Album 5 Release: Walking With God

HALLELUJAH!!

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Please join me in CELEBRATING release of my 5^th CD project – Walking With God.

This CD features:

•  14 all-original selections
•  Lyrical reflections as if you were literally going on a walk with God
•  A blend of musical styles and rhythms
•  A mix of vocal/soundtrack versions, with two extra soundtracks
•  A re-mix of ‘Lover of My Soul’, a favorite selection from CD # 3 (Love, in the Key of ‘J!’)
• 52 minutes of playtime

I trust you will find some inspiration and enjoyment from this project. Search this blog for the lyrics per song, if interested.

Contact: KeyofJLife@gmail.com

Rich blessings~ 
J!

L.E.A.R.N. (Poem)

No respecter of anyone is He.
Do you ever wonder, ‘How can this be?’
Are some clearly favored more than others?
Is there favor just for those He prefers?

Favor without favoritism, to you contradiction?
Creator, but not Father of all, a stark distinction?
Partial without partiality, a confusion?
To conundra such as these, there’s an explanation.

God makes offers -- clear choices to all men,
With outcomes that impact our lives and end.
He clearly has those that He prefers,
But He will respect our ‘choice’ orders.

As much as He is an impartial Choice Giver,
He’s also an impartial Judge and Law Giver.
As Judge, He does not intend to change our choices,
But when they’re wrong, He must give us His sentences.

Ahhh, but when they’re right, in them and us He delights,
And all His blessings flow, raising us to fresh heights!
From these stark distinctions, He intends for us to LEARN,

So from each ‘choice investment’, we’ll reap a nice return.

As we live, there is one thing we must keep in mind,
Or else, in this life, we may end up in a bind.
While nice results is what we are yearning,
We must always ask, ‘What am I learning?’ 

Learning, key to unlocking hidden truths,
Thus, we must think and act like ‘learning sleuths’.
But if to just more learning we become so captive,
We’ll miss opportunities for ...life-style adaptive! 

L.E.A.R.N., what could this acronym signify?
At this, I took a stab, gave it a try.
Tell me what you may think of my conclusion,

Let me know what’s your acronym suggestion.

L.E.A.R.N.
Look, Examine, Assess, Reaffirm/Redeem, Notice

This acronym signifies how God intends us to learn:

Examine and assess what our ‘choice investments’ returned.

Reaffirm the good; redeem the bad, new choices to instate.

Anticipate, then notice the good your changes will create.

In His awesome love, God gave us His Bible,

For us to learn how life’s forces to bridle.

It’s all about people who did and didn’t learn,
And the rewards and punishments each did earn.¹

Though the ancient text version has been completed,

The purpose of my message would be defeated,

If I failed to note God’s record is still being written,

Day-by-day with your every ‘choice investment’ decision.

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¹ As you browse through The Bible, learn lessons from those who learned, and those who didn’t learn Heaven’s policy Truths like these:

…for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.  (2 Samuel 2:30) Even this is a reflection of Grace!

The Lord upholds all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down (humbled before Him). He will fulfill the desire of those who fear (honor/respect/obey) Him. He will also hear their cry and save them. The Lord preserves all those who love Him, but the wicked He will destroy. (Psalm 145 excerpt)

The Lord opens the (spiritual) eyes of the blind. The Lord raises those who are bowed down. The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the strangers (immigrants). He relieves the fatherless and widow, but the way of the wicked He turns upside down. (Psalm 146 excerpt)

C.R.A.P. Upon the Earth (Poem)

In Eden’s Garden, man behaved badly,

In disobedience, God’s face we slapped.

Ever since, things on earth have been …crappy!

To destruction, our route has been well mapped.

Like when GPS coordinates are reset,

God’s Grace in Christ provided us an alternative route.

He promised all our sins to forgive and forget,

A new name and record we get; the former ones

…closed-out!

Perhaps you have heard about it many times before,

But don’t understand the concept of sins that transgress,

And how, in Christ’s death, our right standing

He could restore.

If so, let’s take a closer look at

…His GPS.

For us, God’s Punishment Scheme was guaranteed.

In graceful Love, God Proffered a Savior

to take our place.

God’s People - Special, we’re called, if we accede.

In God’s Palatial Service, former things will have

...no trace.

Crap! That’s life on earth since our sinful downfall.

Trapped! Believing devil’s lies, we’ve widened the gap.

Between God and man, we couldn’t breach the great wall.

God’s response…

Pound-for-pound, point-by-point, blow-by-blow,

…crap-for-C.R.A.P.

               Create new heavens and a new earth!
               Remember the former things no longer,
               Among special people who will rejoice,
               People in whom I will also rejoice.*

…and crap-for-C.R.O.P.

