Rhonda J. Breedlove

Death Spoke God Answered
by Rhonda J. Breedlove

Death spoke and I began to tremble,
My heart pounding loudly with fear,
It was then I first heard Him whisper,
There will be no death, I Am is here!

But in the brokenness of my heart and spirit,
I felt as far from God as the East is from the West.
How could I believe that it was Him that whispered?
Child! Fear not! This is but a test!

In my doubt, confusion began to overwhelm me,
It came sneaking in like a thief.
Knowing it would not be welcome,
It masqueraded, itself as grief!

Tears rolled down my face and covered my pillow.
A tortured mind became my constant friend.
Beaten down by the onslaught of memories,
No matter where I looked all I could see was past sin.

I wept for all who had crossed my path,
And for any that had ever been touched by my wrath.
One moment I agreed that I should die,
And the next moment I would cry out, why God? Why?

Feeling lost and disillusioned all hope it seemed was gone,
Spiritual blindness had penetrated my already darkened home.
As I searched for the when, the where and the how,
I cried Lord! Was there ever a pathway? If there was, I can’t see it now!

In answer to my cry this time He did not whisper,
His mercy and grace were there for all to see.
His Word that he had fore ordained my birth in love
Was the truth that would in the end what set me free!

And then as the Lord came and shone His light
Onto my life and upon all that hell had stold,
Instead of the death the enemy had designed for me
I became a part of the greatest story ever told!



Written 10/13/00 revised 9/25/06

Ephesians 1:4-5 AMP
4 Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love.
5 For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of His will because it pleased Him and was His kind intent.