Saturday, May 30, 2009

MY THIRSTY SOUL


Lord

I am thirsty

So thirsty that

My tongue is swollen and black

My skin is dry

My eyes are bulging

I am thirsty

Wandering about in this ole

Dry land

That has no water

I cast about

Looking for a spring

A well

Something that will

Quench

My

Thirst.

But

I find

NO-thing.

I look about

And I notice

That everyone is

THIRSTY

Drinking from the

Poisoned Wells

Of

Lust

Greed

Power

Addiction

Envy

& Pride…

My God!

Have mercy on us!

Then out of the crowds

I hear a man

Shouting

Shouting

Come to me!

All who are thirsty!

DRINK!

I come running

I don’t know

What it is

About this man

About this voice

But, it summons me

Out of the darkness

And into the light

It refreshes me

Cools me

Quenches my thirst

Even as I stand before him

Face upraised

Mouth open

For the living water

Which will finally

Finally

Quench

My thirst!

Water

That forgives my sin

Water

That makes me whole again

Water

That creeps into

The driest places

Most forgotten places

Most hidden places

Of heart and soul…

And ministers

To me!

As I drink

I feel so full

The waters

Come rushing back out

Pouring

Out of me

Into the lives of others

Waters of love

Waters of joy

Waters of peace

Rolling waters

Rushing waters

Water falls

Pouring into the lives of others

Bringing love and service

And laughter…

Oh, the laughter!

The Spirit

Of God

Rushes into every dry place

And slacks

My

Thirst

Hallelujah!

Amen.

This Spoken Word was inspired by the following scripture in the Holy Bible:

John 7:37-39 (NRSV)
The living water of the Spirit

On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, 'Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water.'" Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you would like to put all of your hope in Jesus today, please visit my blog entitled, “Putting All Your Hope In Jesus” located at
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/04/putting-all-your-hope-in-jesus.html

If you have additional questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see the devotion entitled, "Come to Jesus"
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-to-jesus.html

Pastor Yolanda is now publishing another blog entitled, “A Spoken WORD” in celebration of Holy Hip Hop, Gospel/Christian Rap and Spoken Word. Please check it out @ http://aspokenword.blogspot.com/

You are invited to follow Pastor Yolanda on Twitter www.twitter.com/PastorYolanda

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

SPIRIT BLOW ALL OVER ME


Gift from Jesus

Advocate with us

Helps us in distress

Never curses only bless

Helps me to express

Jesus’ love with success

Calms me with I’m stressed

Gets me out of all my mess

But, don’t want to digress


Spirit blows….Spirit blows…Spirit blows all over me. (x2)


Couldn’t live without

He makes me so devout

Makes me want to shout

Hallelujah there’s no doubt

He’s Knowledgeable about

Every circumstance doled out

That’s why I cry out


Spirit blows…Spirit blows…Spirit blows all over me.(x2)


There’s no need to be sad

And might I even add

That I’m pretty glad

He returned to his dad

Ascended like he had


For Spirit blows. Spirit blows…Spirit blows all over me. (x2)


Allowing me to share

God’s love and God’s care

Allowing me to bare

My life full of prayer

It’s relationship so rare

To it nothing compares

That’s why I must declare

And tell folks to prepare

So they’re not unaware

That he’s coming with great flair

Over here or over there

So we need to be aware

And never debonair

Causes he’ll appear in the air


When Spirit blows…Spirit blows…Spirit blows all over us.

Spirit blows…Spirit blows…Spirit blows all over us.

Spirit blow…Spirit blow…Spirit blow all over us!


This rhyme was inspired by the following scripture in the Holy Bible:

John 16:4-11 (NRSV)

Jesus will send the Advocate

But I have said these things to you so that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you about them.

"I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: about sin, because they do not believe in me; about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer; about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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If you would like to put all of your hope in Jesus today, please visit my blog entitled, “Putting All Your Hope In Jesus” located at
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/04/putting-all-your-hope-in-jesus.html

If you have additional questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see the devotion entitled, "Come to Jesus"
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-to-jesus.html

Pastor Yolanda is now publishing another blog entitled, “A Spoken WORD” in celebration of Holy Hip Hop, Gospel/Christian Rap and Spoken Word. Please check it out @ http://aspokenword.blogspot.com/

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Monday, May 18, 2009

Ten Times One Hundred

I’m so glad


That God is not like us



For God is faithful



Loyal



True



Forever
.


