By Tim Arnott 2018 - From the picture of a tractor he felt God gave him at the baptismal service at the Riverside
I see this tractor moving forward
Along a defined clear track
It's got no reverse gear
So there's no looking back
And attached to the cab are these headlights
Shining and searching around
Looking in all directions
Light piercing the darkest ground
And as the light shines into the highways
There are harvesting tools either side
They're part of this beautiful tractor
Reaching the byways far and wide
For there's a harvest time beginning
Listen and look all around
There's a sound of God's kingdom advancing
A time when many lost will be found
A church stepping in to heaven’s calling
Concerned with nothing but the ways of the King
Surrendered and abandoned to the Father
Aligned with his kingdom in everything
For he's sending us into fields so ready
Each one of us strategically placed
In the highways and the byways of our nation
Overflowing with his love and grace
And there's something incredible about this tractor
Unseen by many around
But it's crucial to heaven’s purposes
Reaching the darkest places of our town
And it's begun and it's now God has spoken
A call again to partner with him
A fresh start, a fresh season, an opportunity
To give him again our everything
#poems
Find out more about The Riverside Centre
Gateway Church Ashford, is a church in Ashford, Kent, and is part of the New Frontiers movement and within the Catalyst Network sphere.
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