Adam's Song (A Poem)
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Although there is evidence that Eve, the mother of all living, turned to the Lord, there is no evidence that Adam did in Scripture. The only verse that says anything that may indicate Adam turned to God is in Luke 3:38 where a genealogy traces Adam back to his "Father" (creator) "...which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God." Eve was looking forward to giving birth to "a man from God" with each child she had. She knew a Savior ("seed") would be born and take vengeance on the serpent. Yet in my heart I've hoped that Adam did turn and call on God in repentance and I wrote this poem about what he may have felt at the time of his calling on God.
Adam's Song
My Father, in Your eyes, with evil, I've sinned,
You trusted me, as in a dear friend,
And I betrayed you, with a cut so deep
That your own son must, come here and sleep
Three days in a grave so cold
The heinous story will 'ere be told,
Of the first man Adam, and his curse of sin
And how the world did begin,
In perfection and in perfect love
Come down from heaven, and God above,
I realized today, how I've cause such pain
While sitting here, in the pouring rain,
And counting the blisters, on my swollen feet
And cooling myself, from the sweltering heat,
My thoughts would not stop pitying me
'Cause it took all day long to chop down this tree,
It was hard work, and I know now
Why you said I'd work, with sweat on my brow,
Because it took the thorns, and thistles of life
To realize the truth, that cuts like a knife,
I've become a sinner, I've realized today
And all my children, will be born that way,
They'll all be working, in the prickly heat
And counting the blisters, on their swollen feet,
And since our sin, Eve's told me so
That repenting to You, is the way to go,
But up 'til now, I've told her (and You) "No."
"Will God come down, and endure the heat?
Will He count the blisters, on His swollen feet?"
And then it hit me - God would come down
To thorns and thistles, of this cursed ground,
The "seed of the woman" He would be
To pay for the sin, caused by me,
I pitied myself, when I thought I'd die
Yet God really loves me, and I don't even know why,
I sorrow for blisters, and I curse the rain
Yet He'll suffer and die, bearing my Sin in His pain,
She's pregnant again, there's hope in her heart
This may be The Man, with a Kingdom to start,
I don't know what's happened, but I feel so alive!
I know in my heart, that I will survive,
Got to run home, to my children and wife
To tell of my joy, and start a new life.
Dear Reader, if this story is true, if Adam came to this realization, do you know what happened to change him? It was the same thing that changed me and so many people throughout the ages. Everyone knows the only way to change course in your life is to realize you are going the wrong way and then you can turn and move in a different direction. Adam would have had to overcome the hurt and sting of the mandate from God that said he must grow old and die, like all the animals he had seen do just that. No longer would he live in a garden that would grow but a curse was on the ground and he would have to work from sun up to sun down just to have enough to feed his growing family. Blisters and callouses would rise on his flesh and the first aches and pains of aging as it slowly robbed him of his vitality. Each new pain was a reminder of the mistake that he made to rest on every one of his "kind" born after him. The cares of this life, the curse, time slipping by, embarrassment, self-pity, all would have to be faced and then defeated so that he could own up to the responsibility of it all. A mountain of hurt rested on him because God pointed the finger at him and said Eve "was deceived" but you were not Adam. "Therefore, just as through one man (Adam) sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men - because all sinned." (Romans 5:12) Indeed every evil that began to show its ugly face in men was a result of sin- sin that he introduced. I wonder, how long did it take him to heal from Cain killing Abel? But then...one day...God helped him put the pieces together, a sort of reality check for each day that was to follow...
1. Adam you are a sinner. It is what you are now. All men are sinners accept it and see what I have done to save you.
2. I (God) have promised a deliverer will come and will punish the serpent who deceived Eve and caused the fall. Do you believe Me Adam? that a deliverer will come? your wife does!
3. Can you turn from the attitudes in you, the sinful way you live now and do what I have told you is right? Can you call on Me and ask forgiveness? Can you turn your mind to God who will send a redeemer?
This is what Adam would have had to go through to turn to God. We turn to God exactly the same way. We realize our sin, our responsibility in it all. We believe in the redeemer, Jesus (God in human flesh) who in fact did come and die and was buried and rose from the dead. We in our repentance would then ask forgiveness and to be saved from our sin.
How about you? Have you turned from your sin to the God who died for you to pay for your sin, the sin Adam passed on to you at birth? It is real easy pray this:
Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. I was born that way, sin is in my flesh. I believe that you sent came Jesus and that you died for my sin. I believe in your birth, your burial, and your resurrection. Please forgive me of my sin and save me. I cry out to you out of a repentant heart and I know you hear me. Thank you for saving me, Lord. I pray this in the Lord Jesus Christ's name. Amen.
