Revealing Mystery



This Gospel made me a poet,
According to His God’s grace;
But I am never a prophet,
Rather seeing of His embrace.

By the workings of His power,
Merely the least of any saint;
Through poetry but not cower,
Never writing having restraint.

Because this grace has been given,
To preach unto the Gentiles;
Of hidden riches in Heaven,
So they can change their lifestyles.

The unsearchable wealth of Christ,
Can bring to life for everyone;
Hidden mysteries have enticed,
Many others about the Son.

The endless purpose of the church,
The manifold wisdom of God;
For heavenly places, you search,
To worship with honor and laud.

The eternal purpose realized,
In Christ Jesus as our Lord;
Heart and mind have rationalized,
That you must be in one accord.

To be whom we have the boldness,
Having access with confidence;
Building your faith through holiness,
With continued obedience.

I ask that you not to lose heart,
Nor fainting from tribulation;
Endure suffering to impart,
The glory for your salvation.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Gentile Ministry Ephesians 3:7-13

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Written on August 30, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on August 29, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GEGE HXHX IJIJ KLKL MEME C
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,044
Words 214
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

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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