Neutrality

“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of moral crisis, preserved their neutrality.”   – Dante

Do you ever take a stand                         Or do you sit on the fence?
When hell’s fires are being fanned          don’t allow it at your expense.

And here is the reason why                      this question I ask of you,
’cause Jesus Christ came to die                to pay our debts come due.

Could you imagine or understand            such a selfless act of love?
His life was given up as planned               to redeem us to God above.

For Jesus was the only One                       who could save both Gentile and Jew.
When to hell He descended and won        He took Satan‘s keys away too!

When mistakes you can ill-afford               I am compelled then to ask,
will you stand with the Lord                       and will you finish your task?

If all the hottest places in hell,                    where much pain and torment ensue,
are held for those sinners who fell              will you be one of them too?

A spot for you will be reserved                   if the world alone you’ve adored,
don’t forget you’re being observed             and you’ll bow before the Lord.

When with Him you must review               each decision to sin you’ve made.
All the traps you’ve fell into                         come with a price to be paid.

With moral crisis comes those times          that we are at our worst,
when we commit our most crimes              leaving us the ones being cursed.

If from your path you’ve swerved              in pursuit of your ultimate goal,
the neutrality that you’ve preserved         could mean the loss of your soul.

When you chase after those things             of which the Lord has forbade,
you may find that it brings                           the thing of which you’re afraid.

If the pit of hell’s deep darkness                  and the putrid stench of it,
hold misery no words can express               why risk that there you will sit?

When there’s eternity in heaven to win       it’s not even worth the chance
to live a life that’s full of sin                            or give it a second glance!

Teresa Marie   12/27/09