Friday, February 19, 2010

  GOD’s thunder sets the oak trees dancing
   A wild dance, whirling; the pelting rain strips their branches.
   We fall to our knees—we call out, “Glory!” 

   Above the floodwaters is GOD’s throne
      from which His power flows,
      from which He rules the world. 

   GOD makes His people strong.
   GOD gives His people peace.

[Psalm 29:9-11]

Good Evening Beloved,

Sorry for the lateness — had all sorts of meetings today.  Just wanted to touch base and quickly say that GOD IS GOOD!  He is gracious and all together lovely!  I love this verse.  Man!  God is so great, the trees are dancing! Even as their “branches are being stripped” they are saying “Glory!”  WOW.  That reminds me of us.  Praise is not only beautiful in the sight of God, it rejuvenates us.  Worship brings us closer to the heart beat of God… Praise allows us to dance with God…. (ummph … pause).  Dance with God.  It stands to reason if God sings over us as stated in Zephaniah, that He can dance with us as well.  That floors me.  He is great.  Admittedly, we tend to overuse that word, but when we pause to really ponder on the wonders of God… words become almost inadequate and we do the best that we can.  He makes His people strong… meaning if you feel weak, not a problem.. He can MAKE you strong.  For those who are going through all sorts of turmoil… He will give you peace in it and bring you through it.  For those who are experiencing a season of abundance, and material prosperity, He will also give you peace so that you can not only enjoy it, but have the wisdom with it.

… and THAT Beloved of God… is Good News!

Y Stress? … U Blessed!

Have A Fabulous Evening and a Wonderful Weekend

Regina

 ”He’s Keeping Me Alive”, Georgia Mass Choir

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsAK8xQS0CU

“How Excellent”, Walt Whitman and the Soul Children

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w1S5xbeSO0

“Battlefield”, Norman Hutchins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW9ejLoHw54

“God’s Got A Blessing”, Norman Hutchins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn2C0tpF01c

“Because Of Who You Are”, Vickie Yohe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6WexG9uAJI

“Rain On Us”, Ernest Pugh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4EH7-TQj0k

Friday, June 5, 2009

You are my hiding place; You will preserve me from trouble; You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
[Psalm 32:7]

Good Morning Beloved,

  Happy Friday!  Music can be destructive… music can be constructive.  It is like a weapon.  Depending on how it is used, it can feed the depressed teen with thoughts of ending his life, or lift a persons spirits and give them hope.  When I listen to Israel Houghton’s “Just Wanna Say”, it instantly brings a smile to my face.  There are also songs that grate my nerves.  It is amazing the places within us that music can touch.  God knew this, and that is what makes this verse so beautiful.  He is the beautiful melody that encompasses our heart.  His Words bring life and peace.  I’ve always encouraged my daughter to pay attention to song lyrics.  She would use the typical, “I just like the beat” .  Whether or not we consciously ‘hear’ the words, they have a tendency to seep into us.  Ever started singing a song and wondered where it came from.  I mean, you haven’t heard the song in years and suddenly it “pops” into your mind.  Well, it had to be in there, in order to come out.  Sometimes, God will give you your very own song, or place a tune in your heart as a way to encourage and strengthen you.  Singing and dancing are woven throughout the tapestry of the Bible, because the joy of the Lord is our strength.  We are a people of purpose and destiny.  We have cause to celebrate.  We serve a mighty good God!

… that Beloved is Good News!

… so don’t be scared to get to movin’!

U Blessed

Have A Fabulous Day and a Wonderful Weekend

Regina

“It Ain’t Over”, Maurette Brown Clark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXNhArf-MSk

“Here I Am To Worship”, Tim Hughes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ_yRoFiJ7U

“Three Wooden Crosses”, Randy Travis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_I-sTv6NV0

“You Are God Alone”, Marvin Sapp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccpdk2bQF9M

“Just Wanna Say”, Israel & New Breed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N7d3A39rls

“Its Gonna Rain”, Canton Spirituals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiDvjbYH6qU

“Get Up In Me Jesus”, Canton Spirituals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEyb8tNkjRU

“Time To Come Home”, Fighting Temptations Soundtrack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAJrxtwx96g

“Still Have Joy”, Tye Tribbett & GA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfJ2LZQbvs4

 Thursday, October 30, 2008

 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our LORD has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love.  When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.  Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good.  But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.  And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, He will certainly save us from God’s condemnation.  For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of His Son while we were still His enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of His Son.  So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.

Good Morning Beloved,

I feel great today!  I have a sense of excitement and expectation.  First of all, today is my birthday (Yea!!!) and I’m grateful to be alive.  I’m grateful for my mother, Elnora, my daughter Jah, my fabulous friends, church family, and the whole Regal One crew.  I know that I am blessed.  I do not take anything for granted.  Life is a precious gift.  It is even more precious because I have ‘double life’.  I am physically alive and well, and I am a born-again believer, purchased with the blood of the Lamb of God, sealed, filled, and anointed with the Holy Spirit of God, watched over by the Father, guarded by the Angels….. BLESSED!  Life can be rocky, unpredictable, even scary.  During those times words like “trust in the Lord“, and “the joy of the Lord is our strength“, and “Beloved I would above all things that you prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers“…. rise up in our hearts and give us the strength to know that a better day is coming.

