Treading Water in a Skeptic Tank

The skeptic's mantra is to only believe what you can see, hear, touch, and document. So, faith is a concept they can't understand, or if they understand the concept, they can't accept the reality. But our lives can show them the reality of Grace. Afterall, we once were lost and now we're found; we're blind but now we see.

Treading Water in a Skeptic Tank

They live their lives as over-achievers,
wine and diners, unbelievers.
They pride themselves on planning ahead.
Like all good little sheep, they’re led
to always put the max amount
in their IRA account.
They live their lives with kicks and grins
cause he who has the most toys wins.
They’re treading water in a skeptic tank
with no one but themselves to thank.

They won’t put trust in anyone.
They feel when all is said and done
it’s best if they stay skeptical
and use that round receptacle
to crumple up and throw away
requests for help they get each day.
They’re treading water in a skeptic tank
with no one but themselves to thank.
And when they get too tired to tread
they’ll stand on someone else instead.

It’s up to us who know what’s true
to show them there are people who
only want the chance to say,
“I’d like to be your friend today
and I want nothing in return
except the chance to help you learn
there’s more to life than how you’re livin’.
Just take the gift that God has given.
God sent His Son to earth with love
to open heaven’s gates above.”

See, Jesus is the one we thank
for lifting us from the skeptic tank.

jeff hildebrandt © Feb. 17, 2012