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By Ruth Banner
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You have the opportunity
to tell the truth, or lie.
Or if that’s inconvenient,
Something daring you can try…
Is Jesus your messiah?
Is He master? Is He king?
Have you courage to confess Him?
Truth can be the daring thing!
It’ll cost you if you know Him.
Into trouble you can get.
You can turn and walk away now.
You can lie, deny, and yet…
If courage you are lacking,
And a lie seems safe and sure,
You are treading deadly waters.
You dare grace, and evil lure.
There’s a story of a man that
You’ll do well to take to heart.
If you want to be courageous,
daring evil to depart…
“Truth or dare!” A woman hollers,
to a man beside a fire.
“Do you dare to tell the truth or
Are you nothing but a liar?”
“I don’t know him!” He exclaims,
full of dread and shame and doubt.
But the challenge comes again,
“Truth or dare! I call you out!”
“I don’t know him! I don’t know him!”
He cries out, and runs away.
In the dark a cock is crowing,
Long before the break of day.
All alone before his captors,
The man’s friend is tied and tried.
Cruelly beaten, mocked and tortured,
Cursed, and scourged, then crucified.
All alone, in death he carries
All the burden of life’s sin.
All alone, his body broken,
As salvation he does win.
“Truth or dare…” A gentle whisper
Softly echoes on the breeze.
As a man in ash and mourning,
sobs ashamed on bended knees.
“Do you love me?” Comes the query,
with forgiveness, love and grace.
Overwhelmed by Heavens mercy,
His betraying, his disgrace,
“Do I love you?” he replies,
“Lord, you know it if I do.”
“Now at last you answer wisely,
fearing not, and speaking true.”
“I Am Truth and I Am Daring.
I have wagered death and sin.
I have won the great redemption.
Life eternal ushered in.”
...You have the opportunity
to tell the truth, or lie.
Or if that’s inconvenient,
Something daring you can try.
Is Jesus your messiah?
Is He master? Is He king?
Have you courage to confess Him?
Truth can be the daring thing!
Do not fear the ones with power
to destroy; instead with prayer,
cast your burdens on The One
Who gave you all in Truth or dare.
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