Mission Calling

THE GREATEST MIND

Composed on 25th October 1997 Hong Kong


Blessed Holy Spirit, You are the greatest Mind .
You’re  the Author of the Bible, the Book of books
Which became the source of all civilization,
Which is valid for all men for all time and place .

The human minds You used to write Your living Book.
But they were just mere instruments of Yours You used.
Time changes but You remain the same forever.
What You did yesterday You can do it today.

You graciously chose Moses the servant of God
To write Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, Deuteronomy. Five books in number
These books became the foundation of all others.

You used Joshua to write book of Joshua
Who led the people of God to the promised land .
You used some servants whose names were never disclosed
They hid their names from men to receive praise from God.

You used these hidden people to write Judges, Ruth,
First and Second books of Samuel, Kings, Chronicles;
Then Esther and Job; eight books in Old Testament.
You used David the king of Israel to write Psalms.

You gave Solomon the wisdom to write through him
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon,
You used prophet Isaiah to write Isaiah.
Jeremiah and Lamentation too You wrote.

You used prophet Ezekiel to write Ezekiel,
Daniel to write Daniel about kingdom of God .
You used prophet Hosea to write Hosea;
You used Joel to write Joel, Amos to write Amos.

You used erring prophet Jonah to write Jonah,
Micah to write Micah; Nahum to write Nahum.
You used prophet Habakkuk to write Habakkuk;
Prophet Zephaniah to write Zephaniah,

You used Haggai the prophet to write Haggai, and
Prophet Zachariah to write Zachariah;
You used prophet Malachi to write Malachi
Who was the last prophet of the Old Testament .

You used Mathew to write the Gospel of Mathew;
Mark to write Mark; Luke to write Gospel Luke and Acts .
You used John to write John's Gospel, John's Epistles,
And the wonderful book of Christ, Revelation.

You used Paul to write Romans, Both  Corinthians,
Galatians, Ephesians, Philippines, Colossians,
Thessalonians, Timothy's, Titus, Philemon.
You used an unknown instrument to write Hebrew.

You used James- to write James, Peter to write Peters.
You used Jude to write a short epistle of Jude.
You breathed in them the same what You wanted to write.
They were just mere instruments; You were the Writer.

You revealed the purpose and the will of God, and
Destiny of men both for the saved and the lost .
Without: You, blessed Holy Spirit no man knows
Neither God nor self. You reveal all to mankind.

All good ideals and thoughts that passed through human minds
Of the adherents of various ideologies,
Which effected for the good of humanity
Were all inspired by You blessed Holy Spirit.

LEGALLY I HAVE NO SIN AT ALL

Composed on 4TH MARCH 1998, Hong Kong


Jesus, You were my Substitute on the cross of Judgment.
And now my Representative on the throne of Glory .
All my sins, not a part but whole, nailed upon Your body.
Legally I have no sin at all. I am justified .

When You were judged on the cross it was for me You were judged.
When You bore the penalty of sin 'twas for me You bore.
When You fully paid the price for sin 'twas for me You paid.
My sins were borne; my sins were judged; the price was fully paid.

When You died I died; when You were buried I was buried.
When You arose from the dead I too arose from the dead.
When You ascended to heav'n I too ascended with You.
When You were seated on the throne You carried me with You.

You defeated Satan in my place in my name for e'er
And You placed him under my feet legally in my name.
I'm now the master over my enemy forever.
That's what You did as my Substitute on the cross for me.

You are now my Representative in heav'n before God.
You are my life; You are my righteousness; You are my hope.
You're my head, I'm Your body. You subdue my enemies.
 I'll share Your glory when You come to reign upon this earth

I am now a Victor, a Master, more than conqueror.
 Satan has no right legally over me anymore.
I have every right and authority in Jesus' Name
To command Satan and cast away his evil spirits

Then why should the master bow before a slave -the vanquished?
Is not the master of the house lord over his household?
Oh how long should I allow the slave to reign over me?
I Rise up as a master in Jesus Name. Praise the Lord .

(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”).