Sodom and Gomorrah were meant to be,
Examples for those who live ungodly. *
Well, here’s a test: In your mind, life and
community,
Do these examples fresh or faded appear to
be??
The eroding waves of time and culture have
well removed,
The deep, impactful lessons these examples
once behooved.
They no longer ‘speak volumes’ of the
consequences,
Of ungodly living’s punishment incidences.
Since then, there have been countless other
examples,
All eroded by time and new cultural samples.
We humans have a deeply rooted ‘I am
different’ trait,
Believing we won’t succumb to what others
bit as bait!
Indeed, different we are, but you’d never
guess how.
Each generation is more deaf and blind
somehow,
To lessons of others, so their mistakes we
repeat.
And as we repeat, we add our own onto the
heap!
In the midst of this, God is raising up a
people,
Whose ears and eyes are open, and who aren’t
so feeble.
Understanding the fresh relevance of lessons
past,
Reading God’s Word and today’s news, they’re
catching on fast!
Moreover....
Fresh examples of the benefits of living
godly,
Are spreading all across our world. If you
look, you will see!
To those ‘who have eyes to see and ears to
hear’, this conveys,
Grace to repent and turn from their own
ungodly ways.
The remainder have eyes and ears, too, but
they are determined,
To not perceive or to believe. They have
been so undermined.
They love their ways and the promises of
things attainable:
‘Satisfaction, Instantaneous, but Non-sustainable’. (S.I.N.)
As you ponder my rhyme of faded and fresh
examples,
Consider our world, and how much of it is in
shambles.
Here’s another test - you won’t be daunted:
In which of these groups are YOU now
counted??
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* People in these ancient cities were exceedingly wicked, and were destroyed by The Lord in an incredibly harsh manner. See: Genesis 19
