EXPEDIENCE OR OBEDIENCE

All of us face tough choices

That will test our heart and mind.

Our priorities when we face them

Is how our character’s defined.

When life’s trials present themselves

And it’s time for us to choose

Is the integrity of the decision we make

Based on what we can loose?

Expedience is a means to an end,

Especially one that’s convenient.

It could possibly be improper too,

When our morality’s too lenient.

It seems easy to do the expedient thing

When our well being is at stake.

But are the decisions that are selfish

Worth the risk we take?

Are you willing to do anything

To make sure you come out on top?

Ignoring promises to others.

Doing what you’d promised to stop.

The lie you told, the gain you took

The decision without much thought

These are all things you’d done before

But it’s different when you get caught.

As a dog returns to his vomit

So a fool repeats his folly.

Now your expedient lack of wisdom

Has left you melancholy.

If only you had done what’s right

You wouldn’t be in this situation

It worked before, but not this time

And now you’re trapped in tribulation.

There is a different path to take

When it’s time to make that choice.

Don’t in haste be self serving

Take time to hear God’s voice.

Obedience is compliance to order or law,

Or submission to another’s authority.

When we submit and obey God’s law

Then we become God’s priority.

If you are willing and obedient

You will eat the best from the land.

But if you resist and rebel

You will be devoured by God’s hand.

A Righteous man utters wisdom

And his tongue speaks what is just

We are Blessed when we honor God

And our obedience is a must.

If this all sounds confusing

And you’re not sure what to do

God has a salvation plan

That he designed just for you.

The shining example of obedience

Is God’s son, Jesus’ life.

He could have made the expedient choice

To avoid his pain and strife.

Not only did he traumatically suffer

He died an innocent death.

He became God’s sacrificial lamb

And was obedient till his last breath.

He selflessly obeyed God’s plan

To wash away our sin.

And through our obedience to God

We can be forgiven for who we’ve been.

So no matter what has happened

Just know you control your fate.

Now’s the time to call on Jesus

It can be disastrous if you wait.

In life you can never know

The coming of death’s door.

If death takes you by surprise

What will your eternity hold in store?

So when you stand before the Lord

On that final judgment day.

Do you want to be standing there all alone?

And not know what to say?

Or do you want the Son of God

Standing there with you

Through Jesus all our sins

Are hidden from God’s view.

When you claim your victory in Jesus

You can start your life anew

And through his grace and forgiveness

He will do a work in you.

You will overcome the trouble

That sinful expedience brings.

And a peace and joy will fill you

As you cast down worldly things.

Live your life as Jesus did

Don’t settle for worldly expedience.

The way to Eternal Salvation

Is through your joyful obedience.

 By William C. Scheel II

          (Bill)       (Shale)

Started: April 4, 2011 Finished: May 29, 2011