Ode to Jesus Christ: Poems by Darl Dinger and Louise Carter: Ode to Jesus Christ, #3

Forward

Darl ordered a copy of my ground-breaking book, Making Sense Out of a World Gone Mad: A Roadmap for God’s Elect Living in the Final Days of the End Times, earlier this year. In early June I first spoke by phone with Darl and we both instantly recognized how much we share in common in terms of our committed Biblical Christian faith and our shared understanding that we are living in the final days of the end times of Bible prophecy. It was during that first phone call that Darl revealed to me his penchant for writing poems. He even read a few of them to me over the phone. I was so taken by what I heard that I asked him to send me a few more for me to read. He told me that he has been writing poetry about his faith in and relationship with Jesus Christ ever since he became a born again Christian in 1982 and that he had written over 200 poems over the last 30 plus years, in concert with Louise Carter, a very dear friend of his and his wife, Barbara. After reading the poems Darl sent me, I proposed to him that I help him publish his poems so that others might be able to be blessed by them too.

This work of three volumes of Darl’s and Louise’s poetry is the result of this collaboration, which has been on a fast track to get completed as soon as possible. The reason is simple. As I reveal in my book, the great tribulation foretold in Daniel 12 and Matthew 24 for thousands of years is now over. This means that Yahushua (Jesus Christ) will be returning to gather the elect to Himself in the clouds in the very near future, as I prove beyond a reasonable doubt in my rather unusual and challenging book. These poems are intended for God’s elect to bless them. Darl and I are of the elect and we hope you are too. If not, sadly, these poems will not be of much blessing to you. These poems tell a story that the non-elect simply cannot hear.

When I first encountered Darl’s and Louise’s poems, 75 of them were in word processed form, but the remainder were still in handwritten form which I have entered on my own to speed up the compilation process to discover that we are working with over 300 poems that were simply too numerous to organize into a single volume. Hence, we have opted to split them into three volumes for easier handling and reading.

Darl and Louise met one another in church years ago and became friends when they discovered that they were both amateur poets. Darl’s wife Barbara and he took care of Louise during the last ten years of her life until she died in 2014. Louise always told Darl that she knew that he would have a book of his poems published one day and asked him to include some of her poems in it. Darl promised he would, but frankly, he never dreamed that his poems would ever be published. Now thanks to Darl’s years of creating his poems, and my editing, compiling and publishing expertise, that dream can now become a reality. I am blessed to be a part of that creative process for Darl, Barbara and Louise.

As you read these poems, try to see and hear them with your heart. I think you will find, as I have, that God has clearly inspired them through Darl and Louise to reach our hearts in these very troubling days in which we now find ourselves living. They offer hope, perspective and wisdom on what the elect are able to do to get right with God and His son, the Christ. I can honesty tell you that God inspired my book through me that speaks to the mind, but often a story or poetry, Inspired by God, can speak to the heart in ways that a piece of non-fiction writing can never achieve. May Darl and Louise’s gifts bless you and lead you closer to God and to Jesus Christ in these last days. Make way for the second coming of the Lord! Because He is coming very soon, whether we’re ready or not!

May the Holy Spirit move with power upon those who read this book. This is Darl’s and my fervent prayer. For where two or three are gathered together in the name of Christ, He is there in the midst of us.

Watchman on the Wall

Teton Valley, Idaho

August 2016

Updated August 2017

Do You Want the Truth?

Now I’ve been a Christian

most of my life

I’ve shed many tears

I’ve seen much strife.

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When I was a preacher

the church taught me lies

they said I would be raptured

before I would die.

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Now I was a young Christian

I listened to their good news

they told me to respect

all the worldly Jews.

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Then I read in my Bible

or maybe it was a dream

but the Lord told me

to read 2 Timothy 2:15.

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Then I read in my Bible

the Book of Acts

I wanted the truth

I wanted the facts.

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I read in Acts

2:34-35

that is when I understood

my Bible came alive.

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Then I read Revelation

18:4

that was when the Spirit showed me

the worldly church is the whore.

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Then I read

2 Corinthians 6:17-18

I wanted to find out

just what the Spirit did mean.

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Now if you are playing church

and are trying to keep score

then quit renting that pew

and run out the door.

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My God looks on the heart

what more can I say?

Where will you stand

on that judgment day?

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Now this poem is written

to every woman and man

go read your Bible

then you will understand.

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Then you will know

you are a part of God’s little flock

be a witness for Jesus

because our God is not mocked.

Say What?

See the drunkard on the corner

why he was a Christian they say

he believed what his pastor said

then his soul went astray.

