Give Glory to God

"O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for Thy mercies' sake… The LORD hath heard my supplication" (Psalm 6:4,9).  "My son, be wise, and make My heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth Me" (Proverbs 27:11).  "Give glory to the LORD your God, before He cause darkness, and… while ye look for light, He turn it into the shadow of death" (Jeremiah 13:16).  "God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world" (Galatians 6:14).

Give glory to God who has heard

And answered our prayer's supplication,

Assuring our hearts by His Word

That He has secured our salvation. 

Give glory to God for His joy

Whenever His children are wise,

For thereby the Lord will destroy

The snares of the enemy's lies.

Give glory to God while you may,

As long as you have any breath. 

The Lord calls the sinner TODAY

Approaching the shadow of death. 

O Lord, we give glory to You,

Embracing the cross where You died,

Amazed at Your love which we view

That draws us and purges our pride.  

Run the Race

"Lead me, O LORD, in Thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make Thy way straight before my face" (Psalm 5:8).  "The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets" (Proverbs 26:13).  "If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses?  And if in the land of peace… then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?" (Proverbs 26:13).  "Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?" (Galatians 5:7). 

The race to which we are assigned

Requires us to find our strength

In Jesus Christ in whom we find

His grace to run throughout its length. 

A lion may be in the way,

And enemies abound therein,

Yet we are called to still obey

To rescue souls yet lost in sin.

The Lord is calling us to run

With strength much greater our own.

We find that strength within the One

Who makes His glory in us known. 

Lord, thank You for abundant grace

Sufficient for the task at hand

As we are called to run the race

With strength You give for each command. 

His Gospel is Good

"There be many that say, Who will show us any good?  LORD, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us… Thou hast put gladness in my heart… for Thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety" (Psalm 4:6-8).  "As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country" (Proverbs 25:25).  "Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities… and in the streets" (Jeremiah 11:6).  "When the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son… to redeem them that were under the law" (Galatians 4:4,5). 

How good is the Gospel we preach

That shines everywhere it is sent  

With light that will graciously reach

The sinners who truly repent.  

All those who are willfully blind

Will not understand what Christ said.

They see not the light He has shined,

Preferring the darkness instead. 

The good news is sent from above

Like waters which satisfy thirst,

Producing in us a new love

For God who has so loved us first. 

O Lord, when the due time was full,

You came as You promised You would

To rescue and ransom our soul;   

How truly Your Gospel is good!  

Compassion on the Cursed

"Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God… But Thou, O LORD, art a Shield for me; my Glory, and the Lifter up of mine head… Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: Thy blessing is upon Thy people" (Psalm 3:2,3,8).  "It is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them… Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:  that the blessing… might come" (Galatians 3:10,13,14). 

It does not matter who has said:

"There is no help for him in God,"

For Christ, the Lifter of my head,

Has borne for me God's judgment rod. 

Let every liar be reproved:    

There is no other name or fashion

Whereby our curse can be removed

Apart from Christ through His compassion. 

We would be cursed, as it is written,

And great would be our endless loss, 

But Jesus Christ for us was smitten,

To bear our curse upon His cross. 

How great is Your compassion, Lord,

That found a way to save the worst! 

You gave Your life to thus afford

The way to bless those who were cursed! 

Kiss the King

"Kiss the Son… Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him" (Psalm 2:12).  "My son, give Me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe My ways" (Proverbs 23:26).  "Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me" (Jeremiah 9:23,24).  "The life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me" (Galatians 2:20). 

How gracious is the invitation

To kiss our Lord, the King of kings,  

Who died to purchase our salvation

And shelter us beneath His wings. 

"Give Me thine heart," He says to us,

"And let thine eyes observe My ways." 

His mercy is so marvelous

That draws our hearts to Him with praise! 

We do not glory now in this, 

That we are wealthy, strong, or wise,  

But that we know Him, whom we kiss,

And He is precious in our eyes. 

O Christ our King, for us You died,

And still You intercede above.     

From hearts that You have justified,

Receive our grateful kiss of love.