Attune your ears O earth to the voice of the Lord. Let all creation be attentive to his cry and the heavens receptive to his shouts of longing. His love song is an anthem of hope for those whom he has redeemed. The Lord is coming in all his majesty and holiness. He is coming to judge the earth and all who are in it. He is the righteous Judge and all his judgments are just and true. Justice is in his right hand he weights us in the just balances of the righteous scales of his mercy. He is the holy one and there is none other like him. All other gods are idols created by the hand of man, carved in wood and stone, hammered and shaped by the hands of man. These pitiful images conceived in the mind of man and created in the image of man, or beast and every creeping thing. But he, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy One of
Come soon my Lord and bring your grace, mercy and love to bear upon my broken, shattered life. You Lord Jesus are merciful, loving and gracious, the one who brings hope to the hopeless by your mere presence. The embers of hope still burn brightly in the heart of this man whom you have set free. Here I am once again I’m in need of resurrection. Take this empty shell and make it whole again. Come into my life and make it yours. This life you have given to me I give back to you in trust. A man set free form the ravages of the flesh in the eternal hope of redemption and salvation. It is a feeble life at best completely lacking in value as a gift, yet all that it is I offer up to you my Lord as a sacrifice to be used for your good pleasure. Let me experience presence and know your peace. I want to know you and the power of your resurrection.
Bob Phillips
No comments:
Post a Comment