Breakfast For Your Soul

Friday, December 5, 2008

Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. (Philippians 4:1)

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‘Still Standing‘

Happy Friday Saints!  This is the day the Lord has made, let’s rejoice and be glad in it! Stand!  Through life’s challenges and triumphs, I let my mind roll back to the days when I first got excited about Jesus. God uses different methods to get our attention.  With me it was music.  I’ve always loved music.  Music has a way of locking in a memory.  This morning I’ve been traveling down memory lane with the songs I fell in love with, when I started listening to Gospel music back in the 80′s.  The Georgia Mass Choir, Richard Smallwood, The Winans, The Hawkins, James Cleveland, Keith Pringle, The Clark Sisters, The Mighty Clouds, John P. Kee. Tramaine Hawkins (remember the controversy over ‘Fall Down On Me”… it was considered ‘worldly’)… Then I found Fred Hammond and RFC, Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans, Vickie Winans, Yolanda Adams.  Many great artists who are still on the musical battlefield today.  Many days, when times are tough I hear a song that feeds my spirit and infuses me with strength.  What to do when you don’t know what to do?… STAND.  Stand on what God told you already… Stand on God’s Word… Stand on God’s promises… Stand for what is right… Stand for holiness no matter how ‘old fashioned’ it may be viewed by society.  Remember Stephen in the bible… He took a stand for Jesus… now he was stoned(), but  he was courageous, and he knew what he knew. Do you remember what happened?   He looked up towards heaven, and the very Jesus he stood for… was standing for him.  Jesus gave the man a standing ovation!  Standing is a show of respect.  We know we have the unconditional love of God, but to have His respect…. WOW!

“Work it Out/I Don’t Know What You Came To Do”, Beulahland Mass Choir

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpM5byAbNEc

“Stand”, Donnie McClurkin & Marvin Winans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu1MNU08Au0

“Peace Be Still”, Vanessa Bell-Armstrong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAbxsMwHyYc

“Come On In The Room”, Georgia Mass Choir

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCzE_RRnPxg

Lawn Mower -Psalm 91:7 88 of 103   In John 16:33, Jesus says: In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. Trouble may be mowing down everything around us, but in Jesus, we can stand and not be cut down. July 20, 2008