DO IT IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME
Composed on 12th October 1997 Hong Kong
Jesus gave His life that the lifeless may have it,
He donated His blood to infuse to the dying ,
And to purchase us back from Satan forever.
Oh what a love ! Oh what a selfless sacrifice!
Sinners, and the redeemed too often forget it.
They are not mindful of what He had done for us.
He died on the cross for us as our Substitute.
Jesus desires that we remember it always.
As a symbol, Jesus took the bread and broke it
And He gave it to His disciples to partake;
'This is my own body which is given for you.
Do it in remembrance of Me, My own body".
He took the cup and shared it with His disciples
And said, "This is the New Testament in My blood,
Drink it in remembrance of my own precious blood”.
By this we identify with His death and life.
The word of God admonishes us to do it.
"As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup
You proclaim the Lord's death till He comes back again,'
How good to remind us our redemptive blessings?
HE WHO PRAYS TO DO
GOD'S WILL IS A CONQUEROR
Composed on 13th October 1997 Hong Kong
Jesus knelt beneath a tree in Gethsemane,
And prayed to God for His will again and again.
When the vilest sin was cast on the Most Holy
It became distasteful to His holy nature.
He knew, He came to be the sacrificial Lamb,
But when the sins of the whole world rested on Him
His heart was filled with anguish more than
He could bear.
He was exceedingly sorrowful unto death.
His heart bled and His blood fell to the ground as sweats.
He prayed to the Father for a deliverance.
"Father, if it is Your will take this cup away.
Nevertheless not My will but Your will be done".
Then an angel sent from heaven to strengthen Him .
He accepted God's will. He won the victory.
So He could shout as a Victor, "It is finished".
The work of redemption was finished once for all.
Victory is won by resigning to God's will;
The battleground of it is the place of prayer.
Victory must be won before going to battle.
He who prays to do God's will is a conqueror.
HIS BODY WAS NOT DECAYED
Composed on 14th October 1997 Hong Kong
The body of our Lord was buried in a tomb.
His Spirit descended to hades the spirit world.
He set the spirits of the just free who were bound.
He defeated Satan forever in our name,
Satan was defeated! Forever defeated!
Jesus displayed it openly to the whole world.
Now the original state, our birthright restored.
Jesus wants to see it fulfilled in our life now.
His body was not decayed as human body
'Cause sin the cause of it was not present in it .
Blessed Holy Spirit, the rejuvenator
Stood with Him to preserve His body from decay .
He received the Most Exalted Name above all.
He put Satan and his domain under His feet
And made him to acknowledge His Lordship o'er him .
We in Jesus' Name are master over Satan.
TEST OF FAITH
Composed on 10th October 1997, Hong Kong.
There's a woman Syrophoenician by nation.
Her daughter was possessed by the evil spirit.
The vexation caused by it was unbearable.
Darkness filled the house, and they were despaired of life.
She came to Jesus Christ and asked for His mercy.
He answered her not, Not even a single word.
She wept, she cried and with tears she besought for grace
But Jesus kept silence; He didn't respond at all.
Then came the Disciples and besought the Lord saying,
"Send her away because she cries and follows us".
The Lord then spoke to His disciples, NOT TO HER,
"I'M not sent but unto lost sheep of Israel."
The woman fell at Jesus' feet and worshipped Him.
She wept and poured out her spirit before the Lord .
Then the first time the Lord spoke to her and told her
"It is not right to cast the children's bread to dogs'"'.
"Truth Lord", she said, "Yet the dogs eat the crumbs which fall",
Jesus said to her, “O Woman, great is your faith!
Let it be to you as you desire in your heart" .
And her daughter was delivered from that moment..
Higher the degree of reward, higher the test .
Many fail the test and attain not the reward.
“Hope against hope”,” trust against doubt” is what God wants.
God is still loving and prayer answering God.
Composed on 12th October 1997 Hong Kong
Jesus gave His life that the lifeless may have it,
He donated His blood to infuse to the dying ,
And to purchase us back from Satan forever.
