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Letter to the Lord
Shaleen Marks
I need you God!
Here I stand in weakness,
I need you Lord.
Please spend some time with me.
I'm standing here calling,
calling out to you.
Here I am falling,
falling to you.
Your love saved us.
Your sun sacraficed
for our sins!
For our wrongs.
Lord I'm here
because of your love.
"For He so loved the world
that He gave His only son."
I'm desperate for You,
more of You!
More of Your spirit!
More of your word and Love!
You told me,
one lonely night-
You told me You love me
"Just concentrate harder and you'll see"
He told me:
"Child I show my love
through the wind on your cheecks
Just feel it, don't think it."
"The soft rain on your skin,
washing everything clean.
The sun on your skin,
shining light into you."
"The soft grass
you lay your head on.
The strong rocks you played with as a child"
"The moon's soft rayes
through the beauty
from the stars.
The light darkness"
"You see child,
My love is all around you.
But most importand
It's within you."
I realized today
I'm never alone.
God will never leave me
to survive on my own,
For He knows how much
I'm in need for HIM.
...corpUs crUcifixio…
Martin Venter
This life that I lived had nothing to give
It choked and frustrate in selfishness and hate
My soul did groan as cares dragged me down
Deceived thoughts of vanity cost me my sanity
With the strength of youth I fought the truth
But the flesh was weak in the pleasures it seek
To always compromise in this world full of lies
Sin stole my breath with wages paid in death
But I don't live anymore after opening the door
The door to my heart gave a brand new start
Of a born again spirit and eternal life to inherit
Anointed One in me is the life that you now see
My Life might seem odd by faith in the Son of God
But He loved me first in dying to break the curse
With all my trust in Him renewal did begin
For in Christ crucified the Father is glorified…
Once And For All
Radwinn van Wyk
Existence - beyond what we know that to be, eternally in unity, harmony held the Trinity forever and everlasting. The Godhead sits and holds infinite galaxies in exactly; accurately unimaginable perfectedness - and even so we know and are part of His tangible presence. From the past to the present even the future God presented humanity with His free presence like golden gifts and presents; we are free to accept freedom as our inheritance. Our liberty gained through His acceptance of mans repentance.
Way before the nations and earths' foundations I lived and existed with the Alpha God who created the uncontainable greatness of creation. It's beyond what the earth is. Coming to die for the earth was part of His purpose - He heard sins, crying for forgiveness. The height of His name is seen in the Psalms while the price of His pain was felt in His palms. The you's, the me's, the Matthews, the Johns, the Lukes, the Steves, the Andrews, the Marks: we were all, crucified, with Christ, on the cross.
In Him; Him being the king in which I live and move and have my being. It is no longer I who lives, but he who lives in me. And yes, I am prone to the flesh my hormones groan and moan for some sex, my mortality plus humanity equals death. But yet, sanctification plus regeneration equals the joy, which has become my strength. Outstretching death, my spiritual life has length sent by He who descends from the seed of Seth; oh yes - Gods' Son, Gods' said and done. Gods' best, Jesus Christ the only one, who died for all. Jesus Christ the one, and only died, once and for all.
Silent song
Shaleen Marks
You're a song
bubbling inside my soul.
A song so ecstatic
want it shout it all over the world.
Lord, you're the song.
I'm waiting on You
put the words in my mouth
So I could praise you too.
You saved me
With You in my life
my soul is singing a new song
all because of Your love
saved me from falling away
from living life.
Breath of God
Chris van Deventer
In Christ only we claim to be found,
Our body to dust, return to the ground?
Spirit crying out within our core
Let It be free, there has to be more.
Our mind struggles with what our hearts believe,
Body and Soul by the Spirit will cleave,
His children free through His suffering,
His love won't stop…never ending.
Struggle of Body, Spirit, Soul…and Mind,
It can be so cruel, but yet, so kind,
When the Soul falls, in the Spirit we will find,
The battle is weary…let go of the Mind.
Coz the road is long, the way is narrow,
He has the quiver, I am the arrow,
Few will take it, some will forsake it,
Only the persistent to the end…will make it.
His breath breathed deep within me,
Through the eyes of the Soul I start to see,
A crown with one piercing thorn,
A Spirit, so exquisite…being reborn!
