Would you like a sense of order
To rule your weary mind?
Do you hope to be relieved
Of your thoughtful crime?
Turn to Him and rest assured.
Transformation is sublime.
Copyright 2022. L.L. Shelton.
A Good Year
THIS IS FOR DONALD.
I’ve gathered the wise,
Professing The King,
I’ve dined with fools,
Who mock everything.
I’ve pondered the old,
And welcomed the new,
I’ve injured and mended,
Both lied and been true.
I’ve wandered some ground,
And danced a fair mile,
Directed my steps,
Yet prayed without guile.
Now I greet the future,
Wearing a smile,
Abandoned to Hope;
I am His all the while.
Copyright 2022. L.L. Shelton.
Come Lord Jesus
God of all glory,
God of all might,
God of the silence,
God of the night,
God of left,
God of right,
God of our journey,
God of our plight,
Come quickly to rescue,
Come quickly to save,
Come quickly, Lord Jesus,
Come quickly, we pray!
Copyright 2021. L.L. Shelton.
Twinkle Twinkle
(This is for Zeek.)
Earth is but a little star.
Do we wonder where You are?
Like a diamond in the sky;
You do twinkle up on high!
When the fiery sun is gone,
When it nothing shines upon,
You are still the One Great Light,
Shining shining, no more night!
How the traveler in the dark,
Thanks You for your splendid spark!
Faithfully, You twinkle so,
He can now see where to go.
In deep of my heart You keep,
Scripture living as I sleep,
For You never shut your eye,
Though night overcomes the sky.
May your Spirit ever spark,
Light a path inside the dark;
As stars fade and lose their light,
May I shine for Truth and Right!
Copyright 2021. L.L. Shelton.
From Babel to CERN
From tremendous tower to palatial particle accelerator, we are determined to find God through contrived methods and limited modalities. We are sure that we can discover and sing the science without being in relationship with its composer, unwilling to admit that we are only familiar with a derivative of authentic music. Science is perfectly beautiful but should be studied in relationship with God as the magnificent and extravagant language of God. Science should never be approached separately from a genuine relationship with God. Science is knowledge, literally “to know.” Knowledge apart from wisdom, divided from God, is missing an element essential to its core; something completely necessary to a proper application of knowledge.
The tree of the knowledge of good and evil, growing in paradise, was a tree of science, a tree of knowing. This tree was a tree of many branches, of numerous disciplines, all capable of overwhelming our human sensitivities and bringing us to desolate places of ruin apart from the loving leadership of our Creator. When we disobeyed GOD, made him sad, in other words-sinned- when we took and ate from this tree, we internalized the fruit, the knowing. This knowing encompassed the good and the evil and implanted in us an awareness of the difference between the two, as we were endowed with a conscience; therefore we are accountable to God for our knowing. It is our responsibility to acquire wisdom.
We must never give ourselves to the creation, for the creation- life- is absolutely vulnerable to all forms of death and dying apart from her Creator, with physical death at some point guaranteed; rather there is a way to give ourselves back to the Creator. The way home is to be reunited with GOD, to become one with our Creator; we must accept the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, as the substitutionary atonement for the sin that produced our original separation from GOD, and maintains our perpetual separation from Him. We must believe in Christ’s atonement, through His sinless life, death, burial, and resurrection, accept it and bow our knee in acknowledgment of the Lordship of Christ; GOD’s plan for our salvation from this world and our translation into the next, where we will continue to enjoy our Creator and glorify Him forever. Let the true music begin!
Copyright 2021. L.L. Shelton.
RESIST OR FLEE
I always taught my children to remember their three things:
- Keep your eyes on Jesus.
- Obey your authorities- IN THE LORD.
- Use good manners.
I taught them who Jesus was and who Jesus is. I taught them the definition of authority and that some authority is good and of GOD and that some is evil; as every good thing fell in the beginning and can now be perverted. I told them to follow authority ONLY when authority did not ask them to sin or to go against THE GOD of THE BIBLE. I taught them that though manners and customs can be very specific as pertaining to different societies, ultimately manners are a way of behaving that does not offend another, and that good manners are defined in the Golden rule. The Golden rule reminds us to do to others only that we would in our reasonable mind do or want done to ourselves.
