It Pays To Serve Jesus

"Come on and join us" cried the crowd,
We're gonna have a ball!
We're gonna kick our heels up
and drink our fill of alcohol!

We're gonna do most anything
our lustful hearts desire.
We'll shove all thoughts of God aside
and forget about Hell's fire!

But the young folks walking close to God
said, "Our lives belong to Him,
our bodies are his temple
we'll not make a ruin of them".

When at last the party ended
and the revelry was all past,
the things that had seemed so much fun
took on a different cast.

Pleasure for a little while
brought shame that stained a life,
and memories (the few seen through the haze)
cut conscience like a knife.

But those who walked with Jesus
awoke to face the day
with eyes and heart and mind still bright;
What more need we say?

Godliness IS profitable
A life for Him DOES pay.
Not only in the judgment,
but each step along the way!

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