Eternal Ink
I dreamed I was in heaven Where
an angel kept God's book. He was writing so intently I just had to take a look.
It was not, at first, his writing That
made me stop and think But the fluid in the bottle That was marked eternal ink.
This ink was
most amazing, Dark black upon his blotter But as it touched the parchment It became as clear as water.
The
angel kept on writing, But as quickly as a wink The words were disappearing With that strange eternal ink.
The
angel took no notice, But kept writing on and on. He turned each page and filled it Till all its space was gone.
I
thought he wrote to no avail, His efforts were so vain For he wrote a thousand pages That he'd never read again.
And
as I watched and wondered that This awesome sight was mine, I actually saw a word stay black As it dried upon the
line.
The angel wrote and I thought I saw A look of satisfaction. At last he had some print to show For all
his earnest action.
A line or two dried dark and stayed As black as black can be, But strangely the next paragraph Became
invisible to see.
The book was getting fuller, The angel's records true, But most of it was blank, with Just
a few words coming through.
I knew there was some reason, But as hard as I could think, I couldn't grasp the
significance Of that eternal ink.
The mystery burned within me, And I finally dared to ask The angel to explain
to me Of his amazing task.
And what I heard was frightful As the angel turned his head. He looked directly
at me, And this is what he said...
I know you stand and wonder At what my writing's worth But God has told
me to record The lives of those on earth.
The book that I am filling Is an accurate account Of every word
and action And to what they do amount.
And since you have been watching I must tell you what is true; The
details of my journal Are the strict accounts of YOU.
YHVH asked me to watch you As each day you worked
and played. I saw you as you went to church, I saw you as you prayed.
But I was told to document Your life
through all the week. I wrote when you were proud and bold, I wrote when you were meek.
I recorded all your attitudes Whether
they were good or bad. I was sorry that I had to write The things that make God sad.
So now I'll tell the wonder Of
this eternal ink, For the reason for its mystery Should make you stop and think.
This ink that YHVH created To
help me keep my journal Will only keep a record of Things that are eternal.
So much of life is wasted On things
that matter not So instead of my erasing, Smudging ink and ugly blot.
I just keep writing faithfully and Let
the ink do all the rest For it is able to decide What's useless and what's best.
And YHVH ordained that
as I write Of all you do and say Your deeds that count for nothing Will just disappear away.
When books are
opened someday, As sure as heaven is true; YHVH's eternal ink will tell What mattered most to you.
If you
just lived to please yourself The pages will be bare, And YHVH will issue no reward For you when you get there.
In
fact, you'll be embarrassed, You will hang your head in shame Because you did not give yourself In love to Yashua's
Name.
Yet maybe there will be a few Recorded lines that stayed That showed the times you truly cared, Sincerely
loved and prayed.
But you will always wonder As you enter heaven's door How much more glad you would have been If
only you'd done more.
For I record as YHVH sees, I don't stop to even think Because the truth is written With His
eternal ink.
When I heard the angel's story I fell down and wept and cried For as yet I still was dreaming I
hadn't really died.
And I said: O angel tell YHVH That soon as I awake I'll live my life for Yashua I'll
do all for His dear sake.
I'll give in full surrender; I'll do all He wants me to; I'll turn my back on self
and sin And whatever isn't true.
And though the way seems long and rough I promise to endure. I'm determined
to pursue the things That are holy, clean and pure.
With Yashua as my helper, I will win lost souls to Thee, For
I know that they will live with Messiah For all eternity.
And that's what really matters When my life on earth
is gone That I will stand before Yashua And hear Him say, well done.
For is it really worth it As my life
lies at the brink? And I realize that YHVH keeps books With His eternal ink.
Should all my life be focused On
things that turn to dust? From this point on I'll serve Him; I can, I will, I must!
I will NOT send blank pages Up
to His majestic throne For where that record's going now Is my eternal home.
I'm giving all to YHVH I
now have seen the link For I saw an angel write my life With His Eternal Ink.
By Craig F. Pitts
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