The Lost Cause

This poem is written as a person who has made mistakes in life and finds out that it isn't easy to get out of difficult circumstances. Sometimes the things we do put us in such a deep and dark place that we have trouble finding the light of day. It is at these times that we feel like we are the lost cause.

Jesus was sent to reclaim the lost who are bound by sin. A person bound is controlled in everything they do. Their thoughts are controlled along with their actions. There is a saying, "The mind is the Devil's playground." This is a true saying especially concerning those who do not know Jesus as their Savior.

Back in the medieval days, when a city was attacked the attacking army would siege that city. They would surround it completely to the point no one could leave and no one could go in. When hunger gets bad enough, the citizens would then give up. This was the way nations were conquered. Satan does the same thing today. He brings a siege against individuals trying to force them to give up. This is how he holds them under his power.

Jesus came to remove us from the siege of Satan. You see, every now and then, someone would find a way out of those cities that were under siege. Jesus is that way for everyone today. Though I was once under the siege of Satan, Jesus came and removed the siege. He made me free from the bondage of sin. He pulled me out of the abyss and set my feet on solid ground. He can do the same for you my friend.

I used to make my dwelling among the many miscreants of the world. Drugs were used by me and many things I did that were not good. No one came to me telling me that I was headed down a bad road. They actually encouraged me to keep going the way I was headed.

One day I met Jesus. He called out to me to come to Him. I went to Him. he pulled me out of that life I was living and gave me a brand new life. I just simply had to believe in Him. When I heard the voice of Jesus, I only heard Him calling my name. No one else heard Him calling out to me and I didn't hear Him calling out to another. It was personal between me and Him. This same personal revelation can be yours also. Listen for His voice. He is calling out now.

The Lost Cause

The stronghold of the abyss has captured my mind
Unable to move to limbo I resign
Confined to a cell I made my abode
Excruciating torture with torment overflowed

My spirit is blackened isolated and obscure
Searching for hope unable to find a cure
Needing someone to save me from the pit
Authorize my freedom to Him I will commit

Then I can journey in the ways of the Master
To be with my Lord from here on after
No longer torn with my enemies claws
Never again be designated as the lost cause.

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