Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus.

He got us out of the mess we're in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 2:7, Romans 3:25 The Message


How great is our God?
In the beginning, the Father wanted to create us, so He used His Son to do so. And He also knew what would happen to us; that we would fall, becoming sinners and being seperated from Him. So, He weaved His plan of salvation into creation and also used His Son. Thank you, God, for being faithful and just, kind and loving, and all the other attributes you have; which You reveal to us trough none the less but Your Son, Christ Jesus.
So I ask you again, how great is our God?

All The Words

How do I speak of the indescribable to You

I will try to explain these feelings that are true

So looking to the sky I will sing

and from my heart to You I bring

All of the words in all of my life that could never explain and never describe

All of my love, which is nothing to hide so I lift up my hands and I worship,I worship You

In your presence I forever choose to live

I will praise You for it's all I have to give

So looking to the sky I will sing

and from my heart to You I bring

All of the words in all of my life that could never explain and never describe

All of my love, which is nothing to hide so I lift up my hands and I worship

By Your grace You let me come talk to You

It's not that I'm worthy, I thank you Jesus, for the love that You have shown

The above song is by Kutless. As I drove in my car the other day I was listening to this and it just spoke to me, so I kept playing it over and over again, which is what happens when the Lord puts a song in my heart. I almost can't believe how true it is. Because all the words in all my life could never explain and describe how great our God truly is. What our minds can conceive is next to nothing compared to who and what He really is. There are times however, when He reveals in our hearts the truth about Him. When He allows us to understand Him. These are the times when I stand in awe. . .

Becoming Whole

Let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith.

Galations 6:10 THE MESSAGE


Some people come to church looking for a way to make life better, to feel good about themselves... Other poeple come to church because they want God to save and rule them...

One group of people sees religion as a way to successful happy living; nothing that interferes with the success or interrupts the happiness will be tolerated. The other group sees religion as a way in which hurt, flawed and damaged persons become whole in relation to God; anything will be accepted (mockery, pain, renunciation, self-denial) in order to deepen and extend that reality.

One...is the way of enhacing what I want; the other way is a commitment of myself to become what God wants.

Run with the horses by Eugene Peterson

. . . they found Him in the temple . . . . And He said to them, ’. . . Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?’ —Luke 2:46, 49


The only abiding reality is God Himself, and His order comes to me moment by moment. Am I continually in touch with the reality of God, or do I pray only when things have gone wrong— when there is some disturbance in my life? I must learn to identify myself closely with my Lord in ways of holy fellowship and oneness that some of us have not yet even begun to learn. ". . . I must be about My Father’s business"— and I must learn to live every moment of my life in my Father’s house.
Think about your own circumstances. Are you so closely identified with the Lord’s life that you are simply a child of God, continually talking to Him and realizing that everything comes from His hands?
The life of your Lord is to become your vital, simple life, and the way He worked and lived among people while here on earth must be the way He works and lives in you.

©The Oswald Chambers Publications Association, Ltd.

I read this this morning and thought to myself…. WOW. You know the Lord is always right, and when he say’s “we must learn to identify ourselves closely with Him in ways of holy fellowship and oneness”, it just rings so true in my heart.

Lord Jesus, Thank you for your gentle spirit and for teaching and showing me the straight and narrow path. Even though, Lord, you and I both know I don’t stay on the path at all times and keep my eyes on You always, I thank you for being so patient with me. I know that words are small, and can’t even come close to giving you the gratitude and praise you deserve, but none the less, You do receive them and I thank you with all my heart.
In Your Name, Jesus, Amen