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 that 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
When Satan,
Sought to find a way
To overcome Eve,
He did so,
By cloaking his identity,
And then by leading her
To think that he was someone
She could surely trust.Genesis 3:1-6
So too,
He still tries to do
To this very day.
And yet whenever Satan
Seeks to emulate,
The still small voice
Of conviction,1 Kings 19:11-13John 10:27
The very moment
That we heed his voice,
Or start to pay attention,
Then the father of all lies,
Who hides behind
His Holy Spirit guise,
Starts to goad us,