“Where Spirit Leads” (Matt.4:1-11 ; John1:1-5) [Anne’s Acres series]

When Jesus came to be baptized
By cousin John by riverside,
The Spirit led Him far away,
To Satan’s surf, and whirling blades.

Temptations came to him out there,
For forty days, ’midst Angels’ care –
“How best to move with Spirit, now
He’s come to Me, as God allowed?”

So, Satan spoke from Sun Tzu’s ways –
“I’ve got some thoughts, like Sun Tzu says –
Turn stones to bread; folks come for lunch;
Free food wins out, or so I hunch.”

“Forget it, chump, I’m bread of life;
I feed the soul, with manna light;
Be gone, your words are lifeless chaff;
Folks flee from that, or turn and laugh.”

“Then maybe try a flying stunt –
Try circuses if not free lunch;
God will send angels down your way,
And bear you up with wings, they say.”

“Forget it! Do not test our God
With trivia – for on this sod
(Anne’s Acres) we’ve relief folks seek,
Not entertainment on the beach.”

“Well, hey, if you the nations seek,
To farm Anne’s Acres, grow the wheat,
Bow down to me, Sun Tzu has ways
That work quite well – conniving pays!”

“No way, Sun Tzu took God’s best ways
And twisted each so war-time pays
Attackers or attacked – both seek
To make self center, crush the weak.”

So Satan took his leave a while,
To wait a better time (his style
Of operation in the surf,
The whirling blades – the pinwheel’s worst).

But Jesus had lived 30 years
Before the Spirit to Him neared,
And led him back into the surf
Where pinwheel swirls and people hurt.

For surf or whirling blades of life
Is where folks live in darkest night;
That’s who Anne’s Acres are designed
For, with relief for body, mind –

And heart, and soul, each burdened down,
Despite attempts to turn life ’round;
“Come unto Me”, the Good Book says,
Anne’s Acres, here – see better days!”

A place to stand out of the storm,
To grow, mature, cold bodies warm;
Come as you are, desiring life,
And light, midst dark and stormy night.

And so began Christ’s ministry,
That folks Anne’s Acres now might see,
Respond to – flee the raging surf,
Or whirling blades of pinwheel’s worst.

There’s lots to learn of Kingdom’s ways;
Relief comes quickly – peaceful days
And nights where all might catch their breath,
Then grow, mature, in time that’s left.

Thanks Holy Spirit for this.

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