Judgment and Redemption



Justice has been turned back,
Righteousness far away;
Because the truth does lack,
So many gone astray.

For the truth has stumbled
Uprightness has dropped out;
The people have grumbled,
Having many a doubt.

Since the truth is lacking,
Evil has made them prey;
Displeased for the slacking,
The Lord has seen them stray.

He sees there was no man,
No one to intercede;
Salvation for their plan,
Righteousness for their need.

For a righteous breastplate,
Helmet of salvation;
To seal a righteous fate,
For holy ambition.

The garments of vengeance,
Wrapped in zeal as a cloak;
God brings an emergence,
A judgment to evoke.

According to their deeds,
A vengeance to repay;
For growing evil seeds,
From what they disobey.

So they shall fear the name,
Of the Lord from the west;
As glory does proclaim,
That He drives in its quest.

The rising of the sun,
Comes like a rushing stream;
Through what the Lord has done,
From light of a sun beam.

Turn from the transgression,
His Spirit upon you;
While your confession,
To be faithful and true.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

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The Lord Intervenes Isaiah 60:14-21

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Written on October 10, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on October 09, 2021

Modified on March 05, 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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