Held in His grip of grace...

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Job 38

"Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words?... Where were you when I laid that foundation of the earth...Who laid that cornerstone as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy? Who defined the boundaries of the sea as it burst from the wormb, and as I clothed it with clouds and thich darkness?... Have you ever commanded the morning to appear and caused the dawn to rise in the east? Have you ever told the daylight to spread to the ends of the earth, to bring an end to the nights wickedness?...Have you explored the springs from which the seas came? Have you walked about and explored their depths? Do you known where the gates of death are located? Have you seen the gates of utter gloom?... Where does the light come from, and where does darkness go? Can you take it home? do you know how to get there?... Have you visited the treasuries of the snow? Have you seen where the hail is made and stored?... Where is the home of the east wind? Who created the channel of the torrents of rain? Who laid out the path for lightining? Who makes the rain fall on barren land, in a desert where noone lives? Who sends the rain that satisfies the parched ground and maked the tender grass spring up? Does the rain have a father? Where does the dew come from? Who is the mother of ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens? Can you hold back the movements of the starts?... Can you ensure the proper sequence of the seasons or quide the heavens? Do you know the laws of the universe and how God rules the earth? Can you shouth to the clouds and make it rain? Can you make lightning appear and cause it to strick as you direct it? Who gives intuition and instinct? Who is wise enough to count all the clouds?..." -God. Job 38

Friday, September 22, 2006

How...




How can I turn and face You?
How can I ever feel righteous in Your eyes again?
How can I accept the forgiveness you offer,
When I can't break free from my sin?

How can I trust now-
After everything that has been done?
How can I appreciate the love you give,
When I feel like the devil has won?

How can I get up and run,
When I am surrounded by walls on every side?
I see You, Lord, there in the distance.
I see Your arms open wide.

But when will I loose sight of that-
Those are that embrace?
When will it be too late
For me to turn around and see Your face?

My biggest fear await the day
When You return victoriously...
I know that I have sinned Lord.
But will You still be disappointed in me?

I push the line day after day.
I see how far I can go.
I hate that when the time comes,
It's always so hard to let go.

You say in Hosea
That there is a time to come,
When You will lead me into the wilderness
So I can learn where my Help comes from.

So is that what You are doing, God?
Is that where I am?
Or did I lead myself to this place,
Alone and standing of shifting sand?