Forward Gears But No Reverse

By Rev. Dean Beaty 10/03/09

Choices that we make last far beyond today.

And there is no reverse along our life's highway.

That doesn't mean to say we can't go left or right.

But reversing what's been done is an idiot's delight.

Now we can make amends for bad choices that we made.

But they are not erased it only makes them fade.

Water poured upon the sand can't be put back in the cup.

Can a wrong that we have done ever truly be made up?

Be careful what you sow for there'll be a harvest day.

And the fruit is always more than the seed put in the clay.

A cut upon your skin will always leave a scar.

The choices made in sin our character will mar.

God promised to forgive the sin that we confess.*

We can move on in His will and find that He will bless.

But a nail pulled from a board will always leave a mark.

Don't strike the flint with iron and you will not get a spark.

When once a clapper strikes the bell can't be unrung.

A word can't be unsaid once it crosses o'er our tongue.

It is wisest to think twice before speaking what is terse.

For the engine of our life doesn't come with a reverse.

* I John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (KJV)

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