God Is An Exalted Man Poem by Pleasant Dabbs

Do I dare write of a precept
That some might label blasphemy?
I would not if I thought likewise,
But a light has helped me see
Not to infer that I am special
Or that I have distinctive power
From what I read I used my common sense
And then I prayed for many hours

Our God has told us in His words
That we're created in His likeness
Or in His image say the Scriptures,
And from the same seed we exist
'Who being the brightness of his glory,
And the express image of his person, '
Our brother Paul says of his Lord,
And how the Father is like the Son

The Savior said to Thomas...
'My hands and side...touch with your finger'
He later met with his disciples...
'Let's drink, break bread, I cannot linger'
‘Eat, drink' skills of a spirit?
‘Flesh and blood' alone is able
Those claiming different are misled...
They... one and all tell idle fables

The Son is like the Father,
Their look and aspect are the same
You mean the Father has a body?
Yes, that's the truth I must proclaim!
If the Father then is like the Son,
He has a body resurrected
The main distinction between Him and us?
He is also one exalted

He reigns from Heaven high on His throne
His words guide men, if they will follow
He says, 'Be perfect' that we be just like Him,
So work and strive...the words aren't hollow
For those who say that He is spirit...
This is the truth you've learned today
A man like us, but He's exalted...
Indeed our Father; in not just one,
But many ways