My Lord, What A Morning!*

She’s shouting

The sky is falling, the sky is falling!

I’m so tired of her dire predictions

Of things to come

The sky is not falling

All is well

I am happy

Comfortable

At ease

Why must she always be bothering

ME

With those prophesies

Of doom

And gloom

When all about me

Sunshine

Prosperity

Filthy lucre

Abounds

HALLELUJAH!

What did you say?

All Hail King JESUS!

My Lord,

The sky is actually

FALL

IN

G…

*title comes from an African American spiritual entitled, "My Lord, What A Morning!"

This spoken WORD comes from the following scripture found in the Holy Bible.

Luke 21:20-24 (NRSV)

A messianic warning

"When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those inside the city must leave it, and those out in the country must not enter it; for these are days of vengeance, as a fulfillment of all that is written. Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people; they will fall by the edge of the sword and be taken away as captives among all nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

THE INVITATION

If you have 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

Eternally Safe

For too long

I have listened to the earth bound voices

Of the cynics

who tell me

That life is only worth living

If I am famous

Rich and Skinny.

They tell me that if I don’t have

Two homes

In exotic locales

With a cabin, boat, and Maserati

I am nothing.

These are the terrestrials

Who know nothing more

Than getting more and more

STUFF

And who want me

To follow their lead

But, You…

You are different

You speak of things from above

Heavenly ways

That I know nothing of

Yet

Your voice calls to me

Across an angry sea of

Consumerism

Vanity

Greed and Gluttony.

Your voice drowns out

The culture of SELF

That thinks nothing of

Another

Until it is TOO LATE.

Your voice is true

You tell me that you Love me

That you think I’m worth dying for

You tell me that I will be your Love

Forever and ever

That we will share an

Eternal life that will never end

You whisper promises in my ear

I will never leave you

Forsake you

Abandon you

Betray you

You are safe with me…

I like your voice

Actually

I love your voice

It fills me with great joy

And when I hear it

My heart overflows

With joy.

That’s why

I will run to you

And In your arms

I know

that I am

Eternally

Safe.




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

SCRIPTURE

John 3:31-36 (NRSV)

The one who comes from above

The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is above all. He testifies to what he has seen and heard, yet no one accepts his testimony. Whoever has accepted his testimony has certified this, that God is true. He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in his hands. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but must endure God's wrath.

THE INVITATION

If you have 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

REJECTED!

I don’t want you

Don’t need you

Don’t even care about you.

Get away from me

Always trying to make me

Do things your way

I’m my own boss

Captain of my own ship

I won’t cede control to another

Not even you

I reject your love

Your gift

Your sacrifice

I didn’t ask you to do anything

For me

I didn’t expect you to hang on

That ole tree

Now be gone

I’m tired of feeling

So guilty

BE GONE!


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

Mark 12:1-12 (NRSV)
The stone which the builders rejected

Then he began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built a watchtower; then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. When the season came, he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his share of the produce of the vineyard. But they seized him, and beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. And again he sent another slave to them; this one they beat over the head and insulted. Then he sent another, and that one they killed. And so it was with many others; some they beat, and others they killed. He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read this scripture:
'The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
this was the Lord's doing,
and it is amazing in our eyes'?"

When they realized that he had told this parable against them, they wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowd. So they left him and went away.


THE INVITATION

If you have 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

Appearances

I have been that fig tree

Looking good on the outside

Seems like I’ve got everything together

But upon closer inspection

It’s all smoke and mirrors

I’m all withered and dry

Producing no good fruit

Worn out

Torn down

T-I-R-E-D

I’ve been trying to make it on my own

But, You, Sir

Are living water

You rain down your blessing

And anointing in a dry and arid land

Where there’s been no water

And suddenly!

New life appears

Flowers

Grasses

Food in season and out

Life—real life—

True life

Eternal life

Forever.

Ask, whatever you wish in My Name

In accordance with my will

Do not dobut

And it shall be done…

You don’t have to live like this

DRY

DUSTY

USED UP

Only believe.



This Spoken WORD comes from the following scripture in the Holy Bible:

Mark 11:12-14, 20-24 (NRSV)
Condemnation and blessing

On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see whether perhaps he would find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. He said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard it. ...

In the morning as they passed by, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. Then Peter remembered and said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered." Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God. Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.


THE INVITATION

If you have 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