Man is a uniquely beloved creature of God. God wishes to give him unending joyful life in heaven. The Enemy sends temptations to lead him astray.
Temptations
To the traveler’s feet set on a
noble goal
It sets enticing traps of malicious role
To devoted eyes fixed on a path divine
Presents the fleshy world as concubine
To the person of principles and service
Lures with money, power and avarice
To the God’s man fasting, self to purify
Lays food and drink sumptuous to satisfy
To Son of Man readying for his mission
Parades gaudily glorious worldly vision
“Bow to me once and upon my name
I’ll give you all wealth, power and fame”
Appears in varying faces and formations
The Enemy hides but sends temptations
It sets enticing traps of malicious role
To devoted eyes fixed on a path divine
Presents the fleshy world as concubine
To the person of principles and service
Lures with money, power and avarice
To the God’s man fasting, self to purify
Lays food and drink sumptuous to satisfy
To Son of Man readying for his mission
Parades gaudily glorious worldly vision
“Bow to me once and upon my name
I’ll give you all wealth, power and fame”
Appears in varying faces and formations
The Enemy hides but sends temptations
Greed, gluttony, sloth, slander, lust hot
Desirable beauties that make the soul rot.
Desirable beauties that make the soul rot.
xxx
22nd Feb 2013
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