Songs rise from a praying heart.
The Spirit moves as praises start.
The bread of life gives us a part
in all we hunger for.
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “food” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
John 6:35 KJV
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Spoken words when they are kind
revive stilled hearts trapped by rough minds.
Since what we seek is what we’ll find,
may joy dance everywhere.
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “dance” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
Philippians 4:8 KJV
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
The Holy Spirit is my muse
and all I have is His to use.
No other spirit need I choose.
Through Him there’s living water.
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “promise” to be used in this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
John 4:10
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Our seeds, we planted. Now, we wait.
The hundredfold won’t hesitate
nor rush beyond a righteous rate
rejoicing in the Lord.
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “thrive” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge.
Matthew 13:23
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
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.
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.
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.
Sam received inspiration for how to proceed, but at present he had only half an hour to get it done. He decided to write everything down so he could complete it when he got back from Tampa, but he heard the voice say, Do it now.
In the next fifteen minutes he finished more than he anticipated he could have done in a day’s time. He decided to stop, because he had reached a particularly difficult part and the taxi would be there any moment.
He heard the voice say, Do it now.
In the next fifteen minutes he completed another day’s worth of work just as—just as—the taxi arrived, on time, to pick him up for the airport.
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Denise offers the prompt word “present” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Story.
Joshua 10:13
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
1 Kings 18:46
And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Acts 8:39
And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
When stuff breaks down as stuff will do
recall the joy the Lord brings to
the heart that beats inside of you.
Then praise Him all the more.
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “maintenance” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posed on Poet’s Corner.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 