My Walk
Michael Dean Ellis
My walk is that of death so slowI cry at the sight of you whiter then snow
my heart unable to contain
the feelings you drove away almost made me insane
for all I could do was call on you
the words I now seek are ever true
my walk is that of life so vibrant
you live In me I am now triumphant
for only you were there to share your love
you came to me from heavens above
no time , no space no words could define
how through my life you will for ever shine
you the cause of all thats good
a pity now for if only back then I understood
then long before it was too late
I would've let you save me from my dark cruel fate
yet here before you I stand
with you looking at me with an open hand
telling me no thing I could ever do will turn you away
my king my lord I love you for ever past this day
as I stand up with you in me my grace
all I want to do now is seek your perfect loving face
07/10/2009
James Burt
Im tired of running in place
am I tethered to hell - im losing in my race
ive done things my way so now ive run our of breath
the finish line is out of sight so im a nervous wreck
my strength has failed im barely hanging on
desparate to feel your presence to know that youre not gone
The vision has gone blurry
a heart full of doubt and worry
feel my calling fade ive become unsure
the touch of your spirit is my only cure
Your will not my way
i wont fail you again
wont fall back to sin
i will fall to my knees and say i cant do this anymore
08/10/2009
Dominique R. Jordan
My sins was take by Christ on the cross..
Now, cause of that..
It is not I who live now..
But, Christ lives within me..
Cause I accepted what he did on the cross..
I have been made clean in the sprite..
Now, when i'm tempted in the flesh..
I remember what he on the cross..
So, I live by faith in him..
Cause, he died for me..
And he loves me..
The one who died for us all..
Jesus christ..
The son of the living GOD..
Who, we was clean by his blood..
When it was shed on the cross..
For you, and me..
The One Is Cursed, The Other Is Blessed The One I Love, The Other I Hate The One I Feed Will Dominate
....What are you feeding on??
Steve Ignowski
What a Shame!
I heard a thundering sound
Coming from the North and the South
Followed by the Great, ever shining clouds
It was the Son of man coming
The Earth was shaking
No stone on another
The graves opened up
The dead woke up, my brother
Oh, what a pleasure to the Holy ones
They were singing with joy
Celebrating he has come
What a shame to the devil and his worshippers
They were running all over
Trying to hide themselves in the fatal midsts
Oh! what a shame
God's mountain and hill were too big to climb
Too transparent for them to hide behind
The rivers and the shallows were too hot to endure
However
Fire is the end for satan and his worshippers
Thrown into the fire
What a glorious day!
To the Holy ones
Marching now in their promised way
© Desire Magu, Zimbabwe
Anointed poems by Caesar
Where are you my Lord?
Man has made a mess of your teachings
And lies have been fabricated in your name.
Your sweet Gospel has been diluted with dogmas
Scores have been led astray.
One-eyed scholars distort the picture you painted,
Making it blur for the squint many.
Women and men have deserted your way
making their own crooked paths that lead to destruction.
Where are you hiding Christ in these sombre days?
When man kills man, mother aborts child
and the youth is on a rampage to achieve vanity.
While the little children are misguided in their dysfunctional homes
Where are you Christ?
But one thing I believe is that you will be back,
And for that day I cannot wait.
© Ceasar
Youth and its Passions
Youth with its good times
Youth with its bad times.
How terrible it is to be a youth sometimes
When passions dictate your life
And the carnal mind rules the body.
Fuelled by godlessness and worldliness
Flames of Immorality consume one's life.
How painful it is to be a youth
Where temptation visit you every moment.
Youth with its bitter-sweet days.
A period when the heart yearns for truth
and An era that tests character.
However, the bitterness I shall endure
And the Sweetness I shall cherish.
The days of youth and its passions
Is the stage where Christ refines my spirit.
Ceasar ©
Prayer of a lost child
I have been a sinner dear God,
A child polluted and poisoned by the world.
Everyday I send prayers of repentance,
But my thoughts and actions are that of a heathen.
I have been a prodigal child dear Father
Whose gone awol into the evil world.
Following selfish desires has led me astray,
I have even lost my moral compass.
My sins have worn me out dear Lord
Leaving this body scorched by ungodly passions.
I am filthy and in tatters
The evil that I do is dragging me through the gutters.
What is left of me is just a wretch,
No longer worthy to be called your child.
