Reflected in His gaze

 

While preparing for the sermon I read a familiar story in John’s Gospel. While reading the lines, emotion overwhelmed me, tears blurring my vision, my heart full. Why? I sensed the unbelievable, deep love of Jesus for me!  One little person, barely a speck in the universe, but known to Him, not because I am good or great, but because I exist. The story is found in the 8^th chapter.  "Jesus … appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. 

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”  (John 8:1-11, NIV)

Jesus did not see a sin, He saw a person and loved her to life! What did His compassion feel like to that woman who was dragged into the eye of the world, subjected to public humiliation, and threatened with death?  What did she see in His eyes when He looked at her? The word “love” never appears in the passage but it is written all over it. It moves me!

You, dear friend, are a person of incredible worth to God.  He does not see you as someone valued for your skills, your gifts, your attractiveness, your intelligence, or your resources. He sees YOU and loves you. His love is described with a phrase in the Old Testament where we learn that He loves us as 'the apple of my eye.' That expression, in the Hebrew text, is literally about the pupil at the center of the eye. When there is an intense connection or attraction, two people will look directly at one another. They see a reflection of themselves in those loving eyes. 

Thus, to be the “apple of someone’s eye” was to see that your image is dancing in the eyes of that person. God gazes at me and I am so close to Him that I become the little man reflected on the pupil of His eye!  David, in his pursuit of the love of God, prayed using that idiom - "Show the wonder of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings" (Psalm 17:7-8, NIV)

Using the language of romance, the Scripture describes our relationship with our God. "No more will anyone call you Rejected, and your country will no more be called Ruined. You’ll be called Hephzibah (My Delight), and your land Beulah (Married), Because God delights in you and your land will be like a wedding celebration. For as a young man marries his virgin bride, so your builder marries you, And as a bridegroom is happy in his bride, so your God is happy with you." (Isaiah 62:4-5, The Message)  I remember the giddy love I felt as I gazed into Bev’s eyes at our wedding, when she slipped her hand into mine, and we turned to face life together. God loves me (and you) like that!

Ah friend, so much of life conspires to steal our worth, to turn us into a cog in the machine, devalued, feeling something less than beloved.  How I pray, with St. Paul, that "you have the power (ability) to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God." (Ephesians 3:18-19, NLT)  

Nothing in the world is better than being loved. Poets have written countless words to celebrate love. Songs are sung about being in love! Granted, most of those words are about human love, about romantic attraction, or about sexual stirrings of desire. God's love is even better - of selfless quality, of great depth, and extended even when the one loved is still resisting His love.

Meditate on the word of the True Father, who is gazing on you with deep love - holding your reflection in His eye! When you accept, in faith, the truth of His love for you, you will be freed to love those around you, with an extravagant love that does not calculate, manipulate, or even seek reciprocal love.

Here's the Word to take with you today.... "I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels can’t, and the demons can’t. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can’t keep God’s love away. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39, NLT)

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Power of Your Love

 

Lord, I come to You,

Let my heart be changed, renewed;

Flowing from the grace

That I've found in You;

And Lord, I've come to know,

The weaknesses I see in me,

Will be stripped away

By the pow'r of Your love.

 

Lord, unveil my eyes,

Let me see You face to face,

The knowledge of Your love

As You live in me.

Lord, renew my mind,

As Your will unfolds in my life,

In living ev'ry day

In the pow'r of Your love.

 

Hold me close,

Let Your love surround me;

Bring me near,

Draw me to Your side;

And as I wait,

I'll rise up like the eagle,

And I will soar with You,

Your Spirit leads me on

In the pow'r of Your love.

 

Power of Your Love

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The Way of the Oak

 

Do you choose a long-term reward over a short-term moment of happiness? Years ago, researchers selected a group of children who were presented with a single treat. They were told if they waited for 15 minutes to eat the treat, they would receive an additional reward. Then, the child was left alone for 15 minutes. Some put their hands over their eyes. Others rested their head on the table. Some just ate the marshmallow after a moment or two.  Those children were tracked in life and it was found that the ones who chose delayed gratification generally did better in just about every area of life – achieving higher grades, enjoying better overall health.

