Hallelujah! What a Savior!

Man of sorrows! what a name
For the Son of God, who came
Ruined sinners to reclaim.
Hallelujah! What a Savior!

Bearing shame and scoffing rude,
In my place condemned He stood;
Sealed my pardon with His blood.
Hallelujah! What a Savior!

Guilty, vile, and helpless we;
Spotless Lamb of God was He;
"Full atonement"! can it be?
Hallelujah! What a Savior!


OUR GRIEFS...HE HATH BORNE

OUR SORROWS...HE HATH CARRIED

OUR TRANSGRESSIONS...HE WAS WOUNDED FOR

OUR INIQUITY...HE WAS BRUISED FOR

OUR PEACE...THE CHASTISEMENT OF, WAS UPON HIM (the pain of "fixing" our relationship with God, He took upon Himself)


Lifted up was He to die;
"It is finished!" was His cry;
Now in Heav'n exalted high.
Hallelujah! What a Savior!

When He comes, our glorious King,
All His ransomed home to bring,
Then anew this song we'll sing:
Hallelujah! What a Savior!

Special Pictures of my Blessings

SOME OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLESSINGS GOD HAS GIVEN ME...
A HUSBAND AND 10 SWEET CHILDREN...




Joshua 10 months




Harmony and Melody 2 yrs. old







Christianna 9 yrs.old







Isaiah 8 yrs. old





Matthew 10 (almost 11) yrs.old

Bob & Rachaelle

We know how to have a good time! Excuse our silliness...

Alayna and Titus ages 7 and 6

Noah 5 yrs. old

Joseph 3 yrs. old

Hope ~

Have you ever thought that...

we wouldn't need to hope, if...

we never had to wait?

The two are intrinsically tied together.

The word hope is used approx. 141 times in the Bible.

Some of my favorite hope verses:

"Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord." Ps. 31:24

"Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy." Ps.33:18

"Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be." Rom.4:18

" Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."

Rom. 5:1-5

"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through power of the Holy Ghost." Rom. 15:13

Contentment

This thing we call "contentment"~ what is it really? Why is it important? How do we get it?



The Lord confirmed His love and "witness of the Spirit" to me this weekend.

The Lord began speaking to me about being unthankful and discontent. The implications of these sins are HUGE.

It reaches far beyond the limits of our own hearts and affects all around us. Particularly our families.

It hinders us from hearing the voice of our Savior.

It hinders us from pouring out our hearts to our Savior.

There is a slow "frog in the water" (http://allaboutfrogs.org/stories/boiled.html )effect on our understanding of right and wrong.



Over the weekend we heard a message about contentment.

The Word of God says that godliness by itself does not bring great gain.

"But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Tim. 6:6



We have the privilege as believers to walk by faith not by sight. As we are "faith-walking" our circumstances will not have the power to rob us of contentment.

"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content."

content:[to be held. to hold] Literally, held, contained within limits; hence, quiet; not disturbed; having a mind at peace; easy; satisfied, so as not to repine, object, or oppose. Websters 1828

Not much room for complaining or discontent, is there?

Praise the Lord there is an answer!

"By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name." Heb. 13:15

"Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." 1 Thess. 5:16-18

" Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, rejoice." Phil. 4:4

Give thanks, receive joy, be content, have the strength of the Lord!

The "dailiness" of my life as a wife and mother gives me many opportunities to be aware that the "will of God" for me is the mundane. Oh, how many times I would love to sit and share with my children great truths, "fellowshipping" for hours...(over cups of coffee, of course) the house staying perfectly clean. All attitudes joyful, grateful, quiet ...

O.K. I'll come back to reality~ my reality.

The Lord has given me diapers to change, dishes to wash, school to teach, meals to make, fights to deal with, hearts to love, ect...

My mom used to tell me: "It's not what you know, it's what you love."

Amen.

I need to LOVE these things that appear to my limited vision as interruptions.

I Thessalonians 5:18 "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."