VERSE (C#m, B, A)
Son of Man you came down to this earth
To restore our lives into Your hand
What saving grace
You took our sin upon Your shoulders
The crown of thorns and nail-pierced hands
You bled for us
BRIDGE (B, A)
You reconciled us to the Father
Wiping all our sin away
CHORUS (E, B, C#m, A)
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us
So that we might be the righteousness of God
All our hope and joy and love is made complete in You
The old has gone and we are now made new
In You
You who gave us life when we were dead
You who gave us hope in the hopeless
You who changed our hearts into flesh
You who made us see the sun again
We are new in You
We are new in You
28.2.10
26.2.10
16.2.10
give me cake!
"If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and earnestly to hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I submit that this notion has crept in from Kant and the Stoics and is no part of the Christian faith. Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased."Bullseye. I remember talking about this with a friend a few years ago, and of course as girls we'd use sweets in our analogy. We hold on to that pinch of sugar with clenched fists unyielding and stubborn and stupid not to open our hands to the chocolate cheese cake offered us. Hrm, indeed I am too easily pleased. May the fullness and completeness of my joy be found solely in You, the infinitely Enjoyable!
- C.S. Lewis (The Weight of Glory)
14.2.10
argh
i got sent this article in an email. i rarely get angry over anything.. but this, it definitely invoked angry-feelings! What blaring lies the media will spin to suit their own personal agenda. its disgusting, horrifying, and worst of all misleading...
this article's been thrown around quite a bit in the defense for legalizing heroin. i wonder who in their right mind would think all problems associated with heroin-use will disappear if it's legalized. what dark clouds we live under that truth can be so far distorted..
"The truth about heroin is that it is a benign drug. It is addictive – and that is a very good reason not to use it – but the only significant screw-up it inflicts on the physical, mental and moral condition of its users is constipation...
The truth, which for decades has scarcely dared to speak its name, is that all of the illness, misery, death and crime associated with heroin are, in fact, the effect not of the drug itself but of the black market on which it is sold as a result of this war against drugs" - Nick Davies.
this article's been thrown around quite a bit in the defense for legalizing heroin. i wonder who in their right mind would think all problems associated with heroin-use will disappear if it's legalized. what dark clouds we live under that truth can be so far distorted..
12.2.10
"Commitment as a Christian" - Bob Moorhead
'I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of His. I will not look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still.
My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotion or popularity. I do not have to be right, recognized, praised, regarding or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, am uplifted by prayer and labour by power.
My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven. My road is narrow, my way rough, my guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed. I will not give up, shut up, or let go.
I am a disciple of Jesus. I will go on until He comes, and work until He stops me.'
'I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of His. I will not look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still.
My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotion or popularity. I do not have to be right, recognized, praised, regarding or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, am uplifted by prayer and labour by power.
My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven. My road is narrow, my way rough, my guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed. I will not give up, shut up, or let go.
I am a disciple of Jesus. I will go on until He comes, and work until He stops me.'
11.2.10
frustration.
this night has been strange.
it was weird, but i left bible study today quite disheartened & discouraged. the opposite of what I should've been. especially since tonight's study we were looking at such an uplifting passage (Jude 24-25). i took a loooooong detour walking home... 1 hr of trying to clear my head & talk things out with the big G.
i didn't even know why i felt that way... but finally came to the conclusion that i was disheartened with myself. i remember a year ago, one of the very 1st sermons that Pastor Steve preached on was bout having hard heads & soft hearts. i've got the soft heart down pat. but as far as the hard head goes... at times i wonder if there's much inside this head. before i always loved the fact that God could hear my unspoken words. i would just sit ..and without saying a word, loved that God could hear my every cry of joy and sadness in my heart. and while reflecting on His words, they would make their mark in my heart... but not as often a mark in my head... prolly why i was never great at explaining these unsaid things... i just knew them to be true in my soul. Oh but how I wish I could grow not just in heart but also in knowledge and understanding with WORDS, not just internal unspoken truths. I admire those in my bible study group. They have such MASSIVE HEADS & such clarity of thought and speech! Today more than ever though, i felt a lot of big words fly over me. While reading the passage, I just had this urge to jump with joy lol. I couldn't even explain it... such hope, such comfort, such PURE JOY knowing that we are His and He will NEVER forsake us. WOW! More than that, knowing how much of a sinner I was, and the great cost Christ paid on that cross so that I may have this joy and hope and peace! It boggles my mind. I'd imagine its pretty much like that feeling you'd get if you won the lottery! =) Complete bliss knowing you're set for life!! and how undeserving we are of it too! All this I was feeling, yet couldn't put any of it into words.
... how I pray I may know my God and my faith not just in heart but also in head! to think hard & deep bout these things not just for the sake of my inner self during quiet times, but also for the benefit of others as we grow together in the faith!
it was weird, but i left bible study today quite disheartened & discouraged. the opposite of what I should've been. especially since tonight's study we were looking at such an uplifting passage (Jude 24-25). i took a loooooong detour walking home... 1 hr of trying to clear my head & talk things out with the big G.
i didn't even know why i felt that way... but finally came to the conclusion that i was disheartened with myself. i remember a year ago, one of the very 1st sermons that Pastor Steve preached on was bout having hard heads & soft hearts. i've got the soft heart down pat. but as far as the hard head goes... at times i wonder if there's much inside this head. before i always loved the fact that God could hear my unspoken words. i would just sit ..and without saying a word, loved that God could hear my every cry of joy and sadness in my heart. and while reflecting on His words, they would make their mark in my heart... but not as often a mark in my head... prolly why i was never great at explaining these unsaid things... i just knew them to be true in my soul. Oh but how I wish I could grow not just in heart but also in knowledge and understanding with WORDS, not just internal unspoken truths. I admire those in my bible study group. They have such MASSIVE HEADS & such clarity of thought and speech! Today more than ever though, i felt a lot of big words fly over me. While reading the passage, I just had this urge to jump with joy lol. I couldn't even explain it... such hope, such comfort, such PURE JOY knowing that we are His and He will NEVER forsake us. WOW! More than that, knowing how much of a sinner I was, and the great cost Christ paid on that cross so that I may have this joy and hope and peace! It boggles my mind. I'd imagine its pretty much like that feeling you'd get if you won the lottery! =) Complete bliss knowing you're set for life!! and how undeserving we are of it too! All this I was feeling, yet couldn't put any of it into words.
... how I pray I may know my God and my faith not just in heart but also in head! to think hard & deep bout these things not just for the sake of my inner self during quiet times, but also for the benefit of others as we grow together in the faith!
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