Inherited Promises

When a person takes an oath,
They base it on One greater;
A formal feeling of growth,
Endowed by the Creator.

Their oath is a guarantee,
Everything they have said;
A state of accuracy,
Being recorded or read.

God will never change His plans,
Making it perfectly clear;
To get His promise that spans,
Overall both far and near.

God took an oath to promise,
That we would be encouraged;
For us to stay serious,
And lying is discouraged.

Those who have fled for refuge,
In laying hold of the hope;
Find themselves in a deluge,
Of wrath with lies in their scope.

As an anchor of the soul,
Confidence fills our lives;
For us to maintain control,
As the Holy Spirit drives.

Copyright © 2010 Richard Newton Sherrer

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