Today’s song reminds me of the classic film Footloose. Yet, Hoi Polloi’s music is alternative and more modern than the1980’s soundtrack Hoi Polloi was formed in New Zealand by vocalist Jenny Gullen and her husband. Jenny’s voice provides the feel of the Indigo Girls, but with creative lyrics and style that gives Hoi Polloi their distinct sound.
A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, Ecclesiastes 3:4.
Dancing was one of my favorite pastimes in high school and college. While I started out like Kenneth Wormald’s character in Footloose, I ended up developing into a smooth dancer. Songs like Dance remind me of my college days where I went clubbing with friends every summer in Cleveland, Ohio. When you play today’s you tube, I hope you’re inspired to put on your dancing shoes.
Serene Campbell and Pearl Barrett are musical sisters from New Zealand and California. This duo was formerly known as Serene & Pearl. However, by the mid 1990’s, these women changed their name to Considering Lily. At this same time, I was looking for a different sound, something fresh and new. When you add wholesome lyrics to a distinct sound, I became a big fan of Considering Lily in the late nineties.
Blessed and fortunate and happy and[g]spiritually prosperous (in that state in which the born-again child of God [h]enjoys His favor and salvation) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), for they shall be [i]completely satisfied! – Matthew 5:6
Today’s song was inspired by the passage above along with several songs of the past about filling our spiritual cup with living water, John 4:13-15. Like the Samaritan woman in the middle of a desert on a hot summer day, thirst is a natural craving of the human flesh. Yet, when Christians turn their thirst toward righteousness, God has the ability to satisfy your soul. May today’s song touch your heart.
The Landcare Research Center in New Zealand have recently made an interesting discovery. According to Mark Smale and his survey team, several plants and vegetation living in the Taupo Volcanic Zone are thriving despite a soil temperature of 72 degrees Celsius. In case you were wondering, that’s 161 degrees Fahrenheit. The breaking point was found to be 80 degrees Celsius, where only thermophilic algae can survive. This interesting find illustrates the fact that God has created living things can thrive in adverse conditions.
A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span. He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels, 1 Samuel 17:4-6.
If you enjoy watching sports, there are certain contests, games and matches that are clearly a mismatch. In the early years of Israel, no Jewish soldier could match the size, strength and supreme confidence of the Philistine warrior. Goliath stood just under ten feet tall and was protected by 156 pounds of armor. Day after day Goliath challenged members of the Jewish army to a duel but everyone ran and hid in fear. During a visit to the front lines to see his older brothers, David witnessed Goliath’s daily rant. While the odds were against this frail six foot tall shepherd boy, David possessed a faith which thrived under extreme circumstances.
David asked the men standing near him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?” – 1 Samuel 17:26
Today, the phrase David verse Goliath is over used and often taken out of context. Faith without action is dead. Victory is achieved through complete trust in the God given talents that you possess. It doesn’t matter what others believe as long as you or your team know winning is possible. If God has the power to create the heavens and the earth, why don’t more individuals turn to the Lord when facing adverse conditions. The only thing missing in the lives of many individuals is a faith that thrives in adverse conditions.
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