Repentance
Amos Wilson (October 26,
2014)
Repentance?
Easy, all is done,
With
outward motions I can act.
My
flawless mask with glitter made,
Although
my heart repentance lacks.
I
still revel in my sin.
Though
outward I preform the law.
Like a
mummer's petty play,
And
yet my soul is one great flaw.
Do I
sorrow?Truly yes,
Yet
even Judas did the same.
I do
not grieve because I sinned,
But
for the punishment that came.
Will I
ask “What have I done?”
Where
will this lawlessness drive me?
Lord,
in my grief drive me to You,
With
hyssop purge me, make me clean!
Make
my way not like the fog,
That
burns up in the heat of dawn.
Not
like the show-man, wailing loud,
When
leaves the crowd, his act is gone.
I know
I'm evil! Birthed in sin!
I make
excuses, shift the blame.
The
superficial's all I fix,
And
when I'm done repentance claim.
The
foreign cavalry won't save.
But
only Christ my advocate.
Let
Him baptize my heart and mind,
Through
Him I true repentance make.
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