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Every since it came out, I have been particularly moved by the lyrics of a secular song by John Michael Montgomery. He tells the story of a little girl whose drug-addicted father kills his drug-addicted wife, then himself. After the girl is adopted by a Christian family, the song ends like this.
Her first day of Sunday school the teacher walked in
And a small little girl
Stared at a picture of Him
She said I know that man up there on that cross
I don't know His name
But I know He got off
Cause He was there in my old house
and held me close to His side
As I hid there behind our couch
The night that my parents died
God bless you all.
Her first day of Sunday school the teacher walked in
And a small little girl
Stared at a picture of Him
She said I know that man up there on that cross
I don't know His name
But I know He got off
Cause He was there in my old house
and held me close to His side
As I hid there behind our couch
The night that my parents died
God bless you all.
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I wrote this poem my in the 10th grade for a high school English class. People think I'm speaking figuratively, and most would deny, think I am crazy, or demon possessed if I told them that I can literally see and hear demons and angels in my every day waking existence. Its taken me this long to grow in my faith in God and myself, ground myself in the word of the Bible to know that I'm not crazy and that is more frightening then if I was. However, I'm not scared of demons because my fear of God is greater then my fear of the darkness in this world. Making God anger scares me more then living to the ideals and expectations of this world. I'm just sharpening my sword. Thanks for the opportunity. 
They Sit Back and Laugh
Sept 1998
How can we control the demons with in?
I look into your eyes
and see the creature that possesses you
the anger that engulfs you
the rage that contorts your face.
Part of me whimpers, but
out of some dark corner of my mind,
my own demon emerges to meet yours
They sit back and laugh
while words are flung and eyes are blackened.
Sad, how easily Man gives into the voices in the dark.
How can we control the demons within,
when they control us?
They Sit Back and Laugh
Sept 1998
How can we control the demons with in?
I look into your eyes
and see the creature that possesses you
the anger that engulfs you
the rage that contorts your face.
Part of me whimpers, but
out of some dark corner of my mind,
my own demon emerges to meet yours
They sit back and laugh
while words are flung and eyes are blackened.
Sad, how easily Man gives into the voices in the dark.
How can we control the demons within,
when they control us?
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Psalms 23
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
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From "In the Grip of Grace" by Max Lucado
"Here's a good rule of thumb: those who keep secrets from God keep their distance from God. Those who are honest with God draw near to God.
This is nothing novel. It happens between people. If you loan me your car and I wreck it, will I look forward to seeing you again? No. It is no coincidence that the result of the very first sin was to duck into the bushes. Adam and Eve ate the fruit,heard God in the garden, and crept behind the leaves.
Where are you" God asked, not for his benefit. He knew exactly where they were. Th question was spiritual, not geographical. "examine where you are children. You aren't where you were. You were at my side; now you have hidden from me."
Secrets erect a fence while confession builds a bridge.
"Here's a good rule of thumb: those who keep secrets from God keep their distance from God. Those who are honest with God draw near to God.
This is nothing novel. It happens between people. If you loan me your car and I wreck it, will I look forward to seeing you again? No. It is no coincidence that the result of the very first sin was to duck into the bushes. Adam and Eve ate the fruit,heard God in the garden, and crept behind the leaves.
Where are you" God asked, not for his benefit. He knew exactly where they were. Th question was spiritual, not geographical. "examine where you are children. You aren't where you were. You were at my side; now you have hidden from me."
Secrets erect a fence while confession builds a bridge.
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God spoke this into my heart May 2003
" Look on each day as a new day,
forgive the hurts of yesterday
.Let go of dreams of tomorrow.
Focus on today.
Look on every thing with fresh eyes for what you remember is what was.
Live and rejoice in what is.
Be it sadness and pain
or happiness and joy.
wealth or poverty,
find ultimate joy in the truth and ultimate happiness in unconditional love.
For they are the only things that remain constant.
For they are from God
The nature of beings is pure light and goodness
Rejoice in knowledge and learning
because that is the path toward God and truth
See with clear eyes the world
unfettered with misconceptions based on past experiences and attachments.
People change, things change.
True future selves are based on past self,
but have you truly seen them as they are or know who they will be?
Each person has choices/ experiences that changes them daily.
So greet everyone with happiness and compassion.
Be open to accept who they are now
and give them love for who they were
and what they have done for you,
but never forget to see them as they are now
instead of imposing the picture of who they used to be"
" Look on each day as a new day,
forgive the hurts of yesterday
.Let go of dreams of tomorrow.
