APRIL 8
During a 700-mile trip ---- weary of searching for decent radio stations ---- I found a $5 CD in a store
for a rock music band that I used to love... years ago.
* Long before I became a guitarist.
* Long before I became pretty good on bass.
* Long before had recorded and published 300 songs
on DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com for free downloads.
* Back when I had a really poor audio system.
So as I listened to this CD driving down the interstate,
the bass and viola tracks vibrating their depths into my heart
(figuratively --not all THAT loud!) --
the flutes and rocking guitar lines
played against each other on stereo sides...
I was just awed. Amazed at all I had missed over the years.
SAD at all the deeper music I had missed.
I felt like I did the first time I watched
THE WIZARD OF OZ on a color TV after watching it every year
in black and white for years...
I never knew that when Dorothy stepped into Oz,
the scenery exploded into vivid colors.
And as I listened to this CD,
I realized I had never known how extremely talented
this band was even beyond my enjoyment back before
I had the recording and the bass and the guitar skills
to recognize just how talented they were...
and the sound system to show the deep music.
When we start reading God's Word,
perhaps even as children,
we get the basic ideas of what God is saying.
But the experiences of life help us to see how
deep the words really are,
to see how gorgeous God's Word is,
to see all His many patterns of Truth.
And as we accumulate experiences, we start finding that
more and more, God's Word deeply applies to "real life" --
including help us deal with our many problems that
caused our focus on whatever we've become focused on (not just food).
and to help us enjoy life -- ABUNDANT LIFE, Jesus called it. John 10:10. Promised.
PRAYER
LORD, help me to set aside the past and remember that,
If I honestly ask You to, You will help me to grow spiritually.
To see the depths of Your Word and how it applies to my life.
I yearn to follow You more deeply...
and have found so much joy doing so
as my experiences with You grow. "Deeper Music."
So that I can help others find Your deep John 10:10 abundant, joy.
God's Supporting Word
John 10: 10, Jesus speaking:
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"The thief does
not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that
they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
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A few verses earlier, In John 8:44, "The Thief" was defined by Jesus as Satan
"You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your
father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does
not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks
a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
©2013 DianaDee Osborne (all material), all rights reserved. First published 8 April 2013. FREE personal usage; see website. But feel free to print with copyright info, & share for nonprofit usage!
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