Hear my prayers and listen to me weep,
I humble myself as I beg for mercy.
Forgive my follies o' King of Kings,
The wilderness is cold and devastating.
Through your Son I am coming back
Him who has died for my sins.
My Faith I shall not lose,
His Love has kept me alive.
In the Messiah I always believe,
Forever and ever Amen.
Ceasar© 2008
FIRE OF GOD
Help me to understand Your pain
When I conform to this world, and blaspheme Your holy name
Help me to understand Your Word
If I'm a friend of this world it's hatred towards my God
Father cleanse these filthy hands
I long for brokeness for all my sin and shame
The tears You've wept outnumber the sands
With every sin I know I break Your heart again
Fire of God, burn in me,
consume all my wickedness
So I will not love this world
So I will not be a friend of this world any longer
So I will not be a friend of this world any longer
Father break my prideful heart
I come before You humbly, so I can stand
And wash my dirty feet
I've wandered from Your path and walked on unholy land
Unknown
Anointed Poems by Doug Perry
How I Long For You
(a poem from Jesus to His Bride)
How I long for you. How I desire you
I have seen you from the beginning of creation
and I have longed for you.
There's none like you.
I long for you. You're my only one
My father designed you for me.
I gave up my flesh for you.
I was beaten and battered and bruised.
I'm continually ridiculed and scorned
Spit on and mocked, shredded and torn,
My blood lay all around.
You are my Bride,
So spotless and white.
Perfect in form and beauty,
whole and complete.
Molded to fit me ... so perfectly.
Oh, how I long for you.
I've seen you as you will be.
And yet I can't you have you with me.
You are married to the world.
You're connected to the wrong one.
Bonded to all that is not of me.
One flesh with that which I despise.
I've called you out, I've called you by name.
Dear Heart, why won't you come again?
What ties you to the world?
How long must I wait?
How I long for you.
My tears flow all around,
My joy is gone without you.
I find no friendship, no solace,
no comfort and no peace.
Without you I am incomplete,
Oh, so empty.
How I long for you.
Where are you my Bride?
Where are you my Love?
Where are you, Dear Heart?
I die daily without you.
I want you, I ache for you.
How I long for you.
I am crucified daily,that you might go free.
I am shredded and torn, until your chains fall free.
I'm in agony, in agony ...
until the world is left behind.
Please, Dear Heart, Please leave all and come.
Please Father, please say it's time.
Have I waited long enough?
Please say it's time.
How I long for you.
Please come back to me, I'm waiting for you.
I'm waiting for you.
How I long for you.
In You Alone
a cry for help in the desert - 2/3/07
In You alone.
In You alone.
There is no other hiding place.
I have no safety, I have no home.
In You alone is peace. In You alone is rest.
There is no safe place. In You alone I rest.
I've sought my place, I've tried it all, I've wandered all around.
There is no rest, there is no peace, except in Your loving arms.
I want no other, All have failed me. There is no one but You.
Please, Father, hide me. Please, Father, set me in Your tower.
Wrap Your arms around me, cocoon me in Your love.
There is no place, there's nowhere, there's no hope, outside of Your arms.
I am Yours, I want no other, I am Yours. Hold me tight.
I am Yours, I want no other, I am Yours, Hold me tight.
Please Abba, I want no other, I am Yours. Hold me tight.
In you I trust, in You I rest, I have no peace but thine.
My eyes have failed, my hands have failed, my mind is good for naught.
My friends have gone, my family seeks my life, no man stands firm.
But in You I trust, in You I rest, please hold me tight.
Please Father, please hold my hand.
Please rub my head and tell me that it will all be OK.
Please Abba, please draw me close.
Please heal my heart and fill my cup full of You.
Please Lord, please hug me tight,
Please put it all back the way You wanted it all along.
Whatever it takes, whatever it costs, wash me clean,
Purge me, cleanse me, purify my heart.
I am dark with mud and dirt and blood.
I'm a man of unclean lips amongst an unclean people.
Touch a coal from Your altar to my tongue,
That I may speak only Your pure Truth
And sing only your praises with all my heart.
Have Your way with me and cleanse this vessel.
I am Yours, I want no other, I am Yours hold me tight.
I am Yours, I want no other, I am Yours, Hold me tight.
Please Abba, I want no other, I am Yours, hold me tight.