Word of Encouragment

I would like to share with you the devotion of Dean Hardy of Canada instead of having Bread Box 7/30/10. I read them several times since he send this few days ago on July 26th.

From: Dean Hardy
I was reading in the book of Isaiah yesterday morning & the LORD gave me some encouraging Word for all who are His servants in His kingdom work ... I would like to share these with you, so you can be encouraged in your work for the Master ...

"... The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary & His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary & increases the power of the weak ... Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run & not grow weary, they will walk & not be faint." Isaiah 40:28b-29, 31 NIV

The LORD says to us, "... You are My servant; I have chosen you & have not rejected you. So do nto fear for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strenthen you & help you; I will uphold you with My righteous hand."
Isaiah 41:9b-10 NIV

He also says to us ... "Here is My servant, whom I uphold, My chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him & he will bring justice to the nations. He will not shout or cry out or raise his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break & a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he estalishes justice on earth ..." Isaiah 42:1-4a NIV

Even tho' this last one is primarily a Messianic passage that applies to Jesus, as He said to us ... "I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask Me for anything in My name & I will do it." John 14:12-14 NIV

Keep on keeping on in God's grace, Dean

From Zion, God's Beauty

Psalm 50:2
NIV: From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
NCV: God shines from Jerusalem, whose beauty is perfect.
NKJV: Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God will shine forth. (Reading from Psalm 50)

Somehow the word 'beauty' got me to do a research.
And to share with you what this means to me.

Out of Zion which is Jerusalem, God reveals Himself.
"But to the wicked God says: "What right have you to
declares My statues or take My covenant in your mouth,
seeing you hate instruction and cast My words behind
you?"" Psalm 50:16-17 (NKJV).

I am thinking of a group in USA who is fighting to
"remove God" out of USA. I often wonder if God has
anything to say. I found this part that explains the
kind of people who tried to bring God down. And God
does have words about those people.

Prayer: Lord God have mercy upon people and open
their eyes to know who You are. Open their eyes to
understand judgment comes to them who cast Your
Word behind them. In Jesus' name we pray.

Trust God today!

Beautify the meek 2

"He will beautify the meek with salvation."
Psalm 149:4b Bread Box 7/28/10

When we compare ourselves what we were like
before we accepted Christ and how God has made
us new creatures. Then we understand the beauty
of Christ inside of us makes the different. It
is just a reminder that you don't forget what
you have now.

What else does God wants to beautify us much more?
I watched the teaching of one famous preacher on TV.
He said to the young people, "Many of you went into
drugs because you want to get out of your "flesh"
and you want to "feel high." The preacher said,
"Well, the baptism of Holy Spirit is so much better
than the drugs. Why? Because you would feel like you
are in heaven and you would feel God's Presence all
over you. That's the baptism of Holy Spirit."
That's a beauty!

Having the nine fruits of the Spirit does beautify us
because it is the work of the Holy Spirit. God's love
inside of us beautify our lives ...

So let's trust God today!

Song: "Let the Beauty of Jesus"
Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me,
All His wonderful passion and purity;
Oh, Thou Spirit divine,
All my nature refine,
'Till the beauty of Jesus be seen in me
(From Inspiring Choruses)

Beautify the meek

"He will beautify the meek with salvation."
Psalm 149:4b Bread Box 7/27/10

The word beautify means to make more beautiful
or become beautiful like "Flowers beautify a
garden."

So how does God beautify our meekness with
salvation? Translations are helpful.
Psalm 149:4b

"He adorns the humble with victory"--RSV.
"He adorns the lowly with victory"--NAB.
"... conferring victory on us who are weak"--Jerus.

God decorates His people with victory with praises
of God in their mouth and sword in their hand (v.6)
to fight against the devil.

This is God's vision for us to be a victorious
people and a sword in our hand is the Word of God
who is our strength and healing power through our
bodies in Jesus' name.

So trust God today!

