What if in lieu of Abraham,
it was one of your ancestors God chose?
What if…, through your ancestral seed, Jesus had come,
And to God’s great strategic plan you were not dumb?
What if your ancestors had, but then lost faith in God,
And for their many vile trespasses, you were outlawed?
What if…, though you tried to explain things, strategically,
How God’s choice was based on that man’s faith, spiritually, 1
And that it could’ve been someone else, if he believed,
And that God’s plan through him would then
have been achieved?
What if… your explanations upon deaf ears fell,
And on their jealousies less strategic minds dwell,
But not on persecutions their ancestors would have endured,
Or on oppression they, today, would certainly be assured?
What if… from a 25,000-foot perspective,
All could perceive God’s strategic plan, love proactive,
Rather than ‘seeing’ as through eyes of an ant,
With a strategic mind that, at best, is scant? 2
What if… we understood, no matter the seed God selected,
By demons and devils, his progeny would be tormented,
Because God’s plan, which is so much higher than
just one people,
Would predict, plot, prepare, and produce demons’ demise,
eternal?!
What if…, through all the petty differences we gage this life,
Those that cause such deep divisions of racism’s hate and strife,
We could see life as if riding on clouds,
And see God’s plan that pettiness enshrouds?
In many ways and times, Jesus came to Earth, pre-incarnate, 3
But God required a people whom He could train and isolate,
To prep Earth and us for the human birth of our Creator,
And to launch God’s plan for the destruction of our corruptor. 4
Only in His coming through a people, obdurate, 5
Would He have a physical body, appropriate,
In which He could live a holy, human life, pleasing to God,
Then be condemned to an awful death His people
would applaud.
This was God’s requirement and plan all along,
When in Abram He found that faith was strong.
Strong faith was the trigger, a prerequisite,
To receive God’s Word promise, pen-ultimate. 6
That promise was of Whom God spoke in Genesis 3:15,
Of Jesus, Jewish Messiah and the world’s Savior, foreseen.
To play this role, His people would pay an awful
price …unique.
So please, allow this insight in God’s plan, your interest
…to pique.
May this poem help to change your heart and mind,
To see God’s strategy that lies behind,
Choosing Abram and his descendants,
And not live life through the eyes of …mere ants.
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1 Abram, whom God renamed Abraham
2 Scant, barely sufficient or inadequate
3 The Old Testament is full of His pre-incarnate Earth visits. A few I love are in The Books of Daniel and Ezekiel. Hope you’ll check them out!
4 satan and his entire corrupting kingdom on Earth
5 Obdurate, stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action
6 Penultimate, just before the last or final. God’s penultimate set of promises was the second coming of Jesus as global King. His ultimate, final set of promises was the eternal demise of satan’s entire evil kingdom, paving the way for Heaven on a new Earth, eternally.
