A poem I wrote based on Acts 17:28 -
‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’(NIV)
In Him I Live and Move and Have My Being
by Belinda van Rensburg
Oh my God; my Father - I cannot,
Do not want to live without You;
You and You alone are the reason
For my very existence.
In You I live and move and have my being.
My soul cries out to You, Lord,
My parched soul thirsts for You.
Please fill me with Your living water.
Quicken my spirit -
Ignite an ever-burning fire within me.
I'll have no part; Indeed I desire not
Man-made rules and rituals -
I have no need of them.
I need only You, my Lord, My Savior -
Jesus of Nazareth, Son of the Living God!
Speak to me, Lord,
Speak to your servant;
Open my ears so that I might hear
Your beloved Voice.
Tell me Your secrets, Lord.
Share with me Your thoughts;
I want to know You, Lord.
I desire to know You more and more -
Draw me ever closer as I seek
Your beloved Face.
You are fathomless –
Beyond human comprehension,
And yet You love me;
Yet, you talk to me; share Your thoughts with me
Yet You call me Your child.
Praised be Your Holy Name!
© 2010
‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’(NIV)
In Him I Live and Move and Have My Being
by Belinda van Rensburg
Oh my God; my Father - I cannot,
Do not want to live without You;
You and You alone are the reason
For my very existence.
In You I live and move and have my being.
My soul cries out to You, Lord,
My parched soul thirsts for You.
Please fill me with Your living water.
Quicken my spirit -
Ignite an ever-burning fire within me.
I'll have no part; Indeed I desire not
Man-made rules and rituals -
I have no need of them.
I need only You, my Lord, My Savior -
Jesus of Nazareth, Son of the Living God!
Speak to me, Lord,
Speak to your servant;
Open my ears so that I might hear
Your beloved Voice.
Tell me Your secrets, Lord.
Share with me Your thoughts;
I want to know You, Lord.
I desire to know You more and more -
Draw me ever closer as I seek
Your beloved Face.
You are fathomless –
Beyond human comprehension,
And yet You love me;
Yet, you talk to me; share Your thoughts with me
Yet You call me Your child.
Praised be Your Holy Name!
© 2010