Fashion
Romans 8:12 “therefore brethren, we are not debtors
to the flesh, to live according to the flesh”
A spiritual life imprisoned ... by a fleshly body
Light caught in a black fur if that could be possible
Maybe like a curtain that is drawn from both sides
And meets in the middle to hide the foggy probable
Life itself seems hidden ... in a box of miry clay
And it won’t come out although the box is brittle
It does not make sense ... that it could capture life
And to move it from existence making the day a riddle
My inner man being nigh to God ... my outer not the wiser
My inner with Life Himself ... and my outer in the grave
My inner self enjoying life ... my outer just a despiser
My inner built on a solid Rock ... my outer buried a slave
Obedient to the body ... move on its every wish
A little discomfort ... will alter its hopeless life
It sounds kind of snotty ... like a dirty slimy dish
Being used in a banquet with atmospheric strife
Filled with love and pity ... for its own existence
Understanding only ... what good should be about
Like the skeleton of a tree ... reaching up to heaven
Tangled strands like ghosts ... mixed in with the crowd
Not a sigh of life ... in a petrified existence
Ingrained in stone a pattern what could have been
Only the Holy Ghost ... can bring it into action
Through the Power of God ... hungering to redeem
Romans 8:11 “…He Who raised Christ from the dead
will also give live to your mortal bodies”
By the provision of God’s Spirit we receive competence
To command the outer frame without its interference
No more debtors to the flesh ... and its own desires
No more restrictions ... just influence through perseverance
Legitimate requirements ... that the body has
Like clothing, food and rest ... are a simple few
The disciples sleeping well ... when Christ was in the Garden
Shows some of the tendencies ... that the Lord fore-knew
The Lord showed endurance against hunger, sleep and fear
Victory over the legitimate ... marked His Path in passion
The Love of His Father ... and His Willingness to obey
An example for Christian life ... Truth being Christ’s fashion
Jan Wienen