In honor of national police week, I wanted to repost this poem I wrote in March 2014. I wrote yesterday a reminder that as Christians we are to 1. Live a life of honor and righteousness as displays the life we have in Christ. 2. Be submissive to those whom are placed in positions of authority over us and 3. Remember our own frailties and the darkness of our own sin for which we have been forgiven freely by the blood of Christ. It is so easy for some to stereotype “all police”; yet, to do so one has to dehumanize the officers. This is a reminder of their humanity. Every life matters in the eyes of God and we need to open our hearts in love, mercy and grace to display Christ to the world—that is my duty as a Christian. God has ordained that we be law abiding citizens and that there be those in authority over us as an act of His Common Grace so that we might not live in a world of total chaos overrun by pure evil. Evil is present lurking at our doorsteps; so, we each need to daily examine our own hearts and present ourselves humbly at the foot of the cross. We need to give the respect to the officers who have vowed to protect us, sometimes with their own lives as those placed there by God’s Common Grace.
The artist that drew the picture “A Broken and Contrite Heart” featured on my header and who created the backdrop for this poem is Ronald Barba. Please go to his website ( http://www.barba-art.com) for information regarding obtaining copies or to commission him to create a masterpiece for you. Feel free to email him at Ron@Barba-Art.com to discuss any art projects and to discuss pricing.
©2015 Effie Darlene Barba
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