Saltshakers
Matthew 5:13a : “you are the salt of the earth”
Vision: to love God wholeheartedly, to serve and preserve one another and to bring flavour to the rest of the world
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007, 5:25 PM
The cross before me the world behindNo turning back, raise the banner high
It's not for me, it's all for You
Let the heavens shake and split the sky
Let the people clap their hands and cry
It's not for us, it's all for You
Not to us, but to Your Name be the glory
Not to us, but to Your Name be the glory
Our hearts unfold before Your throne
The only place for those who know
It's not for us, It's all for You
Send Your holy fire on this offering
Let our worship burn for the world to see
Not to us, but to Your Name be the glory
I Will Praise You
More and More
But I will hope continually,
And will yet praise thee more and more.
PSALM 71:14 KJV
When sin conquered the realm of manhood, it slew all the minstrels except those of the race of Hope. For humanity, amid all its sorrows and sins, hope sings on. To believers in Jesus, there remains a royal race of bards, for we have hope of glory, a lively hope, a hope eternal and divine. Because our hope abides, our praise continues: “I will hope continually and will yet praise thee.” Because our hopes grow brighter and are every day nearer and nearer to their fulfillment, therefore the volume of our praise increases. “I will hope continually and praise you more and more.” A dying hope would bring forth declining songs; as the expectations grew more dim, so would the music become more faint. But a hope immortal and eternal, flaming for the each day with more intense brightness, brings forth a song of praise which. As it shall always continue to arise, so shall it always gather new force.
- Written by Charles Spurgeon
Let us reflect upon the purpose on which we go to church and have fellowship each week. Let us remember our worship and also, our presence belongs not to our friends, family, but to God. When we lift up our voices to sing, it is only between you and Him. To sing, to stand, to clap, to dance... it's all up to you; It's how you would want to give to God personally. Imagine Him sitting on the throne before you. What would you do? Remember His love for you and His goodness. Perhaps worship would then mean a whole lot more than sitting in a row and singing, or maybe sadly, even not.