May you finish this race well

written December 2023

"May you take time to reflect. And consider the path you are on."

There are plenty of things you can seek

And down every path, there is something to find

There is only one path that leads to life, everlasting

To hunger and thirst for righteousness

That’s the call

To give YHWH your all 

A posture of surrender your stance

Bowing only to One, who did not choose you by chance

You were hand-picked and handmade

By the Creator of everything

He created the sun, the moon, and the stars

And He created you

Every detail, curated to perfection

He spent time creating you

Will you allow Him to complete His work? 

Will you surrender to the process? 

Let Him mould and shape you

Like clay, the only way for it to be shaped is when it yields and softens to the Potter’s hands

He is shaping and moulding you into a unique creation

Created to bring Him glory 

Mastperieces take time 

They’re detailed and precise

Daily surrender is the price

The Kingdom we seek daily

No other path will suffice

Our souls are wanting and empty 

Water won’t do 

Our souls need living water to hydrate our parched land

No other name 

No other way 

But one

To walk: 

In Truth

In Surrender

In Belief 

Nothing better, nothing greater

Then to lay your life down for your Creator

In death is the only way to find life

A death to one’s self

Is the path to the truth 

Start on that path in your youth

Walk in His ways, He’ll never forsake you

He’ll keep you, He’ll mould you

But first, He will break you 

He’ll show you who you are

All your muck and your scars

The death of His son cleanses our souls

His death and resurrection makes us whole

A sacrifice was needed 

Blood had to be shed

To cover the sins of men, otherwise, we would remain dead

Believe in the son

He will set you free

Because who the son sets free is free indeed

What lies do you need to no longer believe? 

The enemy will give his all to keep your eyes 

From the truth and distract you in your youth 

If he can get you to take your eyes off of Yahshua and focus on yourself

Your situation, your circumstances, the impossibilities you seem to be facing

He’ll have you in this world chasing

Sins and pleasures, complaining and gossiping 

And before you know it, your daily time with the Most High will become time wasted 

With something else on the altar 

Possessions, money, fitness

It’s all the same - when it comes before YHWH

Doesn’t matter what it is 

If it’s before Him, it’s on the altar of your heart 

And now you’re bowing to an idol created by the hands of man

And not to the Creator Himself

We are to love Him with our everything

He is to have our hearts

What does that look like? 

What do you think on? 

What do you talk about? 

How often do you pray? 

Always, all throughout your day? 

Or is prayer something you’ve forgotten about

Like a book left on the shelf

Taken out at a meal, because we still bless our food

But everything else is in the rearview

We’ve given YHWH His categories of our life, He can touch 

May I submit to you that He should have all of you 

Including that thing you forgot about too 

We’re to give Him all our hurts, pains, and shames

And the good stuff too - the job, the house

Do you have stuff, or does your stuff have you?

Is peace your portion or chaos your master? 

We can serve but one

Our Master, the Creator 

Or satan the traitor

The choice is yours

You’ve got nothing to prove 

Because you, as you are, have everything to lose 

If you choose the Creator, you choose life 

If you choose you, you choose death

There’s only one way forward

Do you know who puts the breath in your lungs, who gave you another day? 

Do you know your Creator? 

There is only but one we can serve

You’re fooling yourself if you say you serve no one

That means you’ve chosen yourself

That’s the road that leads to destruction 

There is a way out

A path to freedom and peace can be found

Through our Saviour Yahshua, the Prince of Peace

Who took our sins on himself and made them as far as the West is from the East 

Never to meet again

May you take time to reflect

And consider the path you are on 

The path to death

Or the path to life

Many will listen, few will hear

For those whose armours were pierced

The Father waits for you to draw near

His desire is for all to enter the Kingdom 

The days of darkness are near

Don’t trust in yourself, it will lead you astray

Choose the Maker of your life, the One and only true way

Through Yahshua, our Messiah 

The son of the Most High

He reveals the Father to you

Will you walk in the path of old? 

The only path to life is one where you lay it down 

The kingdom of darkness will welcome you with open arms 

Your destination on that path is despair

The Kingdom of light, a fight for your life

With a destination that leads to life

It’s not about how you start but how you finish 

Will you finish the race? 

Will you wear a victor’s crown?

Train hard, be diligent, lean not on yourself

Be encouraged by the brethren

You’re not on your own

We are an army of soldiers for the Kingdom 

We may be small in number, but we’re strong in the spirit

For we fight not against flesh and blood

Our weapons are not carnal

Our victory, not in ourselves

But we belong to our Creator

He fights our battles 

We surrender and pray

That we make it to that day

Where we hear

“Well done, My good and faithful servant”

May you be faithful til the end

And receive the prize of everlasting life  

-M