Trust And Obey

Psalm 84:11-12 For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 

[12] O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Grace is help for today and Glory is hope for tomorrow. 

God is simply promising to get us home safely.

The Lord will bless a yielded life, one that is walking in true faith. 

It is simply a matter of learning to trust Him and rest in Him.

Trust And Obey

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When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,   —   What a glory He sheds on our way!   —   While we do His good will, He abides with us still,   —   And with all who will trust and obey.

CHORUS:

Trust and obey, for there’s no other way   —   To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,   —   But His smile quickly drives it away;   —   Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,   —   Can abide while we trust and obey. - - - 

Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,   —   But our toil He doth richly repay;   —   Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,   —   But is blessed if we trust and obey. - - -

But we never can prove the delights of His love   —   Until all on the altar we lay;   —   For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,   —   Are for them who will trust and obey. - - -

Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet,   —   Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;   —   What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;   —   Never fear, only trust and obey.

John H. Sammis  1887

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How Great Thou Art

Psalm 86:9-10,12 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. 

[10] For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone. 

[12] I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

Do you ever wonder what you can give to the Lord? 

Give Him your praises and give them to Him all the time, for He is  great and loving and merciful.

How Great Thou Art

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O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,  —  Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;   —  I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, —  Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

CHORUS:

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,   —  How great Thou art, How great Thou art.   —  Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,—How great Thou art, How great Thou art! 

When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,  —  And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.   —  When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur   —  And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze. - - -

And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;  —  Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;    —  That on a Cross, my burdens gladly bearing,    —  He bled and died to take away my sin. - - -

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,  —  And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.   —  Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,    —  And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!" - - -

Stuart K. Hine was a Bristish Methodist missionary on a mission trip in Ukraine in 1931 when he heard the Russian translation of a German song inspired by Carl Boberg's poem "O Store Gud" (O Great God). Hine began to translation the song to English and added several verses. The third verse was inspired by the conversion of villagers in Russia who cried out to God loudly as the repented and realized God's love and mercy - "And when I think that God, His Son not sparing, sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in." 

Stuart Hine and his family left Ukraine as famine and World War Two began, and settled in Somerset, Britain where he continued to serve as a missionary to Polish refugees. The forth verse of "How Great Thou Art" was inspired by displaced Russians who experienced great loss and looked forward to seeing their loved ones again in heaven - "When Christ shall come with shoult of acclamation to take me home, what joy shall fill my heart."

The final English version of "How Great Thou Art" was published in 1949 and quickly spread among Britian, Africa, India and America.

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I Believe In A Hill Called Mt. Calvary

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

There is only one way to get to God and that is by the way of the cross. 

There is no salvation apart from faith in the work of Jesus at Calvary.

I Believe In A Hill Called Mt. Calvary         

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There are things as we travel this earth’s shifting sands  — That transcend all the reason of man;    —   But the things that matter the most in this world,    —   They can never be held in our hand.

CHORUS:

I believe in a hill called Mount Calvary.    —   I’ll believe whatever the cost;    —   And when time has surrendered and earth is no more,     —   I’ll still cling to that old rugged cross.

I believe that the Christ who was slain on the cross     —   Has the power to change lives today;    —  For He changed me completely, a new life is mine,  — That is why by the cross I will stay. - - 

I believe that this life with its great mysteries     —   Surely someday will come to an end;    —   But faith will conquer the darkness and death  — And will lead me at last to my Friend. - - -

Dale Oldham, Gloria Gaither and William J. Gaither 

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Through It All

1 Peter 1:6-7  Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 

[7] That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

When we don’t have answers, can’t see ahead, need help; it’s awesome how God shows up in His time with victory.

That strengthens our faith.

Through It All         

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I've had many tears and sorrows,    —    I've had questions for tomorrow,    —    There's been times I didn't know right from wrong.    —    But in every situation,    —    God gave me blessed consolation,    —    That my trials only come to make me strong.

Chorus:

Through it all, — Through it all, — I've learned to trust in Jesus,    —    I've learned to trust in God.    —    Through it all,    —    Through it all,    —    I've learned to depend upon His Word.

I've been to lots of places, — I've seen a lot of faces, — there's been times I felt so all alone.    —    But in my lonely hours,    —    Yes, those precious lonely hours,    —    Jesus lets me know that I was His own.

I thank God for the mountains,    —    And I thank Him for the valleys,    —    I thank Him for the storms He brought me through.    —    For if I'd never had a problem,    —    I wouldn't know God could solve them,    —    I'd never know what faith in God could do.

Andre Crouch

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