You gave me hope
You made me whole
At the cross
You took my place
You showed me grace
At the cross where You died for me
And His glory appears
Like the light from the sun
Age to age He shines
Look to the skies
Hear the angels cry
Singing Holy is the Lord
This is probably one of my personal favorites. Because the Lord’s glory is like light from the sun; splitting the darkness in a matter of seconds in such a beautiful and powerful way.
The difference between defensive and offensive warfare is this, that in the former I have got the ground and only seek to keep it, whereas in the latter I have not got the ground an am fighting in order to get it. And that is precisely the difference between the warfare waged by the Lord Jesus and the warfare waged by us. His was offensive; ours is, in essence, defensive. He warred against Satan in order to gain the victory. Through the Cross he carried that warfare to the very threshold of Hell itself, to lead forth thence his captivity captive.
Today we war against Satan only to maintain and consolidate the victory which Christ has already gained. By the resurrection God proclaimed his Son victor over the whole realm of darkness, and the ground Christ won he has given to us. We do not need to fight to obtain it. We only need to hold it against all challengers.
Satan’s primary objective is not to get us to sin, but simply to make it easy for us to do so by getting us off the ground of perfect triumph on to which the Lord has brought us. If only we will not try to gain the victory but simply to maintain it, then we shall see the enemy utterly routed. If we believe the Lord, we shall not pray so much but rather we shall praise him more.
In Christ Jesus, we are victor in the field. Live a life that reflects and understands the great battle already won.
Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it’s not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. it’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.
- Obama
Failure is unpleasant. Failing at the same thing multiple times is even more unpleasant. But don’t let shame move you into inaction. I like the quote because success takes patience, commitment and lots of failure. Successful people have failed thousands of times, you just never hear about it.
But persevere and God will make you complete.
Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything… Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
- James 1:4,12
Even though we fall, our worth is not diminished in the eyes of our Father. Do not be discouraged, but step out in renewed faith and conviction for the power of saving grace is more amazing than you can imagine.
Renew yourself in Christ, and start fresh everyday.
