Faith Requires Both the Rod and the Staff
Faith requires both the rod and the staff to get salvation;
whoever fails in this quest will experience much tribulation.
Try to climb the rockiest mountain, you have ever seen
without the rod, you will fall into the pit.
Try to live without God, and never lean
on his staff, your feet will get weak and make you slip.
Uphold His laws and learn from His mouth as His words burst,
He promises that He won't let your burden be heavier
than the one you can easily carry on either shoulder;
His wisdom is the spring that will quench your desperate thirst.
From the bottom of the valley to the mountain's peak,
you climbed singing and listening to that hummingbird.
David did the same, never showing a sign of being weak;
he kept on climbing cliffs happily, feeling a puff of wind.
Faith requires both the rod and the staff to get salvation;
not having these two, we're thrown into the depths of damnation.
The rod is that vital strength to overcome sins of any sort;.
the staff is that strong shoulder we lean on when we're distraught.
Written on 1/ 14/ 2016
Inspired by King David's Psalm 23:1-6:
" I will feel no evil, for You are with me. Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me. "
Copyright © Andrew Crisci | Year Posted 2016
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