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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Delicious Jams and Jellies

I went into our bedroom this morning around 8:45 with the intent of getting my wife up and ready for the day, only to find her eyes shut and a peaceful look resting upon her countenance. I stood there for a short time gazing upon her and thinking about all the fun times that we have had together over the years and expectantly wondering what good things the Lord has in store for her in the years ahead.  In times when despair would try and creep over me I am reminded of the “rhema” word that the Lord gave to us concerning my wife as found in Psalm 118:17 stating that she shall not die but live “and tell what the Lord has done.” (God’s Word ©)   

After a few moments I thought I heard something and realized that Piper was humming a song!  This brought an instant smile to my face and I proceeded to open the blinds a little and gently sing the “Good Morning” song from the old musical “Singing in The Rain” where Debbie Reynolds is singing to Gene Kelly and Donald O’Conner saying:
♫ Good mornin’, good mornin’!
It’s great to stay up late,
Good mornin’, good mornin’ to you! ♪
This is something that I do just about every morning when I get her up.  Since I understand how sensitive she is to the emotions of those around her, I always strive to set a joyous and humorous tone first thing each day!  I’ll change the lyrics to fit the mood and/or to get her to laugh and smile.  Then I’ll also sing some of the children’s songs we wrote over the years for our own kids and for those to whom we ministered to at church.  They are pretty simple songs and she wrote many of them.  They have easy uncomplicated lyrics like:
♫ “Praise, praise, praise,
  Praise the Lord.
  Praise, praise, praise,
  Praise the Lord,
  Praise, praise, praise,
  I will praise the Lord.
  Praise – the – Lord!” ♪
It is always rewarding to see the recognition come into her eyes when the songs are being sung!  Following the song fest I’ll continue to establish the direction of the day by reading a dozen or so personalized scriptures from our ever growing list of healing verses that we read from multiple times daily.  I like to remind her that this is God’s viewpoint on what is going on with her!
The second verse I read to her today was based on Psalm 41:2 from the KJV, and I proclaimed it to her as from the Lord speaking to her saying: “I am preserving you and keeping you alive.”
Piper was smiling as I went through my morning antics and I was in a great mood and instantly started laughing when I finished that verse as I thought of and recited the lines from the first National Treasure movie (I guess I was movie-minded this morning!) where Riley is trying to prove to Ben at the Library of Congress building in Washington D.C., that it is impossible to steal the Declaration of Independence.  After listening to Riley for a while, Ben calmly hands a book over to Riley and says with an “I know it all smile”: “The preservation room.  Enjoy!  Go ahead.  Do you know what the preservation room is for”?  To which Riley, looking a little befuddled replies: “Delicious jams and jellies?”
I had to laugh as I was on a roll with my one-liners and frolic of the moment and leaned over close to Piper and said to her with my own mischievous grin: “You are my delicious jam and jelly!”  But then I got serious and stated without another thought: “Actually, Jesus is our delicious jam and jelly!”
Psalm 34:8 says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.  Blessed is the person who takes refuge in him.” (God’s Word ©)  He is good and should be as pleasing and delectable to us as delicious jams and jellies spread on warm toast are to us!  The taste of His love and His peace and His joy and His nearness to us in times of trouble as well as when things are moving along without a glitch is definitely a sweet delight to our physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.

Have you taken the time to taste and see that the Lord is good in your life today?  When you open up your refrigerator door and glance upon the jar of sweet strawberry preserves sitting in the rack do you think about Jesus?  Maybe it is time to take out your bible which is His container of sweet words that brings nothing but taste tantalizing delights into your life, and spoon out a large heaping helping for yourself to enjoy.  Have a great day.  Stay in tune to His Word, and keep asking yourself… “What Delicious Jams and Jellies am I expecting today?”

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