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Sunday, August 31, 2008

This is our God

Your grace is enough
More than i need
and your word, i will believe
I wait for you
Draw near again
Let your spirit make me new

And i will fall at your feet,
I will fall at your feet
and i will worship you here

Your presence in me
Jesus light the way
By the power of your word
I am restored
I am redeemed
By your spirit I am free

And I will fall at your feet,
I will fall at your feet.
And i will worship you here

Freely you gave it all for us
Surrendered your life upon that cross
Great is your love
Poured out for all
This is our God

Lifted on high from death to life
Forever our God is glorified
Savior and king
rescued the world
This is our God.

And i will fall at your feet
I will fall at your feet
And i will worship you here
And i will fall at your feet
I will fall at your feet
And i will worship you here

Freely you gave it all for us
Surrendered your life upon that cross
Great is your love
Poured out for all
This is our God
Lifted on high from death to life
Forever out God is glorified
Saviour and king
Rescued the world
This is our God

Forever our God is glorified, our saviour, hero and king who sacrificed his life upon that cross to save us all.
Let this be our prayer:
Dear lord,
I acknoledge that I am a sinner. Today i ask in Jesus name, that by his grace, my sins will be cleansed. By faith, i will live, by your word, i will live my life.
Let your spirit touch me and make me new. Renew me in your promise. May you use me to speak words of wisdom, encouragement and love to this world soiled with the blood of innocents. In jesus name i pray, Amen

The problem of not understanding the kingdom of God runs deeper than history and culture. It also has spiritual roots. As paul points out," The god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ." (2 corinthians 4;4).
A satanic strategy of obscuring the truth of Jesus Christ is presently at work throughout the world. Whenever spiritual growth stagnates, our appetite for the truth wanes, sinking into spiritual darkness. The uncomfortable fact is that we are not helpless victims of this fallen culture or of spiritual warfare; we are accomplices. We cant point all out fingers outward. At our core we understand the kingdom of God well enough to feel the threat of its absolute claims.
Our sinful nature is far more robust than we care to admit.Cultural aand psycological mnasks serve as only a thin disguise. Underneath we have a strong resistance to being told what to do by anyone - including God himself.
We intuitively percieve Jesus' Claims of kingship or lordship as a primary threat to our desire to control our own lives. Our families or the government might tell us what to do, but deep downin our heart,is an area, we clutch feverishly where we control, we decide, we rule. We've been our bosses for too long to submit and bow down graciously to another king and to submit to his kingdom.
Jesus Christ was, is, and will always be a saviour who forgives sin freely and demands total commitment in return. Looking at what Jesus gives in return, we know that isn;t too much to ask. He no longer approaches men as an itinerant carpenter, but as a King on conquest. Looking across both centuries and galaxies, his purpose is to transform not only individual lives but whole cultures, and even physical creation itself. For all of us who have heard his voice and claim his name, Jesus' conquest of a runaway planet should be our main business.
In a society where tolerance stretched to its breaking point is seen as a virtue, we must choose. Uncomfortably, Christ presents only two alternatives. If we're not for him and his kingdom with all our heart, soul and mind, then we are against him.
If we shy away from true commitment, if we don the shabby rags of religious games and pretense, then we are rebels. And while faithful subjects may expect to enjoy the good graces of their king, a rebel only faces one end: Banishment from the kingdom.
The good news is that God recruits from his enemies. All of us were enemies, but we are now his friends because of his kindness and grace. We are committed to persue his kingdom as people who recognize the bitality and value of its refining fire.

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