What Cost Freedom
It's sad to think of how we tend to fall into a mold
How masses seem to willingly just do as they are told
Sometimes no rhyme or reason just a want to go along
Though often if not all the time the path they take is wrong
It's sad to see how many will give up their liberty
Forsaking all the principles that once had made them free
No willing to stand on their own to live for what is right
For fear they might be forced to prove the reason for their fight
When they have been forsaking for so long to study
Truth Complacent in believing there's no need to have the proof
Outlined and kept remembered for the time they'll have a need
To stand firm when there is no other one to intercede
Until they meet disaster when the evil takes control
That for so many centuries through blood received their toll
And people who had once enjoyed the freedom of their will
Became part of the slaughter that their leaders sought to kill
But not just in their politics but in the church as well
As leaders who sought fame and power took the course of hell
And any who did not abide the dictates of the creed
Became but fodder for the fire that fueled their pride and greed
But when there was a people joined together by their prayers
Who willingly put forth the effort to avoid those snares
Of just accepting what was taught them without scripture proof
They found that God would give them honor for pursuing Truth
That was extended by the others who'd not known before
The precious gems of truth embedded where there was much more
To be embraced with God's own Spirit ready to defend
The honor and the glory of God's Son until the end
When all will be accounted for all truth will be revealed
When Christ returns to gather those who by His truth are sealed
Who would not sacrifice there freedoms for some pleasures here
But stood firm on God's promises devoid of pride or fear
So if my friend you're tempted to believe all's going well
And you can just abide the time and do what others tell
I earnestly implore you to look back on history
And see that only those who stand for Truth are pure and free
John 8:12-32; 1 Corinthians 3:7-11