In this present world, It is becoming increasingly difficult to know when the authority is in opposition to GOD and to HIS good. Yet, as always, we must be able to recognize sin, and sin is anything that is displeasing to GOD, and to resist sin or flee from it. I ask now that my children and all people pray for discernment- BEG for wisdom- and resist any authority in opposition to the good that is GOD.
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Copyright 2021. L.L. Shelton.
An Open Letter Regarding: HR 3755
October 11, 2021
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
I believe our situation in America (and elsewhere) is grim. It is apparent to me that we are likely faced with a choice between evils; communism and fascism, though in the face of staggering evidence neither major party seems willing to own it. We seem to have become a nation of self-serving extremists. Though I realize there have been plots and conspiracies on every side, I know we have all played our part in bringing about this present day.
I do not believe we are a representative republic any longer, nor do I believe we are becoming a socialist-capitalist democracy. I believe we are facing an absolutely authoritative government in the not-so-distant future. Our sins have grieved the heart of God and have created a sense of corporate fear. We beg for our safety with little consideration for the freedom to do good that we are relinquishing. If I lend my support to a particular candidate or party, it is likely because that one is less apt to bring harm, rather than the one from whom I expect benefit.
There is no greater evidence of our evils as a nation than the passage by the United States congress of the bill numbered 3755 and titled, The Women’s Health Protection Act. The HR bill passed by a count of 217 to 207, and 216 of those who voted to pass the bill are members of the Democratic Party. This bill codifies Roe vs. Wade into permanent federal law and strikes down any restrictions on abortion at the state level. It dismisses the need for parental consent in the case of a minor, dismisses the need for informed consent, allows for the abortion procedure in the case of any or no reason up to the moment of the baby’s birth, and repeals The Hyde Amendment. Furthermore, HR 3755 eliminates conscience protection for medical professionals electing not to perform abortions or to refer patients to other professionals for abortions. If the Democratic majority senate passes this bill, surely we will deserve to lose autonomy over our own bodies, but I hope and pray for the unmerited mercy of God toward us. Please call your state senators at 202-224-2131 and ask them to vote against this horrific bill!
My heart breaks for America, land that I do love, and at this juncture in her history, I wish to confirm publicly my own political position for the sake of posterity and as a reference during the days of greater division and probable unification around a totalitarian regime:
- I am first and foremost a Bible-believing Christian, saved by the grace of God in Christ. Scripture is my rule for Truth.
- I am an American citizen and I pledge my allegiance to her, secondary to GOD alone.
- I am a citizen of the great state of Tennessee, and pledge my allegiance to her, secondary to God alone.
- Should it become impossible to remain loyal to both America and Tennessee, I will remain faithful to God and His Truth, in the hopes that there my allegiance will be decided for me.
- Through my first allegiance, my loyalty to family remains secure.
- I am committed to resisting evil and will do so by the two means allowed for in Scripture: Resist the evil and/or flee from it.
I am grateful to you, the reader, for allowing me this brief liberation of conscience.
Sincerely,
L.L. Shelton
Copyright 2021. L.L. Shelton.
Identity
I stand amazed,
A sinner saved,
By grace alone,
His blood atoned,
For all my sin,
I enter in,
Sing a new song,
In Him belong.
Copyright 2021. L.L. Shelton.
Atonement
With arrogant man,
Enveloped in pride,
In grace you contend,
In love you abide.
Let man dwell in you,
Escape from his lies,
Be near you always,
Find rest at your side.
Copyright 2021. L. L. Shelton.
To Know
GOD of Creation
GOD of the ages
GOD of the multi-verse
GOD of salvation
GOD of the heavens
GOD of the earth
GOD of string theory
GOD of new birth
GOD of all glory
Worthy of praise
GOD of all wonder
Ancient of Days
Inhaling, exhaling
GOD of all breath
Life is in You
Outside of all death
Expand and contract
Leaving no doubt
We breathe by design
Air in and air out.
Copyright 2021. L.L. Shelton.