So, child of God, you know where I am going with this, don’t you? Faith invites us to ‘see’ a reward that is not immediate. Paul saw it and shaped his life around the promise of "the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing." (2 Timothy 4:8, NIV) Winning athletes received a ‘crown,’ a laurel wreath that signified honor. He also observes that "Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." (1 Corinthians 9:25, NIV)  The reward given to the Olympic champion would eventually crumble to dust. God’s reward for the faithful is eternal!

Do you have God’s promises in sight, guiding today’s decisions? 

Are you patient, waiting for the reward He promises to those who are faithful?

The Scripture offers us another metaphor to shape our focus. The Word of God is a seed, we learn. It takes time from the moment of planting to see a harvest. Who doesn’t love dramatic change, overnight transformation?  Wouldn’t it be wonderful to experience instant godly character and Christ-likeness in all we say and do? 

But, that’s not generally God’s way.  The seed is planted, germinates, with the early development hidden away in the soil. It takes time before the green shoot even appears and more time for it to grow to maturity. God will work in us, the changes He makes sometimes invisible, certainly taking time. Oh yes, know this!  God’s grace which allows us to know complete salvation in Christ Jesus grants us our place in His family in a moment of faith. We respond to the Spirit in faith and we are saved. However, becoming “holy,” filled with Christ-likeness, is an ongoing process called ‘sanctification.’

Mature faith, knowing God, is a daily decision, that anticipates eternity.  Think of the life of a Christian like this.  Would you like to resemble a dandelion weed or an oak tree?  A dandelion will grow and flower in a few days. An oak tree grows into a thing of beauty over decades. Isaiah says that God is growing oak trees, not dandelions. 

He told God’s people He was sent "to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor." (Isaiah 61:2-3, NIV)   Jesus used those words on the day that He announced His mission at a synagogue in Capernaum.

I want to grow as a towering oak; strong, enduring, that shows off the splendor of my God. How about you?  Will you make the choice to wait, to trust, to let God grow you? Or will you choose the way of the dandelion or the way of the oak tree?  Here’s a word from the Word.  Lord, use it to encourage us to wait for Your purpose. "Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near." (James 5:7-8, NIV)   “Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him.”  (Psalm 37:7)

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Be Still My Soul
(Take 5 minutes and be inspired by the a cappella rendition of this great hymn)

Be still my soul the Lord is on thy side

With patience bear the cross of grief or pain

Leave to thy God to order and provide

In ev’ry change He faithful will remain

Be still my soul thy best thy heav’nly Friend

Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end

 

Be still my soul thy God doth undertake

To guide the future as He has the past

Thy hope thy confidence let nothing shake

All now mysterious shall be bright at last

Be still my soul the waves and winds still know

His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below

 

Be still my soul the hour is hast'ning on

When we shall be forever with the Lord

When disappointment grief and fear are gone

Sorrow forgot love's purest joys restored

Be still my soul when change and tears are past

All safe and blessed we shall meet at last

 

Jane Laurie Borthwick | Jean Sibelius | Kathrina Amalia von Schlegel

 

© Words: Public Domain

 

Ah, Dr. Suess, what happened?

 

Yesterday it came to my attention that Dr. Suess, you know the guy who gave us Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat, is now on the list of authors who created books that are too dangerous for children to read. Apparently some view some of his books as racist, reinforcing stereotypes that are detrimental to our social well-being.  Personally, I never cared much for his work, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, just sayin’. Theodor Seuss "Ted" Geisel was a man of his time (born 1904) and it seems that some of his books reflected something less than modern cultural sensitivity, hence the ban on reading them.  I am more amused than alarmed by this development, convinced that  America will survive.

But, will we survive the rejection of Biblical Christianity? That is a serious question!

Americans are conflicted about religion for many reasons.  Too many scandals have disillusioned millions. A perceived conflict between science and faith has driven a wedge, too. Some churches have chosen to retreat into the comfort of tradition, failing to focus on the timeless message of the Gospel. This has led to the conclusion that Christianity is a relic of yesterday, not to be taken too seriously. Others have abandoned the Bible’s truth replacing the transforming Gospel of Christ with social activism based on contemporary moral values. As a result of the loss of a vital Christ-centered faith many, particularly the young, have just walked away.

