Context: After a very tiring day last Friday, I fell deeply asleep in the evening. When I woke at about 10pm, these lines were already forming in my mind, so I wrote them down, and worked on them yesterday:
He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Step forward” (Mark 3:3; NKJV).
Step forward,
And never look back;
Trust in Jesus:
There’s nothing we lack.
Step forward,
And don’t turn aside;
Trust in Jesus:
Our Shepherd and Guide.
Step forward,
And never give up;
Trust in Jesus,
Who drank from God’s cup.
Step forward,
And never give in;
Trust in Jesus,
Who pardons our sin.
‘I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!” (Matthew 9:6; NLT).
References
Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God” (Luke 9:62; NLT).
The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing (Psalm 23:1; NIV).
Be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left (Deuteronomy 5:32; NIV).
My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done (Matthew 26:42; NLT).
Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up (2 Corinthians 4:1; NLT).
Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak (Mark 14:38; NLT).