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This is my first real attempt at poetry ever, but I was feeling inspired at Panera today after studying law all day. I hope you enjoy it.

God, your chief goal is your own glory
So I exist to bring you glory
Only in you will I ever glory
To you alone be all the glory
The LORD of hosts is the king of glory!

By this it is that I know love--
That Jesus came here out of love
And therefore I can too show love,
Rejoicing in his radiant love,
And living, telling of his love.

Your Spirit came to earth in fire
And so I pray my heart catch fire;
Then you set my heart on fire
But test me too, with trials by fire
Yet purify me, like gold in fire.

Lord, as your child it's me you treasure
And knowing you is like a field with a treasure,
So for you I'll sell all my earthly treasure
And my heart will remain with what I treasure
As you lay up in heaven for me treasure.

Though grace is given me as a gift,
I don't accept that it's a gift,
But then it ceases to be a gift--
It becomes works and not a gift--
Why don't I just accept God's gift?

I know God's will is I obey his will,
But sometimes that is not my will
Yet even that God may well will
For my growth too, is in God's will--
I will still walk within God's will.

So I give glory to He who loves.
So I love Him who sent his fire.
And no fire will burn my eternal treasure.
I'll treasure all You give me as a gift;
This gift that before time was Your will.
Fulfillment of this will brings You glory.



Basically I was just reflecting on God, and wanted to talk about my response to characteristics of Him. And I often do slip into legalism, and I do still sin, but I know that in it all, God is working for me. His grace saves me, and my response should be joy and love.