The Choice
You are the one who’s Love is without limit
Your Love transcends all sin, pain and suffering
And makes it clean, makes me clean
Your Love sees what is broken,
The shipwrecks of my heart laying at the bottom of the ocean
Brings me to the surface, fixes me
Gives me new sails, direction and purpose
Your Love makes all things new
Repentance, a word that stirs up dread in the hearts of many,
Those locked in the daze of their own stupor, run away
They slip and fall off the narrow path,
The potential of their triumph delayed indefinitely
Fleeting pleasures of allurements will be their lot,
Pain and suffering will be their primary teachers for now
Teachers I have been greatly acquainted with
But you reach out your hand and say,
That instead, your Love can be my teacher
Repentance is to not be feared,
That it is, can only be embraced with my whole heart
Like the bestest, oldest friend I have never met,
That repentance is truly the start of my relationship with You,
Such is your conviction,
In the scales of Heavenly Justice, and that
For what is deemed right and good for one,
Is deemed right and good for all
Repentance is a Divine Law of the Universe,
The greatest of all Laws, alongside Forgiveness
When I turn my back to it, I also turn my back on You,
And the Great Love You have for me
So, in your unending Love,
Help awaken me from my slumber
And show me Lord, what is it I must atone for?
I freely walk into the dock of Your Court,
As an innocent man to the eyes of this world
Clothed and without handcuffs, I stand
Though in my heart, I stand as an outlaw,
Naked and more handcuffed,
Than my hands could ever be
I long to hear Your Verdict
Yet I already know I am guilty
Transgressions etched on my soul
The record of my sin is shown before me
It is I who must read out my own sentence
Sincerity sharpened, a necessity
Nigh time for me to recollect
Your judgement righteous, I bow my head
You judge me with Kindness, Mercy, and Compassion
It is not an eternal condemnation,
But rather a starting point based in reality
True justice, with Love and complete accountability as its foundation
The pain of those wronged, paramount and given a voice
The degree of responsibility, squarely attributed upon my shoulders,
No more, no less
Ascribed by the Perfect Law,
Born of a Perfect God
To see my sin in the light of Your Love
Is the greatest equaliser in the Universe
The waves of sorrow and remorse unearthed, gut-wrenching to the core
Greater than any wrath, punishment or anger could ever hope to achieve
With Your Verdict, the crushing weight of the sin I have carried,
Has somehow become easier to bear
Your judgement carries more gravitas then that of any man
Especially levelled by those yet to step foot into Your Court
Still not worn out by the heavy armours
Of arrogance and ignorance they still carry
My path has been lit, my senses sharpened
The doors to Divine Redemption and Transformation have been opened before me
In Your Goodness and Mercy,
You lift me up and beckon me home
Expiation, my course,
Reparations my respite,
Forgiveness my destination
Forgiveness of my sin, and for those who have sinned against me
To be forgiven, I must also learn to forgive
Grace abounds,
I lay down my life and soul upon your altar of restoration
Utterly reliant upon its miracles
Lord, help me understand the real power of Love
Your Love, Holy
The greatest thing in all the world?
“Faith and prayer on the part of mortals
And Love – Divine Love on the part of God,
The latter is waiting, and the former causes it to enter into the souls of men”
Words a wise man once said*
And to that I say,
No truer or more beautiful words were spoken
Aside those of the Master
Our relationship on your end is done,
It is only I who can delay the inevitable,
My destiny, of which there are only two
The Divine Angel or the perfect natural man?
A home in the Celestial Heavens, or one in the Spiritual Heavens?
I choose the former of each,
So long as the gift of Your Love,
And the great many provisions that it brings,
Remain open to me
*This is a direct quote taken from a message James Padgett received from Solomon on 20th April 1916. A message which never ceases to inspire and remind me of the most important things in life.
To read this message in full, you can follow the below link:
https://www.divinetruth.com/
Sunset at Crested Butte Colorado