Oblivious to words of fear
that demons whisper in my ear
I follow words I long to hear
which flow from deeper joy.
We’ve sought the Lord so we shall find.
We live and move beyond the mind.
His peace is quite the holy kind
of finally coming home.
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “oblivious” to be used in this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge.
My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
You think the world is in a mess?
No longer: He is risen!
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “hope” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge.
The first two lines were written by Edward Mote (1797-1874) as the first two lines of his well-known hymn.
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May you have a blessed Resurrection Day with an overflow of blessings to others.
To walk on water take His hand.
Forget the beach, its shells and sand.
Forget wet water as you stand
on Love’s deep rush of joy.
Don’t worry if you can not swim.
Your love’s forever born of Him.
When words betray the world as grim,
you’re now its salt and light.
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “tragedy” to be used in this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
Matthew 5:13-14
Ye are the salt of the earth…Ye are the light of the world…
1 John 4:7-8
7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Begone dark spirits everywhere
that seed offense to grow despair.
No power worth the having’s there
since Love flows not through it.
And may bright blessings fall on you,
your loved ones, your whole family, too.
May living waters rush on through
to everyone you meet.
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Ronovan Hester offers “family” as inspiration for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
There might be value in a school
unless the teacher is a fool
who doesn’t know the golden rule,
but teaches other ones.
But if the Teacher’s truly wise,
let not your heart His words despise,
but follow. You’ll receive the prize
your spirit’s yearning for.
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Ronovan Hester offers “school” as inspiration for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
Matthew 7:12
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
John 14:26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
May blessings flow on all of those
especially where conflicts rose.
So, demons, note: I won’t compose
a loveless fantasy.
Unwelcome thoughts like seeds were sown.
Offenses grew. I will not own
what stifles joy to ever groan.
The weeding season’s come.
Now, deadly darkness can’t annoy.
Defeated demons can’t destroy.
The coming harvest laughs with joy,
with joy forever more.
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Ronovan Hester offers “positivity” as this week’s inspiration for the Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
A happy heart has no more need
of anger, lust and grabbing greed.
Are you still smoking dragon weed
that turned your heart to stone?
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “negativity” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
All by myself I can’t erase
the past that I can’t bear to face.
There’s no relief rejecting grace
and mercy from the Lord.
The Lord is good. We praise Him when
we give Him thanks with joy and then
give thanks again and then again
with joy that never ends.
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “relief” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
Do nothing more. Do nothing less.
Do only what you’re told—don’t guess.
And then rejoice. The Lord will bless
you through each day He’s made.
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Ronovan Hester offers “loyalty” as inspiration for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
Psalm 118:24
This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
We lead although our efforts mock
the Lord whom even we can’t shock.
We should have spoken to the rock
instead of striking it.
We do what we’re not told to do.
We think our thoughts are always true,
but there’s no way we can get through
unless we go through Him.
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Ronovan Hestor offers the inspiration “leadership” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted in Poet’s Corner.
Numbers 20:7-12
7 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
9 And Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as he commanded him.
10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
12 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 