The line that touched me profoundly:
Hide behind a painted smile
You lash out and sing while you spiritually die
There's no need to sit in denial
He knows all about it and He understand why
Grace. There is nothing more intimate, more personal.
Superduo brother and sister Bebe and Cece Winans have penned a song that describes the intimacy, the awesomeness and the openness of Grace. The line that touched me profoundly: Hide behind a painted smile You lash out and sing while you spiritually die There's no need to sit in denial He knows all about it and He understand why Grace. There is nothing more intimate, more personal.
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Marion Gordon 'Pat' Robertson, a well-known american religious figure, has given the world many organisations and corporations, some of which did some real charitable good in the world. Unfortunately, his legacy will be tainted with one of the best examples of LACK of Grace. He proclaims he believes in the Bible and its doctrines - I can't judge that. But I can criticize his comment on Haiti's destruction and it's relationship with God. Grace stoops to help, not point the finger Grace understands that God has a plan, not blame a pact with Satan for a catastrophe Grace demonstrates humility in front of the unknown, not pride itself on knowing 'facts' Grace cares for the innocent, not blame their ancestors Grace glorifies Christ, not Pat. One of the most prolific christian songwriters, known to his friends as 'Smitty', has penned a wonderful song based on Grace, from his album Stand. The lyrics make Grace a very personal and very powerful experience, as it should be. Experiment it as he does. Let it shine on you. Anyway
by Mother Teresa People are often unreasonable Illogical and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, You will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, People may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, They may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, People will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, And it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, It is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway. I believe the ultimate representation of Grace is my allowance to go to Jesus in every circumstance of life. From spiritual birth to physical death, I can find joy, forgiveness, satisfaction, solace, and eternal rest in Him. Find Grace, come to Jesus. Following the post on Grace and Humility, I was reminded of many instances in history when people who were given Grace, through no merit of their own, used this gift as a platform for personal pride. I realize that our collective past is riddled with 'Christians' who based their justification of superiority on their faith. Grace disagrees with them. The apostle Paul, in 2Cor 15:10, says : But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. Maya Angelou wonderfully penned When I say I am a Christian as a true representation of Grace. This poem, this story, this image brings me to reflect on the Grace I've been shown. The difference between the value I had before Grace and the one after Grace is more than striking. From worthless to worthwhile, from undervalued to overvalued, from nothing to everything. I am this down-trodden violin. And I understood the ultimate power of the touch of the Master's hand: it's Grace. This song was used during the cardboard testimonies. I describes how much God loves us. One line in it captured the immensity of His Grace. If Grace is an ocean, we're all sinking. Enjoy the video with lyrics. Chuck Swindoll gave this illustration before one of his series. He spoke about a very telling scene in the based-on-real-life movie Black Hawk Down.
In a raid, a task force of Delta Force soldiers, Army Rangers, and Special Operations Aviation Regiment attempt to capture two of Mohamed Farah Aidid's senior subordinates in the Bakaara Market neighborhood of Mogadishu. The mission is led by Major General William F. Garrison and is supposed to take no more than half an hour. The extraction by the Delta team is successful, but the Somali militia, armed with RPGs, shoot down two Black Hawk helicopters, and the resulting rescue extends the mission to over 18 hours. (WP) In this one scene a colonel, played by Tom Sizemore, was trying to get a convoy of trucks out of the battle zone. The trucks had been under siege by the enemy and there had been terrible wounds and deaths that had occurred. The colonel went to the lead truck where the driver had been killed and pulled the body out. Then he turned to a Sergeant and told him to drive the truck out of there. The sergeant responded that he had been shot to which the colonel replied, "We've all been shot! Now drive the truck." Why do we need Grace ? Because we've all been shot... and because we've all shot others. Grace has the unique property of having a radical transformation effect on life. You're going in one direction, you hit Grace, then you go in another. The 'Before' and 'After' pictures are more shocking than any diet advertisement will ever show. Cardboard testimonies are people like you and me, being open, transparent and honest about their 'Before' and showing us the 'After'. They had hit Grace. There are a couple of those posted on the Net. This one made me cry. |
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