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If you enjoy Christian poetry, The Gift of Inspirational Poetry is sure to touch your heart. The poet, RaVonda Wilkerson Oakes, felt inspired by God to write some beautiful words of poetry; now, for the first time, she has compiled her poems into a collection that she believes the Lord wants her to share with you. These poems may strengthen your faith with inspiration, encouragement, love, hope, and praise. Each poem is based on the truths of the gospel, and each one has its own message. The Gift of Inspirational Poetry includes poems on various spiritual topics, occasions, holidays, and many areas that affect your walk with Christ. Many poems offer praise to the Lord and hope through His teaching. A Godly Father and Bless the Child are poems that speak about family and encourage bringing up your children in the Lord. Your Wedding Day and To the Bride are poems that emphasize the sanctity of marriage and true love. Its a New Year, Whos Your Valentine, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are some poems that inspire you to celebrate the holidays. A Soldiers Prayer and Freedoms Heroes reflect upon the bravery of our soldiers who have fought and continue to fight for our freedom. These poems seek to lift you up and inspire you to lift the Lord up in your life. Ms. Oakes chose the title for her poetry because she believes it to be a gift from God. The Gift of Inspirational Poetry can be a gift to you and yours also!

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Publié par	Inspiring Voices
Date de parution	17 septembre 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781462406906
Langue	English

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The Gift of Inspirational Poetry

RAVONDA WILKERSON OAKES

Copyright © 2013 RaVonda Wilkerson Oakes.

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ISBN: 978-1-4624-0691-3 (sc)
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2013913884

Inspiring Voices rev. date: 9/16/2013

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™ All rights reserved.

Contents
I Write Not Alone
He Loved Us All Along
His Holy Word
Face to Face
Thank You Lord Jesus
Jesus
Fit for a King
The Seed and the Flower
My Heavenly Senses
I Realize
The Palm of God’s Hand
I Believe
When I Pray
Your Way
I Belong to You
A Prayer for Me
Change His Fate
To a Lost Soul
All We Need
Live for Today
Let It Start in Me
His Miracles
Blessings
Time
The Fruit of the Spirit
You’re Not Your Own
Thoughts of the Spirit
Only That Which Is Done For Christ Will Last
What Will You Live For?
Not Perfect, Just Forgiven
Promote Thee
Sorrows & Blessings
Enemies
Seek Him
The Winning Team
The Prodigal
The Crossroads
He Gave Up Everything
The Eyes
God’s Full Armor
The Wicked Tongue
Growth
Where
I Can’t Imagine
You Amaze Me
My Mother’s Love
Mother
A Godly Father
Parenting
Bless the Child
You are my Child
Your Baby Boy
Your Baby Girl
A Godly Teacher
A True Friend
An Angel in the Flesh
The Blessing of You
Graduation
Home So Sweet
To The Bride
Your Wedding Day
The Road to Happiness
Love
To Love
Your Love
Who’s Your Valentine?
Easter
The Seasons
The American Choice
Forever in His Care
Freedom’s Heroes
A Soldier’s Prayer
Heal the USA
Thanksgiving
My Christmas Tree
Christmas
What Does Christmas Mean to You?
Christmas Day
What an Awesome Feeling
It’s a New Year
In Communion
Homecoming
Forget Me Not
Without Me
Feed Your Spirit
Living Within My Presence
Have No Fear
Have No Doubt
There Will Come a Day
The Church
The Lost Sheep
Work in Me

To, first and foremost, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
And secondly my church family and friends at
North Danville Church of Christ in Danville, Virginia;
And lastly my children, Jeremy, Zack, and Brooke,
And my grandchildren, Adrianna and Lucas.

