Sin's influence

Galatians 5:17 New English Translation (NET Bible)

17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to each other, so that you cannot do what you want.

 

 

Flesh so detrimental as long as I can remember

It takes at times full control as I helplessly stand by

It shoves me around and leaves an aftertaste of ember

That burns in my being and leaves a blistered after-taste

 

One returns so regularly and not seldom unexpected

When darkness takes hold in the middle of the day

To conquer and abuse the emptiness that is neglected

That is easily taken for granted in a life of dis-array

 

The backbone of your existence to be carved in stone

Lust, greed and envy seem to cover your every bone

While deep within you multiply each and every clone

Of your own desires to bring you to decay in age alone

 

How long will one last until he seems whisked away

In a darkened hearse to be gently put six foot under

Will anyone pay attention as there’s no one left to pay

As they scramble towards nothingness in a quiet slumber

 

What is now left behind … maybe just a good memory

What the one was like in a fading reflection of the flesh

Are the parts instilled now in some others precluded destiny?

If only all had been prepared in Christ’s love for the very best

 

Jan Wienen

This poem is about: 
Me
My country
Our world

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