Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre;
make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.
Psalm 33:2 (NLV)
Gaiety In Christian Hymns
One of America’s greatest heritage is the Negro spiritual. Many of them are in
plaintive minor modes so expressive of sorrow and suffering and of simple and bright faith
in God. Gypsy Smith said, “The difference between the singing of white people and
Negroes is this: white people sing the music, but the music sings the Negroes.”
John Wesley said, “Beware of singing as if you were half dead or half asleep. Lift up
your voices with strength. Be no more afraid of your voice now, or more ashamed of its
being heard, than when you sang the songs of Satan.”
William Booth was criticized for the gaiety of some of the hymns sung at his meetings. He
replied, “Is the devil to have all the good tunes?”
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What bird does the lover in the Song of Solomon compare his beloved's eyes to?
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Previous question and Answer:
In Revelation, what bird went about saying, "Woe! Woe!"
An Eagle (Revelation 8:13)
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Today's Devotion
But my mouth would encourage you; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.
Job 16:5 (NIV)
Adding Insult to Injury
by Cathy
Vinson
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cursing (him) as he went by and throwing stones at him and showering him with dirt." (2 Sam 16:13) |
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We may one day be walking a life's crisis only to find someone adding another
hardship. Nothing could seem more untimely! "Is this some sort of mistake, God? This
was already all I could bear." Such was the case with David (2 Sam 16). Can you
imagine, he is barefoot and weeping leaving his throne because of Absalom's conspiracy,
and what's this? "A man from the same clan as Saul's family came out" (vs 5). A
tirade of words followed...calling him a man of blood, a scoundrel, that he was getting
what he deserved and that he had merely been reigning in the rightful throne of Saul.
David was also getting hit by his thrown stones and flying dirt.
What miserable moments in an already distressful time! These were moments that in their
duration left David and his people "exhausted" (vs 14).
So how did David respond with this insult being added to his injury? He
"received" it (vs 12). It was his hour of "distress." Why would he
allow himself to be struck down lower than his already lowest?
He saw that God "told" Shimei to curse him. God was behind it. If he received
this, God might look upon him favorably. God might "repay me with good" (vs 12)
by receiving this extra destruction upon his heartsick soul.
Such grave lowness is rare, the worst having even some extra leaking in upon it. David
knew his God. In his godly heart towards a faithful God, he saw that perhaps God was
allowing this extra distress to pull Him into "debt" to David. This misfuortune
in light of the God he loved was an opportunity for good to come his way, for God to
"repay."
May we remember this. It may help us know how to respond to a very untimely happening,
when our Shimei "comes out cursing" at the very worst moment of our life.
Cathy Vinson©
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| We may one day be walking a life's
crisis only to find someone adding another hardship. Nothing could seem more untimely!
"Is this some sort of mistake, God? |
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Today's Fact - Brown Pellican
The Wild Turkey
Benjamin Franklin would have preferred to have the Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), not
the Bald Eagle, as the national symbol of the United States. Although today's barnyard
variety is a rather stupid creature (leading to the insulting tone of the term
"turkey"), the original wild form is a wary and magnificent bird.
Wild Turkeys usually get around by walking or running, but they can fly strongly, and they
typically roost overnight in tall trees. The bird is found in the Eastern and southwestern
United States to Mexico. It can be found in woods, mountain forests,and wooded swamps of
this area. They are often found near some kind of oak as acorns are a favorite food. The
wild turkey is omnivorous. Its diet varies with season but is mostly plant material,
including many acorns, leaves, seeds, grains, berries, buds, grass blades, roots, and
bulbs. It also eats insects, spiders, snails, and sometimes frogs, lizards, snakes,
salamanders, and crabs.
Their numbers were seriously depleted by beginning of 20th century. Since then,
re-introduction programs have been successful and the Wild Turkey has been restored to
much of its former range. Apparently the wild turkey is still increasing in many regions.
Sources: Various
And God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and
other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind." So God created great
sea creatures and every sort of fish and every kind of bird. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:20-21
Today's
Quotations — Music
Don't you worry, and don't you hurry.'
I know that phrase by heart, and if all other music should perish out of the world it
would still sing to me.
— Mark Twain, from Home Conditions 1900, referring to a saying from his Grandmother
Life without music would be a mistake.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven.
— Amiel
Music is a higher revelation than philosophy.
— Ludwig van Beethoven
"A
cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."
Proverbs 17:22 (New International Version)
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Have you heard about the guy who lived up in the North
woods near the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. So near he really wasn't sure which side he was
on. Finally, he arranged for a surveyor to check out where the state line was. It turned
out they were on the Wisconsin side of the line, so of course he was so relieved he told
his wife "Thank goodness! We don't have to put up with any more of those awful
Minnesota winters!"
A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father, who
was a minister, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to his
study and said to him, "I'll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up,
study your Bible a little and get your hair cut and we'll talk about it."
After about a month the boy came back and again
asked his father if they could discuss use of the car. They again went to the father's
study where his father said, "Son, I've been real proud of you. You have brought your
grades up, you've studied your Bible diligently, but you didn't get your hair cut!"
The young man waited a moment and replied, "You know Dad, I've been thinking about
that. You know, Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair, Noah had long hair, and even
Jesus had long hair...." To which his father replied, "Yes, and they walked
every where they went!"
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 Insurance Claims:
THE FOLLOWING ARE ACTUAL STATEMENTS FOUND
ON INSURANCE FORMS WHERE CAR DRIVERS ATTEMPTED TO SUMMARIZE THE DETAILS OF AN ACCIDENT IN
THE FEWEST POSSIBLE WORDS. THE INSTANCES OF FAULTY WRITING SERVE TO CONFIRM THAT EVEN
INCOMPETENT WRITING CAN BE HIGHLY ENTERTAINING
Coming home I drove into the
wrong house and collided with a tree I don't have.
The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intention.
I thought my window was down, but I found it was up when I put my head through it.
I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.
A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's face.
The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.
I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the
embankment.
In an attempt to kill a fly I drove into a telephone pole.
I had been shopping for plants all day and was on my way home. As I reached an
intersection a hedge sprang up, obscuring my vision and I did not see the other car.
I had been driving for forty years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.
I was on the way to the doctor with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way
causing me to have an accident.
As I approached an intersection a sign suddenly appeared in a place where no stop sign had
ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.
To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front I struck a pedestrian.
My car was legally parked as it backed into another vehicle.
An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car and vanished.
I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat found that I had a
fractured skull.
I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the road when I struck
him.
The pedestrian had no idea which way to run as I ran over him.
I saw a slow moving, sad faced old gentleman as he bounced off the roof of my car.
The indirect cause of the accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth.
I was thrown from my car as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch by some stray
cows.
The telephone pole was approaching. I was attempting to swerve out of the way when I
struck the front end.
A collection
agency sent me a letter that demanded that I send them
the full amount I owed them. I wrote back that I owed them $754.93,
so that should settle the matter!
You'll
get what's coming to you ...
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