Have Mercy on Me

I am super excited that our praise team will be introducing Sovereign Grace Music's "Have Mercy on Me" as a part of our Sunday worship set. To the congregation: get familiar with the song. Meditate on the lyrics. Praise God that He shows mercy to to undeserving sinners who come with a broken and a contrite heart.

Verse 1 
I am a sinner; You’re blameless, Lord 
