Asleep In Christ

What on Earth, do those words [1] mean?
Of what precisely, do they make you dream?
Well what they mean, is not that certain
For God has it covered, with a curtain

We know that when, we are asleep
Of reality, we do not weep
And things that in, our dreams we see
Are simply not, reality

God chooses words, so carefully
We must presume, ‘sleep’ means free…
Of seeing what, we’ve left behind
And knowing what, befalls our kind

Our loved one is, in Him asleep
They can no longer, see us weep
They feel no pain, and see no plight
They cause no fear, nor feel a fright

So if you feel, your loved one near
Don’t be so sure, it’s them you hear
The Deceiver wants, to you confuse
Your loved one’s memories, he’ll gladly use

To fool you into thinking he [2]
Can influence you eternally
To have you look, away from God
With familiar spirits [3], he may prod

Your prayers [4] to them, should not be [5]
For God says you ‘should worship Me’ [6]
So tell your God, let Him be
Fully in charge, of you, spiritually

When something good occurs to you
Give God the glory, keep it true
Know His peace and patient be
You’ll meet again, in eternity

See....
[1] 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
[2] He or She, depends on your loved one’s gender
[3] Familiar… As in a form that looks like, or represents, someone we have seen before
[4] Prayers… As in requests or questions
[5] Leviticus 19:31
[6] Luke 4:8

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