BELIEVING

What is meant by the promise of God?
God's promises are His word:
  Intended for us
  meant for us to consider
  for us to meditate upon
  finally, for us to believe
  whole-heartedly in God's son
  believe in JESUS, the Christ;
  which is to do with all our hearts
  mind and soul
  all that He says.
And what does He say to us?
He says that the Kingdom of Heaven
  is near
He tells us not to be afraid
He invites us to come...
He asks us to follow Him
  wherever He leads us.
He promises He will never leave us,
nor forsake us
we will never be abandoned by Him
for the only inescapable reason,
for one undeniable truth,
because of His Father's love
and His Father's will
we are secure in our position.
  Thanks to God's promise
  and God's provision
We can believe the promise ,
we can embrace the provision
We are free to join Him
in His new life for us,
free in wholeness,
new in our restored beauty,
in the final, full dimension
of His perfect newness
as He told us when our conversation
of promise commenced,
when we first explored
the premise of His promise,
when we began by understanding first, His Incredible Sacrifice
and it's stunning result,
how Christ was broken for us,
How He was broken by us,
broken because of us.
In His suffering we are complicit,
as our sins are taken
and laid upon His already broken body
adding to His pain
the additional weight of our own sins.
 
  We are not afraid for we know the Kingdom of God is here
  For we have come,
now knowing; we are glad to be here
where His promises are no longer the subject of faith
  But are now the very substance
of our new eternity.
  Us resting forever in His promise,
  knowing it is true.
  That IS Believing,
  and
I believe it IS true.
 
  Is it also true with you?

Be not afraid! 
The Kingdom of God is near.
Come and follow.
Reach out and taste His love,
feel His presence.
Believe He has called you to Himself.
Draw near to Him, be reconciled.
Do not be afraid! He has come, and He will come again!
Alongside His perfect life,
He has laid His perfect promise.
Rejoice.
Believe.
Amen.

  A poem by Jon Elvrum,
  September, 2019