A god called Self

A god called Self

Wrapped its arms around me

Speaking soothing words

That tickled every atom of my body

Self made me comfy

But in the end I turned out scruffy

My heart was stained with impurity and lifelessness

Guilty and stuffy

Suffocating because of all the mess

Self is no devil

But Self became devilish when the devil bedevilled Self

With the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life

Self was awakened to the power of death

And anyone who obeyed Self became Self's slave

A god called Self

Turned me against all good

A god called Self wanted all the glory

A god called Self could not be tamed

A god called Self

Made me do what I disgusted

Dragged me to places I did not want to go

But I obeyed that god in riotous living

A god called Self could not be controlled; no! Not with will power

Not with all the world's strategies for "personal growth"

But thank God for his indescribable gift!

The gift of life through death!

A god called self was crucified with Christ

A god called self no longer lives

No longer rules

I may hear self's soothing voice,

I may feel self's warm arms around me

But in truth self is dead!

The law of the Spirit of life has made me free from the law of sin and death!

A god called self is no longer my lord!

Jesus Christ is alive and at work in me!

He is my God and my Lord!

What a god called self could not do, Jesus did!

He rose from the dead and brought to life a new creature filled with eternal life!

The very essence of God is alive in me now!

Now, I am being renewed in knowledge after the image of Him who created this new creature!

I am a new "me" with new passions, new affections, new attitudes and a new life!

What about you? Are you still a slave of self?

Turn from self and hear Jesus!

Run to Jesus Christ!


#EDIFY...poetry that builds you!