At my home church, First Baptist Church of Tangerine, Florida, my husband Ken and I lead a senior ministry we call Senior Moments. We gather once a month for lunch, skits, music, testimonies and fun and games. We called one of our get togethers hillbilly nonsense and some friends and I did episode #7 from the book, The Christian Gossip Show-Season I. It’s about Elmer and Emily’s visit to the city. We also put together our own Hee Haw Band and played various characters from the T. V. series, telling jokes and doing other silly antics. It seemed to be an entertaining afternoon for our group of seniors.
At the end of episode #7, Elmer is confronted with the truth that dying without Jesus means being lost from our heavenly Father forever. In John 14:6 Jesus tells us, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” We cannot separate the love of the Father from the love of Jesus. They are one and the same. Jesus is that person of God’s trinity that came to earth as a man for the purpose of dying on the cross so our sins can be forgiven, and by accepting Him, we can have an eternal relationship with our Savior and heavenly Father.
During our hillbilly nonsense, I also shared this poem I wrote called Jack and Jill, Finding God’s Will.
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pale of water.
Jack fell down, and like a clown,
He tripped the farmer’s daughter.
Jill went home and told her Mama
About that big ole klutz,
But Mama said, “It didn’t matter much.”
Then she explained this to Jill.
“You see, the men here in Cornfield County,
They are all the same.
They skipped the class in Heaven,
When angels passed out brains.
But that is not the worst thing
That could happen to us gals,
Because our men remain our greatest pals. (1)
They’re not stuck on riches,
Pricey cars and fancy clothes. (2)
Most of them are happy
Just plowing their corn rows.
When their hard day is over,
And they see the setting sun,
They come home, because they know,
That’s where they’ll find the fun. (3)
The baby is a toddler,
Who’s crawling on the floor.
The twins are in their cut off jeans
Chasing puppies out the door.
And there’s you teenage siblings
Tryin’ to figure out God’s will. (4)
So, I tell you, that right this minute,
It’s to go and light the grill.
Tonight we’re having burgers,
And a picnic on the patio outside.
And after supper’s over,
We’ll take an evening ride.
We’ll go out to the ole saw mill
And look up at the stars,
And count the many blessings
That are ours. (5)
Your daddy loves his children, (6)
And says let’s have some more.
And so, I politely tell him,
I’ll show you the door!
But when I look at your daddy,
And he looks at his wife,
We know we have a truly blessed life.
Now Jill, I know you’re anxious
About your future lot.
You want to head for Hollywood
And get off this ole dirt plot.
But remember what your simple life
Here has given you,
All the love of friends and family,
And all of God’s love, too! (7)
You see, the greatest pleasures
In this life cannot be found,
In riches, fame and fortune, (8)
But in God’s love that’s all around.
Good relationships with others
Will bring happiness to your days.
And if you keep loving Jesus,
He will direct you in your ways. (9)
You will have God’s love around you
No matter where you go,
And that’s because
We reap just what we sow. (10)
So, my dearest, darling Jill,
Your country bumpkin is ok.
But it will be your choice
Whether you leave or choose him and stay.
Just remember, the Lord will guide you, (11)
In every choice you make.
But always keep your mind and eyes focused on Him,
The one who really makes life great. (12)
Are you staying focused on the one who really makes life great here in this life as well as giving us the assurance of an eternal life with our Lord and Savior? Spend some time with Him today!
Please share Jack and Jill and anything from the book with a friend. The following scriptures correspond to the numbers in the poem. Till next time, God bless you. Nancy (Nonsense) Ebersole
- Gen.2:24; Eph.5:25
- Matt.6:19-21
- Rom.13:13-14
- Ps.25:4-5
Eph.5:15-17
Rom.12:2
Phil.2:12-13
1Thes.5:16-18 - Phil.4:19; Eph.1:3
- Ps.127:3-5
- John3:16; 13:34-35; 1John4:9-10; Prov.10:12; 1Cor.13:4-13
- Heb.13:5; 1John2:15-16; Prov.28:6
- Ps.37:23-24; Prov.20:24
- Gal.6:7-8
- Prov.3:5-6; John14:26; Ps.25:4-5; 32:8; 119:105
- Matt.6:33