Both our conscience
And every good conviction
Are gifts of God
To keep us from perdition.John 14:25-26John 16:7-11
But what if
We will not heed His voice
Or pay attention?
Will the still small voice
Become a little louder,
And then a little louder,
Until it shouts in our ear,
But then goes silent
If we will not listen?Psalm 66:18Proverbs 28:9
Or what if
We really truly
Want to live
A righteous life
But our weak will
Can't withstand the weight
Of strong temptations?
Will the still small voice
Become a little
More insistent
And then a little
More persistent
Until we're so
Sick of sinning
Or until we're so
Conscience smitten
That we finally
Can't resist it?Psalm 51:1-13
Some say
That this depicts the way
The Holy Spirit tries
To teach us.
And that by
Shouting out our sins,
And by poking us,
And prodding us,
And shaming us
For all our inconsistencies,
He strives to strengthen
Our resolve
To serve the Lord
Until we finally gain
The victory.
But is this
Really how the Bible says
The Holy Spirit
Tries to reach us?
By scolding us
If we falter or we sin?Jeremiah 31:3
Or by deriding us
If we stumble
Or we cave in?Hosea 11:3-4John 3:1-8