Hi, I want to share a poem of obeying God's commandments. There are some full parts of the Bible. I finished it today (16th May 2023). In the next post, I'll share the Bible verses I used in this poem :)
IMPORTANT NOTE: This poem is not to teach that we have to be good people to enter Heaven. I am aware of the fact that it's our faith, obeying God's will and most importantly, His grace that saves us. However, I wrote this poem for I told God to let me know what I should write about and He gave me some parts of 1 Timothy. Then, while praying I also felt the need to talk about faith in the beginning and then talking that He wanted us to be Christ like. My poem is not meant to be used as teaching that our deeds save us.
Walk in righteousness with God
Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen
Without it, it is impossible to please our Lord, for everyone who tries to find Him
Has to believe that He exists
And rewards those who seek Him
For by grace you have been saved through faith and this is not
Your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast
But we must remember that Jesus said ”If anyone loves me,
He will keep my word, and my Father will love him
And we will come to him and make our home with him”
We shall therefore love our Lord Most High and keep His charts, statutes, ordinences
And not forget about other thing that is also important — His commandments
We should keep on living while loving others just like He taught us
Show people love that is patient, kind, doesn't envy nor boast, isn't proud
This true kind of love that isn't self-seeking, doesn't dishonor others
Keeps absolutely no records of wrongs, is not easily angered
We should be forgiving if we have a grievance again someone,
For Lord forgave us first, we should do the same as we were made in His image
We should look at Jesus as our inspiration, be more Christ-like
For when He was dying on the cross after such brutal things that happened, He told God
”Father, forgive them for they not know what they do”
Can't we really forgive each other and ourselves, not even after we read about what Jesus said about you?
All of us were the reason why went through so much — He wanted to rescue us
If He forgave us such thing, so why can't you forgive your brother a little fight that happened once?
Jesus' heart was not only pure but He was humble as well
He was and still is the Lord of Lords but came to earth in the likeness of men
He did not count equalitt with God a thing to be grasped
But made Himself nothing by taking form of not the King of earth but a servant
We should keep in our hearts the words He said
”If My people who are called by My Name humble themselves,
And pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways
Then I will hear from Heaven and forgive their sin and heal their land”
When Almighty sees what people do, how they turned from their evil way,
He relented of the disaster He said He would do to them
Learn to be obedient to the only One Who saves
Do you know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves,
You are the slaves of the one you obey
Either of sin, which leads to death or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?
As I am telling you, stop judging others to not be judged
Do not condemn, so you won't be condemned
Walk with God in righteousness every single day,
Bear good fruit keeping with repentance
Do not forget that Holy Spirit is with you and Jesus lives in you
The One Who is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature
The One Who always upholds the whole universe
By using nothing else but the word of His power
After making purification for sins, He sat down at the Right Hand of the Majesty in Heaven
Do not fall for the traps of the devil but trust in the One Who says“I am the first and I am the last;
Besides Me there is no god” and believe in Who He says He is — the Alpha and the Omega
The One who is and Who was and Who is to come
The Only Creator of ours, refuge in the storm, Good Shepherd and the One Who set us from etarnal death, our dear Savior
Do not say that prayer is only for some people for it is for everyone
So that we could live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness — for it pleases our One and Only God
He wants all of the people to be saved and come to the knowledge of truth
That the only mediator between Him and us is Jesus Christ
All men should pray everywhere while lifting up holy hands as a sign for the honor and respect
May it be done without any disputing and anger
All women should dress modestly with decency and propriety
Adorning themselves and not with elaborate hairstyles or gold, or pearls or expensive clothes
May they be styled with other expensive gifts, by which I mean good deeds
Be worthy of the respect you gain
Be not malicious talkers but learn to be temperate and trustworthy
Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales
Try to be as godly as you can — train yourself
If you are young, instead of worrying about your age and people looking down on you,
Set and example for the believers in speech, conduct, love, purity and faith
Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy
Until He comes, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, preaching and teaching
Exhort an older man as if He were your father
Treat younger women as sisters, younger men as brothers
Treat older women as mothers and remember about the needs of widows
Do not deny your faith by not providing for hour relatives, especially for your household
Do not share in the sins of others but keep yourself pure
Flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
Fight the good fight of the faith
Take hold of the eternal life to which you were
Called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain
But to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share
Deacons may be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain
They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience
Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate
Self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness
Not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own family well
And see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect
He must not be a recent convert
He must also have a good reputation with outsiders
