“At Least Avoid The Obvious” [Sun Tzu series 9 – 6] (Psalm 40:2; 47:02; 18: 04; 124:04; 42; Matthew 15:14; 6:13; Romans 6:14; Proverbs 9:13ff)
“Amazing grace”, quite popular indeed,
Speaks of our rescue when in deepest need;
The prayer that Jesus taught his men to pray,
Speaks of the need of rescue every day.“Don’t let us fall” is gist of meaning there,
Into temptation, for it is a snare;
It is so hard to extricate ourselves
From such entanglements of living hell.Sun Tzu says stay away from nasty ground,
In mountains, or wherever it is found;
Don’t cross a stream that’s swollen from the rain;
Get out of there – go back the way you came.At least avoid the obvious and leave,
Or skirt such troubled places – there’s no need
To put oneself in jeopardy before
You even get to enemy’s front door.Leave rough terrain for enemy to haunt;
Stick to the places where there’s little want;
Look after men, matériel, that’s yours;
Avoiding shortcuts, dangerous allure’s.Lord, leadership, I hear, is stewardship
Of resource You have given, lest it’s ripped
From us, destroyed before it comes to use;
Unnecessary waste heavens no excuse.Thanks Lord for this.
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