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| "Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy." -Leo Buscaglia "The art of being wise is th eart of knowing what to overlook." -William James | | |
| Psalm 45:17: "I will cause Your name to be remembered in all generations; therefore the peoples will give You thanks forever and ever." Psalm 48:14: "For such is God, our God forever and ever; He will guide us until death." | | |
| For Crying Out Loud! - Thursday, September 06, 2007
When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!" Matthew 9:27 NKJV
"In my 'day job' I am an optometrist. I practice in a clinic where, among other specialties, cataract surgery is performed. Many times I've had folks exclaim that we've practically performed a miracle in restoring their sight.These two blind men from Matthew 9 were in far worse straits than the typical cataract patient. They weren't trying to re-qualify for their driver's licenses-they were totally blind! Not a ray of light was illuminating their eyes! So what did they do? They CRIED OUT to Jesus! They didn't care what others thought of them-they knew the One Person who could help them was passing by and this was their 'chance'! They were verbal...emotional...and loud. They cried out! And they got results.Psalm 120:1 says, "In my distress I cried to the Lord, and He heard me." Sometimes it seems that God is waiting to see just how desperate we are in troubling situations-if we really grasp that He is the only one who can 'bring the fix'. I recall crying out to the Lord practically all night years ago when my son lay sick unto death in the hospital. I was verbal...emotional...and loud! In my distress I cried to the Lord, and He heard me.Have you ever cried out to the Lord? This isn't a 'formula' or something we 'manufacture' according to a recipe to get results. But when we come to grips with the fact that only God can intervene on our behalf, the cries ought to go up. And we can be sure He will hear."
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Tom Dunham
Cottonwood Community Church
Grand Forks, North Dakota ©2007 Great Commission Association of Churches, Inc All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
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| Sin and its ways grow old
All of my heart turns to stone
And I'm left with no strength to arise
How You need to be lifted high
Sin and its ways lead to pain
Left here with hurt and with shame
So no longer will I leave your side
Jesus, you be lifted high
You be lifted high
You be lifted high
You be lifted high in my life
Oh God
And I fall to my knees
So it's you that they see
Not I
Jesus, you be lifted high
And even now that I'm inside your hands
Help me not to grow prideful again
Don't let me forsake sacrifice
Jesus you be lifted high
And if I'm blessed with the riches of kings
How could I ever think that it was me
For you brought me from darkness to light
Jesus, you be lifted high
You be lifted high
You be lifted high
You be lifted high in my life
Oh God
And I fall to my knees
So it's you that they see
Not I
Jesus, you'll be lifted high
Oh Jesus, you be lifted high
Oh you be lifted high
Oh you be lifted high in my life
Oh God
And I fall to my knees
So it's you that they see
Not I
Jesus, you be lifted high
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| "I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done." -Hudson Taylor "All the troubles of life come upon us because we refuse to sit quietly for a while each day in our rooms." -Blaise Pascal "Heaven is not here, it's There. If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next. God is forever luring us up and away from this one, wooing us to Himself and His still invisible Kingdom, where we will certainly find what we so keenly long for." -Elisabeth Elliot in Keep a Quiet Heart "It is the present Voice which makes the written Word all-powerful." –A.W. Tozer "If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe Him at all."-Charles Spurgeon "The climax of God's happiness is the delight He takes in the echoes of His excellence in the praises of His people." -John Piper | | |
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