"Their Words"

 Their words described a cowboy,

And one I wish I knew,

Who lived a long, long time ago,

Back when the land was new.

Before the time of fences,

Just open spaces all,

A time of horse and saddle,

And the lonesome cattle call.

I’ve heard about his hardships,

The danger and the pain,

The times when weather tested,

In drought and freezing rain.

And deadly times and violent,

With outlaws, natives, too,

And there is just no telling,

The things that he went through.

The traditions that he started,

Were handed down to me,

Generations later,

But times have changed, you see.

Sometimes you just can’t know for sure,

The way he lived and died,

But Lord knows I’ve imagined,

And along the way I’ve tried,

To follow in the footsteps,

Of the best from yesterday,

And when I think about it,

This is what I’ll say,

Human nature is unchanging,

The basic need is there,

No matter if a cowboy,

It can be anywhere.

The God-shaped hole is in the heart,

Of every mother’s son,

And we all need the Savior,

‘Cause He’s the only one,

Who transcends all of history,

He died for one and all,

Rose again to make us right,

If on Him we call.

My heroes all were cowboys,

But I have always known,

The One to serve is Jesus,

Live in the light you’re shown.

“For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!” (Ephesians 5:8, NLT)

We draw inspiration from people who have gone before us. But the greatest of all is called the light of the world, who calls us to live as children of light. The light of His presence fills our hearts and empowers us to escape and at time even expose the darknes of this world. Living in the light means we close every door that would allow the darkness to creep back into our lives. It means we follow the light of His will into our God-given assignment and destiny.

Lord, fill us with Your light, in Jesus’ name.

Art by Steve Boaldin, artofacowboy.com. Used by permission. Thanks, Steve, and God bless you.