Good Master

by David L. Croft

Good Master is another in the series of Inspirational Christian poetry taken from Mark 10, where a young man asks Jesus what he must do to meet the Lord of heaven and be found in Him complete. The Lord tells him to give his riches away. Jesus is teaching him that all of men’s finest striving is as filth in God’s pure light.

Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? Mark 10 17



Good Master what thing am I wanting
That I may with favor meet
The Lord of heaven without vaunting
Empty boasts and vain conceit
All my life I've ardent labored
To be found in Him complete

One thing you in your whole endeavor
Lack, and lacking must not this
Take all your earthly goods together
Mind the poor in their distress
Sell your bosom mammon idol
If by law you'll enter bliss

The law was given for good purpose
Unto men who dwell below
It reaches deeply as the curse is
So they their condition know
Lighting every darkened corner
With it's ever searching glow

Not one man born of woman mortal
Still in Adam's helpless plight
Will enter heaven's holy portal
Sin has sealed eternal night
All men's finest fairest striving
Is as filth in God's pure light

My children to my words be cleaving
Things impossible to man
As turning from sin and believing
Come from God's own loving hand
And He keeps all He has chosen
Safe abiding to the end

March 18, 1996
Based on: Mark 10:17-27
© 1996 David L. Croft

Good Master

Inspirational Christian Poetry by David

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