‘Uh uh! No
way! Only over my dead body, 1
Will that
ever happen, of that you can be sure!’
Such strong words, usually
spoken quite bluntly,
To send the signal, You’d better take a detour!
Perhaps you may have said
or thought such words,
When you really felt a
strong need to fight,
And your views were quite
strong and clear, not blurred.
On that matter, you were sure you were right!
A fight to the death! Let’s get ‘er on!
Two strong wills set in staunch
opposition.
Now the fight’s not with
brains, but with brawn.
Sweat pourin’, hearts
pumpin adrenalin.
Segue this scene to Jesus’
pre-cross fight,
Wrestling with forces that
would block His mission,
Knowing that of His life,
His death was God’s highlight,
And that in death, He’d
plunge into hell’s dungeon.
His fight was to give to
you and me a choice:
Where we would elect to
spend all our eternity.
Our vote is not a ballot,
but it’s our voice,
Thus before the cross, He
fought, with great anxiety.
The fight’s over! He conquered both
hell and the grave,
And arose to oversee God’s
salvation Grace.
To sin, no longer do we
need to be a slave,
If only His sacrifice for
us we embrace.
In Christ’s resurrection, two roads were impacted.
The road or way to Heaven
was at last opened!
Yes, opened! Though quite narrow, all
are invited.
By God’s Word and Glory, this road is enlightened.
The road or way to hell
remains as broad as before, 2
Decorated along the way
with deceptive beauty.
But now there’s a roadblock
and sign you should not ignore:
‘You will
only get to hell ...over My once dead
body!’
Friend, take time to ponder
God’s Truth in this declaration,
Let’s consider it as the ‘backside of The Gospel.’
For our sins, Jesus paid
the price, God’s propitiation.
Ignoring this warning will
be …forever fatal.
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1
An expression used to emphasize that one opposes something and would do anything
to prevent it from happening; objecting to a proposed action, the
author/speaker is willing to fight with every ounce of his/her life to prevent the action
2
‘Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the
way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because
narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which
leads to life, and there are few who find it.’ (Matthew 7:13-14)
