"THE 'SINNER' & THE 'SAINT'!"
©2005 Patricia L. Carpenter
Jesus was a Friend to 'Sinners'
yet He also loved the 'Saint',
For He Came for Both of us
because 'DIFFERENT' ~ we ain't! **
There's no such thing as a 'little' sinner
as NONE of us can pay THIS debt,
Except for 'The BLOOD of JESUS'
Who can FORGIVE ~ & yet ~
If we think we're 'GOOD'
we'll never ask,
And ~ in His Love ~
we'll never bask!
God's 'Grace' is there
because we're not 'required' to work,
Our debt of sin is 'PAID IN FULL'
you can read it ~ in The Book!
Who will Love Him MORE?
why, the one whose sinned the most!
But if you think you're 'good'
on your 'good works' you will boast!
Forgiveness & Gratitude go together
& our Love will ever soar,
So ~ THANK Him today, my friends
& Christ's Love ~ do not ignore.
For when we finally 'SEE our sin ~
as filthy rags' in God's sight, *
We'll fall down on our faces
& KNOW we ~alone~ can't win this fight.
Oh, don't look at people in their sin
but see them as God does,
A 'Worshiper' in need of a Savior
& a True 'Forgiver' is what He was!
Never trivialize your sin
nor place it in a 'category',
For BOTH adultery & pride
are in 'Redemption's Story!
'All' or 'nothing' is God's Plan
no 'more' or 'less' He sees,
And when we 'realize' our full sin
we'll fall upon our knees.
Seeking God's 'Forgiveness'
for our magnitude of sin,
Then we'll be Forgiven
& will surely win ~
The Salvation of our Souls! Amen!
* Rom.3:10 & Isa.64:6 8/8/2004
** [See Lk.7:36-50] Simon, the Pharisee,
was 'spiritually' bankrupt just like the
'prostitute' who came & washed Jesus'
Feet with her tears ~ BOTH needed a
'Savior' to cancel their 'debt of sin'!
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