Joy

For this why You made me;

To write of Your love for me

Please forgive me Lord,

For You are my praise.

 

You are found in the weak moments of life;

There You are Lord, there You are.

 

Joyful,

Make me joyful

Joyful,

Make me joyful

For You are my Praise

 

 

Be my Peace Lord,

for I need You, I always need You,

This heart cries out

I need You!

 

When I cant see You;

I will still sing of Your Love;

I will still remember Your good.

For what ground do I stand on?

O Lord You know

 

Joyful

Make me joyful

Joyful,

Make me joyful

For You are my Praise

 

Joyful

Make me Joyful

Joyful,

Make me joyful

For You are my praise

For You are my praise

 

God, make my life complete

Don't leave me stranded

As long as Your here

Ill be okay

I will be okay

 

But if Your not, then why even live?

For I know Your the Answer

To all life's questions and problems

 

Joyful,

Make me joyful



Redemption

"the voice of mirth

and the voice of gladness,

the voice of the bridegroom

and the voice of the bride,

the voices of those who sing,

as they bring thank offerings

to the house of the Lord:

 

 

'Give thanks to the Lord of hosts,

for the Lord is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever!'

 

 

FOR I WILL RESTORE THE FORTUNES

OF THE LAND AS AT FIRST SAYS THE LORD."

Jeremiah 33:11

 

 

The work of our Lord is redemption; its the story of His people and His love for them. They disobey over and over again, and yes there is consequences for their sin, for our God is Holy, however He always sings a song of Redemption over His people.

 

His greatest song yet;

was His Son Jesus

Singing all over us

With the True Blood

of the Lamb;

On that Day He sung

out Loud

'It is Finished'!

Were forgiven

Were free

His greatest song yet;

Jesus Christ my Lord!

My Redemption!

LETTING GO; IT's ALL YOURS ANYWAYS...

Then I Knew

"Then Hanamel my cousin came to me

in the court of the guard,

in accordance with the word of the Lord,

and said to me

'Buy my field that is at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,

for the right of possession and redemption is yours;

buy it for yourself.'

THEN I KNEW that

this was the word of the Lord."

Jeremiah 32:8

 

 

 

 

When God tells us something, and then it comes to pass....this is the word of Lord. Then we know that nothing can thwart the plans He has for us. And in turn he proclaims:

 

 

"Behold, I will gather them from all

the countries to which I drove them in my anger and wrath

and in great indignation.

I will bring them back to this place, and I will make them

dwell in safety.

And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

I will give them one heart and one way,

that they may fear me forever,

for their own good and the good of their children after them.

I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them.

And I will put

the fear of me

in their hearts,

that they may not turn from me.

I will rejoice

in doing them good,

and I will plant them in this land

in faithfulness,

with all my heart

and all my soul."

Jeremiah 32:37-41

 

 

Then I knew Lord

that You are the Almighty

for You care about me

for You love me

with an everlasting love

with an everlasting love

My God let me know You

that Your plans are for good

and You rejoice

in doing so

and You rejoice

in doing so

O my God

You Rejoice!

In doing so!

In doing so

My Lord

Latter Days

Here is a spiritual truth that is very simple yet very profound:

"In the latter days you will understand this." Jeremiah 30:24

There doesn't need to be much explanation here, but we must not forget we see life through a very very very very narrow lens. God sees in a WHOLE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT LENS.

Oh and btw He IS good.

Lord give us eyes to see. Ears to hear, hearts to understand, that we may be healed. Amen.

'For I Know'

And here we are finally brought to the famous verse of Jeremiah 29:11

 

"For I know the plans I have for you,

plans for welfare and not for evil

to give you a future

and a hope."

 

 

 

What amazes and comforts me about this verse is, God knows. I don't know. I want to know, but I cannot. I want to know, but I cannot. Its hidden. Unrevealed, yet good. Unrevealed, but good. But how do I know? Well, that's the reason there is faith, that's the reason there is trust, that's the reason we are called to hope and love in a God we cant see. Your not supposed to know.

Peace?

"Do not listen to them (the lying prophets);

serve the king of Babylon

and live.

Why should this city become a desolation."

Jeremiah 27:17

Our natural minds cannot comprehend these type of things. 'If you want to live, then serve the evil Babylonian empire and its prideful king.' The moral of the entire book of Jeremiah has to be 'God is in utter control'. Whether that means things are looking great around us , or things are looking grim around us. God is still in utter control. Oh and by the way you are not God and therefore wont understand fully everything that goes on around you in the world and in your own individual life. Let me repeat this, you wont FULLY understand everything your entire life you live on Earth. There isn't enough Wikipedias, Encyclopedias, Google searches to be able to grasp the knowledge and power of the One True King. We must submit to the Lord and trust that even though were called to serve a Babylonian king, we still are walking in the will of God. It makes no sense. But again, we are not God and we must trust that He is Good.

Huh?

"Do not listen to them (the lying prophets);

serve the king of Babylon

and live.

Why should this city become a desolation."

Jeremiah 27:17

 

 

 

Our natural minds cannot comprehend these type of things. 'If you want to live, then serve the evil Babylonian empire and its prideful king.' The moral of the entire book of Jeremiah has to be 'God is in utter control'. Whether that means things are looking great around us , or things are looking grim around us. God is still in utter control. Oh and by the way you are not God and therefore wont understand fully everything that goes