What do you know about cars?  For one thing, did you know how inefficient they are?  I had to laugh out loud when I learned that cars take up a huge amount of space on this earth but get driven around mostly empty.  Government statistics have shown that the private car in the United States carries only 1.6 people in them per trip!

Okay, I know what you are thinking…What does the above trivia piece of information have to do with having a conversation with God using Scripture?

Well, I’m so glad you asked.

Today, as I was traveling up the highway, heading to the Half Price Book store, to purchase a book by Linda Page entitled Healthy Healing, I decided to turn on my car CD player.  A highly popular gospel tune by Hezekiah Walker entitled  “Every Praise” blasted out from the speakers and immediately the beat caused me to sway with the rhythm and to pat the steering wheel as I drove down the street.

Upon reaching Half Price Books’ parking lot, I could hardly bring myself to turn off the music.  The testimony in song was such a blessing to my soul.  Finally, I exited my vehicle and while still softly humming the melody of the tune, entered the Book Store.  I found my book, retrieved it from the shelf and approached the checkout line.

A few customers were in front of me, so I took this opportunity to turn aside to examine some for sale items on a shelf while at the same time still humming “Every Praise”.  Then a strange thing happened.  I felt something pressuring against my back.  I turned to face the customer that was ahead of me in the checkout line.  Immediately, I apologized for bumping into her, but she corrected me and said she purposely leaned backward to hear what I was humming because it sounded so soothing and gave her such joy to embrace my happiness in this troubling world.

(I immediately thought….Lord, you are doing it again.  Just like last week.  You have opened another door to present Yourself to me and to others.)  The next thing I knew, we were both giving God praises and thanking Him for his ever presence in our lives.

(*) NOTE: Incognito – Having One’s true identity concealed.

NOW, I’ll ask you a second time...What radio station is permanently set on your car?

CLICK THE RED SONG TITLE BELOW…SKIP THE COMMERCIAL…AND BE BLESSED IN SONG.  

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“To me, art begets art. Painting feeds the eye just as poetry feeds the ear, which is to say that both feed the soul.” —Susan Vreeland

Hello, my dedicated readers. For this week’s blog I thought I would present you with an original poem of mine. Actually, I have a file cabinet full of my poems which were written at various stages of my life. I am pleased to say that my Lord and Savior gifted me with talents that require me to use the mighty pen and paper, a typewriter, tablet or a computer. I commune with the Lord with all three.

Dear Heavenly Father: Thank You so very, very much for the gift that You, and only by Your grace, have given me. Please Dear Jesus, help me to identify these gifts and to use them only for Your glory. Amen.

(The following original poem was written by me and posted on WordPress on January 14, 2022.)

When Women Worship By S. L. Fowler   “W” When Women Worship They hold their heads up high… They Walk in confidence… Because their Jesus is nigh. When Women Worship They feel Worthy and are convinced… That they are in the Lord’s presence… And protected by His defense. “O” When Women Worship They Open up their hearts… They pour Out undying love… On the least Of them and the lost They look for Opportunities To bless their fellowman… To Offer encouragement… And to instill Order wherever they can. “M” When Women Worship They Manage to forgive… They try not to Mention Malice… They Mask their hearts from within. They take advantage of each Moment To Muster sacrificial love… To shower it upon their Mentors… In order to please the Man above. “E” When Women Worship Their very presence Electrifies… Every audience they Entertain… Causing their Enemies to take wings and fly. They are Especially hard on ole Slew Foot Causing the last Enemy to flee… For he would rather Evaporate… Then to take a knee. “N” When Women Worship They Nurture God’s flock… They Neither loose hope Nor the sight of glory… Why?  Because they pray a lot. Women Neutralize opposition By memorizing God’s Nomenclatures… And reciting them back to the people… While including all of his creation; mammals and human nature.

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SCENE NO. 1

Good morning world! I have a question for you. Would you believe that once upon a time, I was a child. I thought as a child. I played as a child. And I said my prayers as a child. It seems like all of my life, I have been talking with God, Jesus and the angels. Bomb-barding heaven with endless questions.

I can still remember the lyrics of an original song my big sister and I composed when we were about 10 and 12 years old. We were sitting on our back porch with our arms above and behind our heads…looking up at the evening sun going down while softly harmonizing to the tune, ‘Jesus Loves Me, This I know‘. One of us said, “Let’s make up our own song”…I believe it was my big sister’s idea.

Since the distant stars had begun to make their appearance in the sky, I asked my sister a question. (Now, she was the brainy one and the disciplinarian one who ruled over 4 siblings when our parents were away.) I asked her, “What makes the stars so high?”

“I don’t know”, my sister said. But she was thinking silently and within a few minutes she said out loud: ‘Tell me, oh pretty sky. What makes the stars so high.” I soon interrupted her with more inquisitive questions here and there about nature. When the lyrics were finished we added a melody to the newly composed poem. Finally, we jumped up and ran inside the house to share and sing it for our family.

SCENE NO. 2

When and if you decide to ask God questions, always remember that God is holy and that God is sovereign. Ask in faith and without doubting. Do not demand but in humility seek God’s wisdom. And that includes prayerfully reading God’s word daily. You’d be surprised just how many answers are in those pages in plain view.

Later in my adult life I continued serving in many different Christian Churches. Once as I was preparing to teach an adult Sunday School lesson, the thesis scripture was “I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist.” Isaiah 44:22

As I paused to meditate on those words, the Holy Spirit began to speak to me in response to my inquiry through song. He said, My child, one reason why I set the clouds up above your back porch that starry night all those many years ago was to remind you that I will not forget you. And I have swept away your offenses like a cloud. And as for why I made the morning mist, that was just to remind you that like the mist, your sins disappear from before Me long before high noon.

Hallelujah! At last I had confirmation to all those questions in that song. The ‘what’ turned out to be the ‘Who”. For indeed the Lord declares in a still small voice…

“I am the Lord who has made all the things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by Myself.”

Isaiah 44:24b

Soon after I finished composing Scene No 2 of this week’s blog, I searched Youtube and ran across the perfect video/song for my subject matter. It’s entitled, “Why“. However, the divine and blessed part is that it was written, composed and sung by a talented multi-award-winning young Christian man who is on fire for the Lord. You will love the way he gives godly reasons as to why and the manner in which you should respectfully question the Almighty. (It may take you 2 repeated listening sessions to get the godly message.)

To replay the song entitled ” Why” Click on the semi-circle arrow in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. The screen will return to the song’s beginning.

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