"From The Heart" - Poems by Joye Atkinson

                                                        ARE YOU ASHAMED OF ME

One night not too long ago when I was fast asleep, I had a dream so vidid it woke me from my sleep

I dreamed the Lord came to my house as any friend would do; I saw He was troubled needing someone to talk to

I said "Come in Lord please sit down.  What brings you out this way?  He looked at me through tear stained eyes

Then I heard him say: My spirit is so heavy, I'm burdened deep within.  Since the fall of man took place the world's been lost in sin.  I knew that I would come to earth to give each soul a choice; to live with me forever or to turn away my voice.  For quite some time now it's been hard to sit upon my throne, look down on my churches and see what's going on.  Yes I did give man free will to choose which way he'd go.  Yet how will he decide if no one will let him know.  Eternal life is a gift it's up to everyone to choose my everlasting love or reject my Father's son.  How I long for everyone to know my love for them.  Especially in the world today where things are dark and grim.  The problem is not many know I will forgive their sins.  All they have to do is ask, to their heart I will come in.  It really breaks my heart to see my children I have called, sit in silence when they know someone's against a wall.  What has happened to my church: they used to share my love.  My Father and the angels were rejoicing from above.  Now the end is nearer than it's ever been.  It's time my people tell the world I will forgive their sins.  Yet if they only tell them one time a month or so, for many it will be too late to choose where they will go.  Come on church I'm begging you share me with the lost.  Show them just how much I care and how my life it cost.  I am the only hope they have please help them see the way; so they won't hear 'Depart from me" on that final judgement day".  (This was a true dream/vision. In doing research for my ministry to pastors I discovered that a lot of churches only give an invitation to be saved or an altar call once a month.  These are the words from Jesus to me.)