He Keeps Me Singing

Isaiah 35:10 “And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion (Jerusalem) with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads …”

Song: He Keeps Me Singing
Chorus: Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Sweetest name I know,
Fills my every longing, Keeps me singing as I go.
Line 5. Soon He’s coming back to welcome me
Far beyond the starry sky;
I shall flight my wing to worlds unknown,
I shall reign with Him on high. [Then Chorus]
(Luther Burgess Bridgers, Sing His Praise)

As I was driving to work, this spontaneous memory song (chorus and 5th line came to me last Saturday morning on Sept. 25th. I really sang this song out loud (off key maybe), but it felt so good and I had more energy at the end of the day. I was looking for Bible verse to match the song, but I couldn’t find the right one. Thought came to me. How old was the song? Why was the song written? I began searching and found this song with verse from “Then Sings My Soul,” by Robert J. Morgan who wrote 150 of the World’s Greatest Hymn Stories. I am summarizing the story of Luther Bridgers.

Luther Bridgers grew up in North Carolina and he began preaching at age seventeen while attending Asbury College in Kentucky. He had a wonderful wife and three precious boys. In 1910, Luther, age 26, took his family to stay at his wife’s parents while Luther was going on a preaching trip alone. One evening a nearby neighbor, was not able to sleep, rose in the night and looked out his window. He saw the flames, ran across the field, he gave the alarm, but the house was already on fire. Luther’s in-laws and he escaped the fire. Luther tried to re-enter the house, but his neighbors had to restrain him since the house was already collapsing from the flames. Luther was overwhelmed with grief at the lost of his wife and his three sons. It took him a long time to recover from his depression and he remembered the Bible’s promise of “songs in the night.” Several months later, he wrote both words and music. God gave Luther Bridgers the ability to keep singing. In 1914, Luther married again and resumed his ministry until he passed away in Atlanta in 1948.

After reading this story, I felt a little shocked how the song was written. It was not something exciting. It was something tragedy and how God helped him. This is something to think about if you are going through something. May God help us to have courage, “He keeps me singing.”

Most Blessed

Jeremiah 17:7 Amplified
“[Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is.”

Ever wonder what our lives would be like when we place (put) COMPLETE TRUST IN GOD? Jeremiah 17:8 tells us the answer: “For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river; and it shall not see and fear when heat comes; but its leaf shall be green. It shall not be anxious and full of care (problems) in the year of drought, nor shall it cease (stop) yielding fruit” (Amplified). (Reference: Psalm 1:2-3)

I found the new song called, “There Is a River.”
There is a river that flows from deep within;
There is a fountain that frees the soul from sin.
Come to the waters: There is a vast supply;
There is a river that never shall run dry.
(David and Max Sapp, Sing His Praise)

So now you know how important it is to trust God today!

Dorothy
PS. Last night this song came to me out of memory so I thought to share this very old song we used to sing in 1950-1990’s.
Song: Nothing But the Blood of Jesus
What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Oh precious is that flow
that makes me white as snow.
No other fount (way) I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
(Author unknown)

Faith Power

Ephesians 1:19, 20
"This is my prayer . . . that you may . . . realize how . . . tremendous is the power available to us who believe in God" (Phillips).

My exercise prayer to God: When I stand up on the inside and I start believing God, the power of God flows into my body and the power of God causes miracles to happen.

I know that God is power. Power that is in my mind and soul, which flows outward through my thinking, my spirit, my actions, and my surroundings.

I pray by faith that the power of God has already flowed out. The power of God in me will bring harvest and meet my needs today in Jesus' name. Amen.

Remember 9/22/10's devotion? This is like a cow chewing its cud if you need healing today. I do!

So trust God's Word today!

Dorothy

PS. Set My Spirit Free
Set my spirit free that I might worship Thee.
Set my spirit free that I might praise Thy name.
Let all bondage go,
and let deliverance flow.
Set my spirit free to worship Thee.
(John Haddock, Sing His Praise)

Keep Muttering

Joshua 1:8 “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, and but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have a good success.”

