just once won't hurt. justification. i'm great at it.
*one more bite can't hurt
*one more purchase on my credit card is no big deal
*who will know about this sin? ... hmmm.. its just a little one, no big deal, right?
Here is a quote I came across that has been shaping me as of late. It's from a guy named Martin Llyod Jones, a guy from the other side of the pond (read Britin).. one of my dead heroes (most of my heroes are... they don't disappoint you!).
Now, let me warn you: it's pretty full strength, so read it at your leisure and re-read it if you want to. But, as I've allowed it to sift through the various aspects of my soul I've found it redemptively confrontational.
Let me know what you think..
"Be careful how you treat God, my friends. You may say to yourself, “I can sin against God, and then, of course, I can repent and go back and find God whenever I want him.” You try it. And you will sometimes find that not only can you not find God but that you do not even want to. You will be aware of a terrible hardness, a callosity in your heart. And you can do nothing about it. And then, you suddenly realize that it is God punishing you in order to reveal your sinfulness and your vileness to you. And there is only one thing to do. You turn back to him and you say, “Oh God, do not go on dealing with me judicially, though I deserve it.
Soften my heart. Melt me. I cannot do it myself.” You cast yourself utterly upon is mercy and upon his compassion."Martin Lloyd-Jones, 1899-1981
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Party with A Purpose Pics
Well everyone the Pictures are here, and they are posted on Shutterfly, please feel free to look, and order them (you might need to create a shutterfly account).
Party with a Purpose Pics
Sunday, May 27, 2007
New Hillsong
The new Hillsong CD is out, "All of the Above" Very nice.
One of the songs is what I call (thanks to BW) a "Song of the Revolution." In it, Joel Houston and Matt Crocker do not say, "I love you Jesus" or "Jesus you are worthy."
It is a song of the revolution. Lyrics like, "It is not a human right to stare, not fight, while broken nations dream" and "Politics will not decide if we should rise" and "Your promise stands...higher then our protest lines and dollar signs...your love is all we need" and "We will be your hands and feet....we will run"
I might have a nuance or two theologically, but I can tell you that it is good to hear songs of the revolution...calling us to action. Could someone say, "Enough new songs about Jesus and more songs about what Jesus does and what he wants us to do?" Probably not, we can never write enough about Jesus but, I like the idea of more about the revolution He calls us to.
New Hillsong, worth the download cost to listen, worship and help us to think a bit. Blessings
One of the songs is what I call (thanks to BW) a "Song of the Revolution." In it, Joel Houston and Matt Crocker do not say, "I love you Jesus" or "Jesus you are worthy."
It is a song of the revolution. Lyrics like, "It is not a human right to stare, not fight, while broken nations dream" and "Politics will not decide if we should rise" and "Your promise stands...higher then our protest lines and dollar signs...your love is all we need" and "We will be your hands and feet....we will run"
I might have a nuance or two theologically, but I can tell you that it is good to hear songs of the revolution...calling us to action. Could someone say, "Enough new songs about Jesus and more songs about what Jesus does and what he wants us to do?" Probably not, we can never write enough about Jesus but, I like the idea of more about the revolution He calls us to.
New Hillsong, worth the download cost to listen, worship and help us to think a bit. Blessings
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