"For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?" (Job 27:8). "O God, Thou art my God… my flesh longeth for Thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is… Thy lovingkindness is better than life"(Psalm 63:1,3). "My son, attend unto My wisdom, and bow thine ear to My understanding… lest thou give thine honor unto others, and thy years unto the cruel" (Proverbs 5:1,9). "What is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?" (Luke 9:25).
The
hypocrite labors in vain
To
hopelessly cloak his behavior,
For
what, in the end, does he gain,
Since
he has rejected the Savior?
How
dry are the wells of this land
Which
never can quench the soul's thirst!
Apart
from God's love, life is bland,
And
wells without water are cursed.
How
vain is the life that is spent
By
those who are closing their ears,
Refusing
God's call to repent
And
wasting their few precious years.
How tragic, O God,
is the loss
Of those who
will lose their own soul,
Who forfeit the
gain of Your cross,
Rejecting redemption
so full!
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