The Church's Warning

All churches of modern society take heed,
Are you right with God? Are you up to speed?
Read on and determine which category you’re in,
Then act accordingly or your future is grim.

Do the first works get done or are your labours spread thin?
Or have you left your first love by the fall into sin?
If you have then repent! Or Jesus will come upon thee,
And remove you and your church from his grace eternally.

Though you dwell beside Satan, you are faithful and sure,
You are spiritually rich, but in the flesh you are poor.
When suffering comes hold fast, don’t despair,
Overcome to the end and a crown of life you’ll wear.

Are there those among you who hamper the rest?
With impure doctrines, putting all to the test.
Repent, overcome and forgive seventy times seven,
And receive hidden manna and reward of Heaven.

Do you allow false prophets to seduce you and teach?
Or are you not fooled by their deceptive speech?
Don’t be blind sheep, hold fast to the Word,
The Lord’s victory you’ll share when his shout is heard.

Though your works say to others “Look, we are alive”,
I tell you your dead! For Jesus ways you must strive.
To be perfect for God, repent and again be born,
Or from the Lambs Book of Life your name will be torn.

If God's Word you have kept and not shown denial,
He’ll protect you from enemies and the worlds trials.
The door will be open so hold on to your crown,
You’ll be pillars of strength. On the weak you’ll frown.

If you are lukewarm and through life you are coasting,
You’ll be spewed out of God’s presence, forever toasting.
You may appear rich, but your poor inside,
Take Jesus’s riches and in his righteousness reside.

By now you know where your church fits in,
Don’t fool yourself, be honest, admit your sin.
The Lord loves a sinner who is willing to change,
So don’t feel threatened, abnormal or strange.

If your church wont adjust for the Lord then I say,
Get out of her friends and find the true way.
Seek out the persecuted, humble and contrite,
For they are the Saints who have got it right.


AUTHORS NOTE:
I have to say that there are a lot of churches out there that fall into the above categories, (for some that is good news). All people are easily misled no matter what denomination they belong to. The Enemy knows this and will use it to his advantage always, by introducing false doctrines or teachings into what used to be a Bible believing congregation. We all need to examine our spiritual lives constantly in conjunction with Biblical guidance, to “pull the weeds out of our gardens”, and stay in touch with God’s will.