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He attended our church

his life was a mess

he was always smiling

so many people he did bless.

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He always read his Bible

he said the truth in there is found

he always studied the Bible

he was the talk of the town.

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Then one day he said

from the pulpit there are lies

telling everyone to follow the Jew

or they will surely die.

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Then the minister said

the government you must believe

they will relieve your fears

they will take care of your needs.

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All of the people

who attend this church

you will be raptured out

you won’t be left in the lurch.

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Now that old drunkard

his Bible he did read

said he couldn’t find a rapture

only money, power and greed.

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Now Jesus plainly said

that if in Me you will believe

I will release your fears

I will care for all of your needs.

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So why do we need a rapture?

That is the talk going around

if you speak against this rapture

everyone will put you down.

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Now, as for me, a believer

I will stand for Jesus Christ

I will continue to witness

because Jesus is my life.

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So stand for Jesus

and witness to the lost

yes, Jesus died for you

He paid the final cost.

The Book of John

Now the first miracle

that was done by Jesus Christ

was the wedding feast at Cana

for the bridegroom and his wife.

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The next miracle Jesus did

was the man with lame feet.

He told him to take his bed

and later they did meet.

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The miracle at the gathering

with only two fishes and five loaves of bread

He seated all five thousand

and everyone was fed.

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Then when the feeding was done

and the disciples they did leave

they fought against the angry waves

they saw Jesus walking on the sea.

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Then there was the adulterous woman

whom the Jews called a whore

there was no one without sin

Jesus told the woman go and sin no more.

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Then Jesus healed the blind man

it was plain for all to see

all who knew the man believed

except the Pharisees.

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There were Mary, Martha and her brother

Laz-a-rus was his name

when Jesus came to Bethany

it was to their house that He came.

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Now when Laz-a-rus died

it was such a shame

then Jesus went to Laz-a-rus’ grave

to bring glory to His Father’s name.

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Then Jesus went to Jerusalem

that was why to earth He came

when Jesus entered the city

many people believed in His name.

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Now many of the Pharisees

they wanted Jesus dead

He was destroying their power

or so the people said.

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Now if you want the rest of this story

and of how the victory was won

go and read your Bible

begin with the Book of John.

Growing Up!

When we were young

our bedroom was upstairs

every night our mother

would help us to say prayers.

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I remember those times

with so much loving bliss

these poems mom taught

went something like this.

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Now I lay me

down to sleep

I pray the Lord

my soul to keep.

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If I should die

before I wake

I pray the Lord

my soul to take.

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I still remember my prayers

with such loving joy

and of how Jesus loves

all little girls and boys.

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Mom taught another prayer

it stays in my head

I always remember it

when I go to bed.

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Five angels

around my bed

one at the foot

one at the head.

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One to sing

and one to pray

one to carry

my soul away.

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So mothers teach your children

about Jesus Christ

He is the way

the truth and the life.

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And mothers teach your children

how to pray

their prayers will guide them

as they go throughout the day.

Regrets

Sometimes we overlook the things

that are right before our eyes

we do the most stupid things

and then we wonder why?

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Now you take that woman

whose child she aborted fast

trying to forget the bad affair

trying to forget her past.

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But what of her baby

the cries she cannot hear?

She will go through life

haunted by that fear.

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Just a glob of matter

laying on a slab of steel

she tries to forget the child

regretful feelings, she can feel.

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Now you take the holy Bible

it is all covered in dust

she calls herself a Christian

but in Jesus she does not trust.

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So child, let me tell you

you must be born again

you must trust in Jesus Christ

He will cleanse you from sin.

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No matter your sin

no matter your past

Jesus will forgive you

only He can give you rest.

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Woe to those ministers

from the pulpit who tell their lies

they will spend time in hell

as their soul slowly dies.

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There are those who say, "Trust the Jew

you can believe their lies"

They are the very ones

who support the Anti-Christ.

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Jesus is the one to believe

only He paid the cost

He is the one who died for you

as He hung upon that cross.

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Many so-called Christians

are following this worldly whore

they reject Jesus’ words

in John 8:44.

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So people let me tell you

you don’t have time to lose

you had better warn your children

about these worldly Jews.

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They are destroying America

destruction is coming fast

you had better prepare

because you forgot your past.

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So listen, my people

open your eyes

if you follow the Jew

you will surely die.

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The Anti-Christ is coming

soon he will be on the scene

you had better know your Bible

to know just what I mean.

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So many times I have spoken

calling to fallen man

but you are dull of hearing

you don’t want to understand.

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Disaster is coming

you had better prepare

so many falsely hope

of being caught up in the air.

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This is another warning

that you