Fire and Flame

A poem for the Whispers Of The Soul Contest

FIRE AND FLAME

To Abraham a promise came
Sent forth from the Lord
Heirs and land in plenitude
Would be his reward

"Now you'll bring a heifer here"
The Lord's own voice was heard
"Prepare it as a sacrifice
With goats and rams and birds"

To complete the covenant
Given in His name
He sent among the animals
An all consuming flame

Moses tended to the flock
When the Lord called out
From a bush that was unharmed
Though on fire throughout

The Lord used Moses for His flame
To guide the Israelite's hands
In tearing off their chains of slaves
To find the promised land

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
Were true to Hebrew ways
They would not honor idol gods
They'd risk the fiery blaze

When thrown into the furnace fire
By Babylon's mighty king
Their faith proved stronger than the flames
They suffered not a thing

Nebuchadnezzar was that king
He saw they did not burn
So he bade them come back out
He praised the Lord in turn

Fire and flame can be a tool
To heat and cook and melt
But fire and flame may show us how
The Lord's right hand is felt