Dear Pretty Pleasure

This morning's 1-minute Bible Love Notes  devotion focused on a topic that has filled a train of thought  going round and round in my head recently! 

Thank-you Gayle 'for drawing us closer to Jesus one minute at a time!'

I've listened to this message many times because it encourages us to be diligent and wise! 

Dear Pretty Pleasure...

You steal, with bold appeal, attention’s appetite to fill

Where taste and look and listen are always eager to thrill

Be careful, some enjoyments seemingly harmless at first

Drop little seeds that grow into a fruit flagrantly cursed

The root of evil oftentimes disguised by pleasure’s vim

Flaunts little lies to lure our eyes from attributes of Him

And not until the sting of consequence startles our gaze

Do we become aware of Temptation’s ingenious ways

…of tearing down while we were busy being quite at ease

With the compliance to senses always eager to please

Where human nature does not care to pay a pretty price

For something that purchases nothing… but humble sacrifice

Popular opinion based only upon Opinion’s sum  

Begets from dregs of blind belief a horrendous outcome

My dear, my precious, dearest child, pray God to draw your eyes

To look into His word to ever keep you truly wise

Our God, a kind forgiver forgives the mistakes we make

He does not leave us helpless or hopeless; but for our sakes

He gave His word, His perfect word that will not pass away

But guards and guides us with pure truth toward the Judgement Day

© Janet Martin