Oh what a love ! Oh what a selfless sacrifice!
Sinners, and the redeemed too often forget it.
They are not mindful of what He had done for us.
He died on the cross for us as our Substitute.
Jesus desires that we remember it always.
As a symbol, Jesus took the bread and broke it
And He gave it to His disciples to partake;
'This is my own body which is given for you.
Do it in remembrance of Me, My own body".
He took the cup and shared it with His disciples
And said, "This is the New Testament in My blood,
Drink it in remembrance of my own precious blood”.
By this we identify with His death and life.
The word of God admonishes us to do it.
"As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup
You proclaim the Lord's death till He comes back again,'
How good to remind us our redemptive blessings?
HE WHO PRAYS TO DO
GOD'S WILL IS A CONQUEROR
Composed on 13th October 1997 Hong Kong
Jesus knelt beneath a tree in Gethsemane,
And prayed to God for His will again and again.
When the vilest sin was cast on the Most Holy
It became distasteful to His holy nature.
He knew, He came to be the sacrificial Lamb,
But when the sins of the whole world rested on Him
His heart was filled with anguish more than
He could bear.
He was exceedingly sorrowful unto death.
His heart bled and His blood fell to the ground as sweats.
He prayed to the Father for a deliverance.
"Father, if it is Your will take this cup away.
Nevertheless not My will but Your will be done".
Then an angel sent from heaven to strengthen Him .
He accepted God's will. He won the victory.
So He could shout as a Victor, "It is finished".
The work of redemption was finished once for all.
Victory is won by resigning to God's will;
The battleground of it is the place of prayer.
Victory must be won before going to battle.
He who prays to do God's will is a conqueror.
HIS BODY WAS NOT DECAYED
Composed on 14th October 1997 Hong Kong
The body of our Lord was buried in a tomb.
His Spirit descended to hades the spirit world.
He set the spirits of the just free who were bound.
He defeated Satan forever in our name,
Satan was defeated! Forever defeated!
Jesus displayed it openly to the whole world.
Now the original state, our birthright restored.
Jesus wants to see it fulfilled in our life now.
His body was not decayed as human body
'Cause sin the cause of it was not present in it .
Blessed Holy Spirit, the rejuvenator
Stood with Him to preserve His body from decay .
He received the Most Exalted Name above all.
He put Satan and his domain under His feet
And made him to acknowledge His Lordship o'er him .
We in Jesus' Name are master over Satan.
TEST OF FAITH
Composed on 10th October 1997, Hong Kong.
There's a woman Syrophoenician by nation.
Her daughter was possessed by the evil spirit.
The vexation caused by it was unbearable.
Darkness filled the house, and they were despaired of life.
She came to Jesus Christ and asked for His mercy.
He answered her not, Not even a single word.
She wept, she cried and with tears she besought for grace
But Jesus kept silence; He didn't respond at all.
Then came the Disciples and besought the Lord saying,
"Send her away because she cries and follows us".
The Lord then spoke to His disciples, NOT TO HER,
"I'M not sent but unto lost sheep of Israel."
The woman fell at Jesus' feet and worshipped Him.
She wept and poured out her spirit before the Lord .
Then the first time the Lord spoke to her and told her
"It is not right to cast the children's bread to dogs'"'.
"Truth Lord", she said, "Yet the dogs eat the crumbs which fall",
Jesus said to her, “O Woman, great is your faith!
Let it be to you as you desire in your heart" .
And her daughter was delivered from that moment..
Higher the degree of reward, higher the test .
Many fail the test and attain not the reward.
“Hope against hope”,” trust against doubt” is what God wants.
God is still loving and prayer answering God.
(Mission Calling by Rev Dr T. Alem Meren is a collection of poems written over the years to inspire people especially young Nagas to take up mission work. Every Tuesday, the Morung Express will feature this column. As the writer states: “God laid upon my heart a burden to challenge the young people of Nagaland for Christ’s Ministry beyond our home”).