The key to God’s promise of success to Joshua was to KEEP MUTTERING the Word of God. The Biblical meaning of mediation is to speak to oneself [Wilson’s Word Studies], to speak out loud, or mutter.

The word to meditate is pictured as a cow chewing its cud. The cow swallows its food then brings it up again, chews it some more and brings it up again until the cow absorbs all the nutrients from the cud. In the same way, we are to “chew” on the Word of God until we absorb the divine energy and life in the Word of God.

It is not enough just to memorize the Word of God. The Word of God has to become a living part of who we are, what we think, and how we act. Picture the Word being part of your success in your life.

Prayer: To keep muttering means “we rested in His anointing and remembered the word of Isaiah which says, “Surely He has borne all my pains.” Lord, You took our pains two thousand years ago. We pray right now that we will experience Your work at Calvary this very moment, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Trust God’s Word today!

Dorothy

Glory of God Series 14

Good morning from Minnespolis airport on 9/20/10 at 1:15 p.m. I would like to share Dean's respond on "peace" from Sept. 15, 2010 (Glory of God Series 12)

2 Corinthians 13:11bc
“Live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.”

Dean: So true ... Biblical/God's peace is so different than the world's concept. Theirs is that peace is absence of all problems. (The world's peace means when there is no problems, that's peace.) God's peace is internal (inside) & God's peace is there in our hearts despite problems. (It means we can have peace in our hearts during the storms).

Best picture I ever saw of God's kind of peace: A tiny bird clinging quietly on a tree/bush branch in the midst of a driving storm. The bird was sleeping peacefully despite the storm.

Dorothy: It reminds me of what Jesus meant, "My peace I give unto you. It is not the same kind of peace that the world gives. It is a different kind of peace. A peace I give you is in time of troubles. That is a real peace from Me."

So let's remember Jesus' peace in our hearts during the time of storm!

Dorothy

Glory of God Series 13

“In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.” Isaiah 30:15c

Different translations:
“… in keeping quiet and trusting shall be your strength.” Rhm
“... peace and hope are your strength.” Bas
“… your strength is quiet faith.” Mof
“If you will be calm and trust Me, you will be strong.” Ncv

From this verse, God spoke to Isaiah to tell His people to return to Him. He promised strength to them, but they would not listen to Him. This is important to take a moment of quiet time and trusting God will flow from His strength into your strength. The glory of God is our strength. Let His glory flow into our being and be strong again.

I found the song from the ‘Sing His Praise’ book called, “Blessed Quietness.” It is new to me and I think I am going to learn this.

Chorus: Blessed Quietness
Blessed quietness, Holy quietness,
What assurance (satisfy) in my soul ….
On the stormy sea
He speaks peace to me;
How the billows (waves) cease (stop) to roll (troubles).
(Manie Payne Ferguson)

Let the peace of God flows through our inner spirits.

PS. I would appreciate your prayer since I will be flying out to Edmonton, Canada tonight for Deaf Women Retreat over the weekend. Thank you!

Glory of God Series 12

“Live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.”
2 Corinthians 13:11bc

Last night, I was resting and watched a movie, then suddenly the ‘alert’ program interrupted the movie. The alert said that a child was abducted that moment and reveals the counties location with a hope to catch whoever took the child. This grieved my heart, and Tony and I start praying, commanding that evil spirit to stop doing this. We prayed that the people will not be comfortable in keeping the child and to return that child in Jesus’ name. I also rebuked and told that evil spirits to stop this since I felt anger against the work of darkness. I felt like there was no peace in this world. Then the movie we watched resume, I lost interests and went to sleep.

This morning, I draw a card verse, “Live in peace; and the God of love
and peace shall be with you.” I was impressed that the Holy Spirit encouraged me to have peace and trust God. Then old chorus, “Wonderful Peace” came to my spirit as I sang them. Holy Spirit’s peace was sweet. The glory of God is in such wonderful peace. It is inside of us. Let it glow!

Song: Wonderful Peace
Peace! Peace! Wonderful peace,
Coming down from the Father above,
Sweep over my spirit forever I pray,
In fathomless (deep) billows (much) of love.
(W. D. Cornell, altered)

So my friends, if you are anxious, try this song.

Dorothy