To almost forgive
Is to hold onto hate.
Malice flows like a sieve,
While odium waits.
To almost believe,
Is to blatantly deny.
Skepticism must leave,
Or one will surely die.
To be almost sincere,
Is to genuinely lie, I’m sure.
Not being as one appears
Is oneself’s way to perjure.
To be almost saved,
Is to be totally lost.
The eternal grave,
Is the fiery cost.
There is no “almost” to be found,
Of this, I must warn!
There is no middle ground,
Don’t be lukewarm!
Matthew 22:36-38:
“Master, which is the great commandment in the law?”
Jesus said unto him, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.”
Revelation 3:15&16:
“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.”
He knows all that we do, and He knows all that we feel too. He tells us that the first commandment is to love Him with all our heart. I don’t want my love for Him to be “almost hot”; no, I don’t want to be lukewarm. I don’t want Him to spit me out. I want my love for Him to burn like a fiery flame!
Thank you to Miriam for the idea to do this post! 🙂 ♥
Also, thank you to a church sign for the quote that started the poem: “To be almost saved is to be totally lost.”
Wow! I love it. The poem and the picture. Thank you for your “Thank you.” This is well done!
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Thanks! ♥ And thanks again for the idea. 🙂 The picture was actually quite hard to get because the steam kept fogging up the lens. XD
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You did it! You worked hard to get it done!
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Love your poem. Very nice post. There are a lot of lukewarm people worshiping God. The scripture you added from Revelation is perfect.
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Thanks! 🙂 ♥ Yeah, and that’s really sad. Yes, Miriam’s idea to put lukewarm with it was perfect! 😊
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Reminds me of are we “all in” for Jesus? Some days that is not a comfortable question for me! Thank you for sharing your walk of faith!
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Yes! 😊 I get that.
Thanks for the comment! ♥
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Awesome! I love how you wrote the first two lines of each stanza! Very true and powerful.
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Thank you! 🙂 ♥
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In a world filled with so much modern controversy, this is such an important reminder. The time has gone for us to play both sides of the field. We have to stand firm in our faith and beliefs despite what may be happening in the carnal world around us. Reading reaffirming scriptures like the ones you posted helps us get back to the roots of our relationship and foundation in Christ! Thanks for the great share!
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Exactly! We have to stand firm for Jesus! 🙂 Thanks for the comment! ♥
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I love this poem, Grace! I’m going to re-post it on my blog if that is okay…
Steve
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🙂 ♥ Okay? Haha, more than okay; you just made my day. Thanks so much for the reblog! ♥
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I loved the post! It had some very good thoughts in it. You are so welcome…
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Thank you! 🙂 ♥
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Reblogged this on Light Ministry Blog and commented:
A great poem I found late today…Steve
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Thank you!! 🙂 ♥
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The emphasis on the word ‘almost’ is critical. A wonderful meditation for this solemn season of Lent. Thank you!
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🙂 Thank you! 😊 ♥
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Amen. There is no Amen!
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I really like your poem. I agree, We cannot afford to be lukewarm. Living life like as if we’re neither here nor there is not the way to live.
Sherline 😀
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Thank you! 🙂 ♥ Yes, exactly!
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