Being a Christian man
And a preacher in this land,
It seemed to me appropriate
To help folks understand—
Understand like the children of Issachar
Who knew just what to do,
A people who knew the spirit of the age
While most others had not a clue.
So here, my friend, I offer
An alphabet for the wise,
An understanding of the times
For those with vigilant eyes.
A is for Apathy,
Because people are unconcerned
About the true state of
And the lessons they should have learned.
B is for Big—
Big churches, big houses and things,
Big bills, big meals, big bellies,
But few big hearts for the King.
C is for the Cowards,
A pitiful host indeed—
No courage to join the ranks,
Fill the gap, and meet the need.
D is for the Deception
That has spread so far and wide;
Truth is trampled in the street
And justice has all but died.
E is for Education,
Which really wouldn’t be a sin,
If only they’d held on to God
And thrown out the doctrines of men!
F is for Falling away
From the old paths we once trod;
Now on the highway to hell
Men race to get away from God.
G is for the Government,
A monster out of control;
Day by day it seizes its prey
Until it has taken every soul.
H is for Humanism,
A deadly disease for sure;
Yet the fools in the schools spread it near and far
While everyone ignores the cure!
I is for Internationalism,
Nations coming together as one;
Soon they’ll bow at the feet of Satan,
After kicking out God’s Son.
J is for the Jews,
God’s treasure, the apple of His eye,
He blesses their friends and curses their foes
Because His promises never die.
K is for the Knowledge
That makes man’s head to swell;
Each step he takes for his own self glory
Is one step closer to hell.
L is for the Lukewarmness
Of those who straddle the fence;
Would to God they forsook the cares of this world;
They would if they had any sense!
M is for the Majority
To which everyone wants to belong,
Yet history has taught us over and over
That the majority is usually wrong!
N is for the Nicolaitans,
Those religious oppressors of men;
While living in the spotlight with glory and praise,
Their followers live in ignorance and sin.
O is for the Ostriches,
You know, the human kind;
While living in fear with their heads in the sand,
The truth they’ll never find!
P is for Politicians,
But not one in a hundred can you trust;
They’re so full of hot air and special interest money,
If you stuck them with a pin they’d bust!
Q is for the Quarrel
That folks have with the Father above;
Most all object to His holy words,
Except when He speaks about love.
R is for the Restlessness
Of the wicked who have no peace;
Tossed to and fro like the troubled sea,
Their sins will only increase.
S is for Satan himself,
The one who runs this earthly show,
But with an all-star cast and power to deceive,
Few will ever know.
T is for the Temptations
That do try the souls of men;
Some will prevail and escape the wrath of hell,
But most will die in their sin.
U is for the Unborn,
The right to choose is what they say,
But what about the rights of the thousands
Who are slaughtered in the wombs every day?
V is for the Vengeance
Which God Himself shall take;
His mighty voice shall roar from on high
And the earth’s foundations shall shake.
W is for the Wars
That men continue to fight;
One thing is clear after thousands of years—
A man-made peace isn’t in sight.
X is for the X-rated minds,
The manufacturers of sin;
They lay their snares along the path,
And the simple will walk right in.
Y is for the Young folks,
Being programmed to play their roles
In the new society of Satan
Where they’ll lose their very souls.
Finally, Z is for
The city of our great King;
When He takes his throne, the earth we will own
And forever His praises we’ll sing!
So there, my friend, you have it,
A guide from A to Z,
An understanding of the times;
May God help you to see.
Copyright © 2004 James L. Melton
