Worth Remembering

(song) I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"Come unto me and rest.
Lay down O weary one, lay down,
your head upon my breast."
I came to Jesus, as I was.
So weary, worn, and sad.
I found in Him my resting place,
and He has made me glad.

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"Behold, I freely give
the living water, thirsty one,
stoop down and drink and live!"
I came to Jesus, and I drank
from that life-giving stream.
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
and now I live in Him.

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"I am this dark world's light.
Look unto me, thy morn shall rise,
and all thy days be bright." 
I looked to Jesus, and I found
in Him my Star, my Sun.
And in that light of life I'll walk,
'til pilgrim days are done.

(words by Horatius Bonar - published 1846)
(public domain)

Worth Remembering

My hope lives not because I am not a sinner
but because I am a sinner for whom Christ has died.

My trust is not that I am holy,
but that being unholy, He is my righteousness.

My faith rests not upon what I am or shall be or feel or know,
but in what Christ is, in what He has done, and in what He is now doing for me.

Hallelujah!

(Charles Spurgeon)

Be Encouraged, My Soul!

Jesus Makes Me Free (based on Jn 8:31-36)

If I who have believed on Jesus

continue in His word

I am truly a disciple of His

and I will know the truth

and the truth will make me free

and when Jesus makes me free

I (a child of God) will be free indeed (with a certainty!)

(from things like the power, bondage, dominion, and guilt of sin)


(slight paraphrase and personalization)

Worth Remembering

Our theology comes from what we know of God.

Our lives are lived according to our theology.

What are our lives proclaiming about God?

(author unknown)

Be Encouraged, My Soul!

I Have Rivers of Living Water (based on Jn 7:37b-39)

Jesus, You said...

If I am thirsty (and I am)

I am to come to You and drink (I have and will continue to)

and I, who believe in You,

will (just as the Scripture said)

have rivers of living water

flow from my innermost being (Thank You for this!)


You were speaking of Your Holy Spirit here

'For I will pour out water on the thirsty...

I will pour out My Spirit...' (Is 44:3)


(slight paraphrase and personalization)

Worth Remembering

Christian contentment is the direct fruit

of having no higher ambition than to belong to the Lord

and to be totally at His disposal

in the place He appoints, at the time He chooses,

with the provision He is pleased to make.

(Sinclair Ferguson)

Be Encouraged, My Soul!

Testing Will Lead to Maturity (based on Js 1:2-4)

I will consider it all joy

when I encounter various trials and tests

knowing this...

that the testing of my faith

is producing endurance

and I will let endurance have its perfect result

that I may be perfect and complete

[moving toward more Christ-like character now, fully attaining it in eternity]

lacking in nothing.


(slight paraphrase and personalization)

Worth Remembering

(new series - Worth Remembering)

He is no fool
who gives what he cannot keep
to gain what he cannot lose.

~

Wherever you are
be all there.
Live to the hilt
every situation
you believe to be the will of God.

(both quotes by Jim Elliot 1927 - 1956)

Be Encouraged, My Soul!

(new series - Be Encouraged, My Soul!)

You, God, are willing to help me!  (based on Heb 4:15-16)

Jesus, You are my high priest

and You can sympathize with my weaknesses.

You were tempted in all things as I am

yet You were without sin.

I can, therefore, draw near with confidence

to the throne of grace

to receive mercy and find grace

to help in my time of need.


(slight paraphrase and personalization)