By the Word a believer knows, through obedience a heart grows, <br />In God's Word we're implored, submit to all over us, in The Lord, <br />We're to esteem leaders in love, led by God's Spirit from above, <br />This, to be at peace with others; growing as sisters and brothers. <br /> <br />Being one body, with one voice, with our leaders, always rejoice; <br />Without ceasing we must pray, as together we follow God's way, <br />Giving thanks through everything, as we serve our Lord and King, <br />Never quenching the Holy Spirit, but, obeying Truth, as we hear it. <br /> <br />Despise not prophecies we know, but, in His Truth we must grow, <br />Testing things, that we've heard, against the Truth of God's Word; <br />Abstaining from all the evil we see, with our eyes fixed on eternity, <br />Always obeying The Spirit of God, per His Plan, wherever we trod, <br /> <br />As we follow God's Word fully, we must warn men, who are unruly, <br />Comforting the fainthearted in Christ, as we live for Him a holy life, <br />We're never to repay evil for evil, as God's Plan, together we fulfill, <br />As we encourage a weaker brother, pursuing good for one another. <br /> <br />Looking to the coming of Christ, may The Lord, sanctify all our life, <br />May we lean on God's faithfulness, to preserve us, fully blameless, <br />As we look for The Lord's Return, may we obey the Truths we learn, <br />So that as a body, we truly heed, obedient to all the Truths we read. <br /> <br />(Copyright ©02/2013)<br /><br />Bob Gotti<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/growing-through-obedience/
