Back to the Bible Ways

Illustration by Keith Alexander

By Michael L. Alumbaugh, ©1982, 2014

I have a lot to learn about life, both the earthly and Christian. After 60 plus years, I still haven't arrived. Nothing profound in that. (A work in progress!)

That's not to say I haven't learned a lot in my time because I have. But there's one thing I have definitely concluded; The longer I live . . . the older I get. And all that really means is God has at least one more day of lessons for me. I aint out of the woodshed yet.

So either I become more teachable, flexible, available and responsible with His economy or He removes me from this terrestrial ball. Why? Because I am of no use to Him. I am become a detriment to His testimony and purposes. I am absolutely worthless, fruitless without Him: "I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." - John 15:5.  

A pretty sobering word. NOTHING! Conversely, if we operate on our own "yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. - Matthew 13:21

To think I was pondering this issue over 40 years ago when I penned this. You'd think I would be better than I am by now. But, I have hope! He isn't through with me yet.

 

They talk of the economy
And financial security but they,
They say very little about the Lord.

They talk of the ecology,
Save the whales, save the energy, but they,
They say very little about the Lord.

So I’m goin’
Back to the Bible ways
To pray like the Saviour prayed
And learn to live according to God’s Word!
I’m going to tell them
Why He died,
Why He was crucified.

I’m going to walk a lot closer to the Lord.

They talk of drug dependency

And the latest therapy but they,

They say very little about the Lord.

There’s Christian psychology

With all the things it might do for me but they,

They say very little about the Lord.

 

So I’m goin’

Back to the Bible ways

To pray like the Saviour prayed

And learn to live according to God’s Word!

I’m going to tell them

Why He died,

Why He was crucified.

I’m going to walk a lot closer to the Lord.

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I said I’m goin’

Back to the Bible ways

To pray like the Saviour prayed

And learn to live according to God’s Word!

I’m going to tell them

Why He died,

Why He was crucified.

I’m going to walk a lot closer to the Lord.

They preach their prosperity

Health and wealth and theology but they,

They say very little how He is Lord!

They tell of how He healed the blind,

How He turned that water into wine but they,

They say very little how He is Lord!

So I’m goin'

Back to the Bible ways

To pray like the Saviour prayed

And learn to live according to God’s Word!

I’m going to tell them

Why He died,

Why He was crucified.

I’m going to walk a lot closer to the Lord.

I said I’m goin’

Back to the Bible ways

To pray like the Saviour prayed

And learn to live according to God’s Word!

I’m going to tell them

Why He died,

Why He was crucified.

I’m going to walk a lot closer,

And live a lot closer,

Walk a lot closer to the Lord.