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CLASH OF WORLDS 

 
 

I immersed myself in God’s thoughts 
 Then attuned to Spirit revelation 

I was in a world of rich import 
A world of the highest elevation 

 
My mind was washed, I was given focus 

On the world of God’s conceptions, 
I feasted on disclosures sumptuous 

To nourish my aspirations 
 

There in the world of the heavenly  
Was the energy and the wisdom 

To give me an ascendancy 
By God’s positioning system 

 
To simply wait in God’s presence 

And allow his Word its rule 
Equips me with power and vigilance 

To handle my daily schedule 
 

Inevitably I leave these marvels 
For other worlds down on the plain, 
There the sublime faces the carnal 

 There I can achieve great gain 
 

Seasons of devotion and prayer 
Are times for revitalization, 

Our cultural worlds are in disrepair 
Needing the power of redemption 

 
I am called to confront the powers 

Of evil and disobedience 
Addressing all cultural viruses 

In the strength of Christ’s omnipotence  
 

 This world is soon to pass away 
Its fashions, lusts, and pride, 

Jesus calls me to watch and pray 
And in holiness abide 

 
The holy ground where God is present 

Is the place of guarantees, 
Where we can gain empowerment  

Over this world’s subtleties 
 



 
 
 
 
 

Fiercely, insidiously, and furtively 
This world of competing contentions 

Seeks to exercise mastery 
Over my spiritual intentions 

 
This clash of worlds is the proving ground 

Of Jesus’ victory, 
And I have learned how to rebound 

Through his imparted authority 
 

All cultural systems are diseased 
By viruses intent on our plight, 

We triumph, and God is well-pleased 
When we stand in the power of his might  

 
Seated with Christ in his throne 

I have an infallible formula, 
God’s way of thinking and not my own 

Gives me an enduring criteria 
 

The way we think needs transformation, 
The mind a holy place, 

Standards and values and all education 
 From the Creator of life and grace 

 
The battle for six billion minds 

Rages on unceasingly, 
Only in God’s Word will a culture find 

 It’s destined identity 
 
                                     
                                     
 

                                       Paul E. Grant 
                                        February  2007