What concerns me most is not the preservation of  the institutions of the Church, but the loss of her truth and the consequence for the world. Becoming a purely secular nation is a certain route to a cruel culture in which the power of the elites is unrestrained and the rights of the poor and weak are trampled underfoot. How quickly the awful results of Russia’s Marxist atheism and Germany’s National Socialism are forgotten.

As a society, what we believe about God and ourselves has real consequence. 500 years ago, a 34 year-old priest named Martin Luther realized that the Church was corrupt to the core.  He re-examined the Scripture and renewed the understanding that we all matter to God, that we can individually experience the power of the Spirit, that ‘the just will live by faith!’  His protests sparked a reformation that has implications for all aspects of life even five centuries later. 

Harold Berman of Emory University writes that "the key to the renewal of law in the West from the sixteenth century on was the Protestant concept of the power of the individual, by God's grace, to change nature and to create new social relations through the exercise of his will. The Protestant concept of the individual became central to the development of the modern law of property and contract...."  In short, America was born out of the religious ideas of the Reformation that empowered individuals who are known and loved by God.  The followers of John Calvin, in the 17th century, enumerated the theology on which rests the ideals of American civil rights and liberties including freedom of speech, press, and religion.

We are living in a time of great moral, ethical, and spiritual confusion; a result of the abandonment of vital faith. Christianity is part of the polarization of America. Deep thoughtful conversations are replaced with shouting matches from the fringe. Jesus is revered by some and hated by others. The faith is loved as liberating by the devout and despised as a perceived tool of oppression by opponents. 

In these turbulent times, I am praying for the persistent quiet witness of Christians to grow, not from public rallies and political actions groups, but in care for the least, advocacy for those without access to power, in personal holiness, and commitment to strengthening the foundations of family. 

My prayer is for us, Christians, to experience a personal renewal of faith. I am not longing for the emotionalism that too often passes for spiritual renewal.  My heart and mind yearn for a deep, well-thought faith, grounded in the principles of Holy Scripture, from which grows godliness that nurtures life.  I pray for God to make Himself real and present in me.  In the knowledge of God’s justice and love of Christ there is a real restraint on the pursuit of selfish gain and pleasure.  When we know that we are eternal beings, created for His glory, we understand that we will each give account for the way we conduct our lives to an omniscient God. 

To be clear, I have no desire to see America become a nation in which the church is wedded to the State. That union produces another kind of tyranny. My prayer is that we will become Christians whose deeply held convictions about God and His Christ will shape our social contract, influencing our personal choices, making us good people who form a better government that includes ‘liberty and justice for all.’

The word from the Word is a reminder of the high and holy calling the Lord has given to us. May this word challenge and comfort, giving hope that steadies the faithful.

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.
From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth—
he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.

No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.

But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you."
(Psalm 33:12-22, NIV)

Amen

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The Church’s One Foundation

 

The Church's one foundation

Is Jesus Christ her Lord;

She is His new creation

By water and the word.

From heav'n He came and sought her

To be His holy bride;

With His own blood He bought her,

And for her life He died.

 

Elect from ev'ry nation,

Yet one o'er all the earth,

Her charter of salvation

One Lord, one faith, one birth;

One holy name she blesses;

Partakes one holy food,

And to one hope she presses,

With ev'ry grace endued.

 

'Mid toil and tribulation

And tumult of her war,

She waits the consummation

Of peace forevermore;

Till with the vision glorious

Her longing eyes are blest,

And the great Church victorious,

Shall be the Church at rest.

 

Wesley, Samuel S.

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Soft Eyes?

Last week I pulled a book off of my shelf, The Different Drum, authored by M. Scott Peck in 1986.  It is about “community making and peace.”  What an appropriate place to spend time musing in 2021.  Our nation is divided – seemingly with no middle ground.  A person is either MSNBC or FOXNEWS, right or left, progressive or conservative, good or bad – what a list we make. Even when we try to get past our labels and identification,  we find out just how wide the gap is when we stumble into a conversation that turns ugly in a moment over a few misplaced words that reveal some view that is ‘unacceptable’ to another.

