Early Warning System (Poem, Part 2)

For every major aspect of our lives,

There is some kind of early warning system(s).

Life’s good when, in response to them, we’re wise.

When we or they fail, to problems we succumb.

Saints and sinners alike all benefit from Grace.

So to ensure it is free of schisms,

God ensures in it, there’s an incredible ace.

It’s His gracious early warning system. (EWS)

First, he sends prophets, commissioned to sound,

His alarms when judgments or chastisements are near.

But when prophets’ alarms are met with frowns,

They must persist; frowns give way to our stopped-up ear.

Next He sends foretastes of disruptions to come,

Unless grossly sinful ways we abandon.

When to these foretastes we remain deaf and dumb,

He’ll not relent from harsh judgment intention.

When judgments and chastisements

on our doorsteps arrive,

We ponder, then loudly sing of His Grace amazing.

We huff and puff, changing circumstances to survive,

Forgetting all the times when Grace we were abusing.

Battered and bruised, discouraged and confused,

To all listening ears, we pine and wail.

But to praise The Lord, we are not enthused.

That’s when faith that’s frail will begin to fail.

Hey,

Aren’t we smart enough to turn this thing around,

To figure out how to sustain Grace that’s so awesome??

Imagine life on which God will smile, not frown.

Let’s learn, then respond to His early warning system.

The best way to learn is in His Holy Book,

Lessons of folks who got it, and those who didn’t.

In it, when was the last time you took a look?

Trust me, for these lessons, you won’t have to hunt!

The best way to respond is also in His Book,

How to tune your mind, heart and ear,

To His voice and moves – your spiritual outlook,

Until what He’s saying is clear.

 C’mon...

‘This ain’t rocket science’, as the ole saying goes.

Let’s decide to make it God’s ace that we chase.

To keep us out of judgment and chastisement throes,

Ahhh... better reasons to sing Amazing Grace. ¹

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¹ How sad that, rather than by His Grace, it is much more by God’s judgment that we sinful humans learn to know Him. (Psalm 9:16)