THE SOIL IS IN THE ROCK

For the natural man,
with no spiritual eyes to see,
the physical world
can be quite distressing.
With no solid foundation,
to plant his feet,
he is overwhelmed, 
with impending fear and anxiety.
He hops around 
dodging defeat,
praying for luck
to answer life's uncertainties.
But for the man pure in heart,
with spiritual eyes to see, 
his hope is in the Lord 
despite what may be seen.
Like the martyr Stephen,
who kept his eyes on Christ,
he bore the stoning and the lies,
and the glory of the Lord sufficed.
Crucified and condemned 
by the sin of other men,
he laid down his life
and he would do it again.
The reason is mysterious 
to those who do not know
that the gift of his Son, 
is what God bestowed.
Jesus is the ROCK 
who absorbs the stones,
thrown from the trials,
and great unknowns.
Jesus is the ROCK
where his people plant their feet,
cemented in faith,
with a willingness to bleed.
Jesus is their ROCK, 
the perfecter of their faith,
and through his blood
they are saved.
Many people
who have proclaimed his name,
have not given their soul,
but instead have stayed the same.
They respond in the flesh,
and refuse to commit 
their thoughts, feelings and behaviors 
to his Holy Spirit.
They do not understand 
“It’s by the blood of the lamb
AND the word of their testimony”,
that prevents the accuser from pointing at a man
and calling him a phony.
"Jesus is my savior"
is more than just words,
faith without deeds 
means man has not heard.
It is the Spirit of God
who gifts faith to a man
who dies to self 
and makes no demands.
Faith does not grow 
on its own accord,
it grows in the man
who picks up His sword.
Faith comes by hearing,
and hearing by the Word,
it's the conditions set by God
in which His Spirit is stirred.
What most do not know
is that the soil is in the ROCK.
When your eyes have seen
the King of Kings
There is no other response
than to fall on your face,
in awe of His glory,
and of His grace!
When his glowing coal
has touched your lips,
you will know
you're fully equipped
to stand firm on His foundation.
Mortal life
loses it's flavor
when you have tasted
His goodness and favor. 
When Jesus is King
of man's Kingdom,
He will send forth the Comforter
to give us wisdom.
When Holy Spirit comes,
he helps us weather the storms. 
He commands the winds to stop,
and peace is born.
And when the angel of death comes
to take us home,
Holy Spirit spreads out his wings
and makes us his own.  

The earth could be shaking,
and the sun could disappear
but the spiritual seer
knows God is near.
For God does not give us a spirit of fear,
but a spirit of love, power and sound mind.

That is not to say that feelings do not come,
it only means that we have set our eyes on ONE,
the ONE who has come,
to take our sin away,
the ONE who has the power,
to turn our night into day.