"Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, `and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice `without pictures or conversation?" Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Chapter 1
"Blessed are the weird people, the poets & misfits, the artists, writers, and music-makers, the dreamers and the outsiders, for they force us to see the world differently" - Pearls of Wisdom: 30 Inspirational Ideas to Live Your Best Life Now
You may have noticed in recent weeks that The Notes has been following a chronological pathway taken from the Bible. If you haven't noticed...surprise!!! We're working through the Bible one song at a time! Most theologians place the story of Job in the spot that would have been today's blog, however, we've already covered this righteous man in Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Nowhere Man" As we travel through that will occur on occasion and we'll fill in the gaps by providing the links to those particular songs and scriptures. And now on with the show!!!
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Sorry, just got a little carried away. It's easy to get carried away with a song like the one featured today coming exclusively from your source for all things musically messianic, syncopatedly spiritual, and...well you get the idea. From here on out it gets a little weird but blessed none the less...
Cowritten by Tom Petty (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "You Don't Know How it Feels", Tuesday's Musical Notes -"I Won't Back Down", Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Running Down a Dream") and David A. Stewart (Eurythmics, Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Would I Lie To You"), "Don't Come Around Here No More" peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video, featuring a hooka smoking Stewart, was pretty quickly placed in heavy rotation on MTV in support of the song.
The Alice in Wonderland theme of the video is said to have come from Stewart being invited to a party at the home of Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks'. When Stewart awoke the next morning, Nicks was trying on Victorian-style clothing reminding him of Alice in Wonderland. Former boyfriend Joe Walsh (
Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Life's Been Good") showed up at Nicks place and during the ensuing argument Stewart heard Nicks say the phrase..."Don't come around here no more" to Walsh. And so in lies the inspiration...Truth is stranger than fiction Bianca. My Favorite Wife trailer
Regardless of the motivation, there are times in your life when it is in all parties best interest if you separate. Let's face it, situations and people change with time. This disengagement doesn't have to mean that you know longer care for the person, you can continue to have strong feelings for them, however, circumstances can come to the point where both parties realize it is best to dissolve the current relationship.
Such is the case in the Israeli patriarch Abram and his nephew Lot. In Genesis 13 - New American Standard Bible/The Message paraphrase of the Bible/King James Version of the Bible parallel, we see that Abram, Sarai, and Lot were back from their "interesting" trek to where they started and where God had placed them in the first place. Notice how the NASB notes in the back half of verse 3, ..."to the place where his tent had been at the beginning." and in verse 4 "to the place of the altar which he had made there formerly..." that the Bible notes Abram's disobedience by going to Egypt in the first place. Has there ever been a time in your life when you suspected you weren't really where you were supposed to be and you wind up back where God had placed you? Just a thought. Now back to today's story.
When Abram, Sarai, and Lot were where God had planted them in the first place, Abram and Lot began to accumulate wealth. Some of this wealth came in the form of livestock. This became a problem as Abram's men began to quarrel with Lot's men over well rights and land. Abram, not wanting there to be any ill will among the men as well as a family member, suggested that he and Lot develop separate parts of the land God had given them. The Bible doesn't explicitly say that Lot got the better end of the deal, but in looking at the geography of the land at the time, he certainly chose what was more pleasing to the eye. This causes problems that we'll cover soon, but just know that once again, this action does not seem to be sanctioned by God. God doesn't speak until the detachment had occurred.
When God does speak He reaffirms the promise that He will make Abram's ancestors into a great nation. This nation is the nation of Israel.
I wonder if the reason God did not speak about Lot's departure was that He wanted Abram and Lot to work things out. Yes, there are times when severance of affiliation is the only recourse that can happen, yet many times, especially to those who believe in Jesus, leave-taking seems to be the go-to. "Let's agree to disagree and go our own way" is not a biblical mandate for those who have been redeemed. Paul tells the Corinthian church that believers are to live in peace as a part of their lifestyle of rejoicing for their salvation. 2 Corinthians 13:11 NASB/The Message/KJV This would appear that we are to live at peace...together.
Abram and Lot's parting shows that sometimes the only solution is to don't come around here no more. But, is this the divine One's plan? What about our relationships? Are we living in peace with those who believe or do we allow the trappings of this world to distract us from the building up of each other that we are to do? Are we in the place God has for us to be able to do those things for others or are we off wandering around in Egypt looking for food instead of relying on God's provision? "How good and pleasant it is when we dwell together in unity and praise the Lord". Psalm 133:1 NASB/The Message/KJV
Be where God puts you, rely on his provision, be at peace with God's people and you should never have to say to anyone...don't come around here no more...or share a giant cup of tea with a Mad Hatter...
'Til Tuesday,
Serving HIM by serving You,
randy
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