Song: Victory All the Time
1. They who know the Savior shall in Him be strong,
Mighty in the conflict of the right against the wrong;
This the blessed promise given in God's Word,
Doing wondrous exploits, they who know the Lord.
Chorus:
Victory! Victory! blessed blood-bo't (bought) victory!
Victory! Victory! vict'ry all the time;
As Jehovah liveth, strength divine He giveth
Unto those who know Him, vict'ry all the time.
(Vict'ry - victory) (Lelia Naylor Morris)

Fellowcitizens

"Now therefore ye are no more strangers and
foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints,
and of the household of God. Ephesians 2:19
Bread Box 7/26/10

Do you ever felt like a "stranger" on this earth
sometimes? The good news is "Now you who are not
Jewish are not foreigners or strangers any longer,
but citizens together with God's holy people. You
belong to God's family" Eph. 2:19 (ncv).

The word "saints" means a people set apart to God.
The word "fellowcitizens" means a people being built
into a new nation under God. Abraham, the founder of
faith looked for a city whose builder and maker is
God (Heb.11:9-10).

Glorious news: Jesus Christ has brought us to God.
We are now fellowcitizens with all of God's people.
We now have a home and all the rights of citizenship
in God's kingdom. What a future we have in Christ!

Song: O, I Want to See Him.
O, I want to see Him, look upon His face,
There to sing forever of His saving grace;
On the streets of glory let me lift my voice;
Cares all past, home at last,
Ever to rejoice.
(R. H. Cornelius)

Trust the Lord today!

You Are Forgiven

Jesus said to paralyzed man, “Take heart, son;
your sins are forgiven” (niv). Matthew 9:2b
NVC says: “Be encouraged, young man. Your
sins are forgiven.” Matthew 9:2b
Bread Box for July 23 2010

The research, “forgive” led me to check several
references. “Some people brought to Jesus a man
who was paralyzed and lying on a mat. When Jesus
saw the faith of these people …” (ncv), I stop
here. Faith of these people … Jesus saw their
faith for their friend to be healed. I believe
that you had been praying when there was no
Bread Box for few days. It felt like “Jesus saw
your faith” when you prayed for me. So I thank
you friends. Also this applies to others who have
faith to pray for their friend to be healed. Let
the Word of God encourages all of us.

My testimony: For several days, the word “forgive”
has become my research. It seems like the Holy
Spirit was trying to show me something. July 22
Bread Box was about “Forgive Yourself” came to
me as a surprise. And how God does not remember
our sins once covered with the blood of Jesus.
It was just an awesome feeling when the scripture
was quoted; the things that haunted me disappeared.
I believe someone was going through this and God
want you to know this.

So trust God today. He loves you!

Chorus: At Calvary (by William Reed Newell)
Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found, liberty,
At Cal – va – ry….

Forgive Yourself?

“And he arose, and came to his father …
Luke 15:20 Bread Box for July 22 2010

Do you ever felt like you haven’t forgiven
yourself because you had all the memories
that came back to you and haunted you of
your past mistakes or past sins?

The Prodigal Son felt that very much enough
to say, ‘Oh, I am not worthy, but I am going
to my Father.’ He made a decision to see his
father. To his surprise, his father ran to
him, the father’s heart went out to him
because his heart was moved and touched.
The father hugged and kissed his cheeks.

Jesus gave this story for us to understand
the nature of our loving Heavenly Father
would “run” to us and wash us with the blood
of Jesus to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Our Heavenly Father’s heart is moved and touched
when we come to Him and He wants to hug us today.
He said from Isaiah 43:25 “I, I am the One who
forgives all your sins, for My sake; I will not
remember your sins” (ncv).

Can you trust your Heavenly Father who does not
remember your past mistakes or sins?

So trust God today!

Chorus: At Calvary (by William Reed Newell)
Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found, liberty,
At Cal – va – ry….

Feeling Worthless?

“The Lord has need of it” (Mark 11:3).
Bread Box July 19 2010

Have you ever felt worthless or unworthy
sometimes? How does it feel when and if
the Lord says to you, “I need you?” Your
heart would flip, wouldn’t it? Mine did!

