Colossians 3:12-13 Therefore as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
This is one of my favorite passages of scripture. I love verse 12 when we are told as Christians what our lives are supposed to portray not because of the fact that we have chosen God, but because HE has CHOSEN us. We are God's chosen people! That is why He gives us the ability to be holy, filled with compassion, humility, gentleness, and patience. That is why we are able to forgive. Because He first forgave us.
I pray this verse for Jonelle all the time. That she would understand that she has been chosen by her Heavenly Father, loved by Him, and forgiven by Him so that she can show others compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. What a beautiful picture of His grace in our lives!
Praying that you will understand your "choseness" today and everyday. It turns the tables on "I chose Christ" and therefore "I" am a Christian and "I" do good things. It really comes down to God choosing us, giving us the ability to be more like Him.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Sing Over Me
My husband gave me a beautiful CD for Christmas. I love listening to the lyrics to the song, "Hold on to Jesus" by Erin O'Donnell with Janna Long. Here are the lyrics. You can listen to it online as well. Just go to Sing Over Me.
You're a little piece of heaven / You're a golden ray of light / And I wish I could protect you / From the worries of this life / But if there's one thing I could tell you / It's no matter what you do / Hold to Jesus / He's holding on to you // The world will try to tell you / That might is more than right / That beauty's on the outside / And being good's a losing fight / But remember what I've told you / Because the world will make you choose / Hold to Jesus / He's holding on to you // Hold to Jesus / Cling to His love / Rest deep in His mercy / Whenever things get rough / Don't lose sight of His goodness / And don't ever doubt this truth / That when you hold on to Jesus / He's holding on to you // Hear me dear Jesus / Rock this little one to sleep / Keep her close when she's scared / And give her grace when she is weak / I know she'll stumble / But I know she'll make it through / If You hold to her just like / You said You'd do / Hold her, Jesus / So she'll hold on tight to You
You're a little piece of heaven / You're a golden ray of light / And I wish I could protect you / From the worries of this life / But if there's one thing I could tell you / It's no matter what you do / Hold to Jesus / He's holding on to you // The world will try to tell you / That might is more than right / That beauty's on the outside / And being good's a losing fight / But remember what I've told you / Because the world will make you choose / Hold to Jesus / He's holding on to you // Hold to Jesus / Cling to His love / Rest deep in His mercy / Whenever things get rough / Don't lose sight of His goodness / And don't ever doubt this truth / That when you hold on to Jesus / He's holding on to you // Hear me dear Jesus / Rock this little one to sleep / Keep her close when she's scared / And give her grace when she is weak / I know she'll stumble / But I know she'll make it through / If You hold to her just like / You said You'd do / Hold her, Jesus / So she'll hold on tight to You
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