I didn’t buy this notebook. Apparently it is aspirational. I was really, really tempted.
I didn’t buy this notebook. Apparently it is aspirational. I was really, really tempted.
For God Alone by Paul Zach is derived from Psalm 62.
The lyrics:
For God alone – my soul in silence waits
For God alone – my soul in silence waits
He alone is my rock and my salvation
I will not be shaken
My hope is in Him
All my hope is in Him
How long, how long will sorrow drag me down?
How long, how long will sorrow drag me down?
He alone is my rock and my salvation
I will not be shaken
My hope is in Him
All my hope is in Him
Words and Music: Paul Zach, Brendan Jamieson, Isaac Wardell
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Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 23
59.
Q. But how does it help you now that you believe all this?
A. That I am righteous in Christ before God, and an heir of eternal life.
60.
Q. How are you righteous before God?
A. Only by true faith in Jesus Christ. In spite of the fact that my conscience accuses me that I have grievously sinned against all the commandments of God, and have not kept any one of them, and that I am still ever prone to all that is evil, nevertheless, God, without any merit of my own, out of pure grace, grants me the benefits of the perfect expiation of Christ, imputing to me his righteousness and holiness as if I had never committed a single sin or had ever been sinful, having fulfilled myself all the obedience which Christ has carried out for me, if only I accept such favor with a trusting heart.
61.
Q. Why do you say that you are righteous by faith alone?
A. Not because I please God by virtue of the worthiness of my faith, but because the satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness of Christ alone are my righteousness before God, and because I can accept it and make it mine in no other way than by faith alone.
The Year Of The Locust a song by Andrew Osenga.
The last week or so I’ve been reflecting on the past and future.
A lady once said that being part of MGPC was to her a restoration of years the locusts had eaten.
It stood out because it’s not a phrase you hear in everyday conversation.
My years don’t feel like they’ve been consumed by locusts. (gnawed around the edges here and there, certainly)
But it becomes more and more of a comfort to know the best is ahead.
Take comfort and rest
when the heart is an uncivil war and you’re taking a beating
Blood red on our chests
He will restore the years the locusts have eaten
the locusts have eaten
we’re aching for Eden
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