakespeare's Othello
Driving us to poverty and despair
We are robbed and spoiled
and none say restore (Is. 42:22)
Yet, the Lord, He alone
reached out his hand and strengthened us
God came near and said,
" Be thou healed"
"Now go and show the world
what I have done for you"
We are His witnesses
A testimony that God is Real
Shalam,
Zarach
so young, so long ago
Has it been that long?
I just saw you yesterday, old friend
what happen to those dreams,
that spark of life,
that hope for tomorrow,
that energy we once had
for the future?
The yearning for Redemption
Freedom from broken homes,
Gunshots, abandoned buildings,
Mass incarceration, Church burnings,
and school closings.
Christmas smiles and Christmas greetings
in the Ghetto?
Our adversaries pursuing and accusing- Relentlessly
like a twisted plot from Shakespeare's Othello
Driving us to poverty and despair
We are robbed and spoiled
and none say restore (Is. 42:22)
Yet, the Lord, He alone
reached out his hand and strengthened us
God came near and said,
" Be thou healed"
"Now go and show the world
what I have done for you"
We are His witnesses
A testimony that God is Real
Shalam,
Zarach
Sunday, November 6, 2016
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