"When A Man Believes" [John - Core Series] (John 12:44-50)

“Guys, when a man believes in Me – it’s not just Me”, You said,
“But in the One who sent Me here – though soon I will be dead –
Not to forever, but three days I will be in the grave,
Then, being raised up from the dead, the others we will save.

“Yes we – for I will meet you there, as I have work to do,
But you will be there with Me as I have a need of you;
I want you to be looking at Me in your daily walk,
And with Me keep conversing as they’ll hear Me in your talk.

“When they see Me in you”, You said, “they won’t see only Me,
But see the One who sent Me, they’ll be certain it is He.
For I have come here as a light – there’s darkness all about;
Believe in me, that dark goes – such a light’s without a doubt.

“I don’t condemn the one who hears My word to him each day,
For freedom reigns in each one’s life – in freedom words I say;
I have not come to judge the world but save it from its sin
(Rebellion from our Father-God), for that’s the state it’s in.

“If they reject the words I speak, they still will have a judge;
The words themselves will be the judge in end, it will not budge;
For words I speak unto each one are not My words for sure,
But words of Father-God above, of problems they’re the cure.

“So when I tell you what to say and how to say it, guys,
You do not have to do it, but if you wish to be wise,
You’ll do like me – commands from God do not as options take,
But as commands that lead to life, say what you hear me say.

“For I don’t speak of My accord, but as the Father leads;
It leads on to eternal life as we turn it to deeds;
Not life just here and now, but more to life eternally,
As darkness goes at dawn of day – we wake and know we’re free.

“So they see Father-God in Me, His Son, and Me in you;
Commands from God flow through to them and show them what to do;
So I don’t judge if they don’t act, in end My words they’ll hear,
And say, “I woulda, shoulda, coulda, made all that appear”.

Lord, this You said at end of work You did that day in town;
Though some believed, the cost was high for them to hang around;
But it’s a baseball game I see, more innings up ahead,
Each stage of change within our lives takes time until we’re dead.

Thanks Lord for this.

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