OzThoughts. Monday, 19th October 2009.

OzThoughts. Monday, 19th October 2009.

How was your day of worship? I hope you had a good day of meeting with God and meeting with his people. It is great to meet in the house of the Lord on his day.
I am sure Peter was well aware of the times he let Jesus down. However, he had a wonderful assurance that god had forgiven him, and the people who mattered to him knew how the resurrected Jesus had restored him to his place amongst his closest followers.
Just as Peter was so sure of his own forgiveness and restoration, he knew how badly Jesus had suffered and how God, too, had set things right for him. At the same time as God set Jesus right , he had set things right for those who would follow Jesus.
1 Peter 2:21-25 (The Message)
21-25This is the kind of life you've been invited into, the kind of life Christ lived. He suffered everything that came his way so you would know that it could be done, and also know how to do it, step-by-step.

He never did one thing wrong,
Not once said anything amiss.
They called him every name in the book and he said nothing back. He suffered in silence, content to let God set things right. He used his servant body to carry our sins to the Cross so we could be rid of sin, free to live the right way. His wounds became your healing. You were lost sheep with no idea who you were or where you were going. Now you're named and kept for good by the Shepherd of your souls.
[Listen: Band Chorus: http://www.salvoaudio.com/audio/music/mus_1250.mp3
or
Songsters: http://www.salvoaudio.com/audio/music3/mus_4047.mp3
or
Band: http://www.salvoaudio.com/audio/music/mus_2110.mp3
or
Piano: http://www.salvoaudio.com/audio/music/mus_1809.mp3 ]

My Jesus, I love thee, I know thou art mine,
For thee all the pleasures of sin I resign;
My gracious Redeemer, my Saviour art thou,
If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

I love thee because thou hast first loved me,
And purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree;
I love thee for wearing the thorns on thy brow,
If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

I will love thee in life, I will love thee in death,
And praise thee as long as thou lendest me breath;
And say, when the death-dew lies cold on my brow:
If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

In mansions of Glory and endless delight,
I'll ever adore thee and dwell in thy sight;
I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow:
If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.
Authors: William Ralph Featherstone (1846-73)
The Salvation Army Song Book: Song Number: 357
Tunes: Unsworth, 577; Flow gently, sweet Afton, 558


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