The Way Things Ought to Be
The Way Things Ought to Be
By Mike Janton
In this world in which we live
There's a sense of what ought.
An intangible feeling,
A perception, a thought
Of the way things once were
Or someday will be.
If only we could
Through the darkened glass see.
The pane has been clouded
By the sin in our hearts,
From the lust and vain pride
That has torn us apart
From the Father above
By whom we were created.
We spurned His great love
And became separated.
What, then, must be done
For the ache deep inside?
For the longing for home
Where our dreams do abide?
Take heart, precious one,
Turn the pages and look
At the Father and Son,
At the Author and Book.
All began with a word:
"One day!" He would write,
"I will give to them vision
And restore them to sight."
Then the dark glass will clear
Day by day, by and by.
Revelation and truth
Will displace the great why.
The light dwelt among us
And is here to behold
If we will comprehend
And believe what we're told.
All shadows of Christ
Were the things of past ages.
The substance is Jesus,
Thread throughout all the pages.
"Faith is meant to occupy time." -Pastor Fred Rubi
"God is not bound by time." – Pastor Dave Fish
Habakkuk 2:3
Colossians 2:17
II Corinthians chapter 5
1 Corinthians chapter 15
John chapter 1