MY REDEEMER LIVETH.
ANON.
“I Know that my Redeemer lives,”
What comfort that sweet sentence gives !
He lives ! He lives ! who once was dead :
He lives, my everlasting Head !
He lives, triumphant from the grave ;
He lives, eternally to save.
He lives, all glorious in the sky;
He lives, exalted there on high;
He lives, to bless me with his love;
He lives, to plead my cause above;
He lives, to upbind and make me whole ;
He lives, to calm my troubled soul.
Cross And Crown
ANON.
Jesus, our head, once crowned with thorns,
Is crowned with glory now;
Heaven’s royal diadem adorns
The mighty victor’s brow.
Delight of all who dwell above,
The joy of saints below;
To us still manifest thy love,
That we its depths may know.
I shared John Mark McMillan’s “Death In His Grave” a few months ago during church – a song that has been a favorite since I first heard it.
Like many most all of his songs, McMillan’s “Death In His Grave” is a lyrical masterpiece that prompts reflection and leads in worship…
He recently posted the back-story and line-by-line commentary on this great song on his blog.
Carve a few minutes out today to listen to the song, read his post, and reflect on the amazing gift of God’s Son.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. –John 3:16 (NIV)
(clicking image directs to JMM’s blog)
Last Sunday – which was Palm Sunday of course – Pastor John shared a bit about what Jesus did during the first part of the week leading up to His crucifixion, burial, and resurrection.
Sometime, I think we disconnect the events of Jesus’ final week on earth because we don’t always see or have a complete narrative in one place (one must read and associate the recorded stories in the four Gospels.) Jesus and His disciples weren’t just sitting around waiting for Thursday, Friday…or Sunday(!).
I was looking around at lunch and found several Passion Week timelines online, but this one from BibleGateway.com was pretty cool.
I like how it shows the different events, participants, times, places, etc.
(image link @biblegateway.com)
This is an amazing week – why not prayerfully consider and reflect upon all that Christ did, endured, and accomplished each day rather then just one or two!
It’s Tuesday…but Sunday’s comin’!
ps: having written this post and now reflecting on Christ’s week, my post from yesterday seems wimpy and whiny…
Last night, a new friend shared some great insights on Jesus’ “houses built on the rock and sand” parable.
He initially shared from Matthew 7, but then directed us to Luke 6 and the language used in that recording of the parable.
I’ve often read this parable with the thought that the lesson here is simply about building on the rock versus the sand – choosing the solid foundation of God’s Word. Good enough counsel; but, as we read in Luke, it’s more than the pre-construction task of finding the right location/foundation:
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This hymn was on repeat yesterday on my drive home…
I really like the PAGE CXVI version.
Be Still My Soul
Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side.
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to your God to order and provide;
In every change, He will remain.
Be still, my soul: your God will undertake
To guide the future, as in ages past.
Your hope, your mind, your will let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright
Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s joys restored.
Be still my soul, and praise Him.
I AM for you, not against you.
I AM for you, not against you.
I AM for you, not against you.
I AM for you, not against you.
I AM for you, not against you.
I AM for you, not against you.
I AM for you, not against you.
I AM for you, not against you.
I AM for you, not against you.
I AM for you, not against you.
I AM for you, not against you.
I AM for you, not against you.
– GOD
I was watching something at lunch and that phrase was repeated twice in a sentence…
…and it quietly kept echoing in my mind.
Great post and reminder by Nathan Sutliff over at Contemplative Creativity.
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That tweet is a gut check on motive and mission, not only in relation to the drastic situation in Japan, but also in our everyday lives as followers of Christ.
It’s often only after we are seen as someone who genuinely loves and is concerned with a person’s basic needs that we will be afforded the privilege of presenting the Gospel.
What’s your reaction to the tweet and Nathan’s post?
weer-ee
I actually used that word when Karen asked how I was doing this morning.
When I got to work, I plugged it into a cool site I frequent called Visual Thesaurus:
…so many directions to go from that single word…
Matthew 11:28 reads:
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest…”
So that’s where I place myself – weary and waiting.
Stop what your doing periodically today…this weekend and pray for the people of Japan.
Images from USGS.gov
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