
There once was a God
That existed before all time
He created the heavens,
And arranged every pine
He dotted the skies
with stars and moons,
And created our home,
Earth, in one afternoon
The Creator made a perfect universe
For us humans to dwell,
And then made Adam and Eve,
The son and daughter of Emmanuel
They lived in the garden,
Happy and full of light
Not once did they feel shame,
Nor were afraid of the night
But among the perfection of Eden,
A snake with malicious intent
Came to Eve and convinced her
Of a lie that twisted and bent
“God has lied,” the snake hissed
To Eve that fateful day
“Take a bite, you won’t die,”
And the daughter obeyed but would pay
Darkness fell among the garden
Just from that one bite,
And sharing the fruit with her husband,
They both fell into fright
Naked and ashamed, they hid from their Maker,
And when He went that evening to walk along,
Their God called out for them to come,
But knew something was wrong
When God listened to their tale and heard of their sin,
He sadly turned away, eyes tear-rimmed
No longer could He, in His goodness, commune,
With those who had sinned
Out of the garden, Adam and Eve went,
Covered in garments of animal skin
And wandered in a cursed wasteland,
As would their long-off kin
But God wasn’t done with humans;
His work had just begun!
Since the beginning, He had a plan
To rescue His wayward son
This plan fulfilled in a miracle babe,
God in human flesh,
Whose life fulfilled the prophecy
Of a tearing of our divisive mesh
Jesus, the people called Him,
The Lord, their Rabbi, the lamb without a spot
Yet He came not to take or to be served,
But to do everything we could not
He lived a perfect life
Us sinful ones had not a chance of,
Sharing hope and love and light to all,
Despite those who insisted He wasn’t from above
Then Jesus was betrayed one day
Into the hands of the angry mob
And yet He did not waver or say a word
Until the work He finished with a sob
Sentenced to death for nothing,
Hung upon a tree,
The Light of the World snuffed out;
No more hope that any could see
But remember, this was God’s plan;
Jesus’ death was not the end!
Three days later our Savior breathed
And death could not offend
Resurrected, now alive,
Enthroned in victory
He appeared to His disciples,
Showing that He’d stolen death’s key!
Then He ascended to heaven,
The place He had come from
But lucky for His followers,
they wouldn’t be left dumb
The Spirit came in tongues of fire
And fell on God’s chosen people,
Anointing them to share the news
From every tower and steeple!
Jesus is alive,
this message still rings true,
He came into this world
For me and for you
We can meet with the infinite God
Face to face like friends,
And experience a love and peace
That to this day, never ends
No matter who you are,
Or what you think you’ve done,
Before you were even born,
God knew you weren’t too far gone
There’s freedom for the taking,
Jesus is life forevermore!
And it started with a fragile baby,
Son of God and man, who opened up the door
Learn of a Savior
Who embraces everyone
Every race, gender, and sinner,
Every daughter, every son
Give your life to Jesus,
And He will set you free!
He says, “Come one, come all, come weary,
Come all of you, to Me.”
I hope this poem--the Greatest Story Ever Told--has encouraged and inspired you, friend. Our God is so good, and we have a Savior who died for every single person to ever exist. That includes you.
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Best wishes,
Jonah
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