In the presence of thy majesty, we bow and pray…
In Thee oh Lord our hearts unite,
In one accord to win the fight,
Against each heart’s own scar and blight,
You have unveiled sin’s disguise,
And opened up our sinful eyes.
We look to you on high oh Lord,
Toward our great undeserved reward.
You are our God, our Father and Friend,
In you new wonders have no end.
No boundary to block Your praise from our heart,
Your Spirit flows forth to give life a new start.
In the Father, the Spirit and Son,
Our broken hearts have been made one.
One with the Father, and one with the Son,
One with the children of God, our heart he’s won.
Our unity in Christ is a wonderful part,
Of which this life is only a start.
Each new day brings promise anew,
Of God’s paradise restored in you.
When darkness flees to find its cover,
Many new wonders we are soon to discover.
Yes each new day so sunny and bright,
Reminds of His glory His power and might.
And even dark clouds rolling in with thunder
Remind of his wrath toward those who with evil hearts do plunder
If we put feet to our faith through the rest of our life,
God will grant us peace and an end to our strife.
Praise be to the Father and to the Son,
And praise to the Spirit who unites us as one.
His breath of life is fresh to our core.
Pour out your Spirit Lord, new life to restore,
Yes, pour out your Spirit Lord, please fill us more.
More of your wisdom, more of your grace,
More of your loving Holy Spirits embrace.
Blessed be the Lord God Almighty, how awesome is Thy story.
Let people everywhere on bended knee proclaim Thy wondrous glory.
by Jim Wilday.
Please know that I don’t mean to make it sound as though the Christian life is all fun and games. It’s not. We still live in a world contaminated by sin. And since we do, we need to remember that though we have victory in Christ through the cross, there is still a battle of wills being fought. As Paul puts it in Ephesians 6:11 & 12: Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. And in 1 Peter 5:8-9: Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
But as we stand firm in the spirit through humble worship of God our father in prayer and praises in song verbally lifted to him on high, and through a careful and diligent study of Gods word bringing faith to our hearts, and with it the power to remain obedient to Gods individual calling, and with obedience through faith we will receive in our joyful heart a little bit of heaven on earth.
Stand firm my brothers and sisters and know assuredly that one day our work and struggles will be done and we will find ourselves in the glorious presence of God our Father as joint heirs with Christ.
Go in his peace and the grace of God through Jesus, the Christ, our Lord
Jim