Both Hardcovers Are Now Live — And That Lonely Amen Finally Behaved

It's been a full day.

This morning it was spelling, punctuation and layout fixes. Then it was font size 3 in the Kindle reviewer looking perfect, but my tablet was throwing the word "Amen" all alone at the top of a new page. Anyone who publishes poetry on KDP will know that feeling — you fix one page and the next thirty pages all move.

But tonight, I'm pleased to say — Kingdom Poetry Volume 1 and Kingdom Poetry Volume 2 are both now live in hardcover, as well as eBook.

Two volumes. Four formats. Live on Amazon.

The journey behind it

These poems weren't written to be perfect on a page. They were written in Dewsbury, in real life — in prayer, in the kitchen, in between.

Publishing them has taught me that layout matters too. If a poem takes two pages, that last line and that Amen need to stay together. It's the same with faith — you keep things together; you don't let them get separated and orphaned at the top of the next page.

I learned today about Shift+Enter vs Enter, Ctrl+Enter page breaks, and ticking "Keep lines together" — and I also learned to let a tomato, chilli, sugar and anchovy sauce reduce properly before serving the spaghetti!

Both lessons are the same: don't rush it.

What you will find inside

Volume 1 is where it started — prayers, psalms and pieces from the early walk.
Volume 2 goes deeper — more refined, more citations checked, more concise where it needs to be, but still with the same heart.

Both are now available as: eBook — for your Kindle, tablet or phone

Hardcover — for your shelf, for gifting, for keeping

If you already bought the eBook, or if you got the eBook for free on promotion, thank you. 

If you have left a review at #157k — thank you. You are helping these books find their readers.

What's next

I'll be sharing the links on Twitter and Facebook tonight, with a photo of tonight's celebratory spaghetti — because writing is hungry work.

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Thank you for walking this road with me.

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David Nicholas Slater — Dewsbury, England
Kingdom Poetry — Available now on Amazon

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Into your lap

 I am the Almighty God 

Do not be disheartened or dismayed, for I am about to pour out into your lap

Something New 

Believe me when I say that all things are mine to do with as I please 

I am creator and sustainer of all things 

I am about to pour out such a blessing for you

Come to me and receive from my open hand 

The doors of heaven are open 

Reach out your hand and take what I offer you 

Obey my commands, and blessing will follow 

Submit to me and resist the evil one 

I am about to do for you what no mortal man can do

I am Alpha and Omega 

The Beginning 

The End

Can you not sense my presence?

Do you not feel my Spirit?

Your life will unfold as it should if you remember to obey my Word

Let it be written on your heart and mind, and you will be renewed in strength and vitality

Have you perceived?

Do you understand?

Come to me, my child, and receive from my open hand 

For it contains everything I want you to have 

I am the Creator; I have spoken

Amen

Honestly I'm a good cook cooking meals and cooking up some prophecy too

 

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David Nicholas Slater is a Christian poet, musician and author from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. His debut collection, Kingdom Poetry, was written from a place of restoration. Through seasons of brokenness and rebuilding, David found that poetry became prayer — each verse a testimony of God's faithfulness. Volume 1: Taking the World by Storm (117 pages) and Volume 2: New Beginnings (103 poems) mark the beginning of the Kingdom Poetry series, sharing hope with the message: From broken ground, new life breaks through. Alongside writing, David is a composer and multi-instrumentalist with music spanning brass trios to contemporary worship, available on all major platforms. When he's not writing, you'll find him in the garden growing tomatoes, in the kitchen making his famous dark toffee, or working on the next volume. He writes to encourage those walking through hard times that God is still writing their story.

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A New beginning

I am the God of new beginnings 

You think you have thrown it all away and nothing can be done 

But I tell you, nothing could be further from the truth 

I shall open up a way for you 

I do not want anyone to perish, for I am the creator of life 

It is my desire that life in all its fullness be yours 

Nothing will be held back from you

Everything that I have planned for you will come to fruition 

You may think that the evil one has won 

But I tell you He was made a public spectacle of by the power of the cross.

He has lost all his power and strength because Christ took from him what he stole from you 

and now offers it back to you without cost

come to him and be amazed at what he does

do not be deceived; the enemy disguises himself as light 

But behold, the true light that gives light and life to all men has come 

He is the immortal, eternal Word that became flesh and walked among us 

I am convinced that He shall do for you what no mortal man can do

He heals lepers 

He makes blind eyes see 

The lame walk 

The dead are raised to life

He provides for His children

Open the door to the one who can do it for you.

Amen

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God's power is made perfect in weakness

 

jude 1 20-23

 

Psalm 2 1-12

Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans? The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the LORD and against his anointed one. “Let us break their chains,” they cry, “and free ourselves from slavery to God.” But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them. Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury. For the Lord declares, “I have placed my chosen king on the throne in Jerusalem, on my holy mountain.” The king proclaims the LORD’s decree: “The LORD said to me, ‘You are my son. Today I have become your Father. Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the whole earth as your possession. You will break them with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.’” Now then, you kings, act wisely! Be warned, you rulers of the earth! Serve the LORD with reverent fear, and rejoice with trembling. Submit to God’s royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities— for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy for all who take refuge in him!

Listen to me, I will break the nations and smash them like clay pots.

I will fashion all things anew, like a potter on the wheel.

Take refuge in me, and I will rebuild the nations.

Do not scoff at the one who made the heavens and the earth, for he separates sheep from goats.

My Sheep shall come in through the narrow gate and be counted and named and written down in the books of life, not so the goats, they walk a lonely and difficult path, and in the end they will be destroyed.

Say to the nations, be warned, for you shall come under his righteous Judgement and be sentenced according to what you have done. 

The lord is a righteous judge.

Who has the power to set free the condemned!

Come to him and gain your eternal freedom.

Now is the day of salvation, for he is very near to you 

Reach out your hand and take hold of his free gifts

He is standing next to you.

And as you take his hand, he will lead you through to your eternal destiny

He knows how you're feeling right now 

Let him guide. He will set you free from that which incriminates you.

Amen.        

   

The Holy Spirit the third person of the Godhead

Did you not know you are more powerful than kings and monarchs? 

For He, the living God, has made His residence within your heart. 

Do not mistake the Holy Spirit for a force, for He is the third person of the Godhead.

Believe me when I say that power and authority can be found when you become one spirit with Him.

God's temple is the human heart. 

Why are you holding back in declaring God's truth over your life? 

Do not allow the world to write its lies on your heart and mind. 

Do you know who you truly are?

I tell you, you are God's workmanship, created to be the handiwork of God. 

Created by God to fulfil His purposes 

He has given you divine unction to live in power and authority.

Jesus bought back man's dominion and now offers it freely to anyone who will believe that He is the Christ.

God's creative power is available to you through the Holy Spirit. 

Silence the voice of the flesh

Silence the voice of the enemy

Silence the voice of the world

Do this, and God's voice will come clear 

Go into the secret place and talk with Him, for He desires a relationship with you.

You have an army of warring angels that God has ordered to watch over you 

Amen