CORDS (John 2:15)

CORDS (John 2:15)

Why did He cleanse the Temple twice –
Confront the thieving den?
So patient facing many wrongs –
Why risk the wrath of men?

Why turn the tables in the Court –
Why purge the blasphemy?
Instead of overlooking graft –
Why challenge usury?

He had to show us how to act
When desecrations spoil.
He had to teach us how to guard
The consecrated oil –

Instructing us to choose the Right
When opposition reigns –
Exemplifying Majesty
To break corruption’s chains.

The inner vessel must be cleared –
The chambers purified.
No unclean thing can enter where
His presence will abide.

Though persecutions rant and rage –
No accusation stands.
He valiantly redeems the space
Blessed by His Father’s hands.

(21 June 2009, Pleasant Grove, Utah)