Death By Design
(A poem for those who will come to Christ)
I was born with a sin nature,
So I’m prone to sin;
But the Bible says, "all have
sinned," that includes you my friend.
"The wages of sin is death,"
So death we are due;
But Jesus died for me and
Jesus died for you.
Even before time began, It
was no mystery;
God knew that sin would play
a part In human history;
Neither was it a secret, For
God also knew;
Jesus would die for me and
Jesus would die for you.
On the day of His death, He
endured much disgrace;
They tore His flesh with a
whip, spit upon Him, struck His face.
He could have said, "Enough!
This I will not do!"
But Jesus died for me
and Jesus died for you.
They laid Him on the cross,
after He’d been beat;
Pressed thorns into His head,
drove nails through His Hands and feet.
They mocked His claim to be
God, Though His claim was true;
Then Jesus died for me and
Jesus died for you.
I have given my life to Jesus,
His sacrifice paid for my sin;
In Him I have everlasting life,
and so can you my friend.
We deserve eternal punishment, this the Bible teaches as true;
But, Jesus died for
me and Jesus died for you!
"I am the good shepherd; and I know My own,and My own know Me,
even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father;
and I lay down My life for the sheep."
John 10:14-16 (NASB)
© 1998 A. Mitchell Moore, Jr.
