“. . . let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil . . . Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:26b-27, 31-32, KJV
“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.” Psalm 118:8-9, KJV
“Keeping Promises and Doublemindedness” KJV Bible Verse List:
“If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin . . . But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.” John 15:22, 25, KJV
“Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?” Galatians 4:16, KJV
“Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.” Psalm 25:19, KJV
“Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.” Psalm 54:3, KJV
“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” John 7:24, KJV
“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7, KJV
“Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.” 1 Timothy 5:22, KJV
“If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.” 2 John 1:10-11, KJV
A poem inspired by the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign . . . how unpresidential! This poem is political satire. I don’t really believe that politicians should act this way. Quite to the contrary!
Whether you call it a trap or a cage, it is still basically the same thing. Get it?
“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.” Psalm 118:8-9, KJV
Article: “Gaslighting: We Are Being Manipulated and Surveilled”:
“For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.” Hebrews 2:10, KJV
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2, KJV
“Don’t Worry, Trust in the Lord” KJV Bible Verse List:
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“The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” Psalm 9:17, KJV
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14, KJV
JUST A LITTLE NUDGE — a poem and song by Bill Kochman
#Christian #Poetry #Poem
To see other poems related to this one, and to listen to the actual song, go to:
https://www.billkochman.com/Poetry/index.html#Friendship
“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24, KJV
“Jesus is Our Friend” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse453.html
“A Friend of Publicans, Harlots and Sinners” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse497.html
“Lift Up Your Brother” KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse239.html
Article: “Selfishness: A Prophesied Sign of Our Times?”:
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/selfish1.html