Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before
Onward, Christian soldiers
Taking up the sword
Slay the enemy, strike them down
Do it all for the Lord
Onward, Christian soldiers
Purge out all wrong
Prune and cut until all is well
To Christ does all authority belong
But wait, Christian soldiers
Halt your stride
Look about…
Have you struck the bride?
Wait Christian soldiers,
Just wait…
Look up again at your Lord
Gone on before…
Now, lay down some things
Arrogance for one
Self-righteous confidence another
What is your goal?
Onward, Christian soldiers
Truth will not let you stop
Yet, don’t strike that ear
Don’t drive with fear
Follow your Lord
Build up with love
And before you strike,
Become very meek
What is your goal?
What is your aim?
In all you do
Don’t surpass your Lord
In all you do
Follow Him
Onwards, Christian soldiers
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This poem I wrote for us. Teachers, mentors, preachers, Christian bloggers. We all fervently love our Lord, we fight for Him. Each convinced of a light that has been shed for him or her on some or the other Christian aspect, we overflow with confidence and eagerness to share it with the world, to make some kind of difference... for our Lord.
This is good. This is right. We are compelled by our love for Him.
Yet, let us be careful lest we slay each other, lest we cut of ears that Jesus would rather have put back.
Ours is a fine balance between boldness and meekness, steadfastness and openness, firmness and gentleness.
I know this is a strange post this week, but nevertheless, one for thought.
God bless until next week
Lize
Yes and yes let us move on today with bearing our the cross of Christ on our withes of Christ in blessing and in wisdom and do not give up for home the towns is near and our Jesus is coming soon ,thanks and bless,keijo sweden
ReplyDeleteAlways give the truth with love :-). Thank you for your comment!
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ReplyDeleteHi Angie, wow that was superfast! May you fall in love even more with Christ - our joyfilled Groom and may you know that you are a most radiant bride, the apple of His eye!!
DeleteLots of love my friend!