All God asks



Is that we love



God



And neighbor



As ourselves.



All God desires



Is for us to



Believe



That JESUS



Came into the world



To show us love



Died on the cross



Rose again



To prove



God’s love
.


All God wants



Is children



Who will trust



That God will



Make things right.



We’ve tried it ourselves



And FAILED



Time and time again
.


We’ve tried



To save ourselves



With our money



Power



Fame



Reputations…



But still
,


This empty place



In my heart



Reminds me that



Only God



Will ever be enough
.


God says love me



And I will be faithful



To you for the next



One thousand generations.



I don’t know what will happen



Ten years from now.



But, God is talking about



Ten times one hundred



God is



Amazing!



Who else



Can I trust?



Everyone else has



Forsaken



Abandoned



Or betrayed me



At one time



Or another.



God has never done



Any of that.



God has



Never left me



Never forsaken me



Has always stood by me



Has loved me



Even when I did not



Love myself.



Oh!



Taste and see



That the Lord is



Good.



Try God.



Know God.



Trust God.



Believe God.



It will change your



Forever after



Life.



I’m talking



Eternal life.



If you



Only



BELIEVE…






This spoken WORD was inspired by the following scripture in the Holy Bible:




Deuteronomy 7:1-11 (NRSV)

Keeping God's commandments

When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are about to enter and occupy, and he clears away many nations before you - the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations mightier and more numerous than you - and when the Lord your God gives them over to you and you defeat them, then you must utterly destroy them. Make no covenant with them and show them no mercy. Do not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons, for that would turn away your children from following me, to serve other gods. Then the anger of the Lord would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly. But this is how you must deal with them: break down their altars, smash their pillars, hew down their sacred poles, and burn their idols with fire. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on earth to be his people, his treasured possession.

It was not because you were more numerous than any other people that the Lord set his heart on you and chose you - for you were the fewest of all peoples. It was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath that he swore to your ancestors, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who maintains covenant loyalty with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations, and who repays in their own person those who reject him. He does not delay but repays in their own person those who reject him. Therefore, observe diligently the commandment - the statutes, and the ordinances - that I am commanding you today.



ANNOUNCEMENTS




If you have questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see my devotion entitled, "Come to Jesus"

http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-to-jesus.html



If you would like to put all of your hope in Jesus today, please visit my blog entitled, “Putting All Your Hope In Jesus” located at

http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/04/putting-all-your-hope-in-jesus.html



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A Spoken Word has a Prayer Ministry. How can we pray for each other?

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From Pastor Yolanda's blog "A Spoken Word" http://aspokenword.blogspot.com/

Sunday, May 17, 2009

I HAVE CALLED YOU FRIEND

As God has loved me

So I love you too

Want you to live free

To do what I do

To be full of joy

Abide in our way

And never be destroyed

By the drama of the day

All you really need

Is a heart full of love

To Know that I plead

For you up above

You are my friend

And never my slave

With me to the end

That’s why I freely gave

My life for you

Up upon the cross

Will you be ever true

Not counting the cost

Of serving me now

And forever more

I’ll show you how

To live better than before

I am your friend

Bringing joy and peace

With you til the end

My love will never cease.

No more dark night

My friend that is over

Step into the light

Embrace your makeover

We’ll start afresh

Forget all that’s history

Conquer the flesh

March on to victory!


This rhyme is inspired by the following scripture in the Holy Bible:


John 15:9-17 (NRSV)


Christ, the friend and lover


As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.

"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you have questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see my devotion entitled, "Come to Jesus"
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-to-jesus.html

If you would like to put all of your hope in Jesus today, please visit my blog entitled, “Putting All Your Hope In Jesus” located at
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/04/putting-all-your-hope-in-jesus.html

You are invited to follow Pastor Yolanda on Twitter www.twitter.com/PastorYolanda

A Spoken Word has a Prayer Ministry. How can we pray for each other?
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From Pastor Yolanda's blog "A Spoken Word" http://aspokenword.blogspot.com/

