SING!

I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou  

A free bird leaps on the back

Of the wind and floats downstream

Till the current ends and dips his wing

In the orange suns rays

And dares to claim the sky.


But a BIRD that stalks down his narrow cage

Can seldom see through his bars of rage

His wings are clipped and his feet are tied

So he opens his throat to sing.


The caged bird sings with a fearful trill

Of things unknown but longed for still

And his tune is heard on the distant hill for

The caged bird sings of freedom.


The free bird thinks of another breeze

And the trade winds soft through

The sighing trees

And the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright

Lawn and he names the sky his own.


But a caged BIRD stands on the grave of dreams

His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream

His wings are clipped and his feet are tied

So he opens his throat to sing.


The caged bird sings with

A fearful trill of things unknown

But longed for still and his

Tune is heard on the distant hill

For the caged bird sings of freedom.

GOD TOLD ME TODAY THAT NOW WAS NOT THE TIME TO BE SILENT.THE CAGED  BIRD SINGS BECAUSE IT IS STILL A BIRD. SO OFTEN WHEN FACED WITH OPPOSITION WE BECOME IMMOBILE. WE STOP MOVING AND FUCTIONING IN THE GIFTINGS AND OFFICES THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US WHEN THE GIFTING AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE OFFICE ARE THE VERY THINGS THAT WILL SET US FREE. IF YOU ARE A PROPHET...PROPHESY; IF YOU ARE A WORSHIPER (AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE BUT SOME ARE ANOINTED ESPECIALLY FOR WORSHIP)...WORSHIP...IF YOU ARE A TEACHER...TEACH...TEACH YOURSELF THROUGH STUDY UNTIL GOD OPENS THE DOOR IF NEED BE. WHATEVER YOU DO, KEEP MOVING. GOD BLESS YOU. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE FINISH. WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE GLORY OF THE LORD POURED OUT UPON THE EARTH!



ACTS 16
25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed , and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken : and immediately all the doors were opened , and every one's bands were loosed .  

MATTHEW 16
16 And Simon Peter answered and said , Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
 
17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou , Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
19And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.



DURING VARIOUS HARD TIMES IN MY LIFE I WOULD ASK GOD FOR SIGNS TO SHOW ME HE HEARD ME; SIGNS TO SHOW ME HE WAS THERE...DURING ONE SPAN OF TIME IT WAS A FISH JUMPING OUT OF THE WATER...THEN IT WAS RED BIRDS...ONE PERIOD OF TIME THERE WOULD BE A RED BIRD THAT WOULD COME TO MY HOUSE EVERYDAY. IT WOULD COME IN THE FRONT YARD ON THE PAVEMENT AND IN THE BACKYARD; IT WOULD COME SO CLOSE THAT PEOPLE VISITING WOULD NOTICE AND SAY THINGS LIKE "LOOK HOW CLOSE HE IS; HE'S JUST SITTING THERE". IT WAS SO COMFORTING.. WHEN I WOULD SEE IT I WOULD SAY "HELLO, LORD...I LOVE YOU TOO..." NOW IT IS RED AND BLUE BIRDS. YESTERDAY GOD TOLD ME TO LOOK FOR RED BIRDS I  REMEMBER SEEING ONE. TODAY AS I WALKED IN THE RAIN WITH MY UMBRELLA AND I SAW A RED BIRD FLY ACROSS A YARD AS I WALKED BY I SAID "LORD I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING A LOT OF RED BIRDS YESTERDAY" AND IT WAS AS IF MY SPIRIT SAID "YOU STOPPED LOOKING". LOOK FOR GOD. SEEK HIM AND YOU WILL FIND HIM.
I LOVE YOU AS GOD LOVES YOU.