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John 6:35.    And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
 
Oh Friends, the ole fella’s in rough shape this morning. I was doing some other stuff last night and didn’t get to bed until three a.m, hoping to get up early and write the Bit. Hn! But whom am I fooling eh? I was never an early morning riser, except when using Billy Shakespeare’s terminology: ‘to go to bed late is to be up early.’ So the ole body just refused to get up when I requested it to. I guess some of you old fogeys will understand that. (smile) Anyway, I have some information, sad stuff that I want to share with you. It deals with world hunger. Listen to these shameful statistics: Over 925 million people in the world experience chronic hunger. Steups! That means almost one eight of our almost eight billion souls on earth are constantly hungry! What a crying shame! That’s not all: One in seven people will go to bed hungry tonight. Disgraceful is the only word for that in a world of such plenty! Then to make matters even worse, food prices are approximately 36 percent higher now than a year ago. Why eh? How can people be expected to survive with so many homeless, jobless and hurting emotionally? And here comes the statistic that just floors me: Hunger is the number one (#1) health risk in our world, killing more people every year than AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria combined. Wow! What does that say about man’s inhumanity to man eh people? How can so many be chronically hungry and dying from hunger when there’s such an abundance of food in our world? And a whole lot of good food is thrown away everyday too. Ah Friends, what a sad state of affairs! I guess there are many reasons for it, but whatever they are, they don’t justify so many people going hungry in a world of plenty. If we can go to the moon and outer space, why can’t we solve the logistics of spreading food around? Because the powers that be aren’t really interested in doing so. It all comes right back to money and politics throwing humanity to the sidelines. And sadly this problem doesn’t only exist in the supposed developing countries, but also in the highly developed ones. Right here in Toronto the Good, oodles of children go to school and to bed hungry everyday. Chuh! It’s both amazing and disheartening to see the rise of food banks and soup kitchens in this advanced Western society. Those things were only supposed to exist in times of war, but no more. They are now a constant part of our society. And it’s not only the unemployed who use these food banks and places that offer free meals. No Friends, lots of working people are forced to turn to them because the wages they earn are ridiculously low in comparison to food prices, and they still need outside help to barely make ends meet. Oh mih breddren, this is indeed a sad commentary on mankind’s sharing of God’s resources, and unfortunately I don’t know how to fix it, except to say that all of us who have enough food, should find a way to share with the less fortunate. Next week is our Canadian Thanksgiving celebrations, and the U.S. celebrates theirs in November. How can we do that with a right heart knowing that so many people in our two countries and all around the world are constantly going hungry? It would certainly be nice, if between now and then, we can share our largesse with other needy folks, so that when we talk about thanksgiving it wouldn’t be mere lip service, but some true giving, with thanks attached. Oh my people, I don’t have a solution for our world’s physical hunger, but I do have one for our spiritual insufficiency. And it’s a very simple, but powerful, tried and true solution: TURN TO JESUS! Yes Friends, Jesus sincerely proclaims it in our Bit today: ‘I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.’ And that’s true, true gospel, mih brethren! Jesus, our Lord and Saviour, the heavenly Son who sacrificed His holy, sinless life for us, by spilling His precious blood on the cross of Calvary in atonement for our ugly sins, IS the bread that brings and gives spiritual and eternal life to all who trust Him and sincerely accept His easy yoke and light burden. And all God’s people joyfully declared: ‘Thank You Jesus!’ Now let’s end today with some further clarification on the subject from Jesus Himself: ‘Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.’ (John 6:47-51) My people, though our bodies may be physically hungry, there’s absolutely no reason for our hearts and souls to be empty, when the filling nature of Jesus is just a prayer away. Please, let’s go to Him today, RIGHT NOW, and allow Him to generously fill our spiritual hunger. It’s the only wise and sensible choice available to man. Much LOVE!…Jesus…the ONLY satisfaction…the ONLY ONE who can satisfy our spiritual hunger…

Ephesians 5:1.    Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children.
 