That dearly Beloved is Good News!

U Blessed

Have A Fabulous Day!

Regina

Tadpole -Matthew 18:3 99 of 99   Maybe it has been a while since you’ve experienced the goodness and grace of God, maybe not since childhood. It is never too late to jump back in to God’s love and mercy. October 26, 2008

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ*—for this will bring much glory and praise to God

*[Greek with the fruit of righteousness through Jesus Christ.]

Philippians 1:11

Good Morning Beloved,

This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!

 Someone once said that character is who we are when no one is looking. What we do, even if there is no way we could get caught.  Nobody will ever know.  Well.. almost nobody… God sees all.  People forget that.  Maybe because there is no audible voice from heaven that shouts, “Hey… put that back!  That’s not yours”… or “Hey!  Turn that off!! …  What are you doing looking at that!“…..”I SEE YOU!… Actually, God is speaking all of the time.  We hear Him.  He speaks through His Word, to our spirit, through other people and even circumstances… (ever said “somethin’ told me not to turn here”).  The more we seek God, the more we desire Him, the more we pray, the more we ingest His Word.. the more we become like Him.  We take on His character–His nature.  We have the ability to swim against cultural currents that despise God.  Remember the saying, “any dead fish can float downstream“, our spirit has been quickened (made alive).  We have the privilege of being called salt and light in our society.  We are preservatives and we add flavor.  We illuminate a dark world, and point them to a living Savior who loves them.  We are called to live in peace, but that doesn’t mean rolling over and playing dead.  Peace does not come without sacrifice.  However, in Christ living in peace becomes a little easier, forgiveness becomes possible, rough places become a little smoother, crooked places a little straighter.  Our goal is to be the person that, while people may disagree with our views, they will have to admit that we are a trustworthy people of fine character.  A tall order, but we have help.  We have an advocate.  We have a friend.  We have a God!

 

 

Cartoonist’s Comment:

We need to have faith in God to get us down the highway of life, to the destination that God has planned for us. The Word of God is the fuel that keeps our faith moving along.

 

 

Cartoonist’s Comment:

The Good News is that the pardon for your sins has already been given. But you need to accept it by faith

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Regina,

Thank you for sharing the cartoons on your blog. I am glad to know my cartoons are being put to good use.

Sincerely,

Mike Waters

mike@joyfultoons.com

www.joyfultoons.com

www.cafepress/joyfultoonsshop.com

 

 

 

 

And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

Genesis 29:35

I’ve often said you want drama, suspense, intrigue, romance, action…. read the bible.  In the story of Jacob, Rachel, and Leah.  We find Jacob, who worked 7 years to win the hand of his beloved Rachel… only to discover the morning after the wedding night, that he had been duped, (by her father) into marrying her older, “weak-eyed” sister Leah.  Needless to say, Jacob was furious, so to keep peace, Rachel’s Dad Laban, told him that if he worked for him an additional 7 years, he could have Rachel as well.  It was no secret how much Jacob loved Rachel.  Nobody works 14 years for a person they are not crazy about.  What is interesting is that Leah tried everything in her power to make Jacob love her.  She thought if she gave him a lot of sons, that he would be attached to her.  Finally, with the birth of Judah, she must have realized that it simply was not going to happen.  She turned her worship from  her husband, to the Lord.  She literally named her baby, “Praise”.  What a special child.  He must have been some magnificently gifted and anointed kid, right?…. uhhhh… no.  This same child would later grow up and conspire with his other brothers against his little brother Joseph (Rachel’s son… the golden child), “And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? (Genesis 37:26)”.  It was Judah, who after two of his three sons died from their own wickedness, promised Tamar, his daughter-in-law, that she would marry his youngest son when he reached marrying age.  He lied.  He never had any intention on letting that happen.  So what does she do?  She disguises herself as a prostitute, and Judah –not knowing who she was — solicits her services.  She becomes pregnant.  He hears about it and demands that she be stoned for “playing the harlot”.  Tamar sent Judah a coded message, that let him know that she was pregnant by him.  What a mess!  How’s that for an interesting family tree? … this was the line that our Lord chose to come through.  Forever and always, Jesus is known as the “Lion from the tribe of Judah” (Revelation 5:5)… amazing.  Wonder if the honor bestowed on Judah, had anything to do with the fervent prayer of an unloved, uncared for woman, who was not considered anyone’s first choice.  This woman who, because of the customs of the day, had no choice but to abide by the decisions made for her.  This woman who lived her entire life knowing that she was married to a man, who never really belonged to her, and who would never love her.  That the only love of his life was Rachel, and that Rachel’s children would always carry a favor from their father, that her children would never have.  This woman gave the Lord her best praise, and He gave her a great place in history.  Messiah would come through the loins of her son…. guess Leah really got the last laugh, huh?

Cartoonist’s Comment:

Praise and thanksgiving are the entrance into the courts of God, and the booster rockets to our prayers.

U Blessed!

Have A Fabulous Day!

Regina