On a cold winter’s day, a little boy with no home was walking along the streets of the city wishing he had a warm place to stay and had a nice warm meal to eat. As he walked along those streets, he passed by a home beautifully decorated with lights and as he gazed intently into the window of that home, saw a nice fireplace burning with wood as the children where gathered around the Christmas tree opening their gifts while their mother and father where laughing and rejoicing as they saw the joy in their children’s faces. Tears fell from the little boy’s eyes as he saw the happiness within that beautifully decorated home and how he wished he had parents to give him even a little gift for a season such as this. His eyes fell downcast as sadness filled his heart. The wind and snow began to pick up as he started to walk away from the home he just passed by, his hands turned numb as he started to shiver vigorously in the pouring snow. He saw a large tattered cargo box in a nearby alley that looked large enough to fit him and he hid there as the wind and snow began to get heavier and heavier by the second. His heart pounded as his pulse and breathing decreased significantly, he felt cold, he felt pain, and he felt exhausted…
As he closed his eyes, he saw a light shining brightly like the sun with a Man dressed in white stained with blood whose pierced hands extended out to him calling him by his name and said, “child, no longer will you suffer or feel pain, no longer will you hunger and thirst, no longer will you be an orphan with no Father…For I left my house that you may have a home, for I chose to be beaten that you may be protected, for I gave my life that you may have yours, for I rose from the dead that you may have hope…I love you and I have watched over you since you were born, your pain is my pain and your burden is my burden, and forever you will be with me….” heat filled the boy’s body as he stretched his arms to reach those pierced hands, he felt joy and the sadness went away…
By HLMLG
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
You are my Love, You are my Life
My life is Yours and Yours alone,
Every breath and every bone.
Light my path and guide my way,
For I will follow night and day.
Though trials may come and wear me down,
May you keep my eyes fixed on reaching the crown.
Strengthen my body and renew my mind,
Help me to change and to leave my mistakes behind.
Help me to know Your plan, Your will
Give me patience, Keep me still
Instruct me through Your Word,
And encourage me in the righteous things I’ve heard.
Give me discernment to know the truth,
Despite my age, despite my youth.
May you remove my worries and my doubt,
May you hear my whisper, my cry, my shout.
May you dry my tears and sooth my pain,
Heal my wounds and cleanse my stain.
Mold me and shape me and take away my pride,
For only you can make me Your rightful bride.
I love You and You know I do,
My heart is Yours, and my words are true.
So please come quickly, like a thief in the night,
And take my chains and take my strife,
JESUS, I LOVE YOU
For You are my love, You are my life.
Every breath and every bone.
Light my path and guide my way,
For I will follow night and day.
Though trials may come and wear me down,
May you keep my eyes fixed on reaching the crown.
Strengthen my body and renew my mind,
Help me to change and to leave my mistakes behind.
Help me to know Your plan, Your will
Give me patience, Keep me still
Instruct me through Your Word,
And encourage me in the righteous things I’ve heard.
Give me discernment to know the truth,
Despite my age, despite my youth.
May you remove my worries and my doubt,
May you hear my whisper, my cry, my shout.
May you dry my tears and sooth my pain,
Heal my wounds and cleanse my stain.
Mold me and shape me and take away my pride,
For only you can make me Your rightful bride.
I love You and You know I do,
My heart is Yours, and my words are true.
So please come quickly, like a thief in the night,
And take my chains and take my strife,
JESUS, I LOVE YOU
For You are my love, You are my life.
Monday, February 1, 2010
FERVENTLY ABIDING
It’s been a month since the New Year started, and to be quit honest, nothing much has really changed. I’ve made resolutions for the year, but I guess I’ve already failed on some of them. (hahaha!!) Sometimes, I think, “why do I even make these silly resolutions when in fact, I know, I’d end up breaking them?!” Then again, maybe it’s just part of the zest of the New Year so we’d have something to look forward to.
