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Issue #58 - "Modern Day Cain" by Éric L Farrell - May 2007 Introduction: This poem is a reminder that we don't have to accept the nonsense that the world tries to tell us. Sometimes being so-called "open-minded" will cause you to be confused and tossed to and fro from listening to people who don't even believe the Bible, although they may try to quote or misquote it when they find it convenient. We as Christians need to stay strong by studying the Bible for ourselves to know the Truth, recognize a Modern Day Cain when we cross one, and know what to do in that situation. MODERN DAY CAIN by Éric L Farrell Mic listeners, this rhyme is about the prisoners Confined within their own cells of their own minds, doing their own time Murderous hearts can't dwell with God Love thy brother And if thy brother has Cain's heart (1 John 3:11-13) Then he is not thy brother He's the son of the Fallen Star (Isaiah 14:13-14, KJV) If he claims to know God, don't be surprised or impressed He's allowed to lie He's supposed to (John 8:42-45, KJV) In fact, "lying," "hating" and "killing" are the names of the badges on his vest I'm not to say whether a man will be more or less But I'll watch his actions Because sometimes men don't produce what they profess Such as a man claiming to know God who will not confess (Romans 10:9, KJV) Or a man who quotes the Bible and turns around and calls it a mess. Or a man who prays for the purpose of making another man impressed (Mark 12:38-40, KJV) Or a man who claims to preserve "his people," but he only generates them bad press What is this babble? This road he travels? It is NOT the road of the blessed. And it troubles me to see this man drumming up his beats of strife He has flashbacks that he's being attacked and cuts himself whenever he draws his knife And since I value his life, I'll stay far away, Because I don't want him to hurt himself tonight. Am I speaking of someone? Yes, but unfortunately, he's not the only one And what's disturbing is that in some twisted way, this may be their idea of fun (Proverbs 10:23) But fun often turns fatal when grown-up prenatal men play with verbal knives and guns And when they sneak out of the cradles when they know that their little legs are not stable enough to run. It may sound like I'm picking, But it's just that I'm getting sickening tired of these kids playing with guns You would think they were mathematicians But these history math magicians scare me, Because they don't even know how to count to one... Such as One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (Ephesians 4:5, KJV) Man, what's wrong with em? Why such pluralism of minds do they persecute me from? A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways (James 1:8, KJV) And so for all his days, he looks toward the sky and he never sees the sun He never sees the Son because he never looks past the last layer of his eye So he thinks he's were the world begun And for the record, I didn't hit the blind man. He flew his plane into my ceiling fan, because he was so concerned with trying to be above me And he didn't have to do all that... show all that... to prove all that He didn't have to kick, congratulate, or hug me. All God asked him to do was love me (1 John 4:20-21) But he couldn't... And as I said, For the sake of him... To help him not to blaspheme with words of whim… To help him from further hurting the other him… Since there's nothing I can say to him, I will stay away from him But rest assured that I will still pray for him until I am exhausted from the energy it takes to remember negativity's name. And prayerfully, if you find yourself or someone else in such a similar situation, you will also do the same... You are able and this is Modern Day Cain. 5/29/04 copyrighted © 2004 Éric L Farrell | www.ewcollaborations.com
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