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If you liked "Speaking My Peace" you're going to love this classic off the Spirit-Filled Spoken Word album. The live audience really gives the words a third dimension.

Lyrics:

The message got messed with (Phil. 1:15-16)
so we’re here to correct it (2 Tim. 3:16)
The Son “has been perfected” (Heb. 7:28)
when our Faith (1 John 5:4)
was resurrected (1 Pet. 1:3)
Check it! And connect this…
like pieces of papyrus
from Calvary’s hill (Luke 23:33)
to Cyprus (Acts 27:4)
even Peter can’t deny this! (Luke 22:34)
Preferring Truth is not a bias,
but the lie is (Rom. 1:25)
divisive (Hos. 10:2)
Like Ananias (Acts 5:3)
we’re indecisive (1 Kin. 18:21/Joel 3:14)
in a crisis;
not the wisest (1 Cor. 1:25/3:19-20)
when we analyze it
Y’all are too quiet
Maybe thinking “I don’t buy it!”
But if it’s free, (Is. 52:3)
then it’s not for sale (Acts 8:20)
Nineveh is waiting (Jonah 3:2)
and we’re still in the whale (Jonah 1:17)
Free manna’s getting stale (Ex. 16:35)
while we’re praying crops won’t fail?
Some are worshipping Baal (1 Kin. 22:53)
or still searching for the holy grail
But the blessing we’re lacking (James 4:2)
is ours for the asking; (James 4:2/Luke 11:9)
the mysteries of heaven- (Mark 4:11/Matt. 13:11)
ours for the unmasking
by our King Everlasting; (Jer. 10:10)
just one last thing
which gives me peace surpassing (Phil. 4:7)
all understanding, (Phil. 4:7)
and “the thoughts (Ps. 94:11)
and intents” (Heb. 4:12)
of frail human planning (Ps. 33:10)
My hope is in Your Word (Ps. 119:81/147)
fools continue panning (Ps. 14:1)
and dictators continue banning
His word’s a fire in my bones (Jer. 20:9)
God’s breath’s always fanning (Gen. 2:7)
in “the shadow of Your wings” (Ps. 17:8/36:7)
which are universe-spanning (Is. 40:12/48:13)
The Righteous Sun’s so close (Mal. 4:2)
it feels like I’m tanning
in the Light of Life (John 1:4)
on the Way through the Truth, (John 14:6)
with Melchizedek, (Ps. 110:4)
Elimelech, (Ruth 1:3)
Naomi and Ruth (Ruth 2:22)
The Church joined to Israel (1 Cor. 12:13)
in a marriage we know as (Rev. 19:7/21:9-12)
grafting in by grace (Rom. 11:17/19)
like with Jesus or with Boaz (Ruth 4:9-10)
Redeemed from the outside (Eph. 2:12-13)
the path becomes clear (Ps. 119:105)
so “we walk by faith” (2 Cor. 5:7)
without “a spirit of fear” (2 Tim. 1:7)
Fearing only God (1 Sam. 12:24)
and casting not the first stone (John 8:7)
All are judged… (Rom. 14:10)
but we’re judged alone (Rev. 20:13)
I reap what I’ve sown, (Gal. 6:7-8)
glean what I’ve grown,
cry out and groan (Rom. 8:15/2 Cor. 5:2)
to know as I am known (1 Cor. 13:12)
“before the judgment seat” (2 Cor. 5:10)
and at the right hand of the throne (Mark 16:19)
by an “invisible God” (Col. 1:15)
whose image is shown (Col. 1:15)
in that still, gentle voice (1 Kin. 19:11-12)
like the wind’s soft tone (Acts 2:2)
through my innermost man
that will someday go home
To “My Father’s house” – (John 14:2)
a place of “many mansions” (John 14:2)
seen in the Spirit like a window we glance in
at Cherubim and Seraphim (Ps. 80:1/Is. 6:2)
there with Him who can’t sin (1 John 3:9/5)
Where Lazarus is risen (John 12:17)
and David’s still dancin’! (2 Sam. 6:14)
Where Methuselah is young again (Gen. 5:27)
and blessed like Job; (Job 42:12)
Where Joseph still wears (Gen. 37:23)
his many-colored robe. (Gen. 37:23)
With one Spirit, (1 Cor.12:13/Eph.4:4)
Faith, and Hope, (Eph. 4:4-5)
for all we’re called to do (Mic. 6:8)
One Lord, (Eph. 4:5/1Cor. 8:6)
one God and Father, (Eph. 4:6/Mal. 2:10)
for Gentile and for Jew (Rom. 10:12)
One body and one baptism (Eph. 4:4-5)
united from the two (Eph. 2:14-16)
and the “King from of old” (Ps. 74:12)
in Jerusalem – New (Rev. 21:2)
Who
is this Hebrew I refer to?
I thought you knew (John 3:

Everyone supports free-speech for their side, but insists that "others" be censored. This is the story of that double-standard in light of the recent cartoon riots. Listen to what most open mic nights and slams won't say, but privately believe. Reviews, support, hate-mail, and other feedback is always welcome.

-Judah
www.judahisrael.com

Lyrics:

It's time to yell "FIRE!"
in the crowded theatre of a Jihadist's heart
'cause Islam-o-fascism is spreading
worse than Starbucks and Wal-Mart
It's time to fight pretentiousness and censorship
with offensiveness

So here's my protest
and it's no less
than the last defense
of free speech
from the Dead Sea's sand
to San Diego's beach
these words that I teach
are actions unleashed
entering closed minds
like a security breach
saying "censorship is violence
so I'm speaking my peace"
taking off white flag blind-folds
and putting cleats on my feet
So when I preach to a beat
it brings that Middle-East heat
'cause the "dogs of war" bark
but my words...they have teeth!

We support the "rights" of Nazis
to march in Jewish communities
shouting hate-speech in Skokie
allowed with impunity
No talk of "cultural sensitivity"
No discussion forums or scrutiny
But if you criticize Islam
"Oh, it's anti-Arab bigotry"

So now I've got whistles and hypocritical missiles
aimed at me
And I'm being taught non-violence
by blind-guides on a shooting spree
who offer mandatory classes on compassion
like Clockwork Orange-style therapy

And while textbooks that mention Auschwitz
become more rare than the giant panda
British Newspapers are awarding prizes to cartoon Nazi-propaganda
and in Iran the
President denies the Holocaust
calling 6 million murders "a myth"
while meeting with Hamas
who denies the Jews right to exist
and both insist
Israel be "wiped off the map"
but lets face facts,
nobody's pissed

Until 12 Danish cartoons
satirize a "prophet" in a comic
Now self-censorship's in vogue
lest we offend the Islamic
I'm not sure whether I want to laugh, cry, or vomit
'cause embassies are still burning
but embarrassment's the hot topic

So what?
Does freedom of speech
protect only racists
pedophiles, homophobes,
and of course, child-rapists
KKK killers, cross-burners and sadists
the greatest
and most heinous
on this freedom of hate-list?

We tolerate anti-Semitism
(we have centuries of practice)
we mock Jesus and Christians
we're pretty good at it
and we even criticize Hindus
but sadly the fact is
when the fascism's Islamic
we get all theocratic

And as much as I'd like to be diplomatic
in the face of grenades and semi-automatics
held by pro-censorship religious fanatics
I choose to pay respect
via protest
hoping others take notice
but like all chapters, this one closes
so please know this:

Hate's not my mission
I don't go for the throat
And I'm not campaigning for a cause
or courting your vote
I'm just supporting free-speech
for all the hypocrites who don't
so that future Jihadists
can burn this poem I wrote.