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Paula's Song
by Marijo Phelps Last night I dreamed the strangest dream For the Bride, Rapture finally came true We were full of joy, Gathered round your feet Singing songs of praise to You. Suddenly I saw the Great White Throne Rivers of people Came into view I saw so many that I know Coming to final judgment before You. I saw my friend of many years Sobbing with a tortured cry It was only for a moment She paused And then she caught my eye "Jo, you knew all along I hadn't been born anew Why didn't you tell me While there was still time What I needed to do?" "Oh, you told me about Revelation's predictions And how it was happening in the current news And how it had been predicted Two thousand years ago How the end was coming into view You told me you'd met Jesus And that He was your friend I told you we'd all get there Somehow In the end You'd come over to dinner And like a little child You'd ask the Lord To bless our food All quiet, meek and mild But, Jo, you never told me He DIED for me You never told me 'Bout Calvary Or the significance of that tree You never came right out and told me Or laid it on bold That I needed His forgiveness And to come into His fold I knew you quit drinking Through Jesus you said you'd changed But life changes A lot of things We all get rearranged You talked of His lasting peace And I was glad you'd found your place But you never talked facts to me About sin Repentance and grace Now I stand before Him And finally find out my fate Jo, you were my best friend And now it is just too late!" By that time I was sobbing Lord, please turn back the time So I can share with her The scriptural ways You came to call me Thine. Just then I awakened And was lying in my bed And realized in my sleeping time These thoughts by Jesus Were put in my head Oh, my friend It's not too late Forgive me for waiting so long I half tried a thousand times But those half tries were all wrong Please let me share with you Before it is too late About how Jesus Is knocking now At your heart's very own gate. The Bible says we all have sinned And there's four things we must do In order to be forgiven And given God's gift Of abundant life anew Acts 17:30 says "repent" Be sorry is what we must do Sorry for sins Committed in the past That's the first step to being born anew John 3:36 says we must believe Believe Jesus is God's own son And that though God He came to die for us Our eternal life He won First John 1:9 says we must confess And for all our sins take the blame He is faithful To forgive and then, Cleanse us from our shame And John 1:12 says we must receive Receive Jesus to become sons of the Lord Repent, confess, believer And receive Jesus into our hearts To get our eternal reward Right now you might be asking How I know all of this is true I answer because I know Jesus in my heart And I know He's reaching out to you! All you have to do is in faith reach out And pray to God above Ask Him to forgive you To come into your heart And fill you with His love I can tell you now It's been 34 years since Jesus and I first met Though I messed up Many a time Jesus has never failed me yet!! My blog is: http://myincrediblelord.blogspot.com/ (C) Marijo Phelps all rights reserved. Use with proper credits About Self Saved by His grace in 1974, from 9 years of professing atheism into His loving arms. RN for 23 years, missionary with YWAM then statistical analyst for Every Home for Christ over 9 years. Living with my husband in the middle of a mountain meadow. GRIN! Wanting to spread the good news Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |