GREENE STREET LETTERS: ANOTHER DAY-----ANOTHER SONG

Saturday, February 12, 2022

ANOTHER DAY-----ANOTHER SONG

First cup of coffee this morning. I am a "Mug-a-holic" in that I have certain coffee mugs that I prefer. This morning is my NASA cup that my brother in law gave me after his trip to Florida.

This cup always reminds me to "Keep looking up". Not only to see the wonders of the night sky, but to always be mindful that this could be the day of the Lord's return. Not going to get into a theological debate here, just stating what runs though my head.

Found myself parked in Psalms 108 this morning, finding some truth that I want for my own life.

V.1 - My heart, O God, is steadfast! In other words, I will not be easily shaken by the things I see and hear from my culture or my society. Instead, I will rest upon the person and truth of God. I will not be tossed and thrown about by every bit or snippet of rumor or lies that come my way.

V.1 - I will sing and make music with all my soul. Now I know that old David was a musical kind of guy. When you spend a lot of your time alone with a flock of sheep, then you have opportunities to sing and write songs. Sheep make a good audience I guess. Maybe we need to incorporate "sheep" worship in our services so that we might find freedom to sing from the heart rather than from the page. David states that he is going to make music with all his soul. Not his heart, not because he is talented......not because he can whip off some pretty good notes on a harp or lyre. But because music from the soul is birthed from the very depths of who you are and what you believe.

V.2 - Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. Don't you know if David had any neighbor's nearby, they got all excited (not) when David commenced to sing and play. When David writes about the dawn, he is speaking more than referring to the sun coming up. He is proclaiming the power of God to take us from spiritual darkness into the dawn and light of His kingdom. Now that is something worth singing about. Sounds to me like a good way to start our day...worshiping the one who gave us life for another day.

I do not know what this day holds. It may be my last one here on this planet. But I know the One who holds my life, and from my view point........He is truly worth praising and worshiping this morning.

Thank you Lord for another day...

May I spend myself on following you this day.

Michael b

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Looking At The World Through Cracked Lens

As ol' Paul wrote in his Corinthian letters.."We see in part and we know in part." Now what piece of this bit of wisdom do we not get? I wish to not run around acting and trying to be some sort of Biblical G00-Ru (I meant to spell it wrong). Or a sage of sages.

I simply want to be able to communicate some of what God has given to me. Why? Do I think what I get is better than what you may have received from Him? Nope. But I do think encouragement comes when we share our daily story of struggle and victory in an effort to encourage each other.

Thanks for letting me share.

Time to soldier on..

mbb

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We believe that God is the eternal king. He is an infinite, unchangeable Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, goodness, justice, power and love. From all eternity He exists as the One Living and True God in three persons of one substance, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit equal in power and glory. we believe that God created mankind in His image, male and female, for relationship with Himself and to govern the earth. Under the temptation of Satan, our original parents fell from grace, bringing sin, sickness and God's judgment of death to the earth. Through the fall, Satan and his demonic hosts gained access to God's good creation. Creation now experiences the consequences and effects of Adam's original sin. Human beings are born into sin, subject to God's judgment of death and captive to Satan's kingdom of darkness. We believe that Jesus, God's Son, was sent to this world, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, Mary, fully God and fully man in one person. He is humanity as God intended us to be. Jesus was anointed as God's Messiah and empowered by the Holy Spirit, ushering in God's kingdom reign on earth, overpowering the reign of Satan by resisting temptation, preaching the good news of salvation, healing the sick, casting out demons and raising the dead. Jesus' atoning death on the cross took God's judgment for sin which we deserved as law-breakers. Jesus' resurrection and ascent back to heaven opened the door for those who received salvation to begin a relationship with God.

Little Nets Into Deep Waters

Fishing nets were designed for one purpose only. To catch fish. Nets are no good if they stay on the boat. Nets serve no purpose if they are never used. I think maybe God sees us this way. We are all created for a purpose (by the way, the creator gets to define what our purpose is). Any other use besides the one we were created for does us no good. But when the creator places His hands upon us, casting us out into those scary, dark places with deep waters, it is then we can see the reality of our purpose. He knew there would be a catch waiting for us. I think I will be the net God has called me to be.

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As a community of people in recovery, we affirm that our higher power is Jesus Christ. He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. Just as God told the children of Israel He was going to give them a promised land, He has revealed to us that He desires to give us a "Promised Life." When Israel got to the promised land, God instructed them to go and in a possess it, fight for it and claim it. In recovery, the 12 Steps are the directions given to us on how to fight, possess and claim this promised life.

Saturday, February 12, 2022

ANOTHER DAY-----ANOTHER SONG

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