THE RUMBLE

Hello friends and Struggling Rumblers...as Dean Martin sings..."Ain't That A Kick In The Head."

Do you ever feel like Chuck Norris on the receiving end of a right cross from Bill "Superfoot" Wallace? You are walking along...minding your own business... when WHAM!!!! Your head is snapped around...you feel the connection of the leather glove on your chin...the electric sensation goes to your brain...the idea of laying down and saying, NO MAS, NO MAS...NO MORE, NO MORE." In the movie A FORCE OF ONE...after Chuck received this devastating blow...he rallied...and ended up the winner by Superfoots default...Superfoot died. Of course...it is a movie...and the bad guy did lose...and the good guy did win...because that is how it is written in the script...and the Director...Producer... wanted the movie to end that way.


Well...chicky...life hurts. There ain't no script...and there ain't no one to yell cut when life gets tough. You have to play with the cards that are dealt ya...you have to lay down and just accept whatever comes your way...and their ain't nuttin' that you can do about it...OR is there? There just might be an ACE up the sleeve to pull out at the last minute.

We may not have a SCRIPT...but we do have SCRIPT-ture...and we many not have a DIRECTOR...but we do have some one who can DIRECT or steps...and we may not have a PRODUCER...but we do have a CREATOR...who has a destiny and purpose for our lives...IF we do not give up...just because we are on the receiving end of a hard...knockout... punch. When the going gets tough...this is where the TOUGH get going... straight to the Word of God. Take the bullet out of your pocket...and load up.


When Billy Jack is facing the odds against him...he does the only thing that he can do...take off his boots...and start KICKIN'

Bruce Cockburn waxes poetic...in his song LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME...when he states, "Nothing worth having comes without some kind of FIGHT...Got to KICK at the DARKNESS...until it BLEEDS DAYLIGHT."

Billy Jack relied on Hapkido...Old Reliable Barney Fife relies on his bullet (singular)...Chuck Norris relied on a Script...but we rely on The Word of God.

In 1957...just before Elvis was shipped off to Germany as he answered the call of Uncle Sam... he filmed what I consider to be his best movie...KING CREOLE. Multiple times...Danny Fisher (Elvis)...protected Ronnie (Carolyn Jones aka Morticia on the Addams Family)...the girlfriend of mobster Maxie Fields (Walter Mathau of the Odd Couple fame). Danny saw something in Ronnie...that made him think that she was worth fighting...and yes maybe dying for...so he would use whatever was at his disposal...to protect what he felt was worth protecting.


As Michael Buffer announces............

Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttssssssssss get ready to RUUUUUMMMMBBBLLLE!!!!

The question is...are you willing to take a STAND...and FIGHT...for what satan/devil (little s and d) are trying to take away from you? Are righteousness...peace...and joy worth the RUMBLE?

Gather round children...and let Uncle Rod tell you a story. There once was a young lad...who accepted Jesus as his personal Saviour...and everything was lovely for the next 37 years...and the young lad and his lovely lady lived HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

Wasn't that a nice story boys and girls? Well...it is only partially true. There was a remarkable change in the life of the young lad and his lady...but just because they accepted Jesus did NOT mean that they were immune from trouble...in some ways...it intensified.

Hardships...produced character. To walk in the Kingdom of God...be ready for battles, warfare, trials, troubles, tribulations, afflictions, persecutions...but at the same time be ready for victories, deliverance, provision, maturity, etc.

"And from the days of John the Baptist (the big dipper) until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence (is forcefully entered)...and violent men take it (seize it for themselves) by force." Matthew 11:12 To me this speaks of a hunger and tenacity for the kingdom in the face of hardships...and not giving up.

"And after they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, STRENGTHENING the souls of the disciples, ENCOURAGING them to CONTINUE (not give up) in FAITH...and saying...Through many TRIBULATIONS we must enter the kingdom of God." Acts 14:21,22)
Again...in the face of TROUBLE...DON'T GIVE UP.

We live in a CURSED and FALLEN world...and DARKNESS engulfs the souls of mankind...with us with the responsibility of being STREAMS OF LIGHT INTO DARKENED CORNERS.

There is method to this madness of tribulations in our lives. There is process in the maturity mambo.

"Therefore, having been justified by FAITH, we have PEACE WITH GOD through our Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans 5:1) Everyone can give a big AMEN to the PEACE OF GOD....but we must read on.

"...though whom also we have obtained our introduction by FAITH into this GRACE...in which we STAND...and we exult (jump up and spin around)...in HOPE OF THE GLORY OF GOD." (Romans 5:2) Again...I would like to stand up and give a great big HALLELUJAH for the HOPE OF THE GLORY OF GOD...YES...AND AMEN!!!!!! ...but we must read on.

"And not only this, but we also exult (jump up and spin around) in our TRIBULATIONS...knowing that TRIBULATION brings about PERSEVERANCE; and PERSEVERANCE....PROVEN CHARACTER.... and PROVEN CHARACTER ...HOPE...and HOPE does not disappoint, because the LOVE OF GOD...has been poured out within our hearts THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT. who was give to us." (Romans 5:1)

I don't know what you are going through...and I don't know how long you have been going through it...BUT I do know...that IF you are a believer...versus a nominal Christian...or a religious person...that God has purpose and plan...and you will come out the other side of the RUMBLE intact...with maybe a little limp like Jacob did when he RUMBLED with God...and had not only a name change...but a legacy change. (Genesis 32:24-32)

Ladies and Gentlemen...in this corner...wearing the white trunks...weighing in...well let's not weigh in on that subject...ROD THE BOD BOYD...and in the other corner...wearing the dark trunks...weighing in with the WEIGHT OF THE WORLD...trials, troubles, and tribulations.

Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeets get ready to RUUUUUUMMMMBLE!!!!

Love and Victorious Kisses
Rod "And The Winner Is" Boyd