Poetry
The Difference is Hope
What is the difference that I see?
You suffer just the same as me
Illness and heartaches reach you too
But there is something different about you
* * *
I do also suffer the same it is true
I feel the same hurts and pains as you
But there is something different about me
It is the glimpse of hope that you see
* * *
What is this hope of which you speak?
Perhaps it is something that I should seek
I want hope to see me past all this gloom
I need more than just this pending doom
* * *
This desire of yours is for what I’ve prayed
To show you the path of hope that is laid
There is one who knows all our sorrows
The same one that brings hope for tomorrow
* * *
Who is this one that holds this key?
Can he also bring this very hope to me?
How can I come to know this one?
Is this the one you have called God’s Son?
* * *
He is indeed the risen Christ, God’s Son
He is the Truth and the Way, the only one
Jesus has been waiting patiently for you
He is the One to make your life brand new
* * *
What must I do to obtain this gift?
How do I get this hope, this spiritual lift?
Is there a ceremony that I must complete?
Or is it something for which I compete?
* * *
No ceremony or work need be done
Just call on His name, the Almighty One
The desire must be one of your heart
Accepting His lordship is where to start
* * *
Teach me all this that I must know
Show me, I’m truly ready to go
My heart is open and ready to believe
This gift of hope is what I want to receive
* * *
Ask Our Lord to forgive your sin
You are ready for your new life to begin
Jesus Christ died and rose for you
Your heart must believe this is true
* * *
I believe, I believe it is true
I believe with my heart through and through
Jesus is Lord and I am forgiven
Now having the hope of eternal life in heaven
Brethren,
This came to me at work after an opportunity to share a little of the gospel with a coworker who been under heavy strain. I need not go into details, but it is not a good situation. He was asking for answers and I offered him the Truth. I explained the hope is the difference between us.
We all face troubles, trials, problems, pains, and heartaches this is true. It happens whether you are a believer or not. The fact is that we have the hope that is the Lord Jesus. His Word is full of promises to which we can cling. We know that we do not suffer from things that the Lord himself has not faced. We have the Comforter.
I continue to pray for more wisdom in this opportunity and I pray that I get more opportunity to offer more. Please pray for my coworker and for the Lord to give me the wisdom to continue to be a good servant. God bless.
© 2007 Christian Coutts
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