Lovest Thou Me
With an everlasting compassion
I, Your Saviour and Lord, love you…
Such is my covenant
sealing my divine affection for your soul
I reached down to you, offering My all
Granting you redemption
Enriching you spiritually.
Now, I’m asking you:
“Lovest thou Me?”*
When you mean it well, hearken unto this:
“If ye love Me,
keep My commandments.”**
Midst my enabling strength, I expect your to respond with:
Here am I, Lord… beseeching You
to empower me to love You earnestly
with all my heart, soul,
strength, and commitment
as I cleave to Your grace.
Grateful am I
that I can love you
because You first loved me.
Yielded to Your mercy’s might
I then abide in Your presence
While ministering to others with Your love.
*John 21:17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
**John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
December 15, 2019
3rd place, "Love Me Like You Mean It" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Julie Leigh Rodeheaver; 1/20/2020.
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