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| Spurgeon's devotional brought me great comfort last night:
"And God saw the light." Genesis 1:4
This morning we noticed the goodness of the light, and the Lord's dividing it from the darkness, we now note the special eye which the Lord had for the light. "God saw the light"-he looked at it with complacency, gazed upon it with pleasure, saw that it "was good." If the Lord has given you light, dear reader, he looks on that light with peculiar interest; for not only is it dear to him as his own handiwork, but because it is like himself, for "He is light." Pleasant it is to the believer to know that God's eye is thus tenderly observant of that work of grace which he has begun. He never loses sight of the treasure which he has placed in our earthen vessels. Sometimes we cannot see the light, but God always sees the light, and that is much better than our seeing it. Better for the judge to see my innocence than for me to think I see it. It is very comfortable for me to know that I am one of God's people-but whether I know it or not, if the Lord knows it, I am still safe. This is the foundation, "The Lord knoweth them that are his." You may be sighing and groaning because of inbred sin, and mourning over your darkness, yet the Lord sees "light" in your heart, for he has put it there, and all the cloudiness and gloom of your soul cannot conceal your light from his gracious eye. You may have sunk low in despondency, and even despair; but if your soul has any longing towards Christ, and if you are seeking to rest in his finished work, God sees the "light." He not only sees it, but he also preserves it in you. "I, the Lord, do keep it." This is a precious thought to those who, after anxious watching and guarding of themselves, feel their own powerlessness to do so. The light thus preserved by his grace, he will one day develop into the splendour of noonday, and the fullness of glory. The light within is the dawn of the eternal day.
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i am not skilled to understand
what God has willed what God has planned
i only know at His right hand
stands One who is my Savior
i take Him at His word and deed
Christ died to save me this i read
and in my heart i find the need
of Him to be my Savior
that He would leave His place on high
and come for sinful man to die
you count it strange so once did i
before i knew my Savior
my Savior loves
my Savior lives
my Savior's always there for me
my God He was
my God He is
my God He's always gonna be
my Savior loves
my Savior lives
my Savior's always there for me
my God He was
my God He is
my God He's always gonna be
yes living dying let me breathe
my strength my solace from the spring
that He who lives to be my King
once died to be my Savior
that He would leave His place on high
and come for sinful man to die
you count it strange so once did i
before i knew my Savior
my Savior loves
my Savior lives
my Savior's always there for me
my God He was
my God He is
my God He's always gonna be
my Savior loves
my Savior lives
my Savior's always there for me
my God He was
my God He is
my God He's always gonna be
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agape staff 2010
third term
do it up one more time
Lord help me please You
help me not fear
my Lord, i do not know how to serve Your people.
i do not know how to teach, how to communicate You to them.
pastor says sometimes we expect ourselves to take on the work of the Spirit
make me righteous Lord
so i may never dishonor Your Name
so never will anyone speak poorly of You
because of my service or my life
make me a good example Lord
make me a light that shines You
that directs people towards You
a thousand times i've failed
still your mercy remains
should i stumble and fall
i'm caught in Your grace
everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
neverending Your glory goes beyond all fame
consume me from the inside out.
i only have so many days left here on this Earth Lord
by Your will
save my family please.
save my friends
show me what to do
love of my life
love for all eternity
my Jesus
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NEW RUG! :D
bunnies are so happy to have traction
that they christen it with food :]
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| "Among all religions, Christianity is seen as the most threatening to the regime."
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1949984,00.html
battle.
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