The story of Jesus’ triumphal entry into
Jerusalem, Jesus chose a donkey to serve
as His royal transportation. His disciples
were told to say, “The Lord has need of it”
(Mark 11:3). What did Jesus actually need?
A donkey to ride on to enter Jerusalem’s
gate called, “Eastern Gate” or “The Golden
Gate.”

Does it seem surprise that the Son of God
would use such lowly means to accomplish
His purposes? Christ came to us on earth
and became like us, yet we made excuses of
feeling worthless to Him. Still He says,
‘I want you, and that is enough.’ Whoa,
my heart flipped! What about you?

So trust Jesus’ Word today!

Dorothy

Let It Breathe

"Jesus is coming to lay hands on you for
your healing."

Luke 4:40 nkjv
"When the sun was setting, all those who
had any that were sick with various diseases
brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on
every one of them and healed them."

Luke 5:17b
"And the power of the Lord was present to
heal them."

Prayer from me to you:
Our Heavenly Father, the Lord God, the Creator
of heaven and earth. We recognize You as Sovereign
God. We are asking You for Your Son Jesus Christ,
His power and His blood to flow through those who
are reading this devotion today. May the power of
the Lord flows through their bodies from their head
to toes as they touch the pager, and the computer
keyboards as they read Your Words and the prayer of
healings. Let Your Presence breathe on us as we sing
to you in Jesus' name.

Inspiring Choruses: Let It Breathe On Me.
Let it breathe on me,
Let it breathe on me,
Let the breath of God
now breathe on me.
Let it breathe on me,
Let it breathe on me,
Let the breath of God
now breathe on me.

May the Lord touch you and heal you as
You breathe His Word of healing!

Weapons of Warfare

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Hope of Salvation and The Word of God.

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Weapons of our Warfare 11

“The Word of God”

“We fight with weapons that are different from those the world uses. Our weapons have power from God that can destroy the enemy’s strong places. We destroy people’s argument and every proud thing that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.” 2 Cor. 10:4-5 ncv

The King James Version says: “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds” (2Cor. 10:4). Paul’s seventh weapon is “the Word of God.” Why is it important to know this weapon? Jesus said, “Take heed that no men deceive you” (Matt.24:4). Jesus exposed the sins of the Pharisees in the whole chapter of Matthew 23rd. Why? He wants us to identify the character of a deceiving person who does not follow the Word of God closely.

How do we protect ourselves against “many false prophets shall rise and deceive many” (Matt.25:11)? The only protection against being deceived is found in an enduring faith and love for Christ, in a commitment to the absolute authority of His Word, and in a thorough knowledge of that Word (Matthew 24:13).

How do we keep ourselves from being deceived from someone? 1Timothy 4:16, “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.”

The key answer is “continue in them.” Study the Word of God. Stay with God’s Word. Know the doctrine of Christ well enough that you would not be deceived by others. Our faith and love for Christ will keep us strong with Holy Spirit’s help along side with us. Study Matthew 23rd several times before we are able to identify the character of a person and not be easily deceived and not allow this to destroy our faith, and our union with Christ.

By using this weapon, “the Word of God,” against the enemy, we, the born-again believers will come forth victorious. That is, the presence of God’s Word and the kingdom of God inside of us will be powerfully manifested so that the world may know that Jesus Christ is Lord of all.

Weapons of our Warfare 10

“Hope of Salvation”

“We fight with weapons that are different from those the world uses. Our weapons have power from God that can destroy the enemy’s strong places. We destroy people’s argument and every proud thing that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.” 2 Cor. 10:4-5 ncv

The King James Version says: “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds” (2Cor. 10:4). Paul sixth weapon is “hope of salvation.” There’s a reason why Paul brought this up. In Paul’s times, there were some religious groups who argued that there is no resurrection of Christ. Today, we have some religious groups who argued that they do not believe in heaven and hell. Huh? Then what is hope for them?

The Bible talked a lot about the hope. Biblical hope is an assurance in the heart, a firm confidence about the future things because Biblical hope is based on God’s promises and revelation. Biblical hope is linked with a firm faith and a confident trust in God. So faith, trust and hope come together. I like one meaning that dictionary gave: person or thing that expectation centers in. So Christ is the center of our hope, the Biblical Hope.

