Right Response

“I trusted in Thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God… Oh how great is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; which Thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee before the sons of men!” (Psalm 31:14,19).  “The thoughts of the righteous are right” (Proverbs 12:5).  “Him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind… prayed Him [Jesus] that he might be with Him.  Howbeit Jesus… saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee” (Mark 5:15-19). 

In view of the great evidence

Which shed an abundance of light,

To trust in the Lord just made sense;

No other response would be right! 

Responding to Christ’s invitation,

I opened the door of my heart;

He entered with so great salvation,

And promised to never depart! 

I think of that poor man afflicted

With so many demons possessed:

When Christ came they all were evicted! 

How grateful he was and how blessed!

He prayed then to be with his Savior;

But Christ told him then to return

To friends and declare the Lord’s favor,

Which they could behold and discern. 

How rightly we love You, O Lord,

Recalling that You loved us first! 

Your own life for us was outpoured,

To bless us who once had been cursed! 

Your light, Lord, upon us has dawned

With mercy that shines from Your face

To draw us to rightly respond

And trust You to save us by grace.

Lord, send us to show others now,

In spite of this world that taunts,

The grace that You wait to endow

With every right-minded response.