Inspirational

A Reed Shaken by the Wind

Posted on by Marla
A Reed Shaken in the Wind…
No reputation, no agenda
Except to make way for the Savior of the world…
A man crying in the wilderness
Repent and be baptized…
For one mightier than I, has come…!
Beheaded, he lay down his life…
Jesus asks…
What did you go out into the wilderness to see?
A reed shaken in the wind…?
A prince dressed in fine array…
Did you expect a prophet of the court, prophesying for pay?
He was a true prophet, preaching and showing the way.
John was not swayed by the pomp of men…
He was courageous, baptizer, he did not bend
He was not a reed shaken by the wind…
A new Elijah; family; friend…
Pointing to the one who could forgive sin…
No one greater would ever compare to this wilderness walker
Deliverance talker…nothing to gain except the approval of His God
He proclaimed…
Prepare ye the way of the Lord!
Did you hear? Did you listen?
No, you are…
Spoiled, unruly, children, complaining to your friends
We played your wedding songs but you did not dance…
So funeral songs were played, but you did not mourn…
Ungrateful…you wear your face of scorn…
Woe to you Bethsaida, woe to you Korazin! Remember Tyre and remember Sidon?
Repent and turn to God, but if you will not…
Then this will be your destiny…worse for you on Judgement day…
And Capernaum, no honor in heaven for you…it’s down to the place of the dead…instead.
Great miracles you’ve seen but they mean nothing…
What did you go out to see; a reed shaken in the wind?
John did not break and he did not bend…
God’s favor is poured upon the head of him…
His life greater than all of them…
He shouts…
MESSIAH HAS COME AND WILL COME AGAIN!
Listen, Jesus is praying…
He will come with a sword!
Look to the east, see the Lord…
Riding on the wind!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill May 25, 2018
Matthew 11:7-24 New Living Translation (NLT)
As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind? Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people with expensive clothes live in palaces. Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,
‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way before you.’
“I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is! And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it. For before John came, all the prophets and the law of Moses looked forward to this present time. And if you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!
 “To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,
 ‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’
For John didn’t spend his time eating and drinking, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’ The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”
Judgment for the Unbelievers
Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn’t repented of their sins and turned to God. “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse. I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you.
 “And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today. I tell you, even Sodom will be better off on judgment day than you.”
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

2 Comments

  1. Another beautiful, natural work of the heart! 💙
    I rarely read poetry, even though I am a poet, myself. Yours, is truly a breath of fresh air! God bless you, Marla, in Jesus’ name! May He continue to give you God and pure messages to share with the world! 🙏🏼

    1. Thank you so much for reading and commenting it means a lot to me. Especially to hear that something the Holy Spirit has given touched a heart. God bless you. <3

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