Jericho (2) Poem by Michael P. Johnson

Today, we need no sieging ramp
No trumpets, men to play
Instead; we need God’s guiding Lamp –Rev.21: 23
The Truth, to show The Way –Jn.14: 6

We must accept The Holy One! –Jn.13: 20
God’s Child of virgin birth –Isa.7: 14+Lk.1: 26-33
To be The Christ God’s faithful Son
Who came to die on earth

So fulfilling His Father’s will
Foreseeing all the pain –Lk.22: 42
God’s Lamb came down, so man could kill Jn.12: 27
As First to rise again Lk.24: 39

Now to our self, we too must die –1Pe.4: 7
For self’s the youngest child –1Ki.16: 34
Then God will build the wall up high –Isa.58: 12
Of all those reconciled

The walls Christ promised to prepare –Jn.14: 2
A mansion strong and true
A taste of all He has to share –1Cor.2: 9
For those that’s born anew

Exchanging shame for robes of white –Rev.6: 11+7: 13
His form, for flesh and bone –Rom.8: 29
In place of sin, God builds with Light
His house of living stone –1Pe.2: 5

We too may rise like Christ one day –1Th.4; 16
When void of spot and stain –Eph.5: 27
For Jesus came to show the way –Jn.14: 6
The way with Him to reign

For no one lives to self-alone –Rom.14: 7
But to The Lord above –Rom.14: 8
Then we; who once were flesh and bone
May share the Father’s love.-Col.1: 12+Eph.3: -…