Life on this earth friend is temporal and it is not very long at all, <br />Though man was to live forever, his life was shortened by the fall. <br /> <br />And through Adam's fall, sin and death was passed down to all men, <br />So instead of life eternal, man's life is just three score and ten. <br /> <br />Created and put in a perfect world, with access to the Tree of Life, <br />But desire for knowledge of good and evil created a world of strife. <br /> <br />Adam's fall has also destined that all men must face God's judgment, <br />Even if you do not repent, from God's justice you will not be absent. <br /> <br />Forbidden back into the Garden and no more access to the tree within, <br />First God shed an animal's blood, to cover their nakedness and sin. <br /> <br />Now shut out of a perfect Garden to grope upon the now cursed earth, <br />But God offers all Adam's children, Eternal Life through a New Birth. <br /> <br />For us God used more than just a skin, He made Jesus Christ our sin, <br />His Blood cleanses our sin and He fills us with Righteousness within. <br /> <br />God willed Christ to suffer, for granting man life was His desire, <br />But for the unbelieving and vile scoffer He prepared a Lake of Fire. <br /> <br />What does profit a man to gain the whole world but lose his own soul? <br />For eternity apart from Christ is an empty and foreboding dark hole. <br /> <br />Eternity is ahead for all men and blessings or wrath has been stored, <br />So when your earthly life is over will you be eager to meet The Lord? <br /> <br />(Copyright ©02/2004)<br /><br />Bob Gotti<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/are-you-eager-to-meet-the-lord/
