Where was presbyterianism invented? So, with so this going on, who could that be for? Who's responsible for seeing that you're abiding by your oath of office? Besides the president. Because his nah to being a good Lord has to be corrected.
I can confess I would hardly listen to Scottish gospel songs and that’s probably Students they wouldn’t play in church!! I can tell this is original gospel song from Scotland
This speaks to me: "I will not boast in anything. No gifts, no power, no wisdom. But I will boast in Jesus Christ His death and resurrection. Why should I gain from His reward? I cannot give an answer. But this I know with all my heart. His wounds have paid my ransom." I have played this video many times over the past few days, and these lines speak to me in a personal way. Soon after I gave my life to Christ as a teenager, I felt led into ministry. After college I went to seminary. My entire life was oriented around entering ministry. Then, it all fell apart. I never could find any work. Many people I knew in seminary would not help. I felt ignored and discarded. Instead of doing what I had long had a passion to do, I was forced to work jobs that treated me like a drone and made me miserable. I wondered what the point of it had been. I felt like I had wasted so many years of my life. I had been interested in theology and church history, but eventually I wanted nothing to do with them. I did not even want to look at my books (but strangely, I could not bring myself to get rid of them). I became so depressed that I considered leaving church completely (but by God's preserving grace I never did). I carried so much resentment toward many people for many years. Six years ago I was still stuck in a job that I hated, and which was destroying my body, and so I resigned and went back to school in a completely different field, while still struggling with resentment. I accumulated debt, which I am still paying off, but I finally have a good job. I have no complaints about the job. I am treated like a real person, and I make enough to live and steadily pay off my debt. I have made great strides in letting go the resentment. But over the past several months, I have come to feel that my passion is not in this new field. My interest in ministry, theology, and church history has returned. I have begun to wonder whether God had to send me through a deep desert to teach me more humility and to strip me of all expectations of how my life should turn out so that He could prepare me for whatever He has planned. I do not know what the next move will be, and so I am still in the same job, but this has been heavy in my prayers recently. Why am I writing all of this here? I felt like I needed to. It was therapeutic for me, and maybe it will help someone. When I was still in seminary, I learned through experience that some kinds of Christian growth come only through hardship. I am now learning that again. When we sing the lines quoted above, we abandon claim to any credit for ourselves regarding our salvation. I have also needed to abandon any manmade expectation of what my life in ministry should be and just humbly accept what God has planned.
I have also come to a stronger appreciation of what Christ did. I already genuinely trusted Him for salvation more than 30 years ago, but I now feel it on a deeper level. “Why should I gain from His reward? I cannot give an answer.” Absolutely. Why would God choose to save me? Why would He choose to use me? Certainly not because of any merit or special skill in me. It is only by His grace that I am redeemed. It is also by His grace alone that He would choose to use me, and so my only response can be to humbly put aside my expectations and pray, “Here I am. What do YOU want me to do? I am for You to use as You choose.” It has taken me many years to reach this point, but it is the only response I can give.
Where God guides He provides. May we all speak the truth, confess our mistakes, and show compassion to others as God showed us through his gift of Jesus Christ to the world.
"Prone to wander, Lord I feel it" - Yes, I do feel it. I grew up in church, but I did not genuinely trust Christ for salvation until my teens. Now in my early 50s, I can honestly say that the longer I live and the more I grow, the more conscious I become of how deep is the sin that still remains. If I want to learn some humility, I need to look no further than my own failings. I know what is inside me, and I know my will is weak. I know every part of me is corrupted by sin, despite what growth I have made by His grace alone. But that is not a reason to give up striving to live for Him. It is reason to despair of any hope of living by human strength alone, but it is also reason to instead rely on His grace and provision despite my own weaknesses. I am saved by His grace alone, . . . and by His grace alone I can live for Him, even though I will continue to fall short.
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God Born of his Spirit, washed in His blood This is my story, this is my song Praising my Savior all the day long This is my story, this is my song Praising my Savior all the day long Perfect submission, perfect delight Visions of rapture now burst on my sight Angels descending bring from above Echoes of mercy, whispers of love This is my story, this is my song Praising my Savior all the day long This is my story, this is my song Praising my Savior all the day long Praising my Savior all the day long
I lost a great ham radio friend about 2years ago I think but it was very hard to let him but I was encouraged to keep on doing the stuff if it still hurts me . I know that that the bad past can still hurt you if you still remember them . The best way is to listen to calm and soothing music like this one
@@AJHurley-xn3jn I was never lost (I think ) , I just as a teen like my peers stop going to church , started believe some things are church made etc...then something changed and even if I always believed in God and loved him I was not able to love my "enemies" , then he showed me how!I started read the bible , I increase my life's level and I want to help people...what I an trying to say is evil wants and can destroy us if we are far away from God even if we believe in him...Take care brother life is hard.
Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. Revelation 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, "Surely I come quickly." Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
I never get tired of listening to this worship! I’m sitting in Vail, Colorado watching the sun come up over God’s beautiful creation and praising him as you lead me in these songs. Thank you for sharing your gifts and talents ❤
God sent His son, they called Him, Jesus; He came to love, heal and forgive; He lived and died to buy my pardon, An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives! Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, Because He lives, all fear is gone; Because I know He holds the future, And life is worth the living, Just because He lives! How sweet to hold a newborn baby, And feel the pride and joy he brings; But greater still the calm assurance: This child can face uncertain days because He Lives! Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, Because He lives, all fear is gone; Because I know He holds the future, And life is worth the living, Just because He lives! And then one day, I'll cross the river, I'll fight life's final war with pain; And then, as death gives way to victory, I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives! Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, Because He lives, all fear is gone; Because I know He holds the future, And life is worth the living, Just because He lives!
On Jan 6 my best friend got his wings and is with his Lord after a year long battle with cancer. When the grief overwhelms me, I play this song to redirect my mind to a wonderfully loving God who now enjoys the presence of my friend. One day he and I will sing this beautiful song of exaltation together to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
