I'll Be There

Scripture

 At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! 17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Antithesis

in 1969 Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis & Willie Hutch (collectively know as “The Corporation”) pinned a #1 smash hit on the billboard charts entitled “I’LL BE THERE’. This song was sung by Afro American vocal quintet we know as the Jackson 5. The late great Michael Jackson who sung the lead was 11 years old at the time of the recoding because the day after the recording he turned 12 years old.

2 Timothy 4:16 At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! 17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Music critics and analyst gave rave reviews of Jacksons work on this song, him being so young and being able to express such empathy and emotion.

This song “i’ll be there went on to be the biggest hit released by Motown during its Detroit era (1959-1972)

It was and still is a beautiful piece of work

but i must admit that i’m intrigued by something else when i hear or listen to it.

because while musical critics and analyst were intrigued by the COMPOSITION

CAN I SUGGEST.... that i was intrigued by the CONTENT

because can i suggest, that anyone with spiritual sensitivity will agree that when you listen to “I’LL BE THEERE” you can hear spiritual overtones in it.

YALL EXCUSE ME BUT THE LONGER YOU WALK WITH GOD YOU WILL LOOK FOR GOD IN EVERYTHING

Now i know, those of you that are from that era i just messed you up

cause you never thought you would think of “I’LL BE THERE” in a spiritual sense.

cause you slow dragged in someones basement off this song....red light, blue light, or green light special the basement party

but if you listen to the CONTENT!!!

you never even listened to the words

listen to the first stanza of this song

listen to the first stanza of this song

YOU AND I MUST MAKE A PACT

WE MUST BRING SALVATION BACK

WHERE THERE IS LOVE “I’LL BE THERE” (I’LL BE THERE)

I’LL REACH OUT MY HAND TO YOU

I’LL HAVE FAITH IN ALL YOU DO

JUST CALL MY NAME .......(I WISH I HAD SOMEBODY) AND I’LL BE THERE

I’LL BE THERE TO COMFORT YOU

BUILD MY WORLD OF DREAMS AROUND YOU

I’M SO GLAD THAT I FOUND YOU

I’LL BE THERE WITH A LOVE THAT’S STRONG

I’LL BE YOUR STRENGTH

I’LL KEEP HOLDING ON

yall ain’t tryna have church,.... we gonna get to the text in a minute

but can you let your mind just think of all the times that GODS been there for you

WHO YOU KNOW LIKE THIS

WHEN TIMES ARE UP ....HE WAS THERE

WHEN TIMES ARE DOWN ...HE WAS THERE

THE OLDER I GET .. SEEMS LIKE THE ONE THING I REALIZED ABOUT GOD IS THAT ....HE THERE

BECAUSE THE BIBLE SAYS HE NEVER LEAVES ME NOR FORSAKES ME

IF MY MOTHER OR FATHER FORSAKES ME THE LORD WILL TAKE ME UP

BECAUSE HE’S THE GOD THAT’S..... THERE

(can i suggest) I’M NOT TRYING TO SELL YOU A DREAM

I’M JUST TRYING TO TELL YOU.. THAT THE C ONTENT ...SOUNS LIKE CHRIST!!

BECAUSE HE’S THE GOD....... THAT’S ALWAYS.... THERE !!!!!

GOOD....... GOD....... FROM ZION!!!!!

CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR ..... CAN YOU JUST REMIND YOUR NEIGHBOR THAT HE’LL BE THERE...

NO MATTER HOW RUFF IT GETS

NO MATTER HOW TUFF IT GETS

HE’LL BE THERE

HE’S YOUR REFUGE AND YOUR STRENGTH , A VERY PRESENT HELP IN THE TIME OF NEED

BECAUSE HE’S ALWAYS THERE

AND LOOK BEFORE THE SONG ENDS, WATCH WHAT HE SAYS

TELL ME THIS DON’T SOUND LIKE GOD

IF YOU SHOULD EVER FIND SOMEONE NEW

I KNOW HE BETTER BE GOOD TO YOU

CAUSE IF DOESN’T ........(I’LL BE THERE)

MAYBE YOU NEVER WALKED IN A SEASON WITH YOUR BACK TO GOD

WHEN YOU GOT GROWN AND ON YOUR OWN .....YOU GOT TO CUTE TOO FLY FOR GOD

THEN WHEN LIFE BEAT UP ON YOU YOU CAME RUNNING BACK

AND GUESS WHERE GOD WAS...... RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT HIM …

RIGHT THERE

YOU EVER THINK BACK OVER YOUR LIFE AND START TO THINK THINGS OVER AND YOU COME TO THE CONCLUSION

GOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE

IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME , OUTDOORS WITH NO FOOD , NO CLOTHS

BUT THAT AIN’T HAPPEN CAUSE HE WAS … THERE

OR ALL ALONE WITHOUT ANY FRIENDS, OR JUST ANOTHER NUMBER WITH A TRAGIC END ..

BUT THAT DID’T HAPPEN CAUSE HE WAS THERE.

A THOUSAND FELL BY MY SIDE, TEN THOUSAND BY MY RIGHT HAND BUT IT DIDN’T COME NEAR ME CAUSE GOD WAS THERE

TRANSITION

IM JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND FAMILY THAT HE’S THE GOD THAT’S THERE… HE’S ALWAYS .....THERE

WHENEVER YOU NEED HIM

AS I TRANSITION TO OUR TEXT

CAN I SUGGEST THAT THERES THIS BIBLICAL CHARACTER IN OUR TEXT WHO IDENTIFIES WITH WHAT YOUR GOING THROUGH TODAY

AND CAN I SUGGEST THAT THERES A BIBLICAL CHARACTER IN OUR TEXT WHO CAN IDENTIFY WITH WHAT YOUR GOING THROUGH TODAY

THE VOID YOU FEEL

THE EMPTINESS YOU FEEL

THIS BIBLICAL CHARACTER NAME IS THE APOSTLE PAUL AND HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR WRITING HALF OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

GOD SAVED HIM AND RAISED HIM UP AND APPOINTED HIM TO CARRY THE GOSPEL TO THE GENTILES

AND AT THE TIME WE MEET THE APOSTLE PAUL IN OUR TEXT,.. HE’S IN PRISON

HE’S LITERALLY IN PRISON

PAUL HELPS TO ANSWER A QUESTION THAT MANY A CHRISTIANS HAVE ASKED

AND THAT IS

THAT SALVATION DOESN’T MAKE YOU EXEMPT FROM TROUBLE

SALVATION ACCORDING TO GIVES ME PEACE WITH GOD

BUT

BUT IT’S ALSO AN AUDACIOUS OCCASION

IT’S ARDUOUS MOM WYCHE BECAUSE IT’S

HARD

TUFF

PAINFULL

YOU SAY WHY

WELL THE BIBLE SAYS EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT COMES FROM ABOVE

AND IF YOU APPRECIATE THE TIME GOD GAVE MOMA ON THIS EARTH … 85 YEARS

AND THE TIME HE ALLOWED YOU TO KNOW HER THEN YOU OUGHT TO GIVE GOD GLORY

THE LORD GIVETH AND THE LORD TAKETH AWAY

BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD

WILL YOU PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER AND HELP ME CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF OUR DEARLY BELOVED MOMA

I THINK THE INTRUDERS SAID IT THIS WAY, I’LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MOMA SHES MY FAVORITE GIRL..

WELL IF THATS TRUE WILL YOU GIVE GOD GLORY FOR HER LIFE…