Who will dare to be good? O man, where will you stand?
The evil in this world seeks to remove you like a speck of sand.
There are many in this world who are considered good,
Because they give money to needy neighborhoods.
Man is considered good by what he does in the eyes of man,
Even though it may displease God and go against His command.
When you strive to be good according to the world's level,
You stand on shaky ground easily torn down by the devil.
Who will dedicate to be Godly is the question that I ask;
To follow faithfully is a long and rugged task.
Many have gone before me carrying the torch of the cross,
May my life not be a cloud which quenches the light to the lost.
Who will dare to be Godly? This desire is very rare;
People living for self, fulfilling their flesh everywhere.
The steps of the Godly are patterned after the Lord;
Their lives covered with fingerprints of God's Holy Word.
Your choice to be Godly is a firm stand to take;
Friends, desires, and sins you may have to boldly forsake.
What is your passion? Is it for God or for sin?
God sees and knows all the wicked things within.
When we stand before God and bow before His throne,
He will reveal those who loved Him and stood for Him alone.
Food For Thought:
I Timothy 4:8 says, "For bodily exercise profiteth little; but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come." There are all sorts of standards that can be maintained to make someone appear as good. The only path for godliness is Obedience. Obedience to God and His Holy Word. This requires a daily denying of self of the things which we want, desire, and live for that are not consistent with what God commands. May it be our daily pursuit to know God more and to follow Him with all of our heart. Seeking not man's approval of being a good person, but striving to be the obedient child of God that we are commanded to be.
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