Friday, July 30, 2010
What the Bible Says
Saturday, May 15, 2010
"...to live is Christ..."
“To live is Christ…”
Where is life found? The fallen world will tell us that life is found in money, sex, popularity, etc… But these are all lies! The whole book of Ecclesiastes is about how no created thing gives us life, or true satisfaction. Ecclesiastes is written by King Solomon. King Solomon was richer than any of us will ever be, he had 700 wives, and 400 concubines, and he was wiser than any of us could dream of being. But this is what he said, “So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind.”
The world lies to us. It promises that created things will give us life, that they will satisfy us. But what we find out, as Solomon did, is that these things will never fulfill us. We could get all the money in this world, and it wouldn’t be enough. We can never get enough earthly pleasure.
If we were left here, we should be extremely depressed. But God has provided the solution, Christ.
Christ has set us free from the bondage of sin by His atoning work on the cross, and His resurrection. Our minds are no longer chained to the lies of the world; we are free to see that Christ is the only one who will give us life. He has died for sin once for all, for the reason of bringing us to God. God is the only one who can give our hearts true lasting satisfaction and joy. Psalm 16:11 says, “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Through Christ and Christ alone are we brought to God where we find true satisfaction, and life. Truly to live is Christ. Let us glorify the triune God who gives our hearts life.
For the glory of God
Seth
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Help!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Prodigal
You held out Your arms, I walked away
Insolent I spurned Your face
Squandering the gifts You gave to me
Holding close forbidden things
Destitute a rebel still, a fool in all my pride
The world I once enjoyed is death to me
No joy, no hope, no life
Where now are the friends, that I had bought
Gone with every penny lost
What hope could there be for such as I
Sold out to a world of lies
Oh, to see Your face again, it seems so distant now
Could it be that You would take me back
A servant in Your house
You held out Your arms, I see them still
You never left, You never will
Running to embrace me, now I know
Your cords of love will always hold
Mercy’s robe, a ring of grace
Such favor undeserved
You sing over me and celebrate
The rebel now Your child
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For the glory of God
Seth
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Psalm 27:4
Psalm 27:4
“One thing have I asked of the Lord, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire (or meditate) in his temple.”
For the glory of God
Seth