Until we're so

Sick of sinning,

Or until we're so

Conscience smitten,

That we finally

Can't resist it?Psalm 51:1-13

Some say,

That this depicts the way

The Holy Spirit tries

To teach us.

And that by

Shouting out our sins,

And that by poking us,

And prodding us,

And shaming us

For all our inconsistencies,

He strives to strengthen

Our resolve

To serve the Lord,

Until we finally gain

The victory.

But is this,

Really how the Bible says,

The Holy Spirit

Tries to reach us?

By scolding us,

If we falter or we sin?Jeremiah 31:3

Or by deriding us,

If we stumble

Or we cave in?Hosea 11:3-4John 3:1-8

When Satan,

Sought to find a way

To overcome Eve,

He did so,

By cloaking his identity,

And then by leading her

To think that he was someone

She could surely trust.Genesis 3:1-6

So too,

He still tries to do

To this very day.

And yet whenever Satan

Seeks to emulate,

The still small voice

Of conviction,1 Kings 19:11-13John 10:27

The very moment

That we heed his voice,

Or start to pay attention,

Then the father of all lies,

Who hides behind

His Holy Spirit guise,

Starts to goad us,