1st Peter 4:3. “For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:”
MOTIVATED BY THE PAST. What a litany! To some the epitome Of life as it is meant to be – But to look at the waste, leaves a bitter taste Of living that is abhorrent to me.
For as in the times past, none of that can last The pleasures of sin are but for a season – Living like that is foolish – in fact It is living without a sensible reason.
I am motivated to change; it is not passing strange That one who is forgiven much truly loves the Lord Knowing what we’re saved from, and now how far we’ve come Motivates us to submit to the will of God.
To watch those who seek, whose will is so weak That they fall for each temptation that comes – Is a grief to my soul, for this fact I know Those who live so have senses that are numb.
Lord, I look all around, and I can hear the sound Of merriment that seems to go on forever But I pray they will be stopped, before they’re overtopped And before they from Thee are eternally severed.
“O Holy God of mercy: for preserving me from the life-style of so many that takes them away from Thee – I give my heartfelt thanks. May I in some way be able to show them a better way. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”