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No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home

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No Place Like Home

“For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.” Hebrews 3:4 ESV

The title I used today can be heard in what movie y’all? That’s right, the Wizard of Oz. Dorthy clicked her red heels three times saying, “there is no place like home, there is no place like home, there is no place like home.” Even with all the beauty and wonder she experienced, she realized there is no place like home.

What do you think of when you think about home? Is it a place of refuge, peace, and sleepy time tea for you? Is it the place where I can pull off the coat and shoes of the day?  Is it the sacred place where you can rest your mind? Is it a safe space friends?  This is where I can rest in God’s grace and mercy. It is where I recharge. It is a place of inside prayers that I have been blessed to see outside.

Growing up, I had a couple of homes away from home. I had a home at my grandparents and a home at my Aunt Deans.

The scripture I chose means, that while a house has a human builder who is honored for their work, the one who built the house is not the builder of the entire universe. Look at the vast differences, a house in the world and a builder of Worlds and the Universe. God is the builder of everything

Remember friends, we are each other’s keeper and the only time we should be looking down on someone is when we are helping them up.

Hello

Hello

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HELLO

“Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ Greet you.” Romans 16:16 NKJV

Hello in the English is the way I greet others, but it’s not the only way to say it.  In Spanish its Hola.  It is Konnichiwa in Japanese. Bonjour in French. Shalom in Hebrew. And Jambo in Swahili. Did you know that greeting can vary depending on familiarity and culture.

There are plenty of physical ways to say hello too.

Handshakes are common in America, Europe, and many parts of Asia and the Middle East. It’s also popular greeting in Ethiopia.

Bowing is a common practice in many parts of the world with Japan often being the most common. Other places are Thailand, Cambodia, and India.

Another greeting is with a kiss. Cheek kissing is widely another widely known way to say hello, particularly among the French. It is a classic way to greet friends.

In Romans 16:16, the apostle Paul issues a directive to greet one another with a holy kiss. This isn’t romance, instead it is loving, holy, and sacred.  This was also a common form of greeting among family and close friends, symbolized love, brotherly love, and fellowship.

All these things point to God himself, who by his grace offered us his hello and loving kindness going back to the beginning of time. How about this as a thought as it relates to the word, HELLO.

“To change a life, you don’t need to do anything grand. Sometimes all you have to do is just say, Hello. And don’t forget to smile.” Amen.

Remember friends, we are each other’s keeper and the only time we should be looking down on someone is when we are helping them up.

Peace

Peace

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Together in kindness and understanding, let’s take this time to self reflect. I am here to inspire, encourage, and remind you that God has given us the most important weapon we have to fight the enemy, his word.

Now lets dress our souls like we dress our body, EVERYDAY!

PEACE

“Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you: as the father has sent me, even so I am send you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Ghost” John 20:21-22 ESV

As Easter has come and gone with Jesus death, burial, and resurrection. Jesus first words are, Peace be with you. and then it is followed by him saying receive the Holy Ghost.

In 1983 Detroit gospel singer, Vanessa Bell Armstrong recorded a s song that has always been inspirational in my life. It is called Peace Be Still. The song talks about a raging storm upon the sea and as Jesus slept the disciples awake him concerned about the storm. But Jesus had everything under control. The master of the ocean, earth and the sky all will sweetly obey his will. She goes on to talk about the importance of peace in our lives. Peace in your homes, on your jobs, late in midnight hour, peace be still. Whenever the Lord says peace, there will be peace. Lord have mercy when there is confusion and we don’t know which way to turn.

One of my favorite Gospel singers, Melvin Williams, sings a song called Peace in my heart. Another great and uplifting song. It goes a little something like this, God will give me peace in my heart, storms may rise, and wind may blow and storm may come but it will pass I know. In whatever I do if I let Jesus take a part he will give me peace in my heart. God said in his word that he would keep me in perfect peace, if I keep my mind stayed on him. He keeps me with a smile even when my way seems hard. What he have to do is keep praying, trusting and believing in the Lord. He will give us peace in our heart.

Remember we are each others keeper and the only time that we should be looking down on someone is when we are helping them up.

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