God really works in mysterious ways. It is still a mystery to me how I began to write poetry. One day some words just seemed to pop into my head and I wrote them down. They became my first poem, “He Loved Us All Along”. Then, more and more, certain scriptures in the Bible and topics we were studying in my Sunday school class gave me ideas for poems. I also received ideas from some of my preacher’s sermons. The poems, “A True Friend” and “In Communion” were written because of requests from some of my church friends.
I sincerely believe that God inspired me to write because the poems seemed to flow so easily on to the paper. As the poem “I Write Not Alone” emphasizes, I will never believe that I wrote any of my poetry entirely on my own! It seemed as though the more I wrote, the more inspired I was to write because the words were speaking to me. I was being encouraged and I was receiving joy from my own poems.
As a child I always liked poetry but never dreamed of writing poems. I especially enjoyed poems with rhyming lines and you will see this aspect throughout my poetry. I want to thank my church family and friends for their encouragement and support. I serve an awesome God and it is amazing what He can do with me when I allow Him! These poems are a witness of my faith and they are written not by me, but by Christ living in me! He is my true inspiration and He bestowed my gift. The Lord enabled me to write beautiful inspirational poetry, and now He has put it in my heart to share my collection with the world, and to let His Light shine through me! I hope the poems in “The Gift of Inspirational Poetry” will be a blessing to you and to all with whom you may share them.

May God Bless You,
RaVonda Wilkerson Oakes
Proverbs 3:5, 6
Luke 8:16

I Write Not Alone
I never dreamed a poet I could be,
But the words I write come not from me.
The words I write are not my own,
For when I write, I write not alone.
Poetry is an art as old as time
With words of rhythm, some words of rhyme.
A Christian poet I aspire to be,
So with guidance from above, God writes with me.
Poetry brings words to life with deep feeling and emotion.
I write to give God praise with all reverence and devotion.
For if I write and give not God the glory that He is due,
Then what I write would not appeal to you.
But when I write, I begin with a prayer.
Then as the words form, I know God is there.
When I read the words, my eyes fill with tears,
For I am overwhelmed by what my heart hears.
You see, when I write, the words are not my own;
They are a gift from God that a heart may be touched,
That a seed may be sown.
In every line, His power is shown,
For by His grace, I write not alone.

He Loved Us All Along
Our Savior lived here so long ago.
He suffered so that we might grow.
He took our sins upon Himself.
They hung Him on the cross of death.
He was crucified, and at Calvary, He died.
His clothes they took, and in a tomb He was put.
But in three days, He was raised.
He is alive! He is to be praised!

He made the lame to walk, the blind to see,
The deaf to hear; He healed leprosy.
So many miracles He performed;
So many lives He has transformed.
No greater man has ever been.
He can wash away your every sin.
Open your heart, and you, too, will see.
What a difference He can make in you and me.
There is no need for worry and strife;
He promises us everlasting life!

Our Savior never did any wrong.
You see, He loved us all along.

His Holy Word
Our strength, our power, like a lightning rod,
The Holy Bible, the inspired Word of God.
His revelation of Himself, like His story,
From creation until Jesus returns with glory.
Feed upon it daily, like nourishment for your soul.
Let it fill you completely; let it make you whole.
Our compass, showing direction, like a map, leading the way,
Guiding us on the right path to each bright, new day.
Yes, we can start each day fresh, like white, glistening snow
Through our Lord and Savior, as the Scriptures let us know.
Jesus’ blood flowed so freely, colored like dark, crimson red.
His Word says we have forgiveness through this blood that He shed.
Yes, His Word, like the blade of a newly sharpened knife,
It cuts to the heart; it can make a new life.
It will lift your spirit; you will soar like a bird.
How sweet, how precious, His Holy Word!

Face to Face
To think, someday, because of Your grace,
I can stand in front of You, face to face.
Though not worthy at all on my own,
Only through Jesus can I kneel at Your throne.
What will You see when You look at me?
How thankful I am for Your great mercy!
Did I help the sick, clothe the poor,
Feed the hungry? I could have done more!
Did I visit the lonely, comfort the bereaved?
I could never be truly worthy of the forgiveness I’ve received!
Did I open Your Word and read it every day?
Did I take every opportunity I had to pray?
I deserve no credit, for my debt I couldn’t pay.
I just praise God for Jesus and His resurrection day!
So I will trust in my Lord, take one day at a time.
His grace is sufficient as each step I climb.
I know that when I die, I will go to heaven above
Because of my God and His unconditional love.
I will be worthy, covered by the blood of the Lamb,
And I will stand face to face just as I am.

I Corinthians 13:12

Thank You Lord Jesus
Thank You, Lord Jesus, for paving the way,
For sharing my life day by day.
Thank You for dwelling deep within my heart.
With You there, I know we will never part.
Thank You for all the pain and suffering You endured.