Anyway, the last couple of weeks during the month of January, we’ve been going through the book of Ephesians and as always, God never fails to deliver the message through His Word. May we continue to praise the LORD for good pastors who give themselves fully to the direction of the LORD to be able to preach out the Truth of His Word. And as part of the congregation, or in other words as part of the “CHURCH” itself, with CHRIST as our CORNERSTONE, I ask myself, “have I’ve been a good representative of JESUS CHRIST?! Or have I just been hearing the Word, without it making any impact in my life?? During my devotions, I do constantly ask the LORD what he has called me to do. Though I know, He has made each of us unique with a special purpose, until now, I still continue to ask Him what it is He has instored for my life.
In fact, 389 days ago from today, I didn’t even have a job. And a wonderful thing that I can remember as I look back at all those free time I had, just being at home, I realized I had a lot more time spent with the LORD then I did now. It breaks my heart sometimes when this conviction comes, it always reminds me that the only reason of why I’m where I am now, is because of the LORD, and I shouldn’t allow His blessing to rob me of my time with Him.
I actually entitled this blog FERVENTLY ABIDING because I wanted to embed a challenge to all of us professing and practicing Christians out there. As different parts of the whole, with JESUS as the head, have we been putting our abilities and potentials to the maximum for God’s glory? Or have we been slacking around, selfishly thinking of our own salvation. You know, I remind myself constantly that if I love the LORD; shouldn’t I extend this love to those around me and allow them to experience His goodness as well?? Fervently abiding in Christ for me is like an eagerness to uphold Jesus Christ in all circumstances. Whether we don’t have a job or be so caught up in our job; whether we are alone or engrossed with our own families; whether we are at our strongest or at are weakest. I know, it’s not easy putting up with all the different burdens we are going through in our lives, but we also have to remind ourselves this isn’t the end of the line, our circumstances are temporary and we have to fix our hearts and minds on what is eternal.
Though I know most of you are seeking for God’s unique purpose in your life just as I am, may we also be reminded constantly of what we all are commissioned to do. John 17:26 says and I quote, “They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your Word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.” May our lives be good representatives of the GOD who loves us and may we be able to extend the gospel of Jesus Christ and the hope that we have in Him with boldness and confidence, fervently abiding in Him despite all circumstances.
Anyway, the last couple of weeks during the month of January, we’ve been going through the book of Ephesians and as always, God never fails to deliver the message through His Word. May we continue to praise the LORD for good pastors who give themselves fully to the direction of the LORD to be able to preach out the Truth of His Word. And as part of the congregation, or in other words as part of the “CHURCH” itself, with CHRIST as our CORNERSTONE, I ask myself, “have I’ve been a good representative of JESUS CHRIST?! Or have I just been hearing the Word, without it making any impact in my life?? During my devotions, I do constantly ask the LORD what he has called me to do. Though I know, He has made each of us unique with a special purpose, until now, I still continue to ask Him what it is He has instored for my life.
In fact, 389 days ago from today, I didn’t even have a job. And a wonderful thing that I can remember as I look back at all those free time I had, just being at home, I realized I had a lot more time spent with the LORD then I did now. It breaks my heart sometimes when this conviction comes, it always reminds me that the only reason of why I’m where I am now, is because of the LORD, and I shouldn’t allow His blessing to rob me of my time with Him.
I actually entitled this blog FERVENTLY ABIDING because I wanted to embed a challenge to all of us professing and practicing Christians out there. As different parts of the whole, with JESUS as the head, have we been putting our abilities and potentials to the maximum for God’s glory? Or have we been slacking around, selfishly thinking of our own salvation. You know, I remind myself constantly that if I love the LORD; shouldn’t I extend this love to those around me and allow them to experience His goodness as well?? Fervently abiding in Christ for me is like an eagerness to uphold Jesus Christ in all circumstances. Whether we don’t have a job or be so caught up in our job; whether we are alone or engrossed with our own families; whether we are at our strongest or at are weakest. I know, it’s not easy putting up with all the different burdens we are going through in our lives, but we also have to remind ourselves this isn’t the end of the line, our circumstances are temporary and we have to fix our hearts and minds on what is eternal.
Though I know most of you are seeking for God’s unique purpose in your life just as I am, may we also be reminded constantly of what we all are commissioned to do. John 17:26 says and I quote, “They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your Word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.” May our lives be good representatives of the GOD who loves us and may we be able to extend the gospel of Jesus Christ and the hope that we have in Him with boldness and confidence, fervently abiding in Him despite all circumstances.
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