Peck invites us to replace our hard eyes with ‘soft eyes.’  Instead of seeing the surface of another person, soft eyes see the ‘suffering and courage and brokenness and deeper dignity underneath … because we choose to respect our humanity.’  When I read those words I stopped and thought about that and my own hardness.   

Last week, on my way to the office, I stopped behind a school bus.  One minute became two, twostretched on … a line of cars forming in both lanes. “Why can’t these parents get their act together and have their child ready for the bus?” I fumed.  Then the front door opened and I saw a woman struggling to get a teenage girl with obvious challenges to that waiting bus. The girl would take a step and flop down. The woman would get her up and move a few feet only to have the same thing repeat. I felt true shame at my harsh judgment and prayed for that girl who had to go to a place she did not want to go and for that woman whose daily care for the girl’s special needs is unending and probably often very difficult. “God,” I prayed, “Help me to learn patience, to extend love more quickly.”

This ‘cancel culture’ in which we live sees the acts of broken people, some of which are terrible and sinful, and turns the person into a monster. “How could he do that? What is wrong with that organization?”  Hard eyes judge, not just actions and behavior, but whole people as unworthy, garbage to be discarded. People do some awful things, make some terrible choices, even inflict pain on others.  You may be ready to say, “Not me. I make some mistakes, but I’m really basically good.”  No, you are not. Nor am I!  

The stark truth is much less attractive because it demands we see our own sin first, that we acknowledge that “all have fallen short of the glory of God’ in life. Yes, all of us are prone to failure, make poor choices, and are sinners in need of redemption.  “Soft eyes” give us the kind of spirit that create  pathways to restoration through confession. “Soft eyes” make vulnerability possible. Who dares open their heart about some place of failure in life in our time?  Who would risk being vulnerable? No one!  Because to do those things brings instant condemnation, the end of relationships, and more pain. So, we dig in and defend, even when our position is indefensible.

The Church should be a community with ‘soft eyes,’ able to see the whole person and the context of their sin and failure.  We must work at becoming a safe place to be open, to wrestle with life’s demons, and to admit “I hope for change while I admit that I am not yet all that I ought to be in Christ Jesus.” 

Reflecting on this thought I recall Paul’s words to the Ephesians, written while he was a prisoner, judged a failure by many. The truth was that he was a prisoner of the LORD, so radically committed to Christ, that he was willing to risk his very freedom. To Christians he writes this plea- "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." (Ephesians 4:2, NIV)

This appeal is not to fake community that pretends not to see failure, that ignores sin, that is incapable of dealing with evil. That is cheap relationship, superficial, and without the healing power that is possible through Christ. Real communities of Christians are honest, but not cruel, seek change in behavior while preserving dignity, because they are radically committed to twin values – love and truth.

Those kinds of churches are rare in our time!  The average Christian congregation knows about as much about authentic community as I know about nuclear physics.  In this ignorance, our high calling to be a place of reconciliation and restoration is lost and we become clubs of conformity, carefully noting who is ‘in’ and who is ‘out’ by our ‘community’ standards.

When we are committed to Christ first, not to our organization, not to our creed, but to HIM we become people who know how to love deeply and cling to truth in the same moment.  Love holds onto the person. Truth holds onto principle. Both look to the power of the Spirit to produce authentic transformation.  That change does not generally happen in a day or a week or even a month! It requires patience and a quality of love that "never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance." (1 Corinthians 13:7, NLT)

The model of Alcoholics Anonymous is admirable in this regard. That person who is a slave to alcohol does not dress up, clean up, and try to look ‘all better’ before going to a meeting. He shows up and his first admission is “I’m an alcoholic.”  The admission is not where he desires to remain, but it is basic to moving to the next steps of recovery.  But, the group and the stories told in every meeting are a reminder that recovery is ongoing, that he is just one drink away from losing it all. 

AA does not ask you what your net worth is, where you went to school, or if you bring some great skill set to the group. It invites people to sit together to create a community of transformation. And, where the model is practiced well, it works!  Anniversaries of sobriety are celebrated and arms of encouragement are offering to those who fell down – in the same meeting.

