MY STORY – FOR HIS GLORY

(I HAVE LEARNED)

By: H. R. Robinson

Introduction: When I first undertook to write this first story, I had been reading from the book of First Peter, where he tells us we are “kept by His power through faith unto salvation….” So, I gave it the name “ Kept By His Power.” After reading in the book of Romans, I changed the title to “Grace and Justification.” Then, as I began to grow in Christ. and the knowledge of the Word of God, I changed the title again to, My Story – For His Glory,” with the parenthesis, (“I have learned,” which of course, comes from the book of Philippians). Even though I wanted to change it again after reading about clarification of the Scriptures and then applying them to my life, (“All My Aha’s!”) I decided to keep the title as it is because they all connect. Thus, my poem “If I Had Never Met Jesus,” is the summation of it all. H.R. Robinson

I wrote this poem while sitting in my car under the carport of my home one night after Bible study. This was in July 1985. It was the first poem I ever wrote. I now realize that “If I Had Never Met Jesus,” I would never have known many of the things “I have learned.”

IF I HAD NEVER MET JESUS

By: H. R. Robinson

If I had never met Jesus,

In this, my one lifetime.

My heart could not be filled

With peace and love;

Nor would all of my hopes be sublime.

If I had never met Jesus,

Wonder where would I be today?

Alone, uncared about, still searching -

All the time accepting come what may.

If I had never met Jesus,

Would I still be caught up in a twirl -

Like the conman in the circus

Who cries – Win!

Just give it a whirl!

I could never have known

The Lord as my Shepherd;

Or understood His amazing grace?

Then there’s those moments and

Hours in prayer, I go to Him

Knowing He’s always there.

I’m so glad I did meet Jesus,

And the love I feel inside

Enables me to say,

It is well with my soul;

For in His love, I now abide….

I. GRACE AND GUARDIAN ANGELS: