Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Redeemed

"I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you." Isaiah 44:22

Wow. He has redeemed us. We are redeemed. You have swept away everything we've done wrong. I will return to you Father. You are my father. I surrender all to you. My job, my school, my friends, my family, my decisions, my future, my plans, my desires, my thoughts, my ways, my entire life and being; I commit them all into your arms, your loving, caring, and powerful arms. The arms that created life and everything in it. I commit my spirit to you. I will follow you with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength. You make beautiful things. Thank you Jesus, for all that you have done for me, for the world. I am new because of you. You hold the universe. You hold everyone on earth.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

There is No Other

Oh Lord, how sovereign are you my King. How majestic are your ways. Father, you are so holy, so huge, so powerful. You don't need me and my acknowledgment. You are Lord and there is no other, with or without me! You are so powerful and majestic Jesus, you don't need my worship or praise, but I choose to worship you, because you are worthy of every breath that comes from my mouth, every thought that my mind conceives, every will my soul desires, you are worthy of it. And I love you. I need you. You don't need me, and you never will. But Father, I will die without you. I can't go on without you! Show me your glory! Show my yourself. Show me more of you. I want to know you. I want to know you and I want to share in your sufferings! You have suffered everything for me. Break me Jesus. Forgive me for being selfish, lazy, and inconsiderate. I am ashamed of myself. But I am not ashamed of the Gospel and what I know is the truth. You are the way, the truth and the life. All life is found only in you, Lord Jesus.

"I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me, so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting men may know there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is no other. I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things." Isaiah 45: 5-7