Upon this groundless throne we sit,
In pride, a fleeting guise.
For reasons countless, yet unfit,
To see through humbled eyes.
Creation whispers soft and clear,
"You are but transient forms."
Frail as a breath, and just as near,
To vanishing in storms.
Ignorance binds us, tightly spun,
In webs of boundless reach.
We stumble, seeking truth begun,
With lessons life will teach.
And as we age, our memories fade,
Like glasses lost and sought.
Our knowledge dimmed, by shadows made,
In twilight battles fought.
Our sins do weigh us to the earth,
Their presence, heavy chains.
Were hearts laid bare, we'd see the dearth,
Of virtues that remain.
Yet blessings flow, like rivers wide,
And humble us, they must.
For in His debt, we must abide,
In awe, and grateful trust.
Salvation's grace, a gift bestowed,
Not earned, nor can we claim.
Like Mephibosheth, we've owed,
A debt, in lowly name.
So let us pray, for strength to flee,
From pride's beguiling snare.
For only in humility,
Can grace be found most fair.
About Brandan Kraft
Brandan Kraft is a computer programmer from the Missouri Ozarks who has been writing about the sovereign grace of God since 1997. He started with a website called bornagain.net, built it into PristineGrace.org, and has published over two hundred articles, nearly sixty songs, and a growing catalog of podcasts from his living room in Ashland, Kentucky. All without permission from anyone.
He holds no seminary degree, no denominational endorsement, and no theological credentials. He has been writing software for the same employer since 1998. He thinks in systems and believes that the sharpest doctrine should produce the widest arms.
His systematic theology, A Thought in the Mind of God, derives every position from one sentence and applies it across every domain - from ontology to eschatology, from the nature of the human mind to the nature of heaven and hell. It is available at pristinegrace.org/mind.
Brandan lives in Ashland, Kentucky with his wife Angie and their son Cole. He plays trombone in the Marshall University Tri-State Brass Band and changes a diaper twice a day on a cat named OJ who was once paralyzed and whom nobody else wanted.
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