Season 5, Episode 7, Sing to the Lord

47, 5-7, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (3/11/2022)

Today I would like to explore a little more of Making Melody to God. Last week we started with that poem. Unfortunately I did not include the scripture verses that inspired that poem. But, you Dave, being ever vigilant, saw that and read the scripture after the poem. I would like to reread the poem with the scripture and follow up with what God led me to a day or so later.

Let the word (spoken by) the Christ, the Messiah,

have its home (in your hearts and minds) and

dwell in you in (all its) richness, as you teach

and admonish and train one another in all insight

and intelligence and wisdom (in spiritual things

and sing) psalms and spiritual songs, making

melody to God with (His) grace in your hearts.”

Colossians 3:16 Amplified

MAKE MELODY TO GOD, (pg 41 God's Rhyme)

We sing Your Word

which we have heard

with our ears

throughout the years.

We sing

& the words ring

of what You have done

thru Jesus Your son.

Psalms & hymns

sung of Him

Whose life is praised,

from death he was raised.

Living

for years

knowing

life’s fears

crying

hurt tears

Then,

believing

without sight

accepting

now the light

living

thru His might.

We sing even more

of His glorious splendor,

of the life He has given

unlocking the gates to Heaven.

Psalms, hymns & spiritual songs

of His righting our wrongs,

we sing of His glory

that all may hear His story.

May our living be a melody

to God & His Son’s body.

May we sing with His grace

In our hearts in faith.

Discussion:

From Paul’s letter to the Colossians

Let the word (spoken by) the Christ, the Messiah, have its home (in your hearts and minds) and

dwell in you in (all its) richness, as you teach and admonish and train one another in all insight

and intelligence and wisdom (in spiritual things and sing) psalms and spiritual songs, making

melody to God with (His) grace in your hearts.” (Amplified Bible)

This is what I read in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians a couple of days after recording last week’s podcast:

Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God. (NKJV)

Psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, making melody to God

As I was dwelling on what more to say, this is what came to my mind:

May the Spirit lead us.

May we follow Jesus.

And in voices we raise

May we sing in praise

As we have understood

All that God has is good,

And as we have confessed

We have been truly blessed.

We read the Psalms,

We have sung the songs

Of praise and worship

And of our kinship

With God through His Son.

The battle has been won.

Sing, making melody to God, these days.

And as we pray, may His name we praise.

Always and forever,

He will leave us never.

(2/5/22, tcarter)

The next poem was inspired by Psalm 16: it is found in God’s Rhyme on pg. 43.

PLEASURES FOREVER MORE, (PG 42, God's Rhyme)

“You will show me the path of life;

in Your presence is fullness of joy,

at Your right hand are pleasures forever more.” Psalms 16:11, NKJV

The old Testament speaks of Him.

Prophets and kings were aware of Him.

God’s children did seek of His coming,

Praying to be heirs of His coming.

The path He has shown –

straight & narrow

the way to Heaven is known.

Thru His life He did give

the Father’s way

of how we should live.

His joy is ours forever more –

thru His resurrection

He has opened Heaven’s door.

& by being born again

we will enjoy His presence

in spite of our sin.

He sits at the Father’s right hand

where all is good

for those who will stand.

By faith we know of His presence.

Thru His spirit we are aware of His presence.

& someday we shall go to His hand

because thru Him we are heirs to His hand.

Be joyful for evermore. Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father & there for evermore are pleasures as only Heaven knows.

Discussion:

As I was leafing through God’s Rhyme I across this one ON PG. 27also:

PRAISE THE LORD God’s Rhyme I across this one ON PG. 27

Hallelujah, our Father in Heaven.

Hallelujah, His Son on this earth.

Hallelujah, Their Spirit within us.

Hallelujah, we can praise His name.

Praise the Lord,

this world’s creator

Praise the Lord,

our Father & Maker.

Praise the Lord

for all He does.

Praise the Lord,

we have His love.

Praise the Lord

in all His glory.

Praise the Lord

for the Christmas story.

Praise the Lord

for His Son Jesus.

Praise the Lord,

the One who pleases.

Praise the Lord

for those who follow.

Praise the Lord

Whose words aren’t hollow.

Praise the Lord

for His saving grace.

Praise the Lord

for our Heavenly place.

Praise the Lord

for all His praise.

Praise the Lord

for the life He did raise.

Praise the Lord

for His Holy Spirit;

Praise the Lord

for those who hear it.

Praise the Lord, let us sing Hallelujah,

Let us sing praise to the Lord & sing Hallelujah.

Ash Wednesday was last week. As I was reflecting on Lent the following words were written:

40 DAYS OF CHANGE

During this Lenten season,

Do we live in the wilderness?

Each day what is the reason.

Do we ever overcome our blindness?

For 40 days I will do without,

And after from the rafters shout,

“I have been cleansed and freed.

In Jesus I find all I need.

What if the challenge became,

Not every season the same?

Perhaps it is the season for change,

To allow the Holy Spirit to rearrange.

Sin we give up,

Drink from His cup;

Has our faith strengthened,

Have our hopes been lengthened?

Pray for revival,

For your survival.

Give up to receive

More as you believe.

Devote more time

To know His rhyme

As sin He will replace,

Overcome the world we face.

3/4/2022, tcarter

Discussion:

Last week we ended with a prayer for Ukraine. We would like to continue this.

PRAYER FOR UKRAINE AND THIS WORLD

Dear Heavenly Father,

I find that every day

I must kneel and pray.

And in this season

I daily find

More of a reason

I must not be blind.

I pray for peace

As the world does shout,

Now led by one

Who is not God’s Son.

The battle has begun,

The battle hymns sung.

Lines have been erased

And sovereignty defaced.

Lord, I pray for Ukraine.

I pray, remove their pain,

Rebuke the lies

Falling from the skies.

Lord, I pray that Your word

Is spoken and heard

Beyond this day

Oh Lord, lead me as I pray.

I pray, Lord, God, Father in Heaven.

I pray . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

Lead us Lord

Beyond the horde.

Lord, bless Ukraine, its people, leaders and warriors. May their example in their faith of their sovereignty be an example to the world. And may the faith of Christians in prayer lift them up to overcome.

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

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