Focus on today.
Look on every thing with fresh eyes for what you remember is what was.
Live and rejoice in what is.
Be it sadness and pain
or happiness and joy.
wealth or poverty,
find ultimate joy in the truth and ultimate happiness in unconditional love.
For they are the only things that remain constant.
For they are from God
The nature of beings is pure light and goodness
Rejoice in knowledge and learning
because that is the path toward God and truth
See with clear eyes the world
unfettered with misconceptions based on past experiences and attachments.
People change, things change.
True future selves are based on past self,
but have you truly seen them as they are or know who they will be?
Each person has choices/ experiences that changes them daily.
So greet everyone with happiness and compassion.
Be open to accept who they are now
and give them love for who they were
and what they have done for you,
but never forget to see them as they are now
instead of imposing the picture of who they used to be"
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Websites that have been posted to my facebook page: Christian songs and news events that we need to pray about
YouTube - Voice Of Truth - Casting Crowns
YouTube - Casting Crowns Praise You In The Storm
Life 90.5 FM
YouTube - Wisconsin protests here to stay
U.S. seeks immediate steps on Libya crisis | Reuters
YouTube - Step by Step + Lyrics
YouTube - Casting Crowns - East to West
Kicks 4 Christ | Facebook
YouTube - Voice Of Truth - Casting Crowns
YouTube - Casting Crowns Praise You In The Storm
Life 90.5 FM
YouTube - Wisconsin protests here to stay
U.S. seeks immediate steps on Libya crisis | Reuters
YouTube - Step by Step + Lyrics
YouTube - Casting Crowns - East to West
Kicks 4 Christ | Facebook
Here is an encouraging and edifying video about God's endless and empowering grace in our lives.
Grace Like Rain - YouTube
Grace Like Rain - YouTube
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Here's an interesting arangement, of one of my favorite Old Hymns
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B581Y7-P_E[/video]
Lyrics:
"Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me"
by Edward Hopper, 1818-1888
1. Jesus, Savior, pilot me
Over life's tempestuous sea;
Unknown waves before me roll,
Hiding rock and treacherous shoal.
Chart and compass come from Thee:
Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
2. As a mother stills her child,
Thou canst hush the ocean wild;
Boisterous waves obey Thy will
When Thou say'st to them, "Be still!"
Wondrous Sovereign of the sea,
Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
3. When at last I near the shore,
And the fearful breakers roar
'Twixt me and the peaceful rest,
Then, while leaning on Thy breast,
May I hear Thee say to me,
"Fear not, I will pilot thee."
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B581Y7-P_E[/video]
Lyrics:
"Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me"
by Edward Hopper, 1818-1888
1. Jesus, Savior, pilot me
Over life's tempestuous sea;
Unknown waves before me roll,
Hiding rock and treacherous shoal.
Chart and compass come from Thee:
Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
2. As a mother stills her child,
Thou canst hush the ocean wild;
Boisterous waves obey Thy will
When Thou say'st to them, "Be still!"
Wondrous Sovereign of the sea,
Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
3. When at last I near the shore,
And the fearful breakers roar
'Twixt me and the peaceful rest,
Then, while leaning on Thy breast,
May I hear Thee say to me,
"Fear not, I will pilot thee."
Some Quotes about the Bible (from mostly secular people):
* The Bible is worth all other books which have ever been printed. --Patrick Henry
* It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible. --George Washington
* I am profitably engaged in reading the Bible. Take all of this Book that you can by
reason and the balance by faith, and you will live and die a better man. It is the best Book
which God has given to man. --Abraham Lincoln
* I have always said that a studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better
citizens, better fathers, and better husbands. --Thomas Jefferson.