Saturday, May 16, 2009

FRIEND

I don’t comprehend

How the King of all

Calls himself friend

To the least and the small

He coulda come demanding

A title with grand standing

He could come insisting

Overcoming pre-existing

Leaders, Kings, tyrants and mayors

He coulda played them all

Making them supporting players

In his drama to be known

To be set up on a throne

Could have taken nasty tone

With people all his own

But he didn’t go there

Instead he chose to care

Didn’t try to scare

But to love and to bare

His heart and mind

His care and grace

He was ever kind

Willing to embrace

To serve and to share

To live and to die

To answer all our prayers

And never turn a blind eye

To our trouble and our sin

Our need for a savior

He died and rose again

To redeem our behavior

Making us God’s friend

He paved the way

To life that never ends

That’s why I praise him today

And for eternity

He will ever be

More than life to me

I hope you agree

He’s Alpha

Omega

Beginning and End

Savior

Lord

Redeemer

And Friend.


This rhyme was inspired by the following scripture in the Holy Bible:

Mark 10:42-45 (NRSV)

Jesus came to serve

So Jesus called them and said to them, "You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many."


ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you have questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see my devotion entitled, "Come to Jesus"
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-to-jesus.html

If you would like to put all of your hope in Jesus today, please visit my blog entitled, “Putting All Your Hope In Jesus” located at
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/04/putting-all-your-hope-in-jesus.html

You are invited to follow Pastor Yolanda on Twitter www.twitter.com/PastorYolanda

A Spoken Word has a Prayer Ministry. How can we pray for each other?
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You are invited to leave comments or questions regarding today’s rhyme. These comments are public.

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From Pastor Yolanda's blog "A Spoken Word" http://aspokenword.blogspot.com/

Friday, May 15, 2009

EXCITED ABOUT...LOVE

Excited about
God’s people
Who are tryin’
To do something
About racism in
The world
And
In the church.

I know that
God
is not partial
To any people
From any nation.

Somebody told me
that GOD so loved
THE WORLD
That GOD
gave Jesus!

But, I gotta
Tell you the truth…
Sometimes I can’t tell
That God loves everyone
By lookin’ in the
Sanctuary on Sunday
At the folks assembled for worship.

It seems God loves rich folk.
Or God loves white folk.
Or God loves suburban folk.
Where is the Gospel
For me?

I am so glad
that some folks
Remember--
And believe
That the Sum of the Law
Is this…
Love the LORD your GOD
With all your
Heart
Mind
Soul
And Strength
And love your
NEIGHBOR
As YOURSELF.

I’m glad some folks
Are serious about
Going out to
ALL THE NATIONS
To baptize
And to teach

Somebody told me
It’s all about
JESUS
And that the GOSPEL
Is GOOD NEWS
For all
Of God’s people.

So, how can we say,
“God is love.”
When God’s people
Have failed so miserably
To love our neighbors
As ourselves?

Have mercy
On us, O God.

Excited about
CHRISTian folks
Tryin’ to be an example
Confessing racism
As the SIN
That it is
Repenting…
Turning…
Starting anew…
Working to make things right…

It’s going to be
An uphill battle
But, GOD
Is on
our side.

And LOVE
Always
Wins.

Now,
Ain’ta that
GOOD
NEWS?

This spoken word is inspired by the following scripture in the Holy Bible:

Acts 10:34-43 (NRSV)

God shows no partiality

Then Peter began to speak to them: "I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ - he is Lord of all. That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you have questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see my devotion entitled, "Come to Jesus"
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-to-jesus.html

If you would like to put all of your hope in Jesus today, please visit my blog entitled, “Putting All Your Hope In Jesus” located at
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/04/putting-all-your-hope-in-jesus.html

You are invited to follow Pastor Yolanda on Twitter www.twitter.com/PastorYolanda

A Spoken Word has a Prayer Ministry. How can we pray for each other?
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From Pastor Yolanda's blog "A Spoken Word" http://aspokenword.blogspot.com/

Thursday, May 14, 2009

DON'T KNOW NOTHIN'

It seems to me

That we’re constantly

Judging each other

On things that don’t make no matter

Like the color of our skin

Or the paper in our wallets

The job that we have

or don’t have

or used to have

We say things like, “Where do you work?

Where did you go to college?

Where do you live?”

And we like to pretend

We know something

About the person we are grillin’

But the truth is

We don’t know nothing

About the condition of that person’s heart

Don’t know what they think

How they feel

What they do under the cover of night

Don’t know what joys

Or pains

Or treachery

Lie in wait

To be discovered

(Or not)

On the evening news.

