Analysis of Entrusted Deposit



Be ashamed not to testify,
Share afflictions of the Gospel;
The sufferings you can’t deny;
Sacrificial to the people.

Who called to a holy calling,
Not because of any deeds;
But of grace that we were falling,
Needs for our spiritual needs.

The Father gave us Jesus Christ,
Long before the ages began;
So we are not worldly enticed,
While He unfurled His plan.

For it is now made manifest,
The entry of our Savior;
For all of those who have confessed,
He will look upon with favor.

He brought life to abolish death,
Giving us immortality;
Resuscitating a new breath,
For living an eternity.

I was appointed a preacher,
In my writing of poetry;
To be a spiritual teacher,
So others have insight to see.

It’s why I suffer as I do,
But I would never be ashamed,
So others hear just what is true,
Believing what I have proclaimed.

I am convinced that He can guard,
What has been entrusted to me;
The deposit as my reward,
I keep following His decree.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ HJHJ KLKL XJXJ H
Poetic Form
Metre 1011110 10101010 01001101 0101010 11101010 1011101 11111010 111010001 01011101 10101001 11111001 110111 1111110 01011010 11111101 11101110 11110101 1010100 0100011 11010100 11010010 01101100 110100010 1101111 11110111 11110101 11011111 01011101 11011111 11101011 00101101 11100101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 997
Words 219
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 86
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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Be Loyal to the Faith 2 Timothy 1:8-12

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Written on March 31, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on March 30, 2023

Modified on March 30, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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