Love this song !!!!!! It's one I want to sing standing in the middle of the busiest highway! But someone would probably run me over because I haven't been given the gift of a good voice. Love the picture of Jesus arm wrestling Satan.
Isaiah 33:22,"For the Lord is our judge, the lord is our law giver, the Lord is our King, it is he who will save us."
"Who is this King of Glory?" I'll tell you, He is Strong and Mighty, and still sits on His Throne. Patiently waiting for us to continue to release Barabbas from you hearts, or free Jesus to take over. Picture Him, this battered and bruised Jesus, standing in front of the crowd, but the crowd today is you and everyone you know. Will we continue to crucify Him, or raise Him up?
"Lift up your hands, let the redeemed declare His love. We bow down at Heaven’s gate, to kiss the feet of hope and grace." Sing it loud so everyone hears... "There is One God, He is Holy. There is One Lord over everything. There is One King, He is JESUS !!!!!!
What do we find natural to make a "golden calf of today? Could it be success, greed, abortion, alcohol abuse, drugs, pornography, homosexuality, or same sex marriage, divorce just because we don't feel the same feelings anymore.... You can continue the list...
I was reading 2 stories in the Bible the other morning and it reminded me of today's culture. Even us, God's chosen ones, are settling for what is happening in our nation today. We are suppose to be "One nation UNDER GOD" not what the crowd is voting for. We have made our own golden calf, our own laws to suit our own liking. We are being blinded by the gods we create, and continue to trample on the heart of our merciful God! I have children, and grandchildren, and I can say that it scares me the way we are going. How long will God be patient with us? No one knows.
In the book of Exodus 32, the Israelites found it natural to make a golden calf to represent the God that had just delivered them from bondage. Look back at Exodus 20: 1, you will see that God made it very clear to them, and us today. "I AM the LORD YOUR GOD, who brought you out of Egypt (sin) out of the land of slavery (slave to sin). You shall have NO OTHER god's before Me. You shall not bow down to them....for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God"..... What part of "you shall not bow down to them" don't we understand? Today we look at many things in our changing culture as "it's o.k." But God hasn't changed, and it's NOT o.k! His Son died for the sins of all mankind. I thank God He is a patient God, because if it was up to me, this world should have ended a long time ago. But He is "not willing that any should perish", 2 Peter 3: 9.
I heard a preacher on the radio the other morning say "we live in a goodbye God world." My pastor said we tell God, "what You say doesn't matter. We're fine on our own now."
I pray our eyes open,(and teach your children) that what is happening in our world today is not of God! Look at Matthew 27: 26 and Mark 15: 1-14. The releasing of Barabbas a murderer, or Jesus an innocent Man. This crowd, most loyal to the Jewish leaders, shouted to crucify Jesus and release Barabbas. Who are we being loyal to, the crowd or Jesus? He is still waiting at the door to our hearts, even us His chosen ones, to stand for what we believe, and speak it in love. Who is guilty of the death of Jesus? We all are. The disciples deserted Him in terror, Peter denied Him, Judas betrayed Him, the crowd who followed Him stood by and did NOTHING! The Romans beat Him, and then crucified Him. Even Pilate, who washed his hands of it, was guilty of turning Him over to the crowd. Washing our hand in tough situations, or questions of the lost people, doesn't cancel our guilt. the bible tells us to "be prepared to give an answer" not to stay silent, 1 Peter 3: 15. To make Jesus, and Who He is to us, our business to share with a lost world that is fading quickly.
What are we doing with Jesus today? He died to make us one with Him. Whose side are we on? We must join in with His mission and not compromise the truth, 1 Timothy 2: 4-6. Commit our lives to Him alone, Luke 9: 23-25. Don't wash your hands anymore, join Him in this walk on earth.
"Have mercy on us Lord. Not our way but Yours. You are the Lord of earth and heaven, the Creator of all things. Help us God to turn from our sins. Help us be a part of sharing the truth in a world that is quickly fading from the truth of things you created, to us, making things suit our liking. Help us sense the open door, and speak with love."
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Kim
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