the great judgment morning

I dream that the great judgment morning
Had dawn and the trumpet has blown;
I dream that the nations had gathered
To judgment before the white throne
From the throne came a bright shining angel
And stood on the land and the sea
And swore with his hand raised to heaven
That time was no longer to be

The rich man was there, but his money
Had melted and vanished away;
A pauper he stood at the judgment,
His debts were too heavy to pay;
The great man was there but his greatness
When death came, was left far behind
The Angel that opened the records
Not a trace of his greatness could be found

The widow was there with the orphans
God heard and remembered their cries
No sorrow in heaven forever
God wiped all the tears from their eyes
The gambler was there and the drunkards
And the man that had sold them the drink
With the people who gave them the license
Together in hell they did sink

The moral man came to the judgment
But his self-righteous rages would not do;
The men who had crucified Jesus
Had passed off as moral men too;
The soul that had put off salvation
‘Not tonight; I’ll get saved by and by
No time now to think of religion’
At last they found time to die.

And o, what a weeping and wailing
As the lost were told of there fate,
They cried for the rocks and the mountain
The prayed, but there prayer was too late

young Girl

You wait little girl on empty stage

For faith to turn the light on

Your life little girl is an empty page

That men will like to write on

You are 16 going on 17

Baby it’s time to think

Better beware be canny and careful

Baby you’re on the brink

You are a teenage going to adulthood

Fellows will fall in line

Eager young lads and roués and cad

Will offer you food and wine

Totally unprepared are you

To face a world of men

Timid and shy and scare are you

Of things beyond your ken

Fellows you meet may tell you you’re sweet

And willingly you believe

Bachelors and dandies drinkers of brandies

What do you know about those?

You need someone older and wiser

Telling you what to do

Your mother is the best choice

Confined in her and she will guide you

God is there to help you

His word is there to guide you

Read them and you will be save

SUCCEEDING WITH PRINCIPLES

THE AVERAGE AFRICAN BELIEVES IN LUCK. He believes that this world is
under the control of some extraneous and overwhelming forces that man
should not bother to control. That tends to deaden the rational part
of his brain. He is unable to do things he should do to exercise
control over his environment and circumstances. This irrational
thinking has laid the foundation for our belief in luck or fate.
Because success is so scarce around here, we tend to think that the
few people who achieve success only make it by a stroke of luck. We
need to abandon that mindset.
When success does not rest on principles, it is temporary. It is like
building a house on sand. The house is standing because the weather is
favourable. However, when bad weather comes, the house will collapse.
The person who builds on principles has no fear when the wind is
blowing. It does not matter whether the weather is favourable or not.
All those building their lives and pursuits on unstable ground will
have to look for you when instability comes into their lives. When
your life is built on principles, your sense of security, success and
worth comes from inside.
Principles are unchanging truths or universal facts. Our world is
under the control of principles. The more you understand those
principles and satisfy their conditions, the more mastery you have in
our world to get your dreams and aspirations fulfilled. Principles are
external road maps; if you are travelling, you do not need to invent
your own map, especially if you do not know the road. The thing to do
is get an authentic road map and follow the directions. That is what
principles are, they give us directions, and they make decisions easy
for us in life.
Until we align with principles, we cannot tap into the power that God
has reserved for us for the achievement of great visions.
The discovery of principles results in a paradigm shift for you. Many
things in life are unpredictable. On the other hand, principles make
life predictable. They are fixed, they do not move for circumstances
and people, people and circumstances move for them.
There is an old story of a captain who was piloting a ship at night.
Then he saw another ship far – off, at least he saw light. He went on
the radio, got the frequency of the other ship, and said, “I am coming
in the direction, move” The person speaking from the other end
replied, “You are the one that has to move.” This man said again “I am
captain so and so. This is the name of this vessel, I am set on this
course and I am not going to change course, you are the one that must
change course.” The voice on the radio insisted, “You are the one that
must change course; I am not going to move.” With anger, the captain
said, “I am giving you the last warning now. I am the captain of this
ship and this is the name of this vessel, move now”
Then the man at the other end said, “WELL, I am the man in charge of
the light house.” (A lighthouse is a tall round tower with a powerful
light that stands in the middle of a river or sea to guide sailors).
The man thought it was a ship, but the moment he heard that it was a
lighthouse he quickly changed course.
I am trying to make a point. Your personal beliefs are formed largely
by the experiences you have had over time. Some people, for example,
believe that all men are the same. Some believe all women are the
same. Some hold certain beliefs about specific nationalities. They
believe some are not to be trusted, some are not neat, some love money
and so on. Now these are not principles, they are just opinions and
prejudices. However, when you come across a principle like love, you
realize it is not going to change; you are the one that has to change.
If you decide to plant your maize seed at the wrong season, it will
not grow. If you choose to align with the principle and plant at the
right season, you get a harvest. When you shift your paradigm in
alignment with principles, you experience transformation and get
better results. Those results inspire people to follow you.

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