Hallelujah!

1 Corinthians 2:2
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

I am taken with this verse above for certain. I have such devotion to our Lord, to rest in Him, and His sacrifice, to rest at the foot of the cross, cause through Christ we are saved, who could want more. I have focused on a few songs also, songs that bring where we should all be to the heart of the matter. I have added a few items to this blog, to your right you'll see a few slides from youtube, they are of Lincoln Brewster, singing and playing his music to our Lord. The forth one down is called Surrender, I have provided the lyrics to the song for your reading. Take your time, and focus on the words, link onto the music, it is a beautiful song, and in touches in a manner, honoring to our Lord.

"I'm giving you my heart, and all that is within, I lay it all down for the sake of you my King. I'm giving you my dreams, I'm laying down my rights, I'm giving up my pride for the promise of new life. And I surrender all to you, all to you. And I surrender all to you, all to you. I'm singing You this song, I'm waiting at the cross, And all the world holds dear, I count it all as loss, For the sake of knowing You for the glory of Your name, To know the lasting joy, even sharing in Your pain. I'm giving you my heart, and all that is within, I lay it all down for the sake of you my King."

How wonderful it is to surrender all we have to our Lord. Yes we all know that in turmoil, and hardships our trips to the cross can be quick, but how about when life is good. When we are all healthy, and together. Remember they are gifts from Him, He, The One, The First, the Middle, and The Last. I have also included a new photo. The photo is of the most important gifts from our Lord, to me. They are of my love, and of our little lives.

See how beautiful my bride is, this is not bragging, this is a gift, God allowed her to come into my life, it was of His plan, not mine, He alone directed that, and what a gift. Not only beautiful, but bright, the smartest woman I have ever met, not to mention strong. I sit and ponder the strength God gave her, the grace He bestowes' through her. She is an angle in the flesh, I love her more than I could describe, and am in debt to God for her.

Our boys, my goodness, how wonderful they are in our lives. God gave them to us, we hold them close, quite often. Their endless little quirks, their little lives are so important to be apart of. God created them, for us to teach, guide, and protect. He alone, as with us all actually hold the reigns on them, He allows their presence in our lives. I never knew what my dad meant when he said, "take your time, it goes by so fast" until now. O was he right, the oldest in going on 9, and entering the 4Th grade, the youngest is 5 1/2, and is starting kindergarden. Where did the midnight feedings go? Where did the little snuggles go? Memories, sweet innocent memories, I praise God for it all. It is only through Him and His glory we are here and have what we have. I praise Him, and with a humble and heavy heart lay it all down at the foot of the cross, along with my life. He gave His life for us, the least we can do is give ours back to Him.

The following is a classic song that Lincoln turned into a marvelous worship song;

(verse 1)I love You Lord with all my heart, You've given me a brand new start, And I just want to sing this song to You. It goes like this the fourth the fifth, The minor fall the major lift, My heart and soul are praising, Hallelujah(chorus)Hallelujah, hallelujah, Hallelujah, hallelujah(verse 2)I know that You're the God above You're filling me with grace and love, And I just want to say thank You to You. You pulled me from the miry clay, You've given me a brand new day, Now all that I can say is Hallelujah.

Heavenly Father, we praise You, You are our God, our Lord, for You alone are worthy of our praise, we give You our lives, with whole and humble hearts. Forgive us of self-seeking, for lookout for number one, when the one should and only be You. You have allow so much into our lives, given us so much, most of all You have given us salvation through Your son, our Lord Jesus Christ. We do not deserve it, but accept it, and praise You, we wait at the foot of cross for the day when we can lift Holy hands to You in person, in Your presences and look upon Your glory, and shout out our praises. May Your name be praised, through all the earth. In the name of Your son, Jesus Christ we pray
amen