God's Gonna Show Up

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Wade In The Water
Wade In The Water, Children
Wade In The Water
God's Gonna Trouble The Water

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We are in a world that seems so unpredictable. Our weather experts seem to only get it right sometimes and even then only partially right. The news is full of unpredictable things. The war that breaks out that seems to be out of our control. The automobile accident where someone else causes the accident that kills the family. The gunman who seems to want to cause hurt and pain. Even the winner of the sports team eludes us as many seek to make money predicting who will win the game. All of these things force us to face the reality that we just don't know what is going to happen.

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Where Are Your Shoes?

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I got Shoes, You Got Shoes
All God's Children Got Shoes
When I get To Heaven, Gonna Put on My Shoes
Gonna Walk, All Over God's Heaven

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We probably know that only the barest of necessities were given to the slaves by the slave master. Just barely something to cover themselves. They didn't have a robe or shoes. Certainly the slave singer was not happy about that, but the singer saw past the present reality into God's future. Seeing God's future transformed the present moment of frustration into a moment of celebration.

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