The words of this Larnelle Harris song touch me deeply:
Were It Not For Grace
Time measured out my days
Life carried me along
In my soul I yearned to follow God
But knew I'd never be so strong
I looked hard at this world
To learn how heaven could be gained
Just to end where I began
Where human effort is all in vain
Chorus
Were it not for grace
I can tell you where I'd be
Wandering down some pointless road to nowhere
With my salvation up to me
I know how that would go
The battles I would face
Forever running but losing this race
Were it not for grace
So here is all my praise
Expressed with all my heart
Offered to the Friend who took my place
And ran a course I could not start
And when He saw in full
Just how much His would cost
He still went the final mile between me and heaven
So I would not be lost
Repeat Chorus
Forever running but losing this race
Were it not for grace
ALL JOY TO YOUR WORLD!
Grateful
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Beware the Barrenness of Being Too Busy
Beware the barrenness of a busy life. If the devil cannot get us to yield to temptation, he will just try to keep us too busy, because the end results will be the same -- soul destruction.
Isaiah 30:15-18 (NLT) warns us about running ahead of of God with our too busy lives:
(15) The Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says, "Only in returning to me and waiting for me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it. (16) You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt. They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.’ But the only swiftness you are going to see is the swiftness of your enemies chasing you! (17) One of them will chase a thousand of you. Five of them will make all of you flee. You will be left like a lonely flagpole on a distant mountaintop." (18) But the LORD still waits for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the LORD is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for him to help them.
The words from this Larnelle Harris song, Strength From the Lord, invite us to an Holy-Balanced Life:
Sometimes life seems like words and music,
That can't quite become a song.
So we cry and sigh then we try again,
And wonder what could be wrong.
But when we turn to the Lord at the end of ourselves,
Like we've done a time or two before.
We find His truth is the same as it's always been.
We never will need more.
It's not in trying but in trusting.
It's not in running but in resting.
Not in wondering but in praying.
That we find the strength of the Lord.
He's all we need for our every need.
We never need be alone.
Still He'll let us go if we choose to,
To live life on our own.
Then the only good that will ever be said,
Of the pains we find ourselves in.
They are places to gain the wisdom to say,
I'll never leave Him again.
It's not in trying but in trusting.
It's not in running but in resting.
Not in wondering but in praying.
That we find the strength of the Lord.
IF MY PEOPLE... WILL? I WILL! God's Promise in 2 Chron. 7:14.
Grateful
Isaiah 30:15-18 (NLT) warns us about running ahead of of God with our too busy lives:
(15) The Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says, "Only in returning to me and waiting for me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it. (16) You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt. They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.’ But the only swiftness you are going to see is the swiftness of your enemies chasing you! (17) One of them will chase a thousand of you. Five of them will make all of you flee. You will be left like a lonely flagpole on a distant mountaintop." (18) But the LORD still waits for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the LORD is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for him to help them.
The words from this Larnelle Harris song, Strength From the Lord, invite us to an Holy-Balanced Life:
Sometimes life seems like words and music,
That can't quite become a song.
So we cry and sigh then we try again,
And wonder what could be wrong.
But when we turn to the Lord at the end of ourselves,
Like we've done a time or two before.
We find His truth is the same as it's always been.
We never will need more.
It's not in trying but in trusting.
It's not in running but in resting.
Not in wondering but in praying.
That we find the strength of the Lord.
He's all we need for our every need.
We never need be alone.
Still He'll let us go if we choose to,
To live life on our own.
Then the only good that will ever be said,
Of the pains we find ourselves in.
They are places to gain the wisdom to say,
I'll never leave Him again.
It's not in trying but in trusting.
It's not in running but in resting.
Not in wondering but in praying.
That we find the strength of the Lord.
IF MY PEOPLE... WILL? I WILL! God's Promise in 2 Chron. 7:14.
Grateful
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Stand Silent! Know God!
Stand silent! Know that I am God! -- Psalm 46:10 (TLB)
Unless we live our lives entering and reentering the rhythm of Psalm 46:10, we will become desperately, driven people, running all over the place without divine direction.
Isaiah 30:15-18 (NLT) -- (15) The Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says, "Only in returning to Me and waiting for Me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it. (16) You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt. They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.’ But the only swiftness you are going to see is the swiftness of your enemies chasing you! (17) One of them will chase a thousand of you. Five of them will make all of you flee. You will be left like a lonely flagpole on a distant mountaintop." (18) But the LORD still waits for you to come to Him so He can show you His love and compassion. For the LORD is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for Him to help them.
Lord, I want to live the perfectly balanced life. I want to stand silent and know You, I do not want to run swiftly and drive past You. I want to saturate in Your Holy Presence, for I am weak but You are strong. In everything I think, say, and do? Be my Great, All-Powerful God and my Gentle, Ever-Present Guide! In the name of Jesus. Amen.
IF MY PEOPLE... WILL? I WILL! God's Promise in 2 Chron. 7:14.
Grateful
Unless we live our lives entering and reentering the rhythm of Psalm 46:10, we will become desperately, driven people, running all over the place without divine direction.
Isaiah 30:15-18 (NLT) -- (15) The Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says, "Only in returning to Me and waiting for Me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it. (16) You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt. They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.’ But the only swiftness you are going to see is the swiftness of your enemies chasing you! (17) One of them will chase a thousand of you. Five of them will make all of you flee. You will be left like a lonely flagpole on a distant mountaintop." (18) But the LORD still waits for you to come to Him so He can show you His love and compassion. For the LORD is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for Him to help them.
Lord, I want to live the perfectly balanced life. I want to stand silent and know You, I do not want to run swiftly and drive past You. I want to saturate in Your Holy Presence, for I am weak but You are strong. In everything I think, say, and do? Be my Great, All-Powerful God and my Gentle, Ever-Present Guide! In the name of Jesus. Amen.
IF MY PEOPLE... WILL? I WILL! God's Promise in 2 Chron. 7:14.
Grateful
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