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MESHACH IN THE 21st CENTURY
by Ray Mossholder
The theater bright with glittering lights
Attracts the crowd that comes these nights
To see the star of film and stage.
He truly is the latest rage.
Handsome, worldly, deeply skilled,
I went to his dressing room, then my nose filled
With an odor of drugs all through the air
And on his table a pistol there.
Not a prop or a fake, but a real gun.
He looked at me, asking “Are you the one,
Meshach, my friend, who believes in Jesus?”
I said, “Yes I am, and if it pleases
You can know Him, too,
I’ll share the King of Kings with you.”
But immediately he picked the gun off his table
Pointing it at me saying “You won’t be able
To tell me about Him, for you’ll be dead
With a nasty bullet hole through your head!
My mother tried to reach me with that Jesus’ stuff.
That’s why I treated her cold and rough
And made her cry then left the city
Where she went to church. It was such a pity
To see how much she loved the Lord.
All I know is, I was bored.
Did you see them applaud at the end of the show?
Crowds don’t ever want me to go.
They love me and that’s all I need,
So right now I’m going to make you bleed!”
He pulled the trigger, there was a clicking sound,
A horrified stare while the gun hit the ground
And he screamed, “Who are you?” to the angel who stood
Behind me. The angel was so bright and good.
Just looking at him, you could tell he was kind.
My actor friend thought he’d lost his mind.
The angel said to the actor, “Christ died for you.
Your mother’s prayers will save you, too.
Get down on your knees and pray with Meshach
And that secret pain of loneliness will never come back.
You’ll cold turkey the drugs and find a wife
And you’ll know happiness for the rest of your life.
Or pick up that gun and shoot again
At Meshach who is your closest friend.
He’ll not die, but you will tonight,
Pray or die, I’ve brought you the light.”
His eyes were huge and fixed and staring
At the angel now; gone was his daring.
He got down on His knees and cried as he prayed
As the Holy Spirit entered him. He hadn’t delayed.
He was born again through his mother’s prayers
And God sent that angel because He cares
About the actor, about me, and about you, too,
If you don’t know the Lord, now you know what to do.
Meshach in the 21st Century