Lenexa Baptist Church = Sacrificial Love Poem by Tom Zart

SACRIFICIAL LOVE


Jesus gave us Sacrificial Love
When He surrendered His life on the cross.
Love is more than words or emotions
As we suffer from, actions, worry and loss.

David’s victory didn’t come because he fought well
But rather because he believed well.
He prayed to God and ran forth to glory
As Goliath was slain by a stone and fell.

Esther gave love to save her people
And married the Persian King.
She won his heart and took control
Saving God’s faithful to rejoice and sing.

Samson loved Delilah but he loved God more
And he never took her for his wife.
While hecklers laughed at his blindness and chains
He toppled their temple and took their life.

Living without love is meaningless and cruel
Void of fulfillment, joy and peace.
When we truly love others more then ourselves
Our feelings of unawareness cease.

As Christians we’re taught to love our enemies
And forgive and pray for their souls.
No greater love has ever been known
Than when we lay down our life for God’s goals.


GOD’S MOST HUMBLE POET


I’m God’s most humble poet
Whose poems have meter and rhyme.
Stories of love, faith, hate, honor and duty,
Obedience, war, heroes, history and crime.

I’ve performed my gift on T.V. and radio
Before millions I’ve never met.
Preached my praise of God and country
With 412 poems on the net.

Satan’s soldiers, shepherds and bards
Spew forth their foulness and grief.
They attack the joy and goodness of man
Dishonoring life, family, country and belief.

Prospering through work, love and conviction
Enables us to remain whole and how we should be.
Fortifying our soul with fulfillment of faith
Lets our worst tribulations be shouldered by Thee.

Moses, Samson, David, Solomon and Jonah
All failed God in their own human way.
He chose to forgive them and bless their powers
So they might dwell in hearts of man today.

Without God’s grace, wisdom and glorious domain
There’s no doubt all would soon cease to survive.
Through purpose, morals and Christian conviction
We are able to transform and keep goodness alive.


MY HEART SHOUTS FROM WITHIN


My heart shouts from within me
I can no longer hold my peace
I’ve heard God’s words to my soul
And from sadness I feel release.

Why live by doubt and hesitation
And never know God’s love or power.
Why wait until you’re ill and afraid
And beg for one more moment or hour.

Stay strong, faithful and courageous
And God will always be there to direct you.
Meditate His words both night and day
And He will facilitate everything you do.

When something in life doesn’t seem right
Our Lord knows every detail and more.
Trusting in Him to show us the way
Transforms us from what we were before.

Rise up from worries for God is watching
When we obey His laws, it’s always the right thing.
There’s no way to lose either night or day
As of grace and deliverance we sing.

You won’t find me on paved streets of gold
Or hanging around heaven’s gate.
Where you will find me is at the feet of Jesus
Thanking Him for saving me from my fate.


NEVER BE A KING IN YOUR OWN EYES


Never be a king in your eyes
But fear the Lord and depart from sin.
Faith transforms both our heart and soul
And God is always there as our friend.

Honor the Lord with truth and goodness,
Possessions, servitude and love.
Happy are we who discover His wisdom
As Heaven judges our actions above.

The curse of God is on the immoral
But He blesses the repentant and just.
Shame is always the legacy of selfish fools
While the godly excel by their love and trust.

Pray for the lost and all they commit
And refuse their wicked way.
Satan plots our destruction among the shadows
Where Jesus loves us both night and day.


CHALLENGES


Every challenge is always surmountable
When we obey God’s wisdom and call.
Observe creation all around you
And your problems will soon seem small.

Remember young David, who was terrified
Who listened to God and gained His glory.
When we trust the words of Divine power
Love, servitude and trust rule the story.

The Lord your God is always with you
As you march with heaven’s parade.
Be strong, faithful and courageous
Do not tremble or be dismayed.

Quality of mind enables our confidence
To meet danger, challenge and opposition.
Quality of spirit empowers our soul
When God’s word is our Tradition.


FEAR


The secret to overcoming fear
Is to focus on prayer not trouble.
When we go it alone, it’s always the same
All that we fear seems to multiply and double.

As we rely on the power of God’s grace
Our heavenly Father has control over all,
We take our eyes off of circumstance
And turn them toward His law.

The Lord told Joshua He would never forsake him
And you and I have the same promise today.
God has the power to guide us through life
When we listen, believe and pray.

God’s goodness carries us through difficulties
We could never endure on our own.
Courage enables us to face fear and danger
As the seed of our faith is sown.


By God’s Poet Tom Zart
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