Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Everything Glorious

Happy Holy Week! Wow! I hope you are feeling as inspired as I have these past few days. I am so excited about what God is doing. There is no doubt the last few months have been difficult. We have experienced some extraordinary transitions at Lord of Life. Feelings of doubt and fear crept in. But on Sunday morning something incredible happened that I cannot even really put into words. As I read the story of the passion God Word spoke so clearly to me that everything is going to be alright. And even more than making things alright, he will make everything glorious!

Jesus died on the cross and it was a dark, dark day. It was a day full of fear and doubt. But everything was alright. It was all a part of God's plan as he would make everything glorious. Jesus would rise from the dead. There was nothing that could hold him down. Not even the grave.

Lord of Life is a church that is on the move! There is nothing that can hold us down. There are challenges before us corporately and individually. There is sometimes a temptation at times to give up. I am sure many of the disciples wanted to give up on Good Friday (and some did), but there came the glorious resurrection on Easter Sunday.

My new favorite song for week is Everything Glorious. Here are the lyrics:

The day is brighter here with You
The night is lighter than it's hue
Would lead me to believe
Which leads me to believe

(chorus)
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours
What does that make me?

My eyes are small but they have seen
the beauty of enormous things
Which leads me to believe
there's light enough to see that

From glory to glory
You are glorious You are glorious
From glory to glory
You are glorious. You are glorious
Which leads me to believe
why I can believe that


Here are the readings for next week:

March 23 (Happy Easter!)
Num36:1-Deut1:46
Luke 5:29-6:11
Psalm 66:1-20
Proverbs 11:24-26

March 24
Deut 2:1- 3:29
Luke 6:12-38
Psalm 67:1-7
Proverbs 11:27

March 25
Deut 4:1-49
Luke 6:39-7:10
Psalm 68:1-18
Proverbs 11:28

March 26
Deut 5:1- 6:25
Luke 7:11-35
Psalm 68:19-35
Proverbs 11:29-31

March 27
Deuteronomy 7:1-8:20
Luke 7:36-8:3
Psalm 69:1-18
Proverbs 12:1

March 28
Deut 9:1-10:22
Luke 8:4-21
Psalm 69:19-36
Proverbs 12:2-3

March 29
Deut 11:1-12:32
Luke 8:22-39
Psalm 70:1-5
Proverbs 12:4

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