Ah Friends, is this the beginning of the North American or Western Society Autumn, as engendered by the Arab Spring? We’re referring here to the many protests blossoming against the greed and self-centredness of the financial community, in particular the New York City demonstration, ‘Occupy Wall Street’ that’s been clogging up the financial capital, Wall Street, for the past couple weeks. We’re also pointing out the unfortunate incident between citizens and police this past weekend on the Brooklyn Bridge, where some 700 hundred people were arrested. It’s a most fitting protest since it’s the greedy, short-sighted financial captains who have brought the world’s economy to the dire straits in which it is now entombed. Yet they continue to shirk their responsibility and blatantly live the same immoral, ungodly, greedy, worldly lives that they did before the financial collapse, showing absolutely no remorse, not even lip service, re the ‘sufferation’ their fraudulent schemes have caused so many people around the world. They seem to think it’s their God given right to do as they please, and sadly the U.S Gov’t didn’t, or don’t have the manly parts to slap them down with proper rules and regulations. How can you expect fanatic thieves to police themselves eh? Now the protests have spread to many other cities in the U.S. Plans have also been made for demonstrations in Toronto’s financial Bay Street District and other Canadian cities on October 15, as well as rallies in Australia, Japan and some European cities. The protests might not be as well planned and structured as they could be, but neither was the Arab Spring, and look at the reaction it’s created. This worldwide spontaneous reaction just goes to show how tired, fed up and disillusioned the people are with their political leaders and financial titans, who seem only to care about the elite classes and are slowly but surely condemning the majority of citizens back to a feudal sort of life, one of immense struggle and poverty, by their inequitable sharing of resources. Oh Friends, when will the rich and powerful learn eh? You can only keep a man down for so long. At some stage of the oppression, with no other solution in sight, he’ll stand up and fight back, regardless of the possible consequences. And that’s what seems to be happening now; the people are tired of being blatantly oppressed by the powers that be, and are fighting back with what few weapons are at their disposal. And please remember Friends, that the voice of the people, is the voice of God, and that God’s Will, will prevail in the end! Thus, as believers, we have to ramp up our efforts to live the way God truly desires. As our Bit so aptly says: ‘Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children.’  Oh my people, it’s imperative, RIGHT NOW, that believers live godly and righteous lives so that we can bring this crazy, confused and misled world back to some semblance of balance and stability, otherwise crapaud going to surely smoke we pipe! And please note that the Bit specifies we follow God as ‘dear children.’ That brings to mind Jesus’ words on children and heaven. When His disciples tried to prevent children form coming to Him, Jesus rebuked them, saying: ‘Suffer (allow) little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for such is the kingdom of heaven.’ (Matt.19:14) Yes my brethren, to be partakers of heaven we need a childlike, obedient spirit concerning God and His Will. So unless we get humble, accepting and obedient like children, there’s no place in heaven for us. Peter puts it this way: ‘Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind (prepare your mind for action), be sober, and hope to the end for grace (rest your hope fully upon the grace) that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, not fashioning (conforming) yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance. But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation (conduct). Because it is written, Be ye Holy, for I am Holy.’ (1 Pet.1:13-16) Oh Friends, that’s as clear and simple as it can be. Now let’s grab hold of the batons being held out to each of us today, and let’s run the race of glory laid our for us with zest and steadfast faith, so that we can further God’s kingdom and bring it the glory it deserves. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. Much LOVE mih people!…remember though…that man plans…but God laughs…knowing that His Will…will eventually prevail… P.S. It’s late because of my tiredness. Please forgive the ole fella. (smile) Much LOVE!
 

Ephesians 5:1.    Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children.

Psalm 92:1.      It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:

Mark 7:9.    And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. 

