I Heard it Through the Grapevine

Welcome to another day!  It would not be the same without you!  You are a bright star in someone’s midnight sky, and whether you know it or not, you absolutely make a difference.  Your laughter, your smile, and just your presence is enough to get someone through a tough spot in their lives.

Good day to you all!  I know that there are times when you don’t feel like you are blessed.  I know there are times that you don’t feel like there is anything happening in your life.  Keep your eyes on God because when you are least expecting a miracle, that is when one will show up!  Smile!

Somebody asked me why I thought that I had the right to smile when I things weren’t looking right.  Someone asked me who told me that I was a vessel by which the word of God was to be delivered.  Someone asked me who told me that I would make it through the storm.

I guess they wonder how I knew,

That my God would see me through.

They thought that I would fear like I used to fear before.

But since I have found the blood, I know God loves me more.

 It took me by surprise I must say,

That I am better than I was on yesterday

Don’t you know that I heard it through the grapevine

I heard it through Jesus who tells us in John 15:5: I am the vine; you are the branches.  Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

Dear Reader on this day, I want you to stand boldly on God’s promises.  I want you to give fear of man, fear of situations, fear of loneliness, fear of finances a break, because if we can do nothing apart from the vine, then if we are a part of the vine we can accomplish all things.  The grape does not need to fear withering unless it falls from the grapevine.  When Jesus walked the earth he came to give us some good news.  The good news is that He will never leave us.  He is faithful to us even when we are not faithful to Him.  He loves us even when we are unlovable, and He forgives us when we feel that we are unforgivable.  I want you to know that I am not making the above statements up.  I want you to know that I heard these things through the grapevine.  Sometimes we lose our juice because we try to branch out, but I know where the source of my strength is.  I know who I can rely on when friends let me down. I will continue to abide in Him, and I encourage you to do the same. Because:

I heard it through the grapevine

That salvation and eternal life could be mine

Oh I heard it through the grapevine

Right when I was just about to lose my mind

Honey, honey yeah

You are beautiful, loved, and blessed

John Reed