[211]. A Message From A Poem – Panoramic View From The Pinnacle (Part 1)

[211]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – PANORAMIC VIEW FROM THE PINNACLE (PART 1)

NOTE: When I went to post this it could not be sent because it said the whole thing was too long. Therefore I had to split it into two Parts.. This is Part 1 and Part 2 will follow after this.

This is a longer poem. Some might find it a bit complex. This is what it is about. Picture the author (me in this case) on the pinnacle of a rock and there he is secure, but from that vantage point, he can look down. Then he describes the scene he sees before him in the whole world. I suppose it is a bit like an allegory.

I won’t say more because the poem is a longer one (1178 words) and I hope you enjoy it as you think about it. I will close with two verses, indicating that “before the Lord, nothing escapes Him.”

{{2 Chronicles 16:9 “FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD MOVE TO AND FRO THROUGHOUT THE EARTH that He may strongly support those whose hearts are completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars.”}}

{{Hebrews 4:13 “THERE IS NO CREATURE HIDDEN FROM HIS SIGHT, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.”}}

ONE NOTE: Poems don’t keep their formatting on SermonCentral. Therefore I have had to separate the stanzas of all my poems and I do that with a “=====================” between each stanza. Just explaining that for you and sorry if it looks bothersome.

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PART 1 OF 2

PANORAMIC VIEW FROM THE PINNACLE

Lift me up from the world of vanity, O Lord,

To the joyous pinnacle of the secure Rock;

Into Your sweet, abiding presence to engage,

And far away from this corrupt world’s nasty shock.

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There, in the secluded calmness of withdrawal,

Alone in the presence of God, there to reflect

On a sad world that’s lost proper, restrained control.

This compromised and complacent world will reject

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God’s pleading invitation to return to Him.

It’s anchored its sinful behaviour sure and fast;

Irresolute, it won’t forsake its outlawed path.

Its wickedness is now exposed, but it won’t last!

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From the pinnacle, I look down in surveillance

Upon the lost world, in an effort to discern.

In busyness, all men and women are enmeshed;

No time to listen to the gospel or to learn.

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Let us set ourselves to study that macro view,

Evident in perspective from pinnacle rock;

Cast our eyes on the world’s arrangement and structure ,

And decipher what functioning we can unlock.

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At once, what appears clearly is Delusion Road,

Passing without hindrance through all nations of earth.

That major, well-travelled highway of destruction,

Is not just long, but well defined, and great in girth.

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Off Delusion Road run many deviant streets.

There, may be discovered, all man’s enterprises:-

All national parliaments and News broadcasters,

Many places of trade, commerce and franchises,

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World conglomerates, and busy business magnates,

Government agencies, advisors, rogues and such;

Rallies for climate change, protests, social issues,

Dens of liars, agenda frauds, who promise much.

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Along Delusion Road are more which never cease,

More than my eye can understand or apprehend,

For any place without the Lord is deluded.

On their own wrong, hoodwinked choices, all must depend.

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These people delude, but themselves are deluded.

Satan is the cunning master of deception.

He owns that street which through the word is progressing;

Malignant, an artful master at subreption.

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Then I saw a well-marked byroad from the main one.

The name was brightly lit, so it was plain to see.

Alluring signs were many, all enticing ones.

I was observing “Addiction Lane – entrance free”.

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At first I saw the misery of broken lives,

Wretched faces, bankrupt people, and emptiness,

All attracted by flashing and enticing lights -

Activity plenty, but so much loneliness.

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As I looked further, I saw one side of the Lane

Was dedicated to one’s personal interests.

Here was a gigantic shop aptly named Facebook

And more, close by, Twitter, Gyms, places for conquests.

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Untold misery was found on the other side:

Heartache, violence, injury, forms of corruption.

Here were “The Gamblers’ Retreat”, and “The Drinking Dens”,

“The Drug Resort” – the worst for human disruption.

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Another sleek road tracking from Delusion Road,

Possessed the curious name of Fleshly Street.

There you encountered glamour and wild temptations,

And often saw signposts spelling out, “Be discreet”.

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Off that street were many side tracks, sometimes disguised;

Ones like Pornography Lane and Brothel Pathway

Full of lustrous shops called “Adult Entertainment”.

Many enticements to persuade people to stay.

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Another street was Technology Avenue:

Very wide, and intersected Delusion Street.

The buildings lining this Avenue were immense,

Full of entrepreneurs’ offices, suite after suite.

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One I saw was a fruit; another, small, not hard.

Those two were very big, but gigantic by far,

Was another, so large, it controlled the whole world,

And lighting the whole earth, at its apex, was a star.

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In letters so large, a semi-blind man could read,

Was the name GOOGLE thumping out in ev’ry land.

It was the master at controlling censorship,

And information, through its operative broadband.

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I could see there was not much godly influence

Associated with the tech giants, rather, greed.

Strong they were in humanism, atheism,

And Social agendas - with those, the world they feed.

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END OF PART 1. PART 2 WILL BE THE NEXT POSTING.

24-26 September 2021 Ronald Ferguson Metre = 12 throughout