Christ, Restoring Our Place

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* Isaiah 65: 17-19

Trick for Defeat (Poem)

‘Trick-or-treat!’, that ole familiar expression,

That’s heard this time of year in many nations.

Whether your beliefs about it are clear or cloudy,

In fact, it all seems to be about getting candy.

While with time, the trick part of the deal has diminished,

The roots of tricks in our world are now well established.

We all know them well, the fruits of devilish tricksters!

Their aim is to ensure in life we’re not the victors.

Daily in news across our world we read of their fruits,

Yet still we refuse to recognize their unseen roots.

We see and know those who’re trapped in
devils’ lying tricks,

Folk who then treat the rest of us with wicked antics.

Tricked for wicked treats, yep, it is the same ole game.

But there’s a way to extinguish this hellish flame.

Jesus said know Truth, and from tricky lies, be free.

Yet dressed up lies are appealing to you and me.

Here is a question that to you I submit;

Ask yourself, ‘Which comes first, Truth or counterfeit?’

Since the answer is so clearly obvious,

For us, why is knowing Truth so arduous??

  

Imagine, with a time stamp each has come.

That way any counterfeit appears… dumb.

So date God’s Word next to devils’ lies on you splashed.

Then would you still fall for their counterfeits, rehashed?

Since in search for hope we fall for lying façades,

Here is a good way to expose devilish frauds.

Ask yourself, ‘Which comes first, false hope or

hope that satisfies?’

Please note: As Truth precedes counterfeits,

true hope follows lies.¹

Friends, the answers to these two questions pivotal,

Should help you avoid circumstances pitiful.

The Truth of God’s Word predates and trumps satan’s lies,

And God’s Word affirms only His hope satisfies.

While at Halloween, kids may ring bells for trick or treat,

Daily, devils ring our bells with their… trick for defeat!

So you’re not tricked, ensure God’s Truth is your daily meat.

Then both your feet will remain on paths that God calls… sweet.²

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¹ False hopes always precede the final hope that both satisfies and then puts and end to the issue.
² Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your Truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day. Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He teaches sinners in the way. The humble He guides in justice, and the humble He teaches His way. All the paths of the Lord are Mercy and Truth, to such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. Who is the man that fears the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses. He himself shall dwell in prosperity, and his descendants shall inherit the earth. The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant. My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He shall pluck my feet out of the [lying trickster’s/deceiver’s] net. (Psalm 25, excerpts)

Christmas, The Sequel (Poem)

Earth’s first Christmas! T’was once the greatest day

that ever was!

At last, the arrival of God’s Genesis Seed.¹

He would soon snatch victory, out of demons’ lying jaws.

He would die, then resurrect, our ‘sin case’ to plead.

God so loves the seed, time and harvest principle,

That He made His own Son a Seed, placed in Mary’s womb.

She did not imagine such could be possible,

And this Seed would soon be planted in a rich man’s tomb.

Through His great victory on Calvary and in His tomb,

He overwhelmingly trumped Christmas as

Earth’s Greatest Day!

On Resurrection Day, He became the Church’s

promised Groom.

Betrothed to Him, we no longer have to be devils’ prey.

These two Days opened the door for us to become

Son lights,

To shine Light in a darkening world we’d soon inherit.

But great though they were, these two Days only serve

as highlights.

In God’s Mind, they were merely a collective deposit.

God’s Book reveals for the number, 3, He has a penchant! ²

So with Earth’s two Greatest Days now

having come and gone,

This is the time to ponder, ‘With what Seed is Earth

now pregnant??

If Earth is promised a third Greatest Day,

when will it dawn??’

Earth’s two Greatest days were preceded, recognizably,
By times of deep darkness, and Heaven silently active.³

After about 400 years and 3 days, respectively,

Darkness was then blasted with LIGHT…

and Seeds successive.

Friend,

To Earth, a third Greatest Day is indeed promised.

About this Day, The Bible is not subtle.

It’s the last fruit that God’s Genesis Seed prefaced.

I call this promised Day, Christmas, The Sequel.

Far from a mere 24 hours, it’ll last a thousand years! ⁴

But before it comes, for worse darkness, be on the lookout,

And to Heaven’s silent activity, tune your heart’s ears,

As God prepares this ole world for His due justice payout.

First, temporarily from this world, The Church

will checkout.⁵

Then, after we are gone, the most gross evil will breakout!

Across the world, peoples and their governments

will freak out!

In favor of a world ruler, governments will phase out.

For so many folks across the world, it will be lights out!

From punishing judgments, others will simply be worn out.

After 7 gruesome years, evil still won’t be knocked out!

But then, the world will then hear an Archangel’s

victory SHOUT!