Mark 7:9.    And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
 
Aye Friends, just as we hate Mondays with a passion, we’re deliriously passionate about Fridays and our weekends! You can always know that it’s Friday by the chorus we sing as we chip down the road, a la J’ouvert morning; ‘Thank God is Friday! Thank God is Friday! Ah say TGIF! Thank God is Friday!’ Accompaniment is provided by some scintillating iron and bottle and spoon, while an old doodup drum, hanging by a strap around somebody’s neck, bangs out a bass drum riddim. Hn, hn, hn! That’s the scene we witnessing today. And this Friday is even more special because it’s the end of the month, and everybody just got paid. Wow! So the watering holes will be hopping this weekend! But Friends, as I keep warning us, drunk or sober, we’ve got to mind our business. We can’t just run amuck, go over the deep end without a life jacket. So to help us stay sane and sober (smile) and keep the proper perspective, let’s chant our Friday Chant like we really mean it nuh. In time to the riddim now: ‘Oh Lord, thanks for getting me safely through another week of work! It hasn’t been easy, but with your generous help, I made it through. Now, please help me to get sufficient fun, fellowship, rest and relaxation in these two short days off, so that I can be renewed and refreshed in soul, body and mind, to go back out and do it all over again next week, furthering your glorious kingdom with each step I take. I pray this in Jesus name. Amen.’ Ah Friends, our lives aren’t much different than those who lived in Jesus’ time, except perhaps we’re more sinful, ungodly and more boldfaced with it. As Jesus says in our Bit: ‘Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.’ The scribes and Pharisees, the religious rulers of Israel had shunted aside some of the old commands of the Old Testament for some newer religious practices. Hear how Jesus lambasted the Jewish leaders just before our Bit. ‘Well hath Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites (pretenders), as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for (as) doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots (pitchers) and cups: and many other such like things ye do.’ (Mark 7: 6-8) Oh my people, we’re doing the same thing, concentrating more on outward appearances, than inward cleanliness, and sadly on a much larger, wider and more ungodly scale. As the scholars claimed of the Jewish elders: ‘Too many were substituting modern religious custom for divinely revealed truth.’ Unfortunately, this generation is no different. There are so many new-fangled religious theories and ideas floating around, that one has to be very careful of what one hears and believes. On any given day, one can hear ten different preachers preach ten widely divergent sermons on the same subject. Sadly, each of them will veer off in whatever personal direction or slant, they decide to put on it. But in the end, none of them will fully conform to the Word of the Lord. That’s because we have allowed too much man-made junk, too many man-made customs to infiltrate our beliefs and usurp the real truth of God’s Word. The obvious result is that we now follow more man-made customs, idols and practices instead of what the Word teaches. My Friends, in these scandalous, confused, ungodly times, it’s impossible for us to understand what is and isn’t truth without personal and individual knowledge of the Lord’s Law. With all the shysters and false preachers around, it’s imperative that we read and store the Word in our hearts, minds and souls, so that we can refute and counteract the false witness and testimony that currently passes for truth. That’s why I keep pleading with us to spend time, as much time as is necessary, reading the Good Book and meditating on it, so that we can have a solid foundation to resist the lies and falsehood being spread by the enemy and his evil cohorts. Unless we know what the Word says, we can’t truly tell right from wrong, and thus prevent ourselves from going astray. And we certainly don’t want that! So starting today, RIGHT NOW, let’s promise our God and ourselves, to study the Word more sincerely and diligently than we’ve ever done before, that we may uphold the Lord’s divine truth and not man-made customs. It’s the only way positive change will ever come to our world. More on this tomorrow, God willing. Till then, remember to LOVE your God, LIVE your Faith, and SPREAD His Word! Much LOVE!…unless you know the law…you can’t tell right from wrong…true from false… P.S. This is a bit late because of some modem problems…and my tiredness. (smile) 
 

Psalm 119:97.    O how LOVE I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
 
Oh Friends, the Lord has graciously granted us one more day of earthly life. And all God’s people gratefully declared: ‘Thank you Lord!’ Now giving thanks for seeing another day is fine, but what we do with the day, how we live it, is even more important. And the first thing we need to do every day, is consider how God wants us to live that particular day. And we can only discover that by earnestly communicating with Him. He will surely lead and guide us when we sincerely trust and surrender our lives to Him. But we also need to know His likes and dislikes, what we should and should not do. And we can only know that by reading and studying His Holy Word. Every believer needs to come to a point in his or her life where they can truthfully say, as our Bit does: ‘O how LOVE I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.’ And why is that? Because, as we saw yesterday, the Lord told Joshua, in no uncertain terms, that the road to prosperity and success is via His law, knowing and keeping it. (Josh.1:8) The psalmist corroborates that when he wisely says: ‘Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly (wicked), nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate (ponder) day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.’ (Ps.1:1-3) Wow Friends! What a magnificent promise! When we keep God’s law before us constantly and follow it faithfully, then we’re assured of living successful lives! The Lord promised it, so it must be true! But it all comes back to our standing on His promises, which we aren’t doing enough of, else we wouldn’t be as anxious and worried about what’s happening in the evil, ungodly world around us. Remember, as Bruh Paul informed Timothy: ‘For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of LOVE, and of a sound mind.’ (2 Tim.1:7)That means when we’re in right standing with God, when His Holy Spirit is living and flowering in us, we are strong and fearless, full of LOVE, power and wisdom. But the Holy Spirit can’t flower within us if we don’t read, digest and practice the rules and regulations of Christ’s kingdom. It’s as simple as that my people. Hear how the writer of Psalm 119 describes it: ‘Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation…How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth. Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.’ (Ps.119:98-99,103-104) Ah mih people, what words of wisdom! And all of that still applies today because our God and His Word do not change! So what are we going to do about it eh? It’s obvious that our world is suffering in large part because of our ungodliness, our lack of knowledge of the Word, our defiant attitude towards it, plus our foolish acceptance of the worldly enticements of the enemy. Now if we want to believe the Word, but are having trouble practicing it, then we need to go to God and ask, as the psalmist does: ‘Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.’ (Ps.119:33-34) Oh my brethren, if we go to God with those requests, He will surely grant them! And if we listen and obey His teaching, then we’ll be able to sincerely declare like the psalmist: ‘I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.’ (Ps.119:14-16) So Friends, having seen the unmistakable and assured benefits of immersing ourselves in God’s Word, let’s faithfully promise ourselves to get on with that most important task, as of RIGHT NOW, so that our world, our children and ourselves can begin enjoying the great mercies and blessings our faithful and magnanimous God has in store for those who LOVE Him and sincerely practice His Word. Let’s put Him to the test nuh Friends! Let’s stand on His promises! It’s the only way to discover the Truth of God’s Word! Much LOVE!…Standing…standing… standing on the promises of God… 

