OUR GOD REIGNS

Our God reigns
He reigns in majesty
He reigns in victory
He reigns in purity
He reigns in wisdom
He reigns in justice

Our God reigns
He reigns over all the earth
He reigns over all the heaven
He reigns over all the universe
He reigns above all evil powers
He reigns above all wickedness

His Name is King of Kings
His Name is Lord of Lords
He is the Great I AM
He is the MIghty Counsellor
He is the Prince of Peace

HIS NAME IS JESUS

In a Moment

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye
He will come, He will appear
Are you ready for that meeting in the sky?
For His coming does your heart sigh?
Oh glorious day

I'm looking up, looking up for the Saviour
Looking up, looking up for my King
Looking for the Lover of my soul
And to gaze on HIs face everyday
That will be glory for me

Could Be Any Day Now

Could be any day now
The Lord will come to receive His own
Could be any day now
The clouds will part and the trumpet will sound
Could be any day now
We will leave this world behind

Oh glory, hallelujah
What a meeting in the sky
Do you know it is drawing nigh?
Is your heart prepared?'
With others
Jesus have you shared?'

THE FATHER'S HEART OF LOVE

If we think the cost of obedience is too much or too
hard,we must turn our eyes on Jesus and He will
give us grace to obey. Just a glimpse of His glory
will be far greater worth than the cost.
When we can see beyond the cross to identify with
the Father's heart of love, then we will be
submissive out of love (the Father's love)so the
reproach of man cannot touch us nor the glory of
man. Began to see submission out of love.

Our cross is that old "I" (pride which is looking
for the glory of man "my kingdom" instead of
the Father's kingdom. Jesus saw the cross from
the Father's heart of love. He was so one with the
Father that He could identify the suffering only
as in unity with the Father who so loved the world
that He gave His Son. Because of this unity with
the Father's purpose, He was submissive to the
cross. We will only be submissive to die to "our
kingdom..the I kingdom", our cross as we come
into unity with Jesus and the Father.

Obedience is a Heart Matter

How many times have you tried to obey in your own
strength and failed? I have good news for you. You
can stop trying.
God, in the Old Testament gave HIs poeple many
commandments and they were never able to
keep them. Does God ask us to do the impossible?
No, He doesn't leave it up to us

In Deuteronomy 30:14 it says, "the word is very
near unto you, in your mouth and in your heart,
that you may do it.:". In the New Testament in
Romans 10:8 the same words are used and
then it goes on to say, "that is the word of
faith which we preach." The next verses refer
to the Lord Jesus Christ.

""If you shall confess with your mouth the Lord
Jesus and shall believe in your heart that God
has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.
For with the heart man believes unto righteousness
and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation." Romans 10:9-10

When you believe in your heart the Lord Jesus Christ,
God's Son died for your sins and rose again from
the dead and ask Him to save you , you have
God's laws written in your heart.. Jesus is the
liviing Word of God and He came to fulfill the
law. When you ask the Lord Jesus to save you,
He comes int to do what you cannot do in your
own strength.

Wil you stop trying to obey and please God in your
own strength? Let the Lord Jesus save you from
your old disobedient nature and give you a new heart
where His obedience reigns.

The Storms of Life

You have taken all my sins away
You are the truth, the life, the way
When the devil comes with his doubts and lies
I will flee to your nail pierced side
There is proof that in your love I abide

Lord grant that in the storms of life
Above the noise of clamor and strife
That I may hear your voice,
I long to feel the nearness of your presence
Giving me that quiet assurance

When I would falter grasp my hand
I know that you will never let me go
You pick me up from sinking sand
And place me firm on heaven's land

I hear you say,
"It is I be not afraid'
Come walk with me
Be of good cheer
Peace be still "

The Storms of Life

You have taken all my sins away
You are the truth, the life, the way
When the devil comes with his doubts and lies
I will flee to your nail pierced side
There is proof that in your love I abide

Lord grant that in the storms of life
Above the noise of clamor and strife
That I may hear your voice,
I long to feel the nearness of your presence
Giving me that quiet assurance

When I would falter grasp my hand
I know that you will never let me go
You pick me up from sinking sand
And place me firm on heaven's land

I hear you say,
"It is I be not afraid'
Come walk with me
Be of good cheer
Peace be still "

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

There is a song in which part of the words are ..."He
made something beautiful out of my life.
Can God turn our darkness into light?
Can He give beauty for ashes?
Can He bring gladness through times of sadness?
Can He turn sorrow into joy?
Can He give hope to the helpless?
Can He give peace to the perishing?
Can He give rest for the weary, strength for the weak?

"In all these things we are more than conquerors
through Him who loved us." Romans 8:37 The Spirit
of the Lord anointed Jesus to "bind up the broken
hearted, ..to comfort all that mourn, ...to give
unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning,
the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
that they might be called trees of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified."
Isaiah 61:1-3

A Time to Weep

It seems there is a burden on my heart today
A great burden and I cannot make it go away.
My heart is burdened for the things
that are coming upon this world

Hearts aching, arms longing
To embrace the weary soul
Teardrops streaming down the cheeks
Hopeless groping for the light

Then I see Jesus......
Weeping at Lazrarus tomb
Weeping over Jerusalem
Weeping in Gethsemene

Am I able to weep with HIm
Over the things which break the heart of God?
The lost soul...the wayward one, those suffering
for His Name.


Then I see Mary Magdalene weeping at Jesus feet
What wonderous words her ears did hear,
"He is risen, never fear,"
He is alive forevermore.

Be Refreshed

This morning as I stepped outside I felt
the most refreshing breeze blowing on
my face. It seemed as though there was
a mist falling from the clouds; yet no
rain. The word refreshing came to my
mind. Ones whole body, soul and spirit
often times needs refreshing.

How refreshing is a drink of cold water
when one is thirsty! How refreshing
is a brisk walk on a cool day! How
refreshing are the words of encouragement
to the weary soul. Refreshment may come
through a phone call, through a letter,
through a visit.

There is yet another kind of refreshment
for one's spirit. Isaiah 28:11-12 says,
"For with stammering lips and another
tongue will he speak to his people. ..
This is the rest wherewith you may
cause the weary to rest: and this is the
refreshing".

May you be refreshed this day in body,
soul and spirit.

Jesus is Victor

Let us never forget that we are in a battle.
It is a battle between light and darkness;
between good and evil ;
between truth and deception,
between righteousness and unrighteousnes;
nevertheless, the victory has been won,
" Greater is He that is in you, than he that
is in the world." It is not time to lie down
in defeat but to put on the whole armour of
God that we may overcome the wiles of the devil.

(Try singing to the tune of the
Battle Hymn of the Republic)
When we lay down our carnal weapons
and take up the Word of God
When we lay down our carnal weapons
and take up the Word of God
When we lay down our carnal weapons
and take up the Word of God
We'll shout the victory
Glory, glory hallelujah
Glory, glory hallelujah
we'll shout the victory