Monday, May 20, 2013

Shalom,

Psalm 139:1-3:
O Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me. You know my downsitting and my uprising; You understand my thought afar off. You sift and search out my path and my lying down, and You are acquainted with all my ways.

Do you know what the most exciting thing is about these verses? He KNOWS us completely and yet LOVES us TOTALLY and  FOREVER! Look at Jeremiah 31:3:

3 The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee. KJV

Yes, He was speaking to Israel, but WE, those who have received Jesus as Lord and Savior have been grafted in (Roman 11:19-20)! We ARE one with HIM and with Israel! Now look at John 3:16-17:

16 For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject, to condemn, to pass sentence on) the world, but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him. AMP

Don't ever be afraid to come boldly into His presence! He already knows all about you, so be honest with Him and receive everything you need to walk victoriously, here, in this life! AMEN! Here is an old song by Lamb called "You Are There" with lyrics following





IF I ASCEND TO THE HEAVENS, YOU ARE THERE,

TAKE THE WINGS OF THE DAWN,

TO THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA.

IF I MADE MY BEDS IN THE UNDERWORLD,

YOU ARE THERE, HEY YOU ARE THERE,

IF I SAID TO THE DARKNESS, COME COVER ME,

THEN THE NIGHT WOULD BECOME LIGHT,

ALL AROUND ME.

FOR THE NIGHT IS THE SAME AS THE DAY,

WHEN YOU ARE THERE.

YOU ARE THERE WHEN MY ENEMIES RISE,

AND I RUN IN DESPAIR,

YOUR RIGHT HAND TAKES HOLD OF ME,

YOU ARE THERE,

I CANNOT ESCAPE FOR YOUR HAND'S UPON ME,

I REST MY SOUL IN YOUR CARE.

LORD I KNOW THAT YOU SEE ME WHEREVER I GO,

AND I KNOW THAT YOU HEAR EVERY WORD THAT I BREATH,

YOU KNOW WHEN I RISE,

AND YOU KNOW WHERE I LAY,

YOU ARE THERE, HEY YOU ARE THERE



YOU KNOW WHERE I WALK,

AND YOU KNOW HOW I TALK,

YOU SEARCH EVERY MOTIVE,

THAT STIRS IN MY HEART.

YOU'RE IN FRONT AND BEHIND ME O LORD,

YOU ARE THERE.

YOU ARE THERE WHEN MY ENEMIES RISE,

AND I RUN IN DESPAIR,

YOUR RIGHT HAND TAKES HOLD OF ME,

YOU ARE THERE,

I CANNOT ESCAPE FOR YOUR HAND'S UPON ME,

I REST MY SOUL IN YOUR CARE.

CHORUS 1:

YOU SEE WHERE I RUN AND YOU SEE WHERE I HIDE,

YOU SEE IN THE DEEPEST DARK OF THE NIGHT,

YOU WON'T LET ME GO, YOU'RE THERE BY MY SIDE FOREVER,

YOU ALWAYS WERE THERE WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST,

YOUR LOVE AND YOUR GRACE ARE FAITHFULLY CLOSE,

I KNOW I CAN PUT MY TRUST IN YOUR HANDS FOREVER.

CHORUS 2:

YOU, YOU ARE THE LIGHT THAT LIGHTS THE DARKEST NIGHT,

YOU ARE THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR,

YOU, YOU ARE THE FRIEND THAT'S CLOSER THAN A BROTHER,

YOU LEAD ME ON TO LIFE ETERNAL.

Shalom in Him!