Psalm 119:97.    O how I LOVE thy law! It is my meditation all day.
 
Oh Friends, what a contradictory world we live in eh! Imagine thirteen people dying from listeria through cantaloupe infection in the U.S. in this highly technical and sophisticated age. They keep telling us to eat more fruits and vegetables, but every year there’s some serious outbreak of sickness from fruits or vegetables. Also a simple thing like washing hands has to be continuously trumpeted and put in our faces because it seems the more technologically advanced we become, the less sanitary we get. Hospitals, where you’re supposed to be healed and cured from illness, are now also some of the biggest carriers and perpetrators of disease. I remember growing up and considering the hospital the safest place in terms of illness. Not now though! Ah Lord Friends! What’s safe nowadays eh? It seems like nothing except the Word of the Lord, as our Bit highlights. ‘O how I LOVE thy law! It is my meditation all the day.’ The Lord’s Word definitely won’t sicken or kill us Friends! Instead it will make us strong and keep us from illness, cause when we follow it, we will do healthy things, pursue healthy and godly activities. Now how many of us can categorically and sincerely claim that we LOVE the Lord’s law? Certainly not as many as ought to! And even fewer can truly claim that they meditate on it all day, or even a lot of the day. That’s not good enough my people. To be true followers or members in any organization, we must know the rules and regulations of the particular body and then loyally follow them. It’s no different for Christianity. The rules are God’s law found in the Good Book, rules that we should know pretty well and then follow to the best of our ability. Unfortunately though, as followers of Christ we have been tested in that area and seriously found wanting. It’s like the complaints Christ had against the seven churches in Asia found in Revelation Chapters 2&3. On the outside we seem half decent, but on the inside where it really counts, we’re not truly faithful. Again it boils down to talk versus action. Our talk greatly outweighs our action, which should not be so, because Christianity is an action movement, and in any case actions always speak louder than words. As James says: ‘Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.’ (James 1:22) And also: ‘What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?…Show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.’ (James 2:14,18) Sadly, we Christians are not living up to our cause, else our world would be in much better shape than it currently is. Too many of us are still too concerned with the lusts of the flesh and the worldly pursuits. But we can’t be of Christ and of the world too. There’s no fence sitting. As James also tells us: ‘A doubleminded man is unstable in all his ways.’ (James 1:8) So my brethren, we have to make up our minds whom we’re going to follow; Christ or Beelzebub. And if we choose Christ, then we must seriously learn His laws and then faithfully pursue them. It’s the only way we can keep Christ’s Church alive and growing. Oh Friends, I can’t emphasize enough the importance of delving into God’s law, of knowing it, of meditating, contemplating and thinking about it during our waking hours, because it’s God’s law that gives us guidance and direction for living a joyful, righteous and full earthly life. Without God’s law to lead and guide us, we’d be lost, be falling for the evil wiles and lies of the enemy, and going down the garden path to sure death and destruction. But that’s not what our wonderful God wants for us. He wants us all to eventually come to salvation and eternal life, while experiencing a long, happy and faithful journey here on earth. We can’t do that though unless we first lean the rules for doing so. Here’s an epic bit of scripture that shows the importance of learning God’s law and keeping it. And it goes way back in time when the Lord commanded Joshua in no uncertain terms. ‘This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth (shall constantly be in thy mouth); but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.’ (Josh.1:8) Yuh see Friends, directly from the Lord’s mouth to us. Study My Word, keep it, and you’ll be successful. What’s so difficult in that eh? Our fathers listened, obeyed and were successful. But we believed that it was our own strength that made us successful, and because the Lord’s given us freedom of choice, we think we can do whatever we want. Yes, but not without serious consequences, when we choose the wrong path. And there’s no doubt that our generation has done that, therefore we’re seeing and feeling the disastrous repercussions right now. Oh my people, I’ll close by reminding us for the umpteenth time, that the wisest choice we can ever make on this earth, is to learn the Lord’s law, LOVE it, and follow it. More on this tomorrow, our God in favour. Till then, please, let’s read His Word, meditate on it, and try our very best to faithfully live it. Much LOVE!…to be considered wise in God’s eyes…we must first seek Him and His Word…
 