Only God knows

The true state of a man

Or WOman

Only God knows if a person is

Clean or unclean.

And God says we can all be clean

If we bathe

In the blood

Of The Lamb.

Now,

hold up

That sounds real sick

But, it’s the only way

To be made right with God.

We gotta know The Son

Believe The Son

Confess The Son

Live The Son.

We gotta be sure that we believe

That Jesus died on the cross

Not because he had to

But because he wanted to

Because God loves us

And wants to spend forever with us

If we

can only

Believe.

So,

Stop thinkin’ you know

Anything about anything

About anyone.

God is the only righteous judge

So stop hatin’

And Start prayin’

First, make sure your own relationship is right

With God

You know what they say

In the event of an emergency

Secure your oxygen mask

First…

Once you’re sure

You’re going to make it into eternity

Share the love of God

With someone else.

After all

You cain’t take that

Fly car, job, house, or jewelry

With you.

So stop sweatin’ the small stuff

And focus on what is real

On what will last

For eternity.

His Name

Is JESUS.


This poem was inspired by the following scripture in the Holy Bible:

Acts 10:1-34 (NRSV)

Peter and Cornelius

In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of the Italian Cohort, as it was called. He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God. One afternoon at about three o'clock he had a vision in which he clearly saw an angel of God coming in and saying to him, "Cornelius." He stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?" He answered, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. Now send men to Joppa for a certain Simon who is called Peter; he is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside." When the angel who spoke to him had left, he called two of his slaves and a devout soldier from the ranks of those who served him, and after telling them everything, he sent them to Joppa.

About noon the next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. He became hungry and wanted something to eat; and while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance. He saw the heaven opened and something like a large sheet coming down, being lowered to the ground by its four corners. In it were all kinds of four-footed creatures and reptiles and birds of the air. Then he heard a voice saying, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat." But Peter said, "By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is profane or unclean." The voice said to him again, a second time, "What God has made clean, you must not call profane." This happened three times, and the thing was suddenly taken up to heaven.

Now while Peter was greatly puzzled about what to make of the vision that he had seen, suddenly the men sent by Cornelius appeared. They were asking for Simon's house and were standing by the gate. They called out to ask whether Simon, who was called Peter, was staying there. While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Look, three men are searching for you. Now get up, go down, and go with them without hesitation; for I have sent them." So Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for your coming?" They answered, "Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say." So Peter invited them in and gave them lodging.

The next day he got up and went with them, and some of the believers from Joppa accompanied him. The following day they came to Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. On Peter's arrival Cornelius met him, and falling at his feet, worshiped him. But Peter made him get up, saying, "Stand up; I am only a mortal." And as he talked with him, he went in and found that many had assembled; and he said to them, "You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or to visit a Gentile; but God has shown me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean. So when I was sent for, I came without objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?"

Cornelius replied, "Four days ago at this very hour, at three o'clock, I was praying in my house when suddenly a man in dazzling clothes stood before me. He said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon, who is called Peter; he is staying in the home of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.' Therefore I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. So now all of us are here in the presence of God to listen to all that the Lord has commanded you to say."

Then Peter began to speak to them: "I truly understand that God shows no partiality…

ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you have questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see my devotion entitled, "Come to Jesus"
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-to-jesus.html

If you would like to put all of your hope in Jesus today, please visit my blog entitled, “Putting All Your Hope In Jesus” located at
http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/04/putting-all-your-hope-in-jesus.html

You are invited to follow Pastor Yolanda on Twitter www.twitter.com/PastorYolanda

A Spoken Word has a Prayer Ministry. How can we pray for each other?
http://www.kindlejoy.com/groups/goodnews

You are invited to leave comments or questions regarding today’s rhyme. These comments are public.

EACH ONE--REACH ONE! To share GOOD NEWS with a friend please click the "Share With Friends" button to the right!

Thanks for reading and please come again. Pastor Yolanda extends a very special welcome to all of our friends reading outside of the United States of America! We are honored that you are sharing with us today.

Pastor Yolanda also writes a daily blog entitled, "Ain'ta That Good News?!" To read that blog please visit http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com

From Pastor Yolanda's blog "A Spoken Word" http://aspokenword.blogspot.com/