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A Baby Is Given

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An indestructible piece of clay
Was placed in a couple’s hands one day.
Chosen, selected with skill and precision
There was to be no needed revision.
Just love and care and close observation,
Attention, direction, and no consternation.
The plan of the Father needs no interference.
His aim is the best He gives His assurance.

Margarett Inez Bates

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. (Psalm 127:3-5)

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. (Ephesians 6:4)

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. (Colossians 3:21)

God Is Present

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Shama, Shama, You are here.
Ever present always near.
Provider, defender
Ancient of days.
You are my king
And worthy of praise.

Margarett Inez Bates

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble
(Psalm 46:1)

God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. (Psalm 46:5)

National Crisis

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Our nation right now is at a crisis
Because we have not paid the prices.
For tomorrow we were not concerned,
So the cost of apathy we’re about to learn.
Many children run the street like dogs.
The way we eat resembles that of hogs.
Self-restraint we can’t seem to find,
That’s why we have no peace of mind.
Our families are split or shattered,
Because self to us is what really mattered.
We’ve put God and His Word out of our lives.
They must be put back if we are to survive.
It seems appetites had all our attention.
Learn from the past we had no intention.
Forgetting tomorrow, we just lived for the day,
Making a debt we could never pay.
Now we must start to mend our foundations,
And begin to be concerned about our salvation.
Let’s do our jobs and forget all the chatter.
God and our families really do matter.
We must love our children,
And time with them spend,
If this nation God gave us is ever to mend.

Margarett Inez Bates

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the
people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
(Psalm 33:12)

Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach
to any people. (Proverbs 14:34)

Margarett’s Desk February 24, 2020

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Back in 2009 someone sent me the following excerpt. I read it, THEN I wrote a poem.

Get Your Own Dirt
One day a group of scientists got together and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God. So they picked one scientist to go and tell Him that they were done with Him.

The scientist walked up to God and said, “God, we’ve decided that we no longer need you. We’re to the point that we can clone people and do many miraculous things, so why don;t you just go on and get lost.”

God listened very patiently and kindly to the man. After the scientist was done talking, God said, “Very well, how about this? Let’s say we have a man-making contest.” To which the scientist replied, “Okay, great!”

But God added, “Now, we’re going to do this just like I did back in the old days with Adam.”

The scientist said, “Sure, no problem” and bent down and grabbed himself a handful of dirt. God looked at him and said, “No, no, no. You go get your own dirt!”

My Answer

Taken From: My First Book
Poetical Insights Vol.1
Lifting Up A Standard- Page 167

God, what’s New?

Man said to God, What’s new with you?
All you’ve done so far I can too.
O, said God, Is that the truth?
So far not good, although your couth.
God said, man now show your stuff
Since you think it’s not to tuff.
Make a man the way I did
I won’t laugh or sneer or kid.
Man paused then rolled the sleeves of his shirt
And reach toward the ground.
God said, Oh no! You make your own dirt.

© Margarett Inez Bates

Forgive and Go On

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Forgive and Go On

When someone does you wrong,
Don’t fret, just go on.
When someone does
A dreadful deed,
Sometimes makes you even bleed.
Just forgive them and go on.
When someone takes
What you have won,
Just forgive them and go on.

Do you have hurts deep inside,
Cause someone took you for a ride.
Don’t fret, sigh, or cry.
Forgive and go on.

Margarett Inez Bates

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Matthew 6:14-15)