Jezebel

Truth or Dare is not a game

the Church should play.

Faithful or faithless, holy or hellion

pure or defiled, take your pick.

You might say Thyatira

tried to have it both ways.

Loving and committed servants

on the one hand, and on the other

passively permitting one sinful pied piper

to lead the faithful away. Jezebel had to go.

Time and distance make that seem so obvious.

But is there ever a Jezebel in our own house

in our own heart, a part of us

pulling away from the Lord?

When we wrestle with right and wrong

is it Jezebel whispering in our ear?

Stand strong, says the Bible.

Do the Righteous Father’s work

until the end. The Morning Star waits

to greet each who conquers

with a crown.

Revelation 2:18–29