Welcome to Tuesday! Its time to once again venture down the pathway to enlightenment while another great song serves as the soundtrack to our journey. Its Tuesday and there is much to celebrate! We made it passed the Ides of March and celebrated everything Irish as we observed the wearin' O' the green! It seems the death grip that winter had on some of the world is finally loosening!! And here in Arkansas, the rain has finally acquiesced its falling and the temperatures have agreed to begin rising.
Welcome to one of the best times of the year on the best day of the week at the best blog (at least in some of your minds) in the internetosphere! It's Tuesday! Time for Tuesday's Musical Notes!!!
It's the 3rd Tuesday of the 3rd month of the 2019th year and today we feature a song from an album that joins many iconic records in having their 50th anniversary this year. (50 Years Later - How 1969 Changed Rock Music Forever And How It May Propel 2019 Album Sales, forbes.com article by Jim Amos on March 13, 2019)
Today's song also marks the 10th appearance of the boys from Liverpool here on the Tuesday's Musical Notes stage! Just in case you missed any of these classic reimaginations:
So...little darlin' I think it's time we start some bloggin... Little darlin', it feels like years since we've been here...doo doo doo doo
George Harrison (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Got My Mind Set on You") immediately became equal to John Lennon and Paul McCartney with regards to songwriting prowess when it came to The Beatles last studio album, Abbey Road. His contributions of "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun" highlighted his ability to write music and secured his place in post-Beatles success.
"Here Comes the Sun" was never released as a single by The Beatles but has a lasting legacy as seen by its covers and continued use in entertainment. Written at Eric Clapton's country home while Harrison was ditching a meeting with Apple Records executives, "Here Comes the Sun" features Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Producer George Martin's orchestrations. John Lennon was absent from the recording session as he was recuperating from an automobile accident.
"Here Comes the Sun" reflects the relief that Harrison was feeling as he finally was seeing an upturn in his personal life. Early 1969 had seen him quit The Beatles temporarily, get arrested for marijuana possession and have his tonsils removed. It certainly seems like he was overdue for a little sunshine in his life!
"Here Comes the Sun" hit the charts only after Beatle's tracks were released to Apple's (the OTHER Apple) iTunes, peaking at #14 on Billboards Hot Rock Songs chart in September of 2017.
The one good thing from the accursed time change is that this time of the year brings some of the most prolific daybreaks imaginable. Spring officially arrives this week and early risers are immersed in the multitude of colors as the dawn breaks with each new day. Scientists would explain this breathtaking aroura as the bending of light through the atmosphere. (Never mistake these scientists with poets!) Other scientists would elaborate on the benefits to the earth of the suns rays and warmth. (Zzzz...)
On the other end of the spectrum, there are some writers of literature that would analyze the sun in a much different way... "I feel that ice is slowly melting..."
These writers would tell you of how the sun, from the moment of its initial rising (Genesis 1:3-5 New American Standard Bible/The Message paraphrase of the Bible/King James Version of the Bible parallel), has set an incredible testimony of praise to its Creator! Psalm 148 NASB/The Message/KJV They would also tell you of how we are to join in with elements of creation in praising God during our waking moments. Psalm 113:1-4 NASB/The Message/KJV
Even earlier writers would speak of how the sun stood still for an entire day so that its Creator's people could be avenged. Joshua 10:1-14 NASB/The Message/KJV
Much later we read 3 accounts from different men who detail how the sun's Creator caused it to go dark from noon until 3 pm during the most incredible moment of mankind's history.
The Gospel of Jesus according to the disciple Matthew, chapter 27, verses 27-56 NASB/The Message/KJV
This event is the determining factor by which folks can restore the broken relationship with God, the Creator of the sun. God sent Jesus to be a sacrifice, a substitute, for us. Jesus suffered the most horrific form of capital punishment ever created so that we might be able to stand before God someday without shame or guilt. Jesus did this willingly. He did it because His desire is to have a restored relationship with each of us. Our part? We must admit that we can't restore our relationship with God. Our "bad stuff", "rebellion", or sin, keeps us from being restored. There is a price to be paid for our rebellion that we can never satisfy. However, If we believe what the Bible says about Jesus (He is God, He came to earth via virgin birth, He lived among the folks of His area, He died as the restorative sacrifice in our place, He was placed in a sealed tomb for 3 days, He was alive and seen by many of the folks in His area after those 3 days, that He ascended to be with God, making a place for those who believe in Him, and that He is returning as Redeemer of the church and Judge over all of the folks of the world) the Bible promises that we will be saved from judgment and restored to God as an adopted child. Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces...
The "darkness" during the crucifixion of Jesus, would harken back to the 9th plague during the time of Exodus. Moses, the earliest known writer of the Bible, describes this darkness as one that could even be felt. Exodus 10:21-23 NASB/The Message/KJV
One of the last writers of the Bible, Jude, describes darkness that lasts forever for those who do not believe in Jesus. Jude NASB/The Message/KJV
There is a means of escape from this darkness. Jesus is His name. He is the Way to a restored relationship with God, the creator of all things including the sun. Jesus is the Truth of all things. Jesus is the life that will last forever and ever. There is coming a time when you will behold your last sunrise. When that time comes, will you continue to be in the Light of God after that sun rises, or will you be separated from God and His light for eternity future?
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...and for believers...I say it's alright...
'Til Tuesday,
Serving HIM by serving You,
randy
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