The Word of the Lord

PART I:          THE VOICE OF THE LORD

          God said, “Let there be light”

                             And it was so 

  

          The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders 

          God said, “Let there be Heaven” 

                             And it was so 

          The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty 

         God said, “Let there be land and sea” 

                             And it was so
 

         The voice of the LORD shatters the mightiest cedars

         God said, “Let there be fruit and forests" 

                             And it was so

         The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire

         God said, “Let there be day and night, and signs for time” 

                             And it was so

         The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness

         God said, “Let there be creatures of earth and sea, and every living thing” 

                             And it was so

         The voice of the Lord makes the oaks to shake and strips the forests bare

         God said, “Let Us make man in Our image”

                             And it was good 

          And in His temple, all cry, “Glory!”


(The Creation Account from Genesis 1 and Psalm 29)

PART II:         THE POEM

He spoke, and it was so (Genesis 1)

            He dwells in eternity (Isaiah 57:15), 

                  and light unapproachable (2 Timothy 6:16)

Never ‘fore has His face been seen (John 1:18; I John 4:12)

            Never once has a man survived the sight of the King

A throne of mysteries since time unbound

            A voice like a trumpet (Revelation 1:10) 

                and an ocean of sound (Ezekiel 1:24; Revelation 1:15)

He uttered once a story to unfold (Hebrews 1:1-2)

            And never since has a greater one been told (Song of Solomon 1:1)

From the dust He formed us (Genesis 1:27)

            out of dirt He carved us

A declaration of His tongue (Genesis 1:26)

            a revelation of His intents above (Proverbs 8:22-31)

A holy dream too deep to comprehend (Ephesians 3:9-12; 5:32)

            moved His holy hands to condescend (Psalm 113:4-9; John 1:14)

To touch the earth, 
              to touch the dirt

To form our frames, 
             And give us birth (John 3:3; Romans 8:12-17; Galatians 4:1-7; I John 3:1)

The Origin without origin, this Word determined a creation (John 1:1-3; Hebrews 1:2)

            The sun, moon and stars are all still in their places (Jeremiah 31:35-37; 33:19-22)

Bound since the beginning in covenantal love (Hebrews 13:20; Revelation 4:3),

            His Word can only destroy voids; never return as one (Isaiah 55:11)

Dividing soul and spirit until the consummation (Hebrews 4:12),

            This hammer will smash facades and expose every secret
                                    (Jeremiah 23:29; Romans 2:16; I Corinthians 4:5)

We are all traitors, having blasphemed the Son  

                                      (Psalm 14:2-3; Romans 3:23; I Corinthians 6:11)

            Who at this very moment sustains the breath in our lungs

                                      (Genesis 2:7; Job 34:14; Colossians 1:17)

Another voice, another word (Genesis 3:1-5)

            A lie was told and deceit emerged (John 8:44)

Into death then fell the bride (Genesis 3:6)

            A rebel removed from her bridegroom’s side

And from the second Adam in time would come (Romans 5:12-21; Ephesians 1:10)

            A bleeding rib of water and holy flood (John 19:34; Hebrews 13:20; I John 5:8)

To purge the stains of treachery and (Psalm 51:7)

            exonerate the guilt of harlotry (Hosea 1-3)

That upon the crystal of a glassy sea (Revelation 4:6)

            Man would bear what angels cannot sing (Hebrews 2:16; I Peter 1:12; II Peter 2:4)

The ransomed known, ordained and called (Rom. 8:28-30; Mark 10:45; Jn. 10:28-29; I Tim. 2:6)

Destined to be justified and cleansed from the Fall

           (Romans 3:26; Ephesians 1:4-10; Colossians 1:13-14, 22)

Upheld by the word (Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3) 

             which cried for light to pierce the dark (Genesis 1:3)

And did the same to shed abroad the glory of Christ within our hearts (II Corinthians 4:6)

 Something like jasper, like the One upon the throne (Revelation 4:3; 21:11)

            His multitude will sing “Glory, glory, glory” to the righteous One alone.

            (Isaiah 24:14-16; I John 2:1; Revelation 7:9-10)

Until He comes in glory and ends this present evil age 

          (Dan. 7:13-14; Mark 13:26; 14:62; Gal. 1:4)

            The question yet confronts us: will He even then find faith? (Luke 18:8)

If prayer is only man simply talking to the walls,  
        Eat, drink, be merry, with nothing to worry about at all (Matt. 24:38; Luke 12:19).

Every child of Adam is still now haunted by the whisper “Has God really said?”

            When the integrity of God Word was first assaulted by the deceiver

                             (Revelation 12:9)

The Father, Son and Spirit—a Trinity One

Will definitively finish what He has begun (Philippians 1:6)  

(Poem by Stephanie Quick)

PART III:        THE PRAISE

Alleluia (Revelation 19:6)

Worthy are You, our Lord and God,

      to receive glory and honor and power

For You created all things

      and by Your will they exist and were created (Revelation 4:11)

Alleluia

Salvation and glory and power belong to our God

      for His judgements are true and just (Revelation 19:1-2)

Alleluia

For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns

      Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him the glory

      For the marriage of the Lamb has come

                  and His bride has made herself ready (Revelation 19:7)