Welcome to Tuesday's Musical Notes!!! This is the place where Rock and Roll teaches Biblical truths. Wait!!! Don't stop reading yet!!! We know. We know. We don't usually mention the Bible this quickly! We usually try and hook your interest with some groovy tune and then about half way through smack you right in the kisser with a Bible story. But we are in unprecedented (there's that word again!) times and there is an extreme need for folks to find some kind of truthful information they can use to hang their hat on. The Bible is that truth. No news outlet, TV personality, or blogger can share with you information that is foundational like what you can discover in the Bible. Yup, here comes the link...
Welcome to an unprecedented Tuesday!!! In fact, would you have ever imagined a Tuesday quite like today in your wildest dreams?
Tuesday's Musical Notes makes every effort to not be a radio station. We don't have advertisements that are paid for by local vendors or national accounts and we do everything we can to never repeat a song. We have attempted to use a new song every week, except for once in the history of The Notes (May 31, 2012 - today, that's 410 consecutive posts. Here's the archive pitch...you know find your song, look to the left, blah, blah, blah...) That's right, we repeated a song. It was an accident because we got very excited about a topic and didn't do our usual due diligence in checking the archives (we've mentioned those haven't we?). The honor of the only song to get two separate Musical Notes goes to today's feature band, The Moody Blues. The song is "The Voice" (great song right?)
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While "The Voice" is a great Moody Blues song, it is not the focal point of today's Musical Notes. That honor belongs to "Your Wildest Dreams" which could very well be an apt description of where we find ourselves today! 14 years had passed since the "Nights in White Satin" single from the 1967 album Days of Future Passed album had gained the #2 spot on the charts making it the highest charting record for The Moody Blues. Fast forward, raise the needle, or click ahead to 1986 when The Moody Blues would be topping the charts again. "Your Wildest Dreams" would peak in the top ten at #9. This secured the band the designation of having a charting single in 3 consecutive decades, something most bands, even those with longevity, are yet to achieve.
Unfortunately, we are not dreaming, wild or otherwise, and our reality has been shaken. We live in a time where we need a reminder of what wisdom and frugality can provide. There is no better reminder of these things than in the Bible. (Ahhh, this is where we're used to it!)
There were many times of famine and disease in the Bible, especially in the Old Testament. The thing about it is, most of the time the folks were warned that these times were coming. Take for example what happened when Joseph interpreted the dream of Pharaoh.
Once upon a time... We visited about Joseph's interpretation last week. 7 years of plenty followed by 7 years of famine for the world. Egypt was the world leader at the time, making Pharaoh pretty much the king of the world. He was having some of the wildest dreams imaginable and implored anyone to make an interpretation of them. Our current Bible hero, Joseph, (see previous Notes from the last few weeks to get caught up on his story...it's a doozie!!!) is summoned from prison, cleaned up, and placed before Pharaoh to tell him what his wild dreams meant.
When Pharaoh heard Joseph's proclamation, it seemed rational and wise to him. He immediately took action to find someone who would do the best job in preparing the world for the famine to come. Never in Joseph's wildest dreams did he imagine that he would be the one chosen to get this plan going. With God's blessing of wisdom, Joseph expounded on a plan that would save most of the known world from starvation. Read Joseph's plan here: Genesis 41: 38-57 New American Standard Bible/The Message paraphrase of the Bible/King James Version of the Bible parallel
Joseph's brother's had tried to be rid of him. He bounced back from that to be in favor with the captain of the guards. The captain's wife tried to be rid of him. He bounced back from that to be in favor with the captain of the prison. He was forgotten by those who promised to remember him. Now Joseph finds himself in the 2nd most powerful position in the world. What was the title of today's feature song?
Please friend remember that in times like what we are experiencing, when our words are touched with sorrow, that there is redemption that awaits. It may come in the form of wealth and success like Joseph experienced, or it may come in the form of an ultimate healing in the presence of Jesus for those who have made him the boss of their lives. Don't wait for it to come in this life. Be sure of what comes next. Be wise and determine that what the Bible says is true. Trust the reality that so many will celebrate this Sunday. Don't rely on bunnies and eggs, rely on a living Lord who loves you without exception and waits to fulfill your wildest dreams.
'Til Tuesday,
Serving HIM by serving You,
randy
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