His Arms Are Extended
by Barbara Philbrook

His arms are extended before we know He exists.
He awaits your surrender, please don't resist .

God does not will that even one soul be lost.
He provided for our salvation at great cost.

This was provided before our lives even began.
God is awaiting you with outstretched hands.

None of us are worthy as we are guilty of sin.
We must be changed but how do we begin?

You have no hope of achieving it on your own.
The truth of this our Bible has shown.

We must become what God meant us to be,
but to become so on our own is an impossibility.

The changing must be done from inside,
and can only be accomplished once the Holy Spirit does reside.

How and when does his residence begin,
when you accept salvation He moves within.

You then have a Teacher, an Interpreter and a Guide,
also a Comforter doing it all from inside.

Once the good work in you has begun,
He will not give up on you till it is done.

His arms are extended please don't delay,
soon Jesus will be coming no man knows the day.

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