Omen and Amen

 

 

Omen and Amen:

Do not mix up these two,

Amen is rendered as “so let it be”,

Omen is voodoo.

 

A prayer for something

Accompanied by an Amen,

But something rather foreboding

Is considered an omen.

 

Beware the Ides of March

As in Julius Caesar,

Was an omen of something dread

That was not far.

 

 

And as you know

It actually came to pass,

The emperor on a day in March

Breathed his very last.

 

The highly superstitious

Set store by omen

But the spiritual and religious

Rest on the Amen.

 

So that when they pray

To the Father Most High,

They end with a confident Amen

Regarding their supply.

 

So let it be, dear Father,

Who supplies all our needs,

We need no omen or portent,

Just a simple creed.

 

By faith we trust in Jesus

Who from the Father came:

The only begotten of the Father

Who right now reigns.

 

 

King of kings is he

And LORD of Lords as well,

And he tabernacles with his people

And in their heart dwells.

 

Omen spells uncertainty,

Amen in the Amen is sure,

Reject palm readers and diviners

And trust Jesus more.

 

I’d rather trust in Jesus

The faithful and true witness

Whose word is never known to fail

And always stands the test.

 

Amen before omen!

Rather, omen not at all!

Jesus is the eternal Word of God

In whom we’ll never fall.

 

Stewart Russell © May 26, 2025

 

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He may call the equipped

Or He may equip the called,

Whether before or after

He equips them all.

 

For a task He prepares them;

His task is to prepare

All them that are committed

To His loving care.

 

It is God that I speak of

I am sure that you knew,

It took me a while

Before I came to this view.

 

We bring nothing to Him

Other than ourselves,

There is absolutely nothing

We can take from our shelves.

 

This is to remind us

However bright we may feel

On Him we totally depend,

To Him we must yield.

 

There is no failure in Him

Though we will often fail

And our failure occurs

Whenever we set our sail.

 

To set our sail is to determine

Where we will go

And we do so in ignorance

Since the way we don’t know.

He must set our sail

And He must steer our ship,

He knows the currents that are

And the tides that rip.

 

So whatever we feel

About whatever we see,

He must remain in charge

However that may be.

 

He is our compass

And our rudder and power,

We must keep faith in Him

Each and every hour.

 

We will never arrive

Not ever in this life

But we have the Spirit’s deposit

To help in the strife.

 

He makes it possible

For the Three to be with us

That is the Father and the Spirit

And the Son, Jesus.

 

With such infinite resources

We have the guarantee

That we can make it to the shore

And that, successfully.

 

So whether you feel equipped

Or equipped you must be

Just say yes to His call

And enroll for free.

He will take you on board

It is you He has called,

Just accept Him at His Word

And give Him your all.

 

Instant transformation will occur

And its continuance too

And you will find without doubt,

What He says is true.

 

He keeps His Word

He never ever takes it back,

He is absolutely reliable

And that is a fact.

 

Even when we are unfaithful

He is still faithful and true,

I have found Him to be so,

Haven’t you?

 

Stewart Russell © February 2020