Psalm 32:7.    Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
 
Oh Friends, the Lord in His LOVING-kindness has granted us another day of life on planet earth! And all God’s people joyfully sang: ‘Praise Him, Praise Him, Glory Hallelujah. He is LOVE! He is LOVE!’ He certainly is my people! So much so, that along with the new day of life come new mercies and blessings. I therefore urge us to gratefully accept and use them to enhance our earthly lives and further God’s kingdom, the two main purposes for which we’ve been granted life this blessed day. So whether it’s raining or sunny in our lives, let’s be contented and make the most of what we have, for that’s the only way to bring peace and joy to our weary, bruised and confused souls. And if we can’t handle life on our own, which we obviously can’t, then there’s help, there’s always help to be had from our God. As our Bit so wisely states: ‘Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about (surround me) with songs of deliverance.’ Yuh know Friends, it’s sad that there are many Christians who still try to do stuff on their own, when fully knowing, through the Word, that we can’t. I guess it’s a matter of foolish pride and rebellion, when we know that our chances of success without God’s help are few or nil. Why are we so reluctant to get God in our lives eh, when He so badly wants to help us in all areas? Right now our world is in a terrible state; overwhelmed by physical strife, economic depression and widespread inequality. Currently, it’s also disaster prone, thus a high degree of ‘sufferation’ prevails all over. But yuh think the powers that be are even contemplating turning back for help to the most mighty and ever-LOVING God who created and still cares for us? Absolutely not! They’re completely focused on accomplishing stuff in their own strength, and everyday things become worse. Bruh David spells it out so clearly in our Bit, that in times of trouble God is our best refuge. And he’s talking from lots of experience, both personally and as king of Israel. Those of us who choose to look to God for help, know without a doubt that there’s no better place of comfort, solace and security, at any time, than in the protective arms of our wonderful God. And He’s so caring, considerate and understanding, that He doesn’t simply protect us from trouble, but in our times of need, He also surrounds us with songs of deliverance. Yes Friends, our God delights in song! All through the Good Book it talks about singing; songs of praise, gratitude, whatever. The angels also sing in heaven. Songs and singing should therefore be an integral part of the believer’s earthly journey. Bruh David, when talking about praise for answered prayer, said it thus: ‘And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.’ (Ps.40:3) That’s so true my people! When God answers our prayers, a song of praise and joy just naturally bubbles up from the depths of our souls. Here are a couple of examples of that from the Good Book. First up is Moses’ Song, after the Israelites crossed the Red Sea.: ‘Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him a habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.’ (Ex.15:1-2) Then there’s the Song of Deborah and Barak; the prophetess and judge of Israel and the mighty warrior, when they delivered Israel from the army of Sisera. ‘Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel (when leaders lead in Israel), when the people willingly offered themselves (volunteered). Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.’ (Judg.5:1-3) The Psalms and Song of Solomon are two whole Books within the Bible dedicated to song. And at the end of time we’ll still be singing songs of praise and glory, as John saw in Revelation: ‘And when he had taken the book, the four beasts (living creatures) and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials (bowls) full of odours (incense), which are the prayers of saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book (scroll), and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred (tribe), and tongue, and people, and nation.’ (Rev.5:8-9) So my people, in wisdom, let’s keep looking to the Lord our God for refuge and comfort, both in good and bad times, and let’s glorify His Holy Name also in song; songs of deliverance, praise and thanks, for it is meet and right so to do. Selah! Much LOVE!…when earthly song rises to heaven…heaven joins it in song…