THE ULTIMATE BAIL-OUT

 We know our country's in trouble;

Fewer know the Church is, too.
Politics based on human wisdom
Is the expected thing to do.
The birthright of the Church
Is to follow the Spirit's leading;
But ministry in our strength holds sway
While ignorance we are pleading.

Many are those which are seeker friendly
So the world we will not offend;
Others preach a clear gospel
That sin to Hell does send.
But once the person comes to Christ,
The Cross for the believer is seldom preached; (Gal. 2:20)
The eternal destination has been changed,
But the goal of discipleship is not reached. (Luke 14:27)

We decry the need for bail-out
To compensate for government's failing;
With most of our churches in decline,
We can't deny the Church is ailing.
As with the government so with the Church,
We have fallen short of the mark;
We have taught the way of salvation
But on a "doing to be" syndrome we embark.

When we conclude the Church is powerless
We plead for God to intervene;
We know revival is the answer
And pray that God will grace the scene.
Though we have failed to preach the Cross
We ask God for His visitation,
Not realizing that our crucifixion
Must precede our resurrection.

For a gracious bail-out we are asking
To compensate for our disobedience;
We are asking that the Holy Spirit fall,
While to the Cross we should give credence.
When the Holy Spirit sends revival
Though the message has not been taught,
The problem will be its maintenance

Since we knew not what we sought.

God in grace does bail us out
Though the results of the flesh remain;
The Spirit moves with consummate ease
While we continue to grunt and strain.
The Cross must be made central,
That the fruit of the bail-out will remain;
Preaching the Cross, the power of God (1 Cor. 1:18)
Brings constant revival-clear and plain!

 C. R. Solomon 10-3-08