* So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it the
more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and
respectable members of society. I have for many years made it a practice to read
through the Bible once every year. --John Quincy Adams
* If there is anything in my thoughts or style to commend, the credit is due to my
parents for instilling in me an early love of the Scriptures. --Daniel Webster
* Let mental culture go on advancing, let the natural sciences progress in ever greater
extent and depth, and the human mind widen itself as much as it desires, beyond the
elevation and moral culture of Christianity, as it shines forth in the gospels, it will not
go.—Goethe
* Who decides what is right and wrong in the world? Who has the authority to define
morality for all of creation? It is not the courts, congress, the media, public opinion, the
"politically correct" police, the "tolerance" brigade or even the church. The only answer
has been, is and always will be Jesus Christ. You can find His opinion on a great variety of
subjects in His best seller... The Bible. --Jeffrey E. Ramey
* Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but
the passages that bother me are those I do understand. --Mark Twain
* Do you wish to find out the really sublime? Repeat the Lord's Prayer. --Napolean
* The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that
oppose it. --Napoleon
* There are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history.-- Sir Isaac Newton
* It is impossible to enslave mentally or socially a Bible-reading people. The principles of
the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom. -- Horace Greeley
* Spouting scripture has no magic to dispel the devil. Scripture has phenomenal power
but unless you submit your mind to its inerrant truth, its power is largely lost to you. --Martha Kilpatrick
* The Bible is a collection of fantastic legends without scientific support.-- The
Communist Dictionary issued by the Soviet State Publishing
* Another century and there will not be a Bible on earth! --Voltaire
* The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of
women's emancipation. --Elizabeth Cady Stanton
* The Bible is worth all other books which have ever been printed. --Patrick Henry
* It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible. --George Washington
* I am profitably engaged in reading the Bible. Take all of this Book that you can by
reason and the balance by faith, and you will live and die a better man. It is the best Book
which God has given to man. --Abraham Lincoln
* I have always said that a studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better
citizens, better fathers, and better husbands. --Thomas Jefferson.
* So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it the
more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and
respectable members of society. I have for many years made it a practice to read
through the Bible once every year. --John Quincy Adams
* If there is anything in my thoughts or style to commend, the credit is due to my
parents for instilling in me an early love of the Scriptures. --Daniel Webster
* Let mental culture go on advancing, let the natural sciences progress in ever greater
extent and depth, and the human mind widen itself as much as it desires, beyond the
elevation and moral culture of Christianity, as it shines forth in the gospels, it will not
go.—Goethe
* Who decides what is right and wrong in the world? Who has the authority to define
morality for all of creation? It is not the courts, congress, the media, public opinion, the
"politically correct" police, the "tolerance" brigade or even the church. The only answer
has been, is and always will be Jesus Christ. You can find His opinion on a great variety of
subjects in His best seller... The Bible. --Jeffrey E. Ramey
* Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but
the passages that bother me are those I do understand. --Mark Twain
* Do you wish to find out the really sublime? Repeat the Lord's Prayer. --Napolean
* The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that
oppose it. --Napoleon
* There are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history.-- Sir Isaac Newton
* It is impossible to enslave mentally or socially a Bible-reading people. The principles of
the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom. -- Horace Greeley
* Spouting scripture has no magic to dispel the devil. Scripture has phenomenal power
but unless you submit your mind to its inerrant truth, its power is largely lost to you. --Martha Kilpatrick
* The Bible is a collection of fantastic legends without scientific support.-- The
Communist Dictionary issued by the Soviet State Publishing
* Another century and there will not be a Bible on earth! --Voltaire
* The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of
women's emancipation. --Elizabeth Cady Stanton
LEARN TO BE STILL
“Be still, and know that I am God” Psalm 46:10
spiritual calm, that God commands, does not come from a lack of troubles; it derives from a steady, deep reflection on the ways God has intervened in history on behalf of his people (cf. Romans 15:4).
“Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10)
Psalm 46 divides into three sections as indicated by the contemplative selah after each group of verses. In the first section (vv. 1-3), there is an opening declaration that God is our refuge and strength; therefore, the Lord’s people need not fear even in the bleakest of circumstances, illustrated by a crumbling earth and turbulent sea that surrounds and threatens God’s people.
In the second part (vv. 4-7), the city of God is the calm in the storm. The nations surge, hostilities rage, but the voice of Jehovah subdues them. The refrain expresses the rationale for hope when there is none: “The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress” (v. 7).
The last part (vv. 8-11) invites the people of God to consider God’s past interventions in the affairs of men as solid evidence of his abiding presence, again concluding with the encouraging affirmation, “The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress” (v. 11). He marshals the armies (i.e., “hosts”) of heaven to do his bidding; he is the true God who involved himself in Jacob’s life, providing gracious blessings and protection to the fulfillment of his promises. Thus, he is the God who is willing to use his power on behalf of his people to fulfill the gracious promises that he has made. He is with us!
LEARN TO BE STILL -- THE EAGLES
Same Theme, More Solemn:
[NOTE - Many artists cover this theme and do a nice job with their own interpretations]
Be Still and Know -- Hillsong --
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Isaiah 58:13-14
(13) If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
(14) Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
(13) If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
(14) Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Isaiah 9:2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Isaiah 9:4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Hallelujah Jesus
Isaiah 9:4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Hallelujah Jesus