In Praise Of Hymn

The Lord wants me to know the time So that I can act justly and wisely For the completion of His purpose Within the chronos and kairos moments Time to know what the Lord requires of me

Time to seek the Lord earnestly And listen to His voice Time to be serious about my choice Time to reflect and meditate Time to stop procrastinate

Time for a deeper relationship Time for greater friendship Time for a deeper commitment Time for greater fulfilment Time for the Father’s alignment

Time for greater service to my King Time to do the right thing Time for greater understanding Time for kingdom purposes Time to do what You require of me

Time for kingdom building Time for Kingdom living Time for His Kingdom to come in me Time to live fully for Him Time to be engulfed in His Will

Continued from pg 25 that: we are anointed for a call. We are built to handle the demands, pressure and influence that comes with our calling. God has also placed gifts and talents in us to benefit mankind and to bring Him glory. The enemy cannot kill purpose – John 10:10. The only thing that can kill your purpose is us not choosing to live it. We don’t need to live in fear, especially the fear of failing; we can trust in God and not our own ability. Trust the clarity of God through His word and we can live without condemnation (Rom 8:1). Other benefits such as wisdom and revelation, healing, the gifts of the spirits, the power to create wealth, deliverance, provision, knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom, righteousness, joy, patience, favour from God and men, prayer to stay in communication with God and most of all the gift of eternal life are also afforded.

It is guaranteed that Christ will return. In the end, what matters is how we live between the time we are formed and then. I beg you not to wait until the end of your journey or until you have that ‘perfect’ life to seek God. God did not wait until the end of His life to choose you. He came knowing His only purpose was to die for us and He lived life to the fullest, He lived the life that led to the destiny of man’s redemption even to death on a cross. Choose to follow Christ. Choose to live life to the fullest today. p Denise is an upcoming Author with a Masters of Communications Degree from the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communications, University of the West Indies, Mona IG: Dailies With Denise Youtube: Dailies WithDenise

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A TRIBUTE to the Music and Life of The Late, Andrae` E. Crouch -A life of Telling Them in Song

Andraé Edward Crouch (July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor. Referred to as “the father of modern gospel music” by contemporary Christian and gospel music professionals.

When Crouch was 11, his father and the church’s congregation encouraged him to play during the services. Crouch honed his piano-playing skills and, in time, wanted to write his own music. When he was 14 years old, he wrote his first Gospel song.

Crouch has been credited as a key figure in Jesus music of the 1960s and 1970s and, as a result, helping to bring about contemporary Christian music into the church.

He is also credited with helping to bridge the gap between black and white Christian music and revolutionizing the sound of urban Gospel music. Though sometimes criticized for diluting the Christian message by using contemporary music styles, his songs have become staples in churches and hymnals around the world and have been recorded by mainstream artists such as Elvis Presley and Paul Simon.