Psalms 120-131, and Proverbs 27

I just read them, and enjoyed them. Proverbs 27, however, was giving me a lot of - I think - timely warnings! And I welcome them! Every one! For example? 'BOAST NOT THY 'SELFE' OF TOMORROW! FOR THOU KNOWEST NOT WHAT A DAY MAY BRING 'FOORTH'!" (1611 spelling! I "LOUE" that spelling of "forth"! ;))

Hey! I'm listening to another amazing Ukulele Mandi song, and I'll have it shared!... Done!

Wow! Do I EVER NOT know what a day may bring "foorth"! "'Shiuer'-me-timbers!" Do I not know! But I "loue" that! It is so deliciously refreshing! The indeterminacy of it all! "Halleluiah!"...

...Hey! Here's one that REALLY "hitteth home"! "As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place." Verse eight! Excuse me while I put my face to the floor... now!... I did.

I have a story. My nephew. Reuben (two years old). We were in Saskatoon, and at a restaurant, and I went out to my vehicle to get something. Emma (my niece of about six), and Reuben, my nephew, wanted to come - so they did. Emma was holding Reuben's hand as we walked out to the vehicle. It was "angle-parked" (I think), backing out onto the busy street behind. When we got to my vehicle, though, Reuben broke away from Emma and RAN OUT! BEHIND MY VEHICLE! I tried to "hem and haw" him back, but that wasn't working! He was actually? ENJOYING IT! Dancing around! Obviously OBLIVIOUS to the DANGER!

Well, I sure didn't mean anything but "Uncle-Nephew-love" when I did it, but I ROARED!

"REUBEN!"

And the poor boy started, stood there in a daze, and then bawled. I picked him up and stroked the back of his head! I was just SO glad there hadn't been a vehicle driving by! I shudder to imagine what could have happened!

Know ye? (A.k.a. "You know?") I got roared at like that in South Korea! LOUDLY! It was NOT fun! But I did need it, and I thank God for it! My prayer now, though, is that I will NOT... WANDER... FROM MY PLACE! Now - I know - some might say: Well, come on! Give me a break! Since when "dost 'thou' not"... "go out of 'thy' way..." " to be... 'out of place'..." "freak!" To that? I would say:

"I was no Prophet, neither was I a prophets 'sonne', but I was an heardman, and a gatherer of Sycomore fruit. And the LORD, or Jehovah, 'tooke' me as I followed the flocke, and the LORD, or Jehovah, said vnto me, 'Goe', prophecie vnto my people Israel." Amos VII.14-15

In so many words, Amos was saying: "Hey! I did NOT ask for this!" And there is NO WAY IN THE WORLD I EVER asked to be in the situation I am in right now... Notwithstanding, that is,  the fact that I asked God to "fling" certain people "into my life". I love what he seems to have done with that, though! I think he has put the ball in my court and told me to run with it! Hallelujah!

Again, though, circumspectness is UTTERLY called for! Especially knowing that certain people RESPECT me! And I value that! I love that! I do NOT take that for granted! I want them to know that! And to know that I will do whatever I can, to "answer the call" to being a man of honour, dignity, and valour!

Again! Whatever I do - I WILL... do it... "fair and square"... "above board"... "legitimately..." or "NOT AT ALL!" My prayer to God is: "Hold me! Preserve me! Compass me with favour as with a shield! And let me be... Me... Daniel Robbins... Please, in Jesus name, amen."

Love,

Daniel