Peter tells us, “Always be ready to answer everyone who asks you to explain about the hope you have …” (I Peter 3:15b). I Peter 1:3 gave the answers: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which . . . hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” NCV is good: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In God’s great mercy he has caused us to be born again into a living hope, because Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Now we have hope for the blessings God has for his children” (I Peter 1:3,4a).

By using this weapon, “the hope of salvation in Christ and the blessed hope of the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ” (Tit.2:13) against the enemy, we, the born-again believers will come forth victorious. We the believers will be caught up from the earth to meet Him in the air (I Thes.4:13-18), and we shall see Him as He is and become like Him (Phil.3:20-21). We have hope of eternal life (Tit.1:2).

Song: “Looking for that Blessed Hope”

Looking for that blessed hope (that joyful hope),
Looking for that blessed hope (that glorious hope);
We know the hour is nearing, The hour of His appearing;
We’re looking for that blessed hope.
(Thoro Harris, Sing His Praise.)

“Hope of Salvation”

Bread Box for July 13 2010

Someone had paged me the other day and said that ‘a person’ doesn’t believe in God and that we all be dead and buried, period. Wow! It
seems like a perfect timing to log in “Weapons of our Warfare Series 10” http://www.deafprayerpartners.blogspot.com/

Peter tells us, “Always be ready to answer everyone who asks you to explain about the hope you have …” (I Peter 3:15b). If someone asks you a question, what is hope? “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In God’s great mercy he has caused us to be born again into a living hope, because Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Now we have hope for the blessings God has for his children” (I Peter 1:3,4a) (ncv).

By using this weapon, “the hope of salvation in Christ and the blessed hope of the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ” (Tit.2:13) against the enemy, we, the born-again believers will come forth victorious. We the believers will be caught up from the earth to meet Him in the air (I Thes.4:13-18), and we shall see Him as He is and become like Him. We have hope of eternal life.

Song: “Looking for that Blessed Hope”

Looking for that blessed hope (that joyful hope),
Looking for that blessed hope (that glorious hope);
We know the hour is nearing, The hour of His appearing;
We’re looking for that blessed hope.
(Thoro Harris, Sing His Praise.)

Oh Lord Send the Power

Bread Box for July 12 2010
This was a surprise and it might encourage
you if you ran out of strength, too.

As of July 9th, I felt an overwhelming strength
ran out of my body when I sat down to work on
the checkbook. I set aside the checkbook and
start to pray. Suddenly, the Holy Spirit helps
me with words of prayer in a chorus.
Oh Lord, send the power just now;
Oh Lord, send the power just now;
Oh Lord, send the power just now,
And baptize every one.

4th lines from a song book:
As we go forth to the harvest,
Face the overwhelming need,
In our own strength we will falter,
For Thy Spirit now we plead.
Chorus:
Oh Lord, send the power just now;
Oh Lord, send the power just now;
Oh Lord, send the power just now,
And baptize every one.
(Charles D. Tillman; Gwen Jones, v.4)

Nehemiah 6:9b NIV (The enemy said) “Their hands will
get too weak for the work and it will not be completed.”
[But I prayed,] “Now strengthen my hands.”

I like the verse that Nehemiah prayed for strength when
his enemies tried to prevent him from finishing up the
Jerusalem’s surrounding walls. God answered Nehemiah’s
prayer and did gave him the strength to complete the
work on the walls. Whew! That was a big job to do.

The Lord bless you as He gives you strength for this day!

What a Day!

Today on July 8 was my day off from work at Taco
Bell. So early in the morning, Tony and I went out
to eat and stop by Sam's Club to get one thing. When
we arrived we could not get in because it was a special
day for “Business Card People” until 10 a.m. So we went
to Menards just to look around and surprised we found a
few things that we need. When done, we went to Sam’s Club
and got one thing that we need.

