The Sacrifice.

As part of this school we have been doing a word study on steadfast love. I love this assignment, every time I do it I am so encouraged and fall more in love with God.  I have spent the last week thinking about all the things God has been showing me about his love through this assignment, and this lead me to think about the different powers that control our life. Through this I thought about how fear is Satan's most powerful weapon, and love is God's most powerful weapon. They are powerful forces that are in constant use in the spiritual battle the rages around us. As I was processing all of this I wrote some of my thought out in a poem. I thought I would share it with you, I hope you find it encouraging.

The Sacrifice.

Hidden in the secret place were all is still and quite.

Amongst the chaos, and rubble, surrounded by thorns

There it stands, forgotten, unused and crumbling.

It is waiting for me to come and remove the chaos

Waiting to be rebuilt and repaired, waiting for me

In its place stands another, full of deception, and deceit

Its mask is quite and rest, in reality it is chaos

There it stands strong, well visited and remembered

It's power is controlling me, it's grasp I can't escape

waiting to be demolished and destroyed, waiting for it's fate.

It's name it fear, with great power it wields it's control

In its control there is no peace, nor rest, nor beauty, only chaos

It's power, is enslaving, imprisoning, and manipulating

It has taken me captive, a slave I have become

When will rescue come, when will I be free

O how long, O fear will you reign, how long will you be king

When will your power cease, when will your control end

How long O fear, will your kingdom have dominion,

When will its walls come crashing down, when will it lay in desolation

O fear how long will I let your power control me, when will I defeat you

Fear I have had enough, no longer will you imprison me

No longer will your disguise fool me, no more will you deceive me

No longer will I let you shape and mold me, I no longer want to be who you created

Fear your reign is at its end, your kingdom has fallen, defeat is all you have

In desolation you shall lay, in despair you shall live, for your defeat has come

For I remember the secret place and what is hidden there, waiting for me

I have returned to repair and rebuild, I am removing the chaos, and the thorns

I am here to use what is mine, this gift from God, this place is mine

My altar I have rebuilt and repaired, it no long stands forgotten

No long will it wait, no long will it stand unused, for I have returned

O fear, long has been your reign, strong has been your power

Today O fear your fate has been sealed, for to the altar I have brought you

To the altar you have been brought, this is your end, this is where you stay

Today I am sacrificing you, today you are being slain, this altar is where you stay

O fear long has been your reign, long has been your dominion,

Today at this altar I am ending your reign, I am ending your control

On this altar I place you, no longer will you be the center of my life

I am laying down all the pain, and rejection you created within me

At the altar I give it to you my savior and King, here fear is defeated

At the altar fear was slain, on the Altar fear was defeated

Fear has lost its power, fear has lost its place

I have found another to take its place, another to reign

This one wears no mask, this one has no disguise

This one is true, this one is faithful

This one is love and steadfast is its name

Take your place O love, begin your reign

Rebuild your kingdom, repair your temple

You have found your place, Your place is in the center

O love, long will you reign, longer will you rule

O love, steadfast and true.

O love, come take me captive, your slave I will become

In your chains I am free, in your prison I found freedom

O love, In your control I shall remain, in your power I shall live

Mold and shape me, your creation I shall be, a living artwork for all to see

O love, steadfast and true.

Fear has lost is power, fear has lost its place

Love has taken over, love is here to reign

Love is at the center, my life I have regained

Love is here to stay, in love I shall remain

O faithful love, steadfast and true.