OzThoughts – Friday 14th November 2008

OzThoughts – Friday 14th November 2008

As I come to the end of the work week (for most of us workers), I look back and praise God for the many blessings I have received. As a fulltime hospital chaplain, I am continually in contact with people whose life is certainly not going to what they had dreamt or planned for it.

However, I am always meeting people whose faith encourages me. I think of six people in this last week who have shared their strong faith with me in spite of a very restricted life as they receive treatment or wait for the result of tests. It has been a pleasure to pray with them and shake their hand as I move off to see another patient.

The strong message I hear from them is that they trust God who is a loving Heavenly Father who hears their prayers and is with them as they face their situation. As I hear them I praise God and am happy that he is my Heavenly Father. I share my joy in Jesus with them and encourage them in their walk with the Lord.

This week, an old hymn has been going through my mind:

Crown him with many crowns,
The Lamb upon his throne;
Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns
All music but its own;
Awake, my soul, and sing
Of him who died for thee,
And hail him as thy matchless King
Through all eternity.

This is a hymn the congregation can sing heartily and the enthusiastic playing of the band can really made music that lifts our hearts as we sing God’s praise.

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, I praise you and thank you for your many, many blessings you continue to give to me. I thank you for family and friends, for good work to do and your daily provision of my needs. I pray for those who are feeling the loss of a love one, for those who are ill, and those who are feeling a down at this time. I pray that your Holy Spirit will come along side each on and bless them with your presence and love. Amen.

[Listen: Hendon Band & Songsters: http://www.salvoaudio.com/audio/music/mus_2519.mp3
Huddersfield Choral Society:
http://www.salvoaudio.com/audio/music3/mus_4792.mp3 ]


Crown him with many crowns,
The Lamb upon his throne;
Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns
All music but its own;
Awake, my soul, and sing
Of him who died for thee,
And hail him as thy matchless King
Through all eternity.

Crown him the Lord of life,
Who triumphed o'er the grave,
And rose victorious in the strife
For those he came to save;
His glories now we sing
Who died, and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring,
And lives, that death may die.

Crown him the Lord of peace,
Whose power a sceptre sways
From pole to pole, that wars may cease
And all be prayer and praise;
His reign shall know no end,
And round his pierced feet
Fair flowers of Paradise extend
Their fragrance ever sweet.

Crown him the Lord of love;
Behold his hands and side.
Those wounds, yet visible above,
In beauty glorified;
All hail, redeemer, hail!
For thou hast died for me;
Thy praise and glory shall not fail
Throughout eternity.
Authors: Matthew Bridges (1800-94) (verses 1,3,4),
Godfrey Thring (1823-1903) (verse 2)
The Salvation Army Song Book: Song Number: 156

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