Prayer (Philippians 4)

All around me I see things that need be prayed for

a friend is ill, another looking for work, 

yet another we pray they seek You,

and so my prayer time became a shopping list

and my heart feels that prayer is so much more

Yet your servant Paul wrote to us

to remember You are near

You are with us

and in light of that amazing truth

to bring our requests

with thanksgiving

to the One who knows all 

and is ultimately in Control

We need to consider our heart,

our motive, when we bring again our needs 

Do we believe You are near us, and in control

and leave our requests at your feet?

or do we continue to fret

and not accept Your peace

Your peace that surpasses all our understanding

Riana Odendaal

2015

Isaiah's glimpse of God's holiness

I stood in the temple
a glimpse of glory caught my eye
blinding brightness of glory
A God greater than all
The Lord sits on His throne and in control

Seraphim
flaming angelic beings fly around
constantly declaring to one another
God is Holy

Isaiah saw himself in light of who God is
and his shortcomings
and in confessing
God's mercy was displayed

The heavenly altar of sacrifice
holy coals of mercy
the flaming angel
used tongs to carry a coal
to touch Isaiah's lips

Free and forgiven
he could hear the call so clear
and answered without hesitation
Here am I, send me.
what can I do for you, Lord?
anything to display my gratitude....
use me.



Riana Odendaal
August 2015

Hope

the mundane, everyday, grinding of life

on other days disappointments, despair creep in

the news tell more bad news, strifes

war between families and war between nations

such is life

and so it continues

hope is what we seek

hope is what we need

and hope is to be found

One day The King of Kings 

will come back

in can be in the twinkling of an eye

at the sound of the trumpet

any moment, any day

You will have hope - if you are on His side

so get to know Jesus today

to get the gift of eternal hope

extended to today's grinding life

and hope to face tomorrow

because Jesus is alive

and will come back One day 

as King of Kings which everyone will acknowledge. 

Riana Odendaal

August 2015