So i just scanned my computer and notebook, and found all the songs i have written. By God's grace! Songwriting was once an impossibility for me. Then the Lord worked in me. And kinda broke me about it. That opened the floodgates...
In any regard, it was nice to go back and look over some of those songs. Many of them were pretty darn personal, and it was so sweet remember how the Lord met me during the writing process. But more than that, it was sweet to look back at all those songs, those personal-based-on-experience songs, and remember the Lord's faithfulness in those situations, His guidance, love, and provision. How in those times i had no idea whatsoever of the end of things, of what would come with such seemingly hopeless situations. It's kinda funny to remember the stress and confusion, and look back now and see His plan in it all. What a great God we serve! He who has saved us by grace, justified us, and is sanctifying us. He who has prepared good works beforehand for us to walk in. He who works all things for good. He who knows the end from the beginning. He who sits on the throne!
"My heart is overflowing with a good theme;
I recite my composition concerning the King;
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer."
~ Psalm 45:1
"I will remember the deeds of the LORD;
yes, i will remember Your wonders of old.
I will ponder all Your work,
and meditate on Your mighty deeds.
Your way, O God, is holy.
What god is great like our God?
You are the God who works wonders;
You have made known Your might among the peoples.
You with Your arm redeemed You people,
the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah"
~ Psalm 77:11-15
I will raise my Ebenezer, and remember that You are Jehovah Jireh!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Bueller... Bueller...
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.
My confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees.. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrati ng this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'
In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she wa s murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert shoul
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