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Thank you my brother. I love you, know that.
I love how you go into the heart of the Bible; the hearts of those who made history until eternity. What a perspective. I can feel the hope in Adam, that someday Jesus would make everything right ~~ I still look forward to that day when justice prevails and peace reigns forevermore. God bless you, brother!
I too look forward to the day when peace will reign through the Prince of Peace. How glorious will that be when God's will is done. Love you.
Beautiful. What a heart for God!
Thank you coffeesnob. I needed to hear that just then. You have uplifted me in a very big way. Love you.
Good to know, my brother, God bless you
you mean a lot to me coffeesnob. Love ya.
This is great. Thanks for sharing.
This is a tear-jerker, No Body. It is extremely beautiful. I'm passing this on to some friends.
That's the best thing you could have said to me, that you'd share it with others. Many Blessing to you.
Lovely poem, no body. I've just discovered hub links and I've linked the word 'Adam' in my hub, The Immortal Kingdom Of A Universe, to this poem.
Very nice of you. I'm glad you enjoyed this poem. I am saddened that until Adam's son Seth (I believe) that man did not call on the name of the Lord. If I was Adam that would have been the first thing I would have done. I really screwed up God, I would have said. But the Bible says that man (male) did not call on the name of God until. Seth. I know Abel did sacrifice but I think that was in obedience not because he had a relationship with God, per se. Eve, did. She looked to each child to be the seed of the woman prophecied to her from God. It just is sad that nothing is said about our human father crying out to his heavenly Father. Anyway, glad you were blessed by it. Bob.
Nobody, Your poetry is wonderful and full of compassion! This is a poignant expression which speaks volumes of Adam’s relationship with God. The consequences of his sin and the beauty of God’s love & forgiveness! Thank you for sharing, In HIS Grace, Joy, Peace & Blessings!
The sad thing DeB, is that nothing in Scripture says Adam felt that way at all. It was until a couple of generations that "men called on God." Does that mean that Adam and others didn't? I don't know. I know that Abel did, but he died for it. Eve looked to God for a man (Messiah). She told her children or someone did. But Adam, well I just don't know. I just think if I were Adam that once I say the evil I had done, I would be broken. I would be on my face before God to get back the relationship we had. I would know it would never be what it was but I would still turn to Him. At least I hope I would. This poem is my wish for him that my first father did turn. May I see him when I get home.
Wonderful!!! Wonderful!!! Wonderful!! Voted-Up!!!
My dear sister you are such a wonderful inspriation to me. I wish for you the very best blessings of the Lord. I really hope that Adam WAS saved but that little verse along after a few generations that said, "then men began to call on the name of the Lord" makes me think that Adam perhaps never did. Perhaps working by the sweat of his brow might have made him bitter and angry against God. I don't know but this is what I had hoped happened. He was after all our common daddy.
Awesome and so insightful to today as the result of yesterday! No matter the truth of the beginning, all men (and women) who turn to God will be saved. Thank you for making us think! Voted up!
I have so often identified with the father of all man Adam. I have considered my wife and tried to please her instead of God. I have been so ingrained in my own sin to be repentant. But then God reaches in and makes me see the evilness of my sin. That is when I call on Him and confess how much I need Him. I sincerely hope Adam was saved but it is doubtful from what I read.
What really matters is, it's not too late for us! Keep your communication with God and always watch for and expect those beautiful footprints in the sand!
I so agree bravewarrior. Jesus is a God of continuing chances as long as we live. So many people are hardened and God takes the time to paint a picture for them and to meet them where they are. No one can say they did not know who Jesus was for He will make Himself known and to go to hell they will have to trample the name of Jesus underfoot and reject Him despite knowing the truth about Him.
And it will be then that two each of all who walk the earth, will rise to heaven.... I heard something recently, and have it written on a "sticky" attached to my monitor, where I see it all the time: Holy Spirit, please check my motives. Please, Jesus, be my motivation!
If you believe in the soul, and I believe all who engage in this website, write from the soul, how can you not believe in God? He is the Spirit who drives us. We owe it to Him and ourselves, to put it to good use!
BTW, I like your pen name. No body. Meaning soul?????
