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“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor other
heavenly rulers, neither what exists nor what is coming, neither powers above
nor powers below, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from
the love of God which comes to us through the Messiah Yeshua, our Lord.” (Romans
8:38-39, Complete Jewish Bible)
There was a time, with so many great memories, when I was completely
inspired by Integrity Music’s Hosanna! Music series. Every other month,
beginning in 1987, they came out with a worship cassette (and then it was CDs) with
music that just captured my heart, and my listening ear, every time. As many of
you may have done yourself at times, like I did with these, you would wear out your
favorite cassette, just by playing it over and over again. (But now with MP3,
that won’t happen!)
In 2001 Integrity published a CD by Bob Fitts, a worship leader whom I
had heard before, on previous albums. This one was entitled I Will Bow To You. The 11th
song was “I’m Held By Your Love”, written by Karen Lim. For this song Bob is
joined by his wife Kathy as they sang it live at their home church, New
Creation Church, in Singapore. What an
amazing song! (The lyrics can be found below, and a link to the song itself is
added, so you can listen to it on our ministry blog.)
The opening verse clearly speaks of our Lord’s love for us. If
ever you have doubted this, just keep listening over and over to these words,
and let them swell up in your heart.
I’m held by Your love,
upheld by Your strength. On your shoulders You bore me, by Your faith I stand. Cherished
by You Lord, treasured in Your sight, so close to Your heart, held firm in Your
hand.”
Every now and then, more now than “then”, you need to be
reminded of the simple fact that our Lord Jesus, Yeshua the Messiah, loves you
more than you can comprehend. The very fact that He came, lived the life on
earth to be as us, suffered a cruel torture, was crucified in death, and then
rose again from the grave that could never hold Him, to prove that He alone is the
Awesome God we serve. Because of that historical fact, we can know His love for
us will be eternally upheld.
“By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do
for us — set us right with him, make us fit for him — we have it all together
with God because of our Master Jesus. And that's not all: We throw open our
doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open
his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand
— out in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and
shouting our praise.
There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when
we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop
passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered
steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert
expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the
contrary — we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God
generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!
Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn't, and
doesn't, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial
death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves
ready. And even if we hadn't been so weak, we wouldn't have known what to do
anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we
can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless
sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in
sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.
Now that we are set right with God by means of this sacrificial
death, the consummate blood sacrifice, there is no longer a question of being at
odds with God in any way. If, when we were at our worst, we were put on
friendly terms with God by the sacrificial death of his Son, now that we're at
our best, just think of how our lives will expand and deepen by means of his
resurrection life! Now that we have actually received this amazing friendship
with God, we are no longer content to simply say it in plodding prose. We sing
and shout our praises to God through Jesus, the Messiah!” (Romans 5:1-11, THE
MESSAGE)
Drawing near to Him, in quiet meditation and a time set apart to
experience this love, will enable you to experience His strength, goodness, and
lovingkindness daily in your walk with Him.
Read the lyrics. Listen to the song. Let the love of the Father
draw you close to Him.
Now think on this,
Steve Martin
Founder
Love For His People, Inc.
I’m Held By Your Love
- written by Karen Kim
I’m held by Your love, upheld by Your strength
On your shoulders You bore me, by Your faith I stand
Cherished by You Lord, treasured in Your sight
So close to Your heart, held firm in Your hand [Repeat once]
So awesome is Your love
So mighty is Your hand
On eagle’s wings You carry me
Your grace shall be my strength
So perfect is Your love
You sacrificed Your Son
Amazing love reached out to me
With joy to You I come
Not by my wisdom, not by my strength
Gently You guide me, lead me by hand
Total surrender, Jesus I am Yours
Now and forever, in Christ I now stand
So awesome is Your love
So mighty is Your hand
On eagle’s wings You carry me
Your grace shall be my strength
So perfect is Your love
You sacrificed Your son
Amazing love reached out to me
With joy to You I come [repeat 2x]
I’m held by Your love, upheld by Your strength
On your shoulders You bore me, by Your faith I stand
We are blessed when the ministry receives gifts to support
the families that we do, primarily in Israel, India, Pakistan and the hurting
ones here in the USA. You also can share out of the abundance you have been
given.
Love For His People, Inc. is a charitable, not-for-profit USA humanitarian
organization started in 2010 to share the love of the Father in the nations.
