The Messenger

John had been preaching that soon..
"The Lamb of God will appear...Repent!"

Turn from a life of sin,
return to God, 
who waits with open arms, 
the wheat will be harvested, 
the chaff thrown into the trash bin.

John was well known, 
some considered him crazy, 
out there in the desert, 
praying and fasting, 
accusing Herod of infidelity, 
they even sent people from the Temple to question him.

"Are you the Messiah?
Perhaps you are Elijah? 
Or are you just another prophet? 
What is this message...this pedestal, 
tell us or get off it!" 

John was listening quietly, 
sitting on the ground, 
he began to rise,
and then to speak...

"I will answer you by saying this...
No, I am not the Messiah, 
nor am I Elijah, 
I am a voice in this desert placce, 
calling out the truth, 
to your face...
After me one is coming, the one you seek, 
He is God's Lamb but he is not weak, 
he is the highest of the high, 
listen to him or this time will pass you by...

John kept on saying to repent, 
to turn back, 
the crooked path will be made straight, 
God is coming in a new way and he wants to reach out to you, 
he wants to tell you the Good News that has been written from the beginning, 
the time is now...

He will come to you as you are, 
He will show you God's mercy, 
He will come to you in these days, 
He will sit with you at table, 
He will befriend the outcast, 
He will bring the mighty low, 
He will innagurate God's kingdom and teach us how to pray to God as Father, 
we will become his children, 
blessed and ready for an inheritance. 

Repent! 
Turn away from your wicked lives, 
denounce sin and all the false promises of Satan, 
all the empty things that you do to be happy must be left behind to follow him.

"You must repent! 
His messenger has been sent! 
I am he and I am here,
the signs of God have never been more clear."

T. S. Deary 
P.A.F.M  
11/1/24