Oh, the empty husks of grain,
separated from the mighty stalk
are being tossed to and fro
by the winds of wayward talk.
The chaff is but a barren skin,
covered in a lifeless shell
and so it gathers on the wind
those whom it can take to hell.
The grains of doubt grow wild,
and spreads like a searing fire
testing the flames of hell
with the blaze of man’s desire.
The chaff breaks up the wheat,
by shifting the heart on the vine
stirring up dissent with its lies
and mixing water with the wine.
Don’t get caught up in the winds,
where the truth is blown away
lest you fall from His grace
and be left behind one day.
For, the winnowing fork is in His hand,
and there’ll be threshing on the floor
He’ll gather His wheat up in the air
and leave the chaff at hell’s door!
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Matthew 3:12
King James Version
“Whose fan is in is hand,
and he will throughly purge his floor,
and gather his wheat into the garner;
but he will burn up the chaff
with unquenchable fire.”
Copyright 2013
Deborah Ann Belka
January 11th, 2013 at 8:31 PM
Oh! What a perfect poem for end times! For God will one day shift the wheat from the tears. Amen!
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January 11th, 2013 at 8:42 PM
I see so many people today falling for the “wayward winds”they were once the wheat and now they are the chaff. I pray for each of them to find their way back to our Lord. Amen and Amen!
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January 11th, 2013 at 8:44 PM
That is so true! They need to come back to Jesus, and there needs to be an awakining in America!
On another note, I look forward to following your blog! It was a great read. 🙂
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January 11th, 2013 at 8:50 PM
Thank you! I am on my way to see your blog and I am sure it will be on my follow list soon. God’s blessings to you and yours.
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January 11th, 2013 at 8:58 PM
Thanks!
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January 11th, 2013 at 6:29 PM
What a strong poem! It helps me pray harder . .thank you and God bless!
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January 11th, 2013 at 7:25 PM
Yes, sometimes I go really deep and when I do I am forced to my knees. . . I see the chaff, the ungodly things and pray for a daily renewal from the trappings of worldly things . . . God’s blessings!
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January 11th, 2013 at 7:31 AM
We pray not to be the chaff but the wheat. When the winnowing takes place, may we by his unfailing Grace make it to heaven’s throne. Amen.
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January 11th, 2013 at 7:17 PM
Sometimes I feel like the chaff, blowing in the wind of everyday life. But then He shakes me up and I see the fruit of the Spirit rising up in me. I pray for all who are caught up in the winds of untruth, that they are shaken and return to their first love. Amen and Amen.
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January 12th, 2013 at 3:10 AM
Amen!
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