Leaving the Grandstand World

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Today's teaching is entitled, "I Am as God Created Me." For those of us devoted to Christ, how could it be any other way? We have allowed the Holy Spirit to erase the goop and the gunk we have used to try and correct God. We, instead, have allowed Him to correct us, from the inside out. We are no longer victims of the world, but victors in Christ. No longer bowing to false gods (idols), but humbly worshipping the one, true God through Jesus Christ. Remember always, if you've accepted Jesus, you are as God created you, not as you have created yourself!

The song, today, was written when I visited Montana many years ago. "Let's Open Up the Floodgates," is a prayer that we focus on the Lord and His attributes, and allow His mighty power and glory flow into this world so filled with doubt and darkness.

Finally, the poem is "Let the Captain Steer." An obviously appropriate ending to this episode today.

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Today's poem is "Horizontal River Rush" which was written when I was a student at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. I went there for a few years and stayed in a dormitory on the first floor that had a sealed window that looked onto the center of the campus where people would walk by. Once when it was raining, and the drops were scurrying down the glass of that window and the people were hurrying by with their umbrellas nearly lifting them off the ground, I wrote this poem. The alliteration makes the poem fun to read.

In addition, I have included a song I wrote when I was going to Miami-Dade Jr. College in 1967 or 68. "I Used to Think All Light Came from the Sun," was a pretty good song. I like the reference to light which shows in our eyes. Enjoy it!

The teaching is entitled, "Enjoy God's Son Rays."

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As we continue to explore ways to leave the grandstand world, today you'll hear a poem entitled, "Of What Shall I Build My Mind?" and a song, "For What Is Bound on Earth." The teaching is from my new batch of writing, unpublished as yet, entitled, "How Do We Overcome This World."

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Today I am sharing "The Inflatable Dragon" again only this time, instead of a song (as you heard in episode 19) you'll hear it as a poem. The song today was recorded in Salt Lake City in the Dean Kaelin Studios but the master tape was destroyed (because I left it in a closet unprotected for a long period of time). However, I had one cassette tape that had all the work we did on that album on it. The quality is poor but the inspiration of the song comes through. It is entitled, "I Think I Hear a Symphony." The teaching is from a new batch of writings that have not been published in a book yet. It is entitled, "A Science Fiction Story."

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First, in today's episode, you will hear a poem entitled "A Call to Prayer." I added two verses to this poem which I found in the public domain. Next my song, "Buckle Up with Prayer," then to cap off today's episode, a teaching from my unpublished stash entitled, "Appearances." Enjoy all these creative efforts and be blessed!

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This is an appropriately long episode dealing with a very important subject. Matthew 7:2 says in the Contemporary English Edition, "God will do to us what we do to others." All of my creative efforts today embrace the ramifications of that verse. We often ignore tough biblical commands because they appear to be ideals we can't live up to. This one, however, is much more important than we give it credit to be. This biblical admonition goes hand in hand with the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

If we choose to ignore the Golden Rule, we will be subject to Matthew 7:2 which will, by its very nature, give us cause to reconsider our position, and really do to others what we, ourselves, would like done to us. God's not trying to force His will on us, making us be nice. He created us a certain way and, with free will, if we choose to redefine ourselves as "something else" other than how God created us, WE are the ones choosing to try to fit ourselves into shoes that are too tight, shoes that pinch our toes, shoes that make us wonder what's going on and why God can be so cruel. Stop. Step back. Take another look. There is a God who created us.  We would do well to humbly get to know Him and learn to know ourselves and God through His Son, Jesus Christ.

He's not making you be a certain way. You are merely veering from how He created you. Stop veering, stop making waves, stop trying to redefine yourself, and get to know your creator through Jesus. It will make your life much more satisfying.

The poem is, "Don't Go to Hell on My Account." The song is "God Will Do to You," and the teaching is from my book, Advanced Christianity, "God Will Do to Us What We Do to Others." My prayer is that you get MUCH out of this episode.

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This episode is scheduled to be aired July 5th, 2021 but it may actually air July 4th (Independence Day in the US). So today we are exploring what it means to be Independent. We ARE NOT independent unless we are dependent on God. That is the Bottom Line!

The song for today is "He Has Died for You." The poem is "Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Kingdom Come" and a wonderful teaching today (even if I do say so myself) is from my book, A Holy Hodgepodge, "Independence Day." Be blessed!

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Have you packed your baggage yet and put it in the dumpster? Are you ready to leave the grandstand world and leave your worldly baggage behind? Good! Today I want to share a song that focuses on the worldly fact that, due to our determination to "Do it Ourselves," we have what could be called, Malfunction Junctions just about everywhere. These are junctions (where one road meets another) that are hazardous to our health. Just about every place you step on this earth, is filled with confusion and sometimes it even makes us think (erroneously of course) that there is no God. The song is "Malfunction Junction."

The poem was written on the library lawn in Miami, Florida one sunny afternoon. The words poured out so fast, I almost couldn't keep up with them. Enjoy "Evening Twinkling Bareback Skies."

The teaching is "The Shovel and the Pick" from my book, The Traveler.

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Today's episode deals with one of the main deterrents toward our ability to Leave the Grandstand World. Our own living rooms and bedrooms supply us with tons of worldly news and entertainment. We don't have to go anywhere! The Grandstand World has been given a choice spot in our own homes.

I don't want to be legalistic and say, "absolutely NO television for you," but it is important to be aware of what we are doing. Today's episode consists of my song, "I Want to See This World," then, extracted from my book, Shall I Pray or Watch TV? I share a portion of chapter 5 entitled, "Worshipping TV." Movies and TV DO affect us on this temporary journey we are in on earth.

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Although God is completely in authority and certain of all things, we struggle with reality. Often we bounce back and forth between realizing the truth and authority of God and the fickleness and confusion of this world. God simply does not vacillate like that, but we do. To align ourselves with God and His train of thought, it often seems a battle ensues. This battle is NOT God's battle. He never wonders about things, He KNOWS all that is going on. The battle is ours. And there really doesn't have to be one because we can join God in His certainness. And, in fact His Holy Spirit is leading us to that conclusion but, for now, we have battles.

From my book, The Opening Window, comes some insight in this battle. The chapter's subtitle is "Waging War in the Flesh." Next comes the poem entitled, "Until No One Remains in Hell" followed by our song, "Love Each Other."

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