PRAISE OUR EVERLASTING LORD Tune to "‘TIS SO SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS" 8.7.8.7. with Refrain Words by JIM BYRD
1. God in wisdom chose to save us, Praise Him for His sovereign grace; Gave us to the blessed Savior, Son of God, our Hiding-Place.
REFRAIN: Come and worship God our Savior, Sing His praise with one accord; Bow before Him praise Jehovah, Praise our everlasting Lord.
2. Christ the Savior of poor sinners, Came into this world of woe; Came to save His chosen people, To pay all the debt we owe. Refrain
3. "It is finished," cried the Savior, Then in triumph Jesus died; By His death He sealed our pardon, We are fully justified. Refrain
4. Now exalted in the heavens, Jesus reigns upon His throne; And to us He sends His Spirit, Making Christ the Savior known. Refrain
5. Soon in heaven we shall see Him, There to view His blessed face; Then with joy we all shall praise Him, For His mercy, love and grace. Refrain *****
***** LET US BE CONTENT "Having food and raiment, let us be therewith content" (1 Timothy 6:8)
Is it not true that we need little of this world’s goods, and we will not need those things very long? The Lord gave manna to Israel on a daily basis. They were only to gather enough for one day. However, if they gathered for the next day too, the manna "bred worms and stank" (Exodus 16:20). They would only be tempted to pick up more than needed when unbelief prevailed. And what is the fruit of unbelief? Discontentment! Children of God, we have Christ and His perfect righteousness! We are blessed with all spiritual blessings in Him. Let us live day by day, trusting the Son of God to give what we need. "But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19). –Pastor Jim Byrd *****
"HE IS PRECIOUS" (1 Peter 2:7)
As all the rivers run into the sea, so all delights center in our Beloved. The glances of His eyes outshine the sun: the beauties of His face are fairer than the choicest flowers: no fragrance is like the breath of His mouth. Gems of the mine, and pearls from the sea, are worthless things when measured by His preciousness. Peter tells us that Jesus is precious, but he did not and could not tell us how precious, nor could any of us compute the value of God’s unspeakable Gift. Words cannot set forth the preciousness of the Lord Jesus to His people, nor fully tell how essential He is to their satisfaction and happiness. Believer, have you not found in the midst of plenty a sore famine if your Lord has been absent? The sun was shining, but Christ had hidden Himself, and all the world was black to you; or it was night, and since the bright and Morning Star was gone, no other star could yield you so much as a ray of light. What a howling wilderness is this world without our Lord! If once He hideth Himself from us, withered are the flowers of our garden; our pleasant fruits decay; the birds suspend their songs, and a tempest overturns our hopes. All earth’s candles cannot make daylight if the Sun of Righteousness be eclipsed. He is the soul of our soul, the light of our light, the life of our life. Dear reader, what wouldst thou do in the world without Him, when thou wakest up and lookest forward to the day's battle? What wouldst thou do at night, when thou comest home jaded and weary, if there were no door of fellowship between thee and Christ? Blessed be His name, He will not suffer us to try our lot without Him, for Jesus never forsakes His own. Yet, let the thought of what life would be without Him enhance His preciousness. –Charles Spurgeon *****
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