Since I wrote my last blog post about contentment, it has been quite a journey—a more difficult journey than I expected. Part of this journey has been learning to stop doing for the sake of doing and listen to what the Lord wants me to do (or not do). That leads me to last night where I debated back and forth between reading something I wanted to read or writing and spending time with the Lord. As I finally stopped the debate and knew what I was supposed to do, I wondered what I was going to write. And the Lord clearly said, “I want you to write a poem.” I didn’t know what to write a poem about, but He already knew what I was going to say and responded, “Write what I tell you.” The Lord has always helped me write when I’ve asked so I knew He would this time. Also, for reasons unbeknownst to me, it was important to share this poem today, so here it is:

Righteousness

Righteousness dwells in the house of the Most High

where death and shadows abate.

Newness of life springs forth

while hell’s gates close their fate.

What once was dead is now alive,

breathing for the first time in the kingdom of heaven.

Rejoice, sons and daughters of the Most High,

for the slave has become a child of God,

filled with the Spirit,

embraced by the Son,

forgiven by the Father.

Joy overflowing.

Love pursuing.

Peace overcoming.

New life triumphs over death

as flesh and spirit converge,

demanding the choice between

wickedness or righteousness.

The Spirit of God within is greater than

the spirit without,

battling temptations,

building faith,

enduring trials,

finishing the race,

when, at last, the child of God hears those fateful words,

“Well done, good and faithful servant.

Enter into My rest.”

©Lauren Demuth