The Charisma Of Christ Poem by Denis Martindale

The Charisma Of Christ



Before the coming of the Lord,
God's prophets saw that time,
When prophecies to them outpoured,
So precious and sublime...
Such that these men proclaimed Good News
Before the Saviour's birth,
For He alone would save the Jews
And Gentiles by His worth...

For worthy was the Lamb once slained,
His offering of Blood,
Until His final breath remained
And death ordained by God...
Thus Christ was given not to judge,
But save the lost from sin,
Because God loved us oh so much
That He would not give in...

Before Christ grew into a man,
His ministry to start,
God told the world about His plan,
Some wisdom to impart...
Thus demons knew who Jesus was
And rallied as if one,
Content to see Him on His Cross,
Despite all He had done...

Yet there He was, the victor still,
The King of Love who bled,
Upon Golgotha's vicious hill,
The place where He was led...
The place where He was nailed and fixed,
The place where all could see,
And though they watched with feelings mixed,
Could say, 'He died for me...'

But that took time to understand,
Though Jesus lived anew,
Like doubting Thomas, hand-in-hand,
With Christ so that faith grew...
The Good News spread at Pentecost,
Three thousand souls were saved,
The day God's Spirit blessed the lost,
Once baptised, newly-bathed...

And from then on, when Saul met Christ,
Repented, born again,
So that Paul's life was sacrificed
To those that he could train...
Paul's words have proved his faith, his love,
His Jesus joy each day,
For in Christ's Name, Paul looked above
And often paused to pray...

The centuries have come and gone,
Charisma still endures,
For Jesus lives to carry on,
With grace that yet assures...
With revelations granting peace,
With miracles divine,
Because God's wonders never cease,
His truths to underline...

That's why the Church proclaims Good News
With Bibles everywhere,
So that lost souls can learn and choose
To say The Sinner's Prayer...
The Holy Spirit welcomes those
That trust in Jesus' Name,
Because in Christ God's Spirit knows
Eternal Life they claim...


Denis Martindale, copyright, September 2013.


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