Make way for the King

 Make way for the King

Entering into the great city of Peace

Jerusalem

The Rabbi from the Galilee rode on a donkey

A young colt

just as Zechariah foretold

The true followers threw down cloaks and palm leaves

shouts of praise recognizing the King

Filled the air

The sounds of which 

the Pharisees couldn't bear

Even today thousands of years later

The true followers of The King

will fill the air with prayers and praises

and the Pharisees can't stand it

Until they too

became the blind who now can see

By grace became free

The King He is

His followers will sing praise

Their eyes opened by grace

Hoping and praying for the blind

That they too might experience the grace

for their blind hearts to see

and join the chorus of the redeemed

Riana Odendaal

March 2024

(Picture credit: Pinterest)

Seamless tunic

 Seamless tunic

An idol-believing Roman soldier cast lots 
for Your seamless tunic
Naked You hung on the cross
bearing my sin, shame and guilt
mine and that of the whole world, on you were pinned
Though not everyone admits their own sin

The veil to the Most Holy Place were torn

Your sacrifice placed on the mercy seat

for our lives you plead

Now we who believe and confess You are the Messiah

The Son of God

The King, the One who paid the perfect Sacrifice

Yes, even the Roman soldier who believed,

Wear a seamless tunic that you gave us

a Righteous Robe

and our sins are covered by Your blood

Hallelujah! 

Riana Odendaal

March 2024

Fig leaves

 Fig leaves

Sinners we are

Our conscience tells us it must be fixed

We try and cover up

fig leaves and more fig leaves stitched

But The Rabbi says fig leaves won't cut it

And made a sacrifice to cover His followers

The Rabbi, 

just weeks before His own Prophesied sacrificial death

Cursed the fig tree

He is The Sacrifice that doesn't just cover us

But TAKES AWAY our sin

cleanses us completely

and We can walk again with our Rabbi Yeshua in the Garden

A fig tree's leaves won't cover you

But the blood of Jesus Messiah will cleanse you completely

Come to Him

Riana Odendaal

February 2024

(Scripture references: Gen 3; Mark 11: 12-14; John 1: 29: 1 John 1:9)