Poems with a Purpose
Rhyming Verse That Speaks to the Soul
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FEAST IN THE WAY
God sent prophets, priests, and kings through the years to people both good and bad,
All because God loved His creations and free eternal life for them He had.
God’s representatives the people did hurt, torture, and some even they did kill,
So God through His gracious love sent His only Son to save, because it was His will.
If you can’t see God’s hand in nature all around us, then open up your eyes,
And through the Holy Spirit, you will realize, “it happened by chance” is just a pack of lies.
When I see God send a rainbow by day, and vast stars in the sky at night,
I know He has always kept His promises and leads those in faith by the light!
Each time we open our eyes to face the challenges of another day,
We know God has touched us and gives power to walk in the Way!
God preserved His history, that we may see Christ as the Living Word,
He gave the Lord’s Supper, a taste of Heaven that the Gospel message be heard!
There are many kinds of feasts to enjoy on this old earth,
But without the gift of heaven, nothing is what their worth.
There is a veritable feast for the eyes in Fall that I see,
And when I think of the care God took in creating it for you and me,
I realize how wonderful the feast in heaven must be!
Based on: Matthew 22: 1 - 14
Composed by the Holy Spirit and written by Reverend Paul E. Yanke
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About the Book
Everyone experiences discouragement in one way or another. If your faith needs strengthening or you just need encouragement to stay on the Christian course in the evil world that we live in, this is the book for you.
About the Author
Paul Yanke’s life hasn’t gone as he planned, but it has been a blessing to all the people who know him. He grew up in a Christian Family on a Centennial Dairy Farm in Michigan. His father Eno also wrote poetry while milking cows and his mother Grace was always the positive push to try things new. Growing up Paul’s dad was so well respected as a God fearing family man and a hard worker, that Paul never wanted to be anything but like his father. At a young age he turned his life over to God saying; “Not my will, but your will Lord be done in my life.” From that time on his life has been a roller coaster ride. He became a decorated police officer, serving also as a detective, drug abuse and enforcement officer known as the Christian Cop. He is a husband, father and grandfather, serving second career for more than twenty years as a conservative Missouri Synod Lutheran Pastor. Paul and his family pull Antique John Deere Tractors, thus he is known as the Pulling Preacher. He has been currently serving the same congregation for eighteen years and helps out another small congregation as well. Paul holds an Associate’s Degree in the Arts, a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Specialist, and more than a Master’s degree in Christian Theology. He believes the campus of life and God’s Word has taught him the most. His poetry is unique as he writes from personal experience grounded in the Bible.