"THE CROSS OR THE THRONE?"
© 1999 Patricia L. Carpenter
{Poem Book # 5}
Who is on the 'Cross'
& who is on the Throne?
Remember you are Christ's &
your life is NOT your own. *
Christ left that Cross of shame
& went to the Throne above,
To sit beside His Father
because He was ~ The Son of Love.
But, in our hearts down here
WHO sits upon our Throne?
Have we 'died' to 'self '
& let Jesus rule alone?
Have we been 'daily' crucified *
to 'shelfishness' & 'pride'?
Or do we want the 'fame'
without the 'dying to self ' applied?
We must be crucified *
& die to 'self ' each day,
If we want CHRIST to reign
on our Throne ~always~!
* I Cor.6:19-20; Rm.6:6; Gal.2:20. 8/30/98