Earth, then tilled as if prepared to plant a new garden,

Will be ready to receive God’s last Genesis Seed.

By this same Jesus, who from the grave was begotten,

Earth’s prior Great Days, Millennial Days will now succeed.

Not a borrowed donkey, this time clouds He will ride.

Every remaining eye will see Him, not one will hide.

Locked up for a thousand years, devils won’t deride.

For a while, across the Earth, righteousness will abide.

Though you may not like the notion, Christmas, The Sequel,

About this third Great Day on Earth, you should have

NO doubt.

Please, let’s agree to not fight over my poem’s title.

Just know THIS is what Christmas was really all about!

Millennial ‘Day’, The Christmas Sequel

Compared to Christmas, so much more Joyful!

For more on Christmas, please see:
Christmas Reflections

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¹ ‘And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.’ (Genesis 3:15)

² See: Meaning of Numbers in The Bible, The Number 3

³ ‘The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death, Light has dawned.’ (Matthew 4:16)

‘To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.’ (Luke 1:79)  It was about 4 spiritually dark, silent centuries between the writing of the last book of the Old Testament and the birth of Jesus, and was several spiritually dark, silent days between His death and resurrection.

⁴ Referred to as The Millennial Reign of Christ, discussed extensively throughout this blog.

⁵ Referred to as The Rapture or catching away. ‘Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.’ (1 Thessalonians 4:17)

They’re Always On (Poem)

Here’s a secret you may or may not know,

Life is designed with built-in, two way switches.

They do not come with ‘off’ and ‘on’, oh no!

They are always on, and never have glitches.

These switches are fused to what we believe.

They are connected to two unseen sources,

And serve to govern what we will receive,

From resources of spiritual forces.

For each area of your life, there is a switch.

While others may try, only you can control it.

To flip it ‘the other way’, there’s always an itch,

But it’s only flipped by your mind and your spirit.

Each of these switches is flipped either on ‘faith’ or ‘fear’.

Though some think so, there is no in-between.

The setting is based on what you mostly see and hear.

The connections are always tight and clean.

Just as with our switches electrical,

When flipped, the chosen power will flow.

But unlike electric current normal,

These switches will cause their seeds to grow.

By the time these seeds produce their fruit,

You will have forgotten that switch you flipped!

As long as you feed that fruit’s tap root,

More of that fruit’s kind to you will be shipped.

Flipped to ‘faith’, you’ll turn on God’s creative power,

And grow seeds of the substance of your hopes.¹

Flipped to ‘fear’, you’ll remove God’s protective armor,

And by devilish fruits you will be choked.²

For each switch, the default position is fear, not faith.

It takes absolutely no effort to live and walk in fear.
To flip a switch to faith requires an intentional fight --

That fight of faith, to perceive God's Word,

and walk in what you hear.³

The best way to avoid ending up in fear's ditches,
Is to daily check the position of your life switches.
Keep them on 'faith', so you will enjoy faith's full riches,
And avoid being tied up in those… devilish stitches.

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¹ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not (yet) seen. (Hebrews 11:1)

² …Do NOT fear… (Iterated 46 times in The Bible)

³ Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called… (1 Timothy 6:12)

The Master’s Piece (Poem)

Problems, problems, they never seem to end.
They erode and shape the shores of our lives.
They try their best, peace of mind to upend,
And like rain clouds, they darken sunny skies.

But there is something about problems we often fail to see.
Though like all things in life, they have a

start, middle and end,
Why do we tend to focus on the first two of these three?!
Read on if, in your life, you have also noticed this trend.

Stretch a blank canvas before a master painter,
And ask, ‘On this blank, what image do you see?’
Plunk a chunk of wood before a master sculptor,
And ask, ‘What inside this chunk will you set free?’

Place problems in the lap of Christians who are callow,
And ask them, ‘What in this great quandary do you perceive?’

Will they see o’er their lives ever darkening shadows?
Will they say what they fear, or in Christ, what they believe?

Look carefully into ‘problems’ until you see,
A nestled word that, if missed, you may well be robbed.
Guarding against this three-letter word is your key,
To grasping inner visions of your problems, solved.

As artists start with a chunk, lump, or blank page,
Then they envision and design their great masterpiece,
It is our assigned task to be ‘Christians sage’,
And see in problems, Christ’s end-design,

His ‘Master’s Piece!’

For His Master’s Piece in you to never be upended,
Let His faith in you see beyond what, by you, is seen.
If you make sure His view above others is ascended,
From pressures of problems’ first two parts, you will be weaned!

It takes practice to cultivate this view,
While daily walking closely with our Faith Author.
Here’s a tip I now gladly share with you:
Practice seeing problems in your ‘rear view mirror!’
No Masterpiece,

but

Master’s Piece, with His Peace.