MEDITATION MONDAY
Our theme song this week begins with these words:
Take these hands and lift them up
For I have not the strength to praise You near enough
See I have nothing,
I have nothing without You....
For I have not the strength to praise You near enough
See I have nothing,
I have nothing without You....
The words of the song connect us with Jesus words... BE-ATTITUDES 1, 2, & 3:
Poor in spirit!
Mourning!
Meek!
Yesterday morning, our visiting missionary from Marseilles, France, said that it was time for each person to make a DECISION... time to put FIRST THINGS FIRST. Craig Young took us to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount:
1. Matthew 7:3-5: Repent! Change your direction! MAKE THE DECSION TO FIRST get the plank out of your own eye!
2. Matthew 6: 31-33 Seek first the kingdom of God... MAKE THE DECISION TO FIRST seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
3. Matthew 5:23 Ask forgiveness of others and be reconciled! MAKE THE DECISION TO FIRST go to the people who have somethng against you BEFORE bringing your gifts to God's altar.
Craig's words were filled with Be-attitude 4 and more connections to Be-attitudes 1, 2, & 3:
Hunger and thirst for righteousness!
Poor in spirit!
Mourn!
Meek!
And, then, as I continue to listen to this week's theme song, I hear more connections:
Take my voice and pour it out
Let it sing the songs of mercy I have found
For I have nothing,
I have nothing without You
Let it sing the songs of mercy I have found
For I have nothing,
I have nothing without You
Jesus' Be-attitudes 5, 1, & 3:
Merciful!
Poor in spirit!
Meek!
Song continues:
All my soul needs
Is all Your love to cover me
So all the world will see
That I have nothing without You
Take my body and build it up
May it be broken as an offering of love
For I have nothing,
I have nothing without You
All my soul needs
Is all Your love to cover me
So all the world will see
That I have nothing
But I love You
With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind
With all the strength that I can find
And the words above make connections to Be-attitudes 6, 7, 8, & 9:
Pure in heart!
Peacemaker!
Persecuted for righteousness!
Rejoice!
The song ends with words that challenge us to be the SALT OF THE EARTH and the LIGHT OF THE WORLD.
Take my time here on this earth
And let it glorify all that You are worth
For I am nothing,
I am nothing without You
And let it glorify all that You are worth
For I am nothing,
I am nothing without You
Salt and Light from Matthew 5:
13 “You are the salt of the earth.
But if the salt loses its saltiness,
how can it be made salty again?
It is no longer good for anything,
except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
14 “You are the light of the world.
14 “You are the light of the world.
A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
15 Neither do people light a lamp
and put it under a bowl.
Instead they put it on its stand,
and it gives light to everyone in the house.
16 In the same way,
let your light shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds
and glorify your Father in heaven.
Colossians 1:27:
Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Christ in you, the hope of glory.
~BLESSED~
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