Discipleship

When asked about my testimony

No time to waist or cast aside

The look on his face, trite and phony

Pride exuding from inside

 

Gathered strength with dutiful restraint 

And off I went to tell my story

Blurted out like guns with paint 

To finish fast, my only worry

 

And what to say, this man of woe

So young at heart and barely noticed

But then he said with sincere glow

Incredible words that weren’t so bogus

 

Doctor, see, please mentor me

I stopped, confused, and failed to grasp

The offer, clear, without gain or fear

The hiss heard from venomous asp

 

Obedience, clear, the message sent

Be careful with this one I love

The gifts were given, time well spent

From my Savior, Lord, above 

 

Harsh will be the penalty

In sending one like this astray

For in the mix, eternity

You represent my only way

 

It happened fast, occasion sprung

From left field screamed the fever pitch

Your life, disciple, just begun

Your heart of flesh is vast and rich

 

It’s funny how the tide will turn

When sovereign God so doth, bequests 

The prodigal son has thus returned 

The trial now put to difficult tests

 

This test of faith, I didn’t ask

Was given, mercy, faith, and grace

And now He put me to the task

To speak His truth, and share embrace

 

It greatly matters, the sheep is lost

The Shepherd calls him to his home

I know the duty, know the cost

Discipleship has come and grown

 

The Lord will lead and teach him well

I only act as human guide

There’s no religion I can sell

From Jesus, no one can surely hide

 

I pray, obey, to do my best

Let precious God regenerate 

I understand the consequence

In only God, I trust his fate