But we’re not helpless. He gives more:
His word, His voice and there before
us is the fully opened door
no man can ever shut.
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “helpless” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
Revelation 3:8
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
As he prepared a nasty response to some nonsense, Steve heard the Voice.
Don’t let demons run your mouth for you.
“Yeah, but the level of this nonsense is really nonsensical,” Steve thought so only the Voice could hear him.
You were worse than he is now a few years ago.
“Yeah, but this guy really annoys me,” Steve thought.
When Steve’s heart remembered that, indeed, he was worse, he smiled and then laughed and then, because kindness is a blessing even the nonsensical understand, there were soon two mouths laughing.
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Denise offers the prompt “level” for this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Dale offers the prompt “distortion” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.
All of these are distortions due to water which is nicely wavy.
It also allows one to see through it as well as see reflections of what is above it.
His voice is all I truly know.
His holy wind through fire will blow
and where He goes my seasons go
in faith as Spirit-led.
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Ronovan Hester offers “season” as inspiration for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
John 3:7-8 KJV
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Steve’s faith was the only tonic he needed.
When times were peaceful, he harvested peace. When times were less than peaceful, he sowed the choicest seeds of peace he had hoping for a hundred-fold harvest. When times were joyful he laughed with gratitude. Indeed, some thought he laughed too much, because—face it—nothing was all that good.
When all hell broke loose, as most everyone believed it would sooner or later, Steve didn’t notice.
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Denise offers the prompt word “tonic” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Dale offers the prompt “in the canopy” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.
Some of these are from the fall rather than the spring, except for the palm trees which could be either season as far as I know.
But I know little about palm trees.
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The Lord’s strong favor brings relief
and guards against wild unbelief.
The devil is a wily thief
who’d snatch the way side seed.
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “relief” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
Matthew 13:19
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 