Lawsuit of God



Arise in pleading your case,
Contend before the mountains;
Let the hills feel your embrace,
Your voice flows like the fountains.

Controversy with the Lord,
Strong foundations of the earth;
Indictments are not ignored,
Without pleading of their worth.

O people what have you done,
How God has worried of you;
Testified what you have begun,
Listened not to what is true.

He brought you out of the land,
Redeemed you from being slaves;
Honored not any command,
Allows sin to dig your graves.

You may know the righteous acts,
That you shall come to the Lord;
For truth, you must know the facts,
And remain in one accord.

Bow down before God on high,
Come with your burnt offerings;
Repent as you out-loud cry,
A sacrifice fit for kings.

Will the Lord be pleased with sheep,
With thousand rivers of oil;
Will He allow you to sleep,
After your troubled toil.

Shall He give you your firstborn,
Fruit from your body to sin;
Iniquities you sojourn,
Corrupting the seed within.

What does the Lord require,
Doing justice and humbly walk;
Give up unrighteous desire,
Speaking only righteous talk.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer

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The Indictment of the LORD Micah 6:1-8

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Written on January 31, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on January 30, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH ICIC JKJK LMLM XNXN OPOP O
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,133
Words 239
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 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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