"For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ."

Galatians 1:10

Servant For Man or God

Denis Brent Rees

Oh Lord my God is it You I daily seek to please
or does where I've trod still reek of sin's disease
Have my feet found comfort in the paths of man
do I treat those sounds of sin as if I am their fan

How oft do I wink at the things I should despise
is shallow thinking the plank of wood in my eyes
Do I choose to see sin in brothers' transgressions
and lose lessons learned by my other aggressions

Does the dirt upon my sandals signify my travels
as the hero of hurt manhandles and life unravels
Is it I who cowers while my own house falls down
pounded by the powers of sin as all hopes drown

Who do I serve and how would anyone else know
is Thy Word preserved in my cells is my soul aglow
When I'm asked who it is that I'll most often reflect
am I up to the task or do I soften as Christ I reject

Lord there You stand with warm beckoning arms
and I dare Your reckoning as I fall to evil's charms
You desire my praise yet You've given me choices
will fires of Your desires faze me over sin's voices

Lord my decisions determine which roads I take
or if I live by sin's divisions or for Thine own sake
May my words and actions prove it is You I serve
Thy Word has no retractions Thy Truth no reserve

In The Name of Christ Jesus

Amen!