If these messages minister to you, please consider
sending a charitable gift of $5-$25 today, and maybe each month, to help us
bless families we know in Israel, whom we consistently help through our
humanitarian ministry. Your tax deductible contributions receive a receipt
for each donation. Fed. ID #27-1633858.
Now Think On This - In the New Year of our Lord 03.12.16 -
#250 –“Held By Your Love Lord” – Saturday
at 8:30 am
All previous editions of Now Think On This can
be found on this Blog, and on the website: Now Think On This
Again, I would be most grateful if you'd share this
encouraging word with your family and friends. You can easily use the social
media icons below. Thanks! Steve
Lyrics for I’m Held by Your Love. This is the first New Creation Church worship song that helps me to fall in love with Jesus all over again.
Lyrics
I’m held by Your love, upheld by Your strength
On your shoulders You bore me, by Your faith I stand
Cherished by You Lord, treasured in Your sight
So close to Your heart, held firm in Your hand [Repeat once]
So awesome is Your love
So mighty is Your hand
On eagle’s wings You carry me
Your grace shall be my strength
So perfect is Your love
You sacrificed Your son
Amazing love reached out to me
With joy to You I come
Not by my wisdom, not by my strength
Gently You guide me, lead me by hand
Total surrender, Jesus I am Yours
Now and forever, in Christ I now stand
So awesome is Your love
So mighty is Your hand
On eagle’s wings You carry me
Your grace shall be my strength
So perfect is Your love
You sacrificed Your son
Amazing love reached out to me
With joy to You I come [repeat 2x]
I’m held by Your love, upheld by Your strength
On your shoulders You bore me, by Your faith I stand
“Always be joyful. Pray
regularly. In everything give thanks, for this is what God wants from you who
are united with the Messiah Yeshua.”
(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Complete Jewish Bible)
“You
will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with
all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13, NASB)
Bob Fitts, a worship
leader and a YWAM (Youth With A Mission) contact, sings a song entitled “Keep on Praying”(Hosanna!Music/Integrity Music). Sticking the ear buds
in, listening to his melodic voice and then getting my eyes fixed on the Lord,
seated on His majestic throne, sure gets the day started right.
I can just feel my faith
spirit rise up within me as the song calls out to keep on praying for family,
friends, work, Israel, our own country and friends in other nations. Encouragement
to keep on pressing on comes, as refreshment comes through the music He shares.
The Holy Spirit
Himself, Ruach HaKodesh, enjoys connecting with us, drawing us daily to the
Father and Son through the communion of prayer.
Often He will wake me
up and politely ask me if I want to get together with Him. Sometimes I resist,
for sleep is pleasant too, but more than not I respond, get up, and meet with
the Lord. In the quiet of the night, before the sun breaks over the Carolina
horizon, He speaks to my heart. Words of encouragement. Insights into the
coming days. Prophetic words to share with others.
Those who long to be
where the Lord is, seeking Him as He leads us on, will find He is near. When we
think He is far away, inattentive to the on goings in the nations, we will find
that He is passionately involved. His Spirit is speaking to people through
dreams in the night, visions during the day, and soft words of love as they go
about their normal routines. He is calling out, as the Shepherd watching over His
sheep. He wants to save the people. He is the God of Love.
Protection. Provision.
Providence. All good things come from Him. Our faith level rises when we spend
time to know Him, and learn of His ways.
My prayer today, as I
seek His heart for that which matters most to Him, and thus more and more so to
me also, is as follows. Make it your prayer today too.
“Lord, I will bow to
you and to no other God. I will seek Your face. I will follow hard after You, to
hear Your voice. Today You are the joy and the peace that only You can put in
my heart. Thank you Lord for Your love, for Your presence, for Your care and
provision for my family, friends, co-workers, and those you have connected me
to in the nations.”
And yes Lord, thank
You for our daily bread!
Now think on this,
Steve Martin
Love For His People
Founder
You can watch/listen to the worship song of prayer here:
Love For His People,
Inc. is a charitable,
not-for-profit USA humanitarian organization started in 2010 to share the love
of the Father in the nations.
If these letters
minister to you, please consider sending a charitable gift of $5-$25 today, and
maybe each month, to help us bless known families in Israel, whom we
consistently help through our humanitarian ministry. Your tax deductible
contributions receive a receipt for each donation. Fed. ID #27-1633858.
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