We went to Tony’s dentist to discuss the cost for new
crowns. His two teeth broke. We were hungry and off to
McDonald's for lunch. Nearby, I walked to Kroger just to
find one thing we need. When we got home it was noon. I
sighed, “What a day!” And suddenly out came a chorus:
“What a day that will be.” Tony and I sang it before
we got out of the car. I laughed because it was amazing
how the Holy Spirit used "What a day" into a chorus.

Chorus: What a Day That Will Be
What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see,
And I look upon His face,
the One who saved me by His grace;
When He takes me by the hand
and leads me through the Promised Land,
What a day, glorious day that will be.
(James Hill)

John 14:2-3 ncv “There are many rooms in my Father’s
house; I would not tell you this if it were not true.
I am going there to prepare a place for you. After I
go and prepare a place for you, I WILL COME BACK AND
TAKE YOU TO BE WITH ME so you may be where I am.”

What a glorious hope we have in Jesus. I love it when
Holy Spirit keeps us in tune with Him.

So trust Jesus’ promise to come back for us!

Amazing Grace!

Bread Box for July 8, 2010

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!

Thro’ many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
‘Tis grace hath bro’t me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
(John Newton (1725-1807;
John P. Rees (1828-1900, stanza 5)

Tonight this song came to me after I was struggling
with my own personal fears. This morning, while
driving to work, it appeared that someone didn’t come
to a complete stop. It scares the "trauma" out of me.
Why? Time after time, we have had several car
accidents throughout the years and yet we are spared
instead of being killed. "Trauma" experiences often
lead me to God. Tonight I was kind of feeling low and
the song just made me realized who God is. The story
of John Newton tells why he chose to study
I Chronicles 17:16-17. I use NCV, King David ... said,
"Lord God, who am I? . . . Lord God, you have treated
me like a very important person.” That is God’s grace!

So trust God's grace today!

Dorothy

Turn Your Eyes

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity;
and quicken thou me in thy way. Psalm 119:37
Bread Box for 7/7/10

When reading this verse, one does not really
grasp this meaning until I found the devotion
that interpreted this very clearly from NKJV.
It says, “Turn away my eyes from looking at
worthless things, and revive me in Your way.”

You know we have many choices to look at.
One, we go to several bookstores and boy you
see so many books. For example, a friend told
where she worked at the bookstore that most
kids and adults went to one area: wizards and
occult books. Even though it seems attraction
to them, they were “looking at worthless things.”

If we do not spend time with His Word at all,
then anything we put our eyes on other things
would be considered, “worthless things.” So
in the morning or in the evening, find time to,
“Turn your eyes upon Jesus.” Let’s make it
worthwhile and ...

Let His Word revive us today!

Song: Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus
Turn your eyes upon Jesus;
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of the earth
will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.
(Helen Howarth Lemmel)

God the Provider

"Command those who are rich in this present
age, not to be haughty (not to be proud) ..."
1 Timothy 6:17a Bread Box for 7/6/10

This is a warning to those who thinks that
having a lots of money might be the answers
to everything. It's nice, but ... 1 Timothy
6:17b tells more ... "... nor to trust in
uncertain riches ..."

Funny, just the other day I thought "if only"
I had bought some "stocks" many years ago
and maybe I could have plenty of money that
would get us to travel a lot.

Until I read the story of a woman who had
lost the "stocks" money. I thought, "uh oh,"
God reads my thought and He is reminding me
this from 1 Timothy 6:17c "... but (to trust)
in the living God."

I have seen miracle after miracle that God
is a great Provider. He always send the money
just the right time when we need it. I want to
thank God that He cares enough to remind me that
He will provide. It makes me feel good to be
corrected from Holy Spirit.

So trust God as your provider to meet your need!

Song: He's all I need.
He's all I need, He's all I need,
Jesus is all I need.
He's all I need, He's all I need,
Jesus is all I need.
(Inspiring Choruses)

Like Sheep

"All we like sheep have gone astray ..." Isaiah 53:6a

Have you ever felt like, "we have turned everyone
to his own way ...?" Isaiah 53:6b

What to do? "And the Lord hath laid on Him (Jesus)
the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53:6c

Ncv: We all have wandered away like sheep;
each of us has gone his own way. But the Lord
has put on him (Himself) the punishment for all
the evil we have done (Is. 53:6).

