![]() I thought that when our Lord comes back, everything would be fine, that the world would just get worse and worse until He comes back. Although my understanding of His return was really not much at that time, I really wanted Him to come back already. I cannot forget that moment when I was seated on the rocking chair at home, singing "Lord, how long, dear Bridegroom, 'til You come, Lord, how soon?", uttering "Come, Lord Jesus, please come dear Bridegroom." That was perhaps the first time I touched my Lord. The matter concerning His return has touched me since I was in fifth or sixth grade, when I was around ten or eleven. ![]() This governs, holds, and keeps our Christian life for the church life. Our life declares that we have no hope on this earth and no positive destiny in this age, and that our hope is the coming Lord, who is our destiny forever. A Contact with Thirteen Cents, Pt 2 A contract that reads: $_.13 Could this really be how God might work in our life today? Does He answer our prayers in ways that “WOW!” us or in ways that we cannot see, or maybe both? If you read last weeks article, you began the story from Dottie Rambo and her career as a gospel music writer/singer.And await His Son from the heavens, whom He raised from the dead, Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath which is comingīecause we are awaiting the Son of God from the heavens, our future is focused on Him. Dottie’s personal account of this narrative continues… Let’s conclude with the ‘rest of the story’ from Dottie Rambo, and I hope you’ll take time to consider and remember all that God has done in your life. “When we arrived (in Nashville to meet with Pop Benson) we began to look over the contract, I was dying to find out the amount. Benson looked over his glasses and said, ‘Well, Dot, my girl, this is the best I can do.’ I really wasn’t interested in anything except the thirteen cents. When I looked at the amount, it read so many dollars and thirteen cents! When I saw that I said, ‘Give me a pencil.’ There was a mild protest, ‘Wait a minute, we haven’t read it that well. Song Lyrics Terry Blackwood - Remind Me Dear Lord Lyrics Artist: Terry Blackwood Album: Giving Thanks Heyo SONGLYRICS just got interactive. We don’t know that much about it.’ I said, ‘We don’t need to know anything else. We’re just supposed to sign it.’ So we signed it.” “We got into our car and began pulling away from the curb. All of a sudden, I began talking quietly to the Lord. I said, ‘Lord, I appreciate You doing this for me. I know You must have done a million things like this that I didn’t know about or don’t remember, and haven’t thank You for, but You know me – I’m human and I forget. But when You do good things, just roll back the curtain and remind me of them and I’ll thank You for them!’ “ “When that happened the melody in my heart started rolling and I started weeping. ![]() I was asked, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ I said, “Nothing, I’m just rejoicing. I’m writing a song.’ During those one hundred miles home, without an instrument, I wrote, ‘Remind Me, Dear Lord.’ “ Whether God gave Dottie Rambo a ‘sign’ or if it was just a coincidence, no one can argue the fact her first contract ended with thirteen cents. For without it, we might not have this song to remind us that the things we love and hold dear to our hearts are just borrowed, they’re not ours at all. And whether you’ve sung this song before or not, Dottie reminds us that there is nothing good that we have done to deserve God’s Son. We’re not worthy of the scars in His hands. Provided to YouTube by Malaco RecordsRemind Me Dear Lord Tell Him your plans, your wishes and then may…ask Him for thirteen cents! Today let me encourage you to take some time and just talk with God. The Sensational NightingalesAll About Jesus 1980 Malaco RecordsReleased on: Contributor.Posted in Believe, Convinced, faith, Pray, Singing, Trusting and tagged Dottie Rambo, Pop Benson, Remember, Remind Me Dear Lord, Thirteen Cents by mbruce with comments disabled.
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