Pen of a Skillful Writer
[Guest post by Zimkita Nogela: I love poetry (especially poetry that praises the Lord), and it’s exciting for me to share more with you! Please be inspired and encouraged by Zimkita’s words.]
What Type of Love is This
Cracked clay deemed pathetic and useless
Ridiculously covered with cheap gold
Stripped of all dignity and self-worth
That was me before you came into my life
Wrapped under the spell of people prophesying to love me-
Injecting words of sweet poisonous honey
Each time they spoke
Consequently engraving me into a life of sin
Crumbling and yet surprisingly hesitant
I came to you
Opened my heart and let you in…
You penetrated me and delicately drenched me with your love
Removing putrid, hardened and venomous stains in the process
Through your spiritual umbilical cord-prayer
Now here I am
Finally naked before you
You gently cover me with a priceless white robe (Holy Spirit)
And sustain me in your arms
Constantly molding and patiently
Caressing me every time I relapse
And I can’t but wonder…what kind of love this is?
Pen of a Skillful Writer
Lifeless bloodshot eyes,
Pale sored skin,
Cracked dry lips,
Diminished waist,
Shivering but like the prodigal son I crawled back to you
You embraced me as your razor sharp
Smile pierced through me disintegrating
The walls of my heart
And a voice once shackled by the chains of fear emerged
Travailing in worship as you crowned me
With the helmet of salvation
Every stench of shame removed through your majestic blood
I boldly put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Carry the shield of faith and without
Sugar coating my daily bread eats the sword of the Spirit
My waist begins to take form and
The belt of truth stays secure in place
‘’RISE UP DAUGHTER’’ you say
And like David you begin to anoint my tongue as the pen of a skillful writer to testify of your goodness.
Besides being insanely in love with Yahweh, Zimkita Nogela is a South African 21 year old pesceterian accounting student with a passion for writing and reading all types of literature, and is especially fond of poetry. She is a missionary at heart and founder of Daughters of Zion, an NPO that’s aimed at uplifting and propelling women previously bound by the chains of prostitution and human trafficking and abuse to unleash the Esther within by restoring them through Christ to their God-given Identity.