@ bravewarrior, No, nothing so deep. I had no idea what to name myself. In hindsight, I should have just used my own name. But at any rate, I was in a depressed mood. I had been battling obesity for so many years and I could feel my body metabolism slowing with age. I was looking in a mirror one day and looking at all the rolls and folds of fat and I said, "I would love to present to my beautiful wife a body that is handsome and healthy. I have no body to give her." That was 2 1/2 years ago. I just found a diet that works and am finally losing weight, praise God.
Please clue me in. I once was a "hottie". Now, at 54, I've accumulated 30 pounds of "me" that I don't like. I'm tiny framed and only 5'2", so the extra baggage is particulary alarming. Sitting at a desk all day, then coming home and writing (also seated) isn't helping. I eat healthy and haven't changed any of my habits, other than no longer being married, which cuts out a particular exercise, LOL! Plus I only now dance in my living room. I love, love, love to dance!! I've never had to exercise in the past, as my lifestyle took care of that. Thus, this old dog is not interested in learing new tricks!
I think maybe you should adopt my interpretation of your pen name. You don't call yourself "nobody", which means you are somebody. Putting on weight means we have too much body! Living by our spirit, as opposed to the aging condition of our earthly encasements, leaves spirit and soul. That's the way I choose to see you!
Let me know about the diet thing, tho.
On Hubpages a person has an account and I don't think I can change my penname without starting all over again. Judah's Daughter did that and she had to start all over again to build up readership. I know that in Christ I am a King's kid. I own all that Jesus owns. That is not a nobody. I think that fat all too often is the result of bad decision heaped upon bad decision. God has not left us alone without that small still voice to tell you how to live. So that means I have not listened to that small still voice that was warning me to live differently. There are consequences for living like this. Conversely, if I begin to listen to that voice and are willing to change those things they will reap the harvest of those good decisions. As far as the actual diet, because I am retired I can "graze" all day. This, it turns out, is healthy. I am on Weight Watchers points plus. I eat all the time. I graze on veggies and dabble in those things that cost points. I eat every two to three hours. I drink all kinds of water. I try to exercise maybe dance one or two times a week. I lose one to two pounds a week like this. Not all people can do what I do because they are at work and have set breaks that are not enough to graze. They eat big meals because they are hungry and trying to make up for denying the grazing instinct that God has placed in us. We deny that and then eat way beyond when we are satisfied. I tried diet after diet. I prayed and prayed about it. I exercised and my weight just stayed the same. Then I came on the WW plan and it is fantastic.
Thanx for the info!
You are very welcome bravewarrior. May God bless your efforts to glorify Him in your body as well as in your mind and heart.
Thank you! Cyber smiley face atchya!
I'm glad we all get to answer for ourselves and no one else. And that God assists us, draws us in doing just that. Very interesting poetic thought you shared.
I want to believe that all the pain that Adam inflicted on himself and his children worked for some good in his life. After all I sin as great or greater than he every day. My Lord forgives me because I am His. I hope with all my heart our forbear did not develop a root of bitterness and not come to God as the other men of old that looked forward to the Messiah did. Peace and love. Bob.
I don't believe it was a coincidence that I saw this on the hubfeed tonight. I just got home from Church not long ago and the message was an awesome one.
The title of the message was the Purpose of Pain. (Isa 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. ) Jesus went through the pain and suffering He did for a purpose. We likewise will go through pain and suffering but it is all for a purpose. Adam also went through the pain and suffering but it was for a purpose.
I love the poem and the additional text that goes along with it. May the Lord bless you abundantly my brother.
I am re-evaluating my retirement and trying to closer follow my Lord. I have been including the plan of salvation for quite a while but forgot that when I first transferred some of my poems and earlier works from a church newsletter I wrote a while back that I neglected to write the POS in them. I am going back and editing them all so that with each reading the gospel goes out. As soon as I started this I began to see those nice red triangles on my account page. God is happy about me listening to the Spirit and I do covet your prayers so that I don't get distracted or lazy. I love you dear brother.
Very nice - I like how you try to get into Adam's head. I'm doing the same thing - but my interpretation is novel-length, and has become quite an elaborate play of several well-developed characters in the past few weeks. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it - the name is Fall of an Empire, and each individual chapter is a hub.
Cheers! =)
I'll have to check it out. I really don't know how he felt. The Bible does not say any turned to the Lord until later. I hope that does not mean that the one that caused all this sorrow in his children never learned from his mistake. I like to think he did. I believe Eve did. But Adam, I don't know. I'll try to read it soon.
Vladimir Uhri Level 5 Commenter 2 years ago
Thank you for very good poem. Awesome.