You know what's amazing? We should have been
punished for being like a sheep easily strayed.
But Jesus took our punishment upon Him at the
cross. Our dear Shepherd truly loves us as His
own sheep and we are His sheep. Are you thankful?
I am now.

So let's trust our Shepherd today!

Song that I remember often:
"Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead us."
Savior, like a shepherd lead us;
Much we need Thy tender care;
In Thy pleasant pastures feed us,
For our use Thy folds prepare:
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
Thou hast brought us, Thine we are;
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
Thou hast brought us, Thine we are.
(Lyrics: Dorothy Ann Thrupp's
Hymns for the Young, 1836)

The Shadows

Standing Somewhere in the Shadows
Has the storm overshadowed your sunshine,
And life lost attraction for you,
Have the dreams that you cherished been broken,
Is your soul filled with bitterness too?
Chorus:
Standing somewhere in the shadows you’ll find Jesus,
He’s the Friend who always cares and understands.
Standing somewhere in the shadows you will find Him
And you’ll know Him by the nail-prints in His hands.
(E.J. Rollings)

Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the
shadow of thy wings.
Psalm 23:4
Yes, though I walk through the valley of shadow of
death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psalms 63:7
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the
shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
Psalm 91:1-2
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most
High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my
fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psalm 102:11-12
My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am
withered like grass. But thou, O Lord, shalt endure
for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.

Dorothy: The title came to me, “Standing somewhere
in the shadows” this morning at 5 a.m. I got up and
search this from the Melodies of Praise, an old song
book. This led me to pray, “Lord, if they are going
through a dark time, lift them up through quoting these
verses and know that You are with them. Let the chorus
comfort their hearts knowing that Jesus is a friend who
always cares. Be there for them, Lord. In Jesus’ name.
May the Lord comforts you as you read the verses
several times. (It will be moved to July 3rd)

You Gave Me Love

Susanne Post of California send me a 'touching'
song to share with you.

Lyrics sung by: B.J. Thomas - "You Gave Me Love" -

You gave me time when no one gave me time of day,
You looked deep inside while the rest of the world looked away,

You smiled at me when there were just frowns everywhere,
You gave me love when nobody gave me a prayer.

Chorus:
That's why I call You Saviour ... that's why I call You Friend,
You touched my heart ... You touched my soul,
And helped me start all over again,
That's why I love You, Jesus ... that's why I'll always care,
You gave me love when nobody gave me a prayer.

You gave me laughter after I cried all my tears,
You heard my dreams while the rest of the world closed it's ears,

I looked in Your eyes, and I found the tenderness there,
You gave me love when nobody gave me a prayer.

Chorus:
That's why I call You Saviour ... that's why I call You Friend,
You touched my heart ... You touched my soul,
And helped me start all over again.
That's why I love You, Jesus ... that's why I'll always care,
You gave me love when nobody gave me a prayer.

Trust Jesus today!

Dorothy

A New Name

Paul said: “I have been crucified with Christ…”
Galatians 2:20a

Paul was a changed man when he met Christ on
the way to Damascus to capture more Christians.
What was Paul changed from? He was a Pharisee
of the law. He lived by the law. He was zealous
for God. He thought he was doing right until he
met Christ. What a shock to Paul!

NCV gives a good translation of Paul. “I was put
to death on the cross with Christ, and I do not
live anymore—it is Christ who lives in me. I still
live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of
God who loved me and gave himself for me” (Gal.2:11).
Paul realized his name was not written in the book of
life until he accepted Christ. Let’s make sure our
names are written in the book of life.

Chorus: A New Name in Glory
There’s a new name written down in glory,
And its mine, O yes, it’s mine!
And the white-robed angels sing the story,
“A sinner has come home.”
For there’s a new name written down in glory,
And it’s mine, O yes, it’s mine!
With my sins forgiven I am bound for heaven,
Ne-ver-more to roam.
(C. Austin Miles)

May our lives be changed by Christ!

Dorothy