Friday 15 March 2019

Freedom in Christ by Gary Turner


Freedom in Christ

by Gary Turner



Satan prances round us

In a mocking “fun-dance”,

Trying to deny us

Life in Christ’s abundance:



Satan tries to blind us

But Jesus wants to find us.

Satan can enslave us

But Jesus wants to save us.

Satan will accuse us

But Jesus wants to choose us.

Satan’s there to tempt us

But Jesus will exempt us.

Satan may deceive us

But Jesus will receive us.

Satan can entrap us

Through what we say or hear,

But if we are secure in Christ

There’s nothing we need fear.



Jesus Christ –

He is the Truth,

And so, if you’re wise,

You will renounce

Each and every

One of Satan’s lies.

If you repent

And change your mind,

Then there’s something

You will find:

You won’t let

Your feelings break you

If you let

The Lord’s truth make you!

Co-operate with God

And do His will –

Then His Spirit

Shall thee fill.



Even though

You may still do wrong,

Remember to whom

You now belong:

You can no longer

Be defiled

For, though you may sin,

You’re still God’s child.






A sinner once

You may have been

But Christ declares you

Pure and clean.

Since on the cross

He once died,

You have now been

Justified,

So that in

The Father’s sight

You’re no longer bad

’Cos you’ve been made right.

You have been rescued

From your plight

So that you now

Live in light.



And since faith comes

From what you’ve heard,

Listen to God

And feast on His Word.

Meet with friends –

Just one or two –

And you will find

Christ’s there with you.

To journey with

Good friends, you must

Build relation-

ships of trust.



Knowing the truth

Will set you free

To become the person

You ought to be.

All you have to do

Is choose

To do the right thing –

You have nothing to lose!

Choose the truth;

Don’t choose the lie.

What you feed will grow;

What you starve will die.

Overcome the bad

And become the good –

Doing this

Is what you should,

And as you step into

This reality

Then you will find

You’ve been set free!



Gary Turner