Just wanted to say

I just wanted to say that I have been convicted of my attitude lately.  It has reflected especially in the last two posts.  I'm not saying that I necessarily disagree with what I said, but I was not close to God when I typed either of them and it shows I think.  I am very aware again that its is not just what you say or type for that matter but the way in which you do as well.  I have wasted enough time on these trivial matters that will not be present in heaven for sure.  I read a wonderful devotional the other day that has been hanging around in my heart.  The thing that stood out to me and has been very precious and encouraging when I think about is this: we never sin and it only be ours anymore.  Every time I sin it placed on the Lord Jesus, or rather was placed there before the foundation of the world.  Even before I was aware of His love for me this was true.  "For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly." (Romans 5:6)

The argument that God would be just to send us to hell even if He had not sent His own Son to die for us has never been a consideration to God, since He had determined to have Jesus die for us before the foundation of the world.  Sin has always, when rightly seen cost God much more than us.  Without saying much more, I am sorry for anyone that has come possibly searching for life and found only a fading argument in the last two posts.  That is not to say that arguing is all bad, but I feel compelled to say that I know my attitude was wrong and I'm sure it came across.  There is a beautiful reality of a living Saviour that I would like to get back to.  He loves us all.  Do you know that?  I doubt it sometimes, but it remains true.  He loves us.  Ain't that awesome!  

"He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world." (1 John 2:2)

A Tribute To The David Crowder Band

If you can't tell already by the numerous David Crowder Band songs I have on my blog, I am a huge David Crowder Band fan.  I love their music.  I think their music is such a refreshing reminder that not all of what is new is shallow.  Not that all 'shallow' music is wrong, but in a day where lyrics are often said to be overlooked for a good beat, it is nice to see a band that I believe has both awesome music and possibly even more awesome lyrics.  Before I start, I must warn you that I may not be able to control myself once I get started.  Anyway here I go.

 Just a couple years ago they put out a CD called "A Collision."  I can honestly let the CD play from 1 to 22 and never want to skip to the next song.  I don't know if they meant to or not, but the CD progresses it seems from our first call to worship to the great entrance into the new Jerusalem.  Before I get off on all twenty two songs, I would like to highlight one.  It is one of the two songs that actually became popular on 88.5 the local christian station.  I can't recall the actual song title.  I think it is 'Wholly Yours,' but I could be wrong.  Here are the opening lines.....

I am full of earth
You are heaven’s worth
I am stained with dirt, prone to depravity
You are everything that is bright and clean
The antonym of me
You are divinity
But a certain sign of grace is this
From the broken earth flowers come up 
Pushing through the dirt

You are holy, holy, holy
All heaven cries “Holy, holy God”
You are holy, holy, holy
I want to be holy like You are

You are everything that is bright and clean
And You’re covering me with Your majesty
And the truest sign of grace was this
From wounded hands redemption fell down
Liberating man
But the harder I try the more clearly can I feel
The depth of our fall and the weight of it all
And so this might could be the most impossible thing
Your grandness in me making me clean

Glory, hallelujah
Glory, glory, hallelujah
So here I am, all of me
Finally everything
Wholly, wholly, wholly
I am wholly, wholly
I am wholly, wholly, wholly
Yours

I hope you are as blessed by this as I have been.

Thanks again,

Rya