Wednesdays with Jesus - In Christ Alone by the Newsboys

I absolutely love the words to this worship song and the cadence of the Newsboys version. Enjoy!

Newsboys - In Christ Alone

In Christ alone my hope is found

He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm

What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand

In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save

Til on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again

And as He stands in victory
Sins curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From lifes first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny

No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Til He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ Ill stand

Songwriters
GIBB, BARRY / GIBB, MAURICE ERNEST

Wednesdays with Jesus: Romans 2

My study buddy and I are taking a break, as we participate in a larger group study. (Esther provided by Love God Greatly. If you've never done one of their studies, you should give one a try.)

In the meantime, I'm going back to Romans to pick up where I left off with my reading prior to our Corinthians study.

Romans 2
Here Paul is speaking to the Romans about God's righteous judgment.

"1 You, therefore have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things." I don't think Paul is saying that those who judge always commit the same exact sins, but the root of their sins are the same... selfishness, lust, greed. He goes on in verses 2-3 to speak of how God's judgment is based on truth, and how do we think that we would escape that judgment any more than the one we are judging.

Wednesdays with Jesus: I Corinthians 7

This week, Wednesdays with Jesus comes on Thursday... Sorry.

In my quiet time I've been studying I Corinthians with a friend. Here at A Southern Sinner we've looked at chapters 2 & 4. Today we'll jump back a few days for me...


I Corinthians 7
This passage is about marriage, and unfortunately people have used it poorly many times to guilt others who do not share their views. Paul starts the chapter with "It is good for a man no to marry.", and people often stop there when they want to use the verse to support celibacy.

However, Paul has a but in Vs. 2... "But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband." He then goes on to talk about how the relationship should be mutual, submitting and giving of ones' self for the good of the marriage bond. Paul also states, "I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that." (Vs.6-7)

A concession? He wishes all men were like him?
For those of us that are married, why would he say such a thing?

Wednesdays with Jesus: Valley of Vision

I'm finally here... better late than never.

Today I'm going to share from a favorite book of mine, The Valley of Vision. A friend shared this prayer book with me years ago and I immediately fell in love with the eloquence that often so seems to speak the thoughts of my heart that I can not put to words.

Lately, the Spirit has prompted me to dig deeper in fellowship with my Father, and this prayer, entitled 'Faith", puts to words the desires and truth of my heart at this stage in life.

May you take time to read it slowly, taking in the words, and letting them soak into your soul.

Wednesdays with Jesus: I Corinthians 4

Last week I shared about my Quiet Time with Accountability. I'm going to start sharing, weekly, something along those lines... even though I pray I get more quiet time than once a week. The Lord knows I need it!

This reading was actually from last Friday, but I'm sadly just getting back to it. Saturday we had a big yard sale with friends and I spent the afternoon holding an exhausted teething toddler. Sunday we did make it to church, but I once again spent my afternoon with a teething toddler. Monday I worked on my business plans, and Tuesday we had a dentist visit and a lunch time stop to see Daddy (a.k.a Husband).