At the Cross Road of Christ
Aching from a restless night
Stirred by His presence putting things right
Time for repentance, schemes put to flight
For in Him there is freedom, not cunning plans of the night
Rest in His Righteousness, He is perfect, complete
And when we falter, He lifts us with love
His path lay before us so straight is His Way
Nowhere else is such freedom so transparently seen!
How far is this journey that lay ahead
Not endless but distant the walk that we make
The other road is the Broadway with deep pits everywhere
Keep to the narrow one, for that one's secure
The Broadway, it leads to Destruction complete
And its crossroads to death’s door, not so sweet
The Narrow way is the Right way you should be on
But there are cross roads there too, choices to make
Sometimes there are choices between good, better and best
For thirty, sixty or hundred fold a deeper walk you must have
The fruit is forever so there is much consequence
This world has its sweet things but in heaven you’d lack
Cross roads mean choices ‘tween the less or the best
For two ways to choose from you need wisdom and prayer
The best way is full of Christ’s perfection and Rest
That choice is for fruit a hundred fold and more blessed
The lesser way is not bad, it’s just less than the best
But it’s always before you to choose from, my friend
The choicest fruit for Jesus the fields white with souls
The fullness of Harvest is there, just behold
There are things much desired, delightful to have
And for decisions we struggle very late in the night
We toss in our sleep for our soul knows its lack
And our natural man’s longings permit not His blessed Rest
All we need is Jesus, and the extras we need not
Good things He does give, we enjoy from His hand
The things from above are ours and so blessed
But of the self’s desires, the choice is for less
His yoke is truly easy and His burden, yes, so light
The cross not so heavy, just one’s daily task
Lest we add the self’s extras, things we desire
But then comes the stress of an extra load entire
Then comes the grief of the strangest desire"s
That robs the soul’s strength and its heavenly fire
That steals the joy our salvation brings
That captures our attention that should be unto Him
So now consider in the midst of the trial
A choice is before you decisions to make
Not to sin but to add something not wholly of God
Some things wanted deeply but what will you get?
Not His peace that surpasses all understanding of peace
Not the Rest of His cross borne daily with joy
Not the rejoicing of a life centered solely in Him
Nor the best fruit that you will one day have to present
Through His cross we die daily to self"s desires
Through His life we live His divine Zoe life
Through His Righteousness we are righteous
Through choosing what He desires we glorify Him
The choice is before us on the straightway of Christ
One not sinful but less full than what we could have
For He desires our perfection and the fullness of Him
And in Him is all we could ever hope for forever, amen!
Aching from a restless night
Stirred by His presence putting things right
Time for repentance, schemes put to flight
For in Him there is freedom, not cunning plans of the night
Rest in His Righteousness, He is perfect, complete
And when we falter, He lifts us with love
His path lay before us so straight is His Way
Nowhere else is such freedom so transparently seen!
How far is this journey that lay ahead
Not endless but distant the walk that we make
The other road is the Broadway with deep pits everywhere
Keep to the narrow one, for that one's secure
The Broadway, it leads to Destruction complete
And its crossroads to death’s door, not so sweet
The Narrow way is the Right way you should be on
But there are cross roads there too, choices to make
Sometimes there are choices between good, better and best
For thirty, sixty or hundred fold a deeper walk you must have
The fruit is forever so there is much consequence
This world has its sweet things but in heaven you’d lack
Cross roads mean choices ‘tween the less or the best
For two ways to choose from you need wisdom and prayer
The best way is full of Christ’s perfection and Rest
That choice is for fruit a hundred fold and more blessed
The lesser way is not bad, it’s just less than the best
But it’s always before you to choose from, my friend
The choicest fruit for Jesus the fields white with souls
The fullness of Harvest is there, just behold
There are things much desired, delightful to have
And for decisions we struggle very late in the night
We toss in our sleep for our soul knows its lack
And our natural man’s longings permit not His blessed Rest
All we need is Jesus, and the extras we need not
Good things He does give, we enjoy from His hand
The things from above are ours and so blessed
But of the self’s desires, the choice is for less
His yoke is truly easy and His burden, yes, so light
The cross not so heavy, just one’s daily task
Lest we add the self’s extras, things we desire
But then comes the stress of an extra load entire
Then comes the grief of the strangest desire"s
That robs the soul’s strength and its heavenly fire
That steals the joy our salvation brings
That captures our attention that should be unto Him
So now consider in the midst of the trial
A choice is before you decisions to make
Not to sin but to add something not wholly of God
Some things wanted deeply but what will you get?
Not His peace that surpasses all understanding of peace
Not the Rest of His cross borne daily with joy
Not the rejoicing of a life centered solely in Him
Nor the best fruit that you will one day have to present
Through His cross we die daily to self"s desires
Through His life we live His divine Zoe life
Through His Righteousness we are righteous
Through choosing what He desires we glorify Him
The choice is before us on the straightway of Christ
One not sinful but less full than what we could have
For He desires our perfection and the fullness of Him
And in Him is all we could ever hope for forever, amen!
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