Tuesday 21 January 2020

Whose are You?


Whose I am

Jesus, Master, whose I am,
Purchased Thine alone to be,
By Thy blood, O spotless Lamb,
Shed so willingly for me;
Let my heart be all Thine own,
Let me live to Thee alone.

Other lords have long held sway;
Now, Thy name alone to bear,
Thy dear voice alone obey,
Is my daily, hourly prayer.
Whom have I in heaven but Thee?
Nothing else my joy can be.

Jesus Master! I am Thine;
Keep me faithful, keep me near;
Let Thy presence in me shine
All my homeward way to cheer.
Jesus! At Thy feet I fall,
Oh, be Thou my All-in-all, 

Jesus, Master, whom I serve,
Though so feebly and so ill,
Strengthen hand and heart and nerve
All Thy bidding to fulfill;
Open Thou mine eyes to see
All the work Thou hast for me.

Lord, Thou needest not, I know,
Service such as I can bring,
Yet I long to prove and show
Full allegiance to my king.
Thou an honour art to me;
Let me be a praise to Thee.

Jesus, Master, wilt Thou use
One who owes Thee more than all?
As Thou wilt! I would not choose;
Only let me hear Thy call.
Jesus, let me always be
In Thy service, glad and free.




Frances Havergal

taken from The ministry of song 1888


Luke Morton from the album Beggar



Thursday 16 January 2020

Please enter Password

Please enter your password
Please enter your passcode
Please enter your pin number
Please enter your account number.
What name is it please?
why?
Because if your names not down you’re not coming in.

All these and more for our safety and security, so that we can rest easy in our beds knowing our family is safe, our information is safe, our money is safe, our country is safe, so what goes wrong? People still manage to hack into your social accounts,  bank accounts, get into your hotel room, etc. They even manage to get into places where security is tight, like Buckingham Palace!

Incredibly people will even try to get into heaven without first doing what God says to do. But unlike in the natural world, not one person will succeed in doing so. 


You cannot falsify a security pass to get into heaven, or use someone else’s credentials, you can’t buy a place in heaven, you can’t work your way into heaven. Going to church, reading your Bible, praying, being kind and compassionate, are all good things to do, but good things alone won’t get you into heaven. So what will?

Jesus told Nicodemus that you must be born again, Nicodemus was confused, he didn't realise that he was spiritually dead, and that he could only receive a spiritual birth through repenting of his sins and believing in Jesus. Being a Christian literally means, a follower of Christ. So we no longer follow our own selfish desires, we no longer follow the world and it's ideas. The only people who will go to heaven are those who are born again, and who follow Jesus. Everyone when they are born are spiritually dead, dead in sin, in darkness, and it is only Jesus who can make anyone spiritually alive and free from the bondage of sin and darkness.

The nicest, kindest person in the world is spiritually dead and will not go to heaven unless they repent and follow Jesus, the most evil, nasty wicked person in the world who repents and follows Jesus will go to heaven, their sins are forgiven because Jesus took their punishment on the cross, He died that all who repent and believe would be free, and receive eternal life.