Inspirational

The Crushed Red Rose

Posted on by Marla
 
There in the rubble…
Broken glass, shattered rocks and debris
All in a pile of destruction, lying in front of me…
I hang my head and cry…
Remembering the prophecy…
Tears fall upon the city streets
No laughter, no one there to greet…
No priests, no sacrificial lamb
The Holy Place, only a trace
Of what once was God’s dwelling place.
The Son of God you led to die, upon the splintered pole
Not knowing then, that it was Him, who came to make you whole…
Seventy years of shedding blood
In vain you sacrificed…
Messiah came, but you did not recognize
It was He, who paid the price…
Standing now on broken ground
One, single, red rose, I see…
Lying there, reminding me, that Jesus died on Calvary…
The crushed, red, rose, like blood I see, staining his hands and feet,
Forgiving you forgiving me…
Head bowed, it is finished; it is complete…
From generation to generation, this will be the symbol of His love, sacred and sweet.
The fragrance of the red rose rising upon the wind…
Jesus mending broken hearts, and building life again!
Walking among the rubble, smiling, now I know…
Jesus is my savior, the crushed, fragrant, red rose!
~M.S. O’Neill December 13, 2017
Matthew 24:1-2 King James Version (KJV) And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? Verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Song of Solomon 2: 1 King James Version (KJV) I am the rose of Sharon,
Marla
I love the Lord Jesus Christ and am passionate about writing. I hope you enjoy the blog and come to visit often. Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry. “Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2: 2-4