The best of life was not receiving my college degree.
Nor being honored by my football coaches Co-MVP.
It was not being an Army’s brazen killing-machine,
Nor dating my beautiful high-school queen.
I wanted Jesus, like a thirsty man’s need for water,
I was quenched by the Spirit from my heavenly Father.
Unable to conquer my sins, like a leprous disease,
My sins were deathly; consumed with self to please.
Jesus pardoned them with His blood flowing stream—
And thru death conquered sin by His power supreme.
Only Jesus could satisfy my soul’s bottomless needs.
I did not have one Iota to boast of personal deeds.
I could not live sinless like Jesus in the flesh perfectly,
Or match His resurrected life over death triumphantly.
I decided to trust Him alone, and love others biblically.
At the end, I’ll reign in His Eternal Kingdom righteously,
And thank Him for giving me life more abundantly.
Darrel Venable
Divinity Poetry 