Christian, we must become a new community of Jesus’ people who refuse to throw others out, who withhold our love from those whose choices are ugly.  People matter. He died for us ‘while we were still sinners.’  Will we ‘die’ to our own comfort and social acceptability to become a place where the bruised and broken can discover the ongoing transformation of the Spirit, a place of reconciliation of people to one another and to God? Lord God, give us ‘soft eyes’ that see ourselves and others as YOU do.

Here is a word from the Word.
"If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr,
but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere.
So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do,
I’m bankrupt without love.

Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut,
Doesn’t have a swelled head,
Doesn’t force itself on others,
Isn’t always “me first,”
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,

Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.

Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled. " (1 Corinthians 13:3-10, The Message)

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How Deep The Father's Love For Us

(Selah sings – let this beautiful song lead you to worship today.)

How deep the Father's love for us

How vast beyond all measure

That He should give His only Son

To make a wretch His treasure

How great the pain of searing loss

The Father turns His face away

As wounds which mar the Chosen One

Bring many sons to glory

 

Behold the Man upon a cross

My sin upon His shoulders

Ashamed I hear my mocking voice

Call out among the scoffers

It was my sin that held Him there

Until it was accomplished

His dying breath has brought me life

I know that it is finished

 

I will not boast in anything

No gifts no pow’r no wisdom

But I will boast in Jesus Christ

His death and resurrection

Why should I gain from His reward

I cannot give an answer

But this I know with all my heart

His wounds have paid my ransom

 

Stuart Townend

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Jesus, do you know Him?

 

Yesterday my sermon asked “Who Is Jesus?”  It is a simple and complex question at the same time.  He was a Jew who lived 2000 years ago whose teaching about God’s love and how we live with one another is compelling. He is also the God-Man, the uniquely perfect Person who was “God, in flesh,” who came to save the world (and me!) from judgment and destruction.  Have you thought about who Jesus is in your life?  Have you wrestled with His claim to be “the Way, the Truth, the Life?”

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John told us His story. Their accounts show us a Man who is also God, who lived - and died - and rose again - in a dusty out of the way place called Palestine, during a time when the Romans ruled. His timeless story has compelled people from every era, in every life situation - from primitive cultures in the Amazonian jungles and sophistiates in luxury Manhattan apartments – to accept God’s offer of grace and salvation. His sacrificial love displayed in His willingness to die on the Cross is a template for a life of service. Do you know Jesus?

When we read those ancient Gospels something amazing can happen. We turn to Him and we discover He is not a relic of the past, but a Friend for the present. He brings the good news of the love of God into our lives and His message is just as relevant in 2021 as it was in any past era. Oh yes, it is a worthy effort for Christians to re-examine their understanding of the Gospel.  Our ideas about Jesus get stirred into the revelation of the Truth about Him, corrupting the wonderfully timeless message. Yes, we desire to know Him in a way that is contemporary and fresh but there is no need to re-write the Bible or to do a "Jesus make over" that robs Him of His majesty and message.

Jesus is a controversial and shocking Individual. He said outrageous things, made claims that are stupendous! He provokes and prods, demanding our attention and devotion. We don't do Him or the Gospel a service by trying to round off the edges. He meant to challenge the status quo. He meant to call us to change, to tell us that there is a Way back to the favor of our Father through Him.

In his book, Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis writes this:

    "I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him [Jesus Christ]: "I'm ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don't accept his claim to be God." That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic -- on a level with a man who says he is a poached egg -- or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. 

    Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse ....

   You can shut him up for fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come up with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that option open to us. He did not intend to.”

Paul was inspired to tell us that “in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority." (Colossians 2:9-10, NIV)  There it is, the key fact, Jesus is the God-Man, God Incarnate, Creator become part of His Creation, so that we can know the rich, full life for which God made us. Do you know Him? 

Here's a word from the Word. For many it is likely familiar. You might be tempted to run through it... but don't! Ponder it, meditate on it, believe it - and the testimony it makes about Him. "He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." (John 1:10-14, NKJV)

Bow yourself humbly before Him. Confess Him Lord. Receive Life!

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There's Something About That Name

 Jesus Jesus Jesus

There's just something about that name

Master Savior Jesus

Like a fragrance after the rain

Jesus Jesus Jesus

Let all heaven and earth proclaim

Kings and kingdoms may all pass away

But there's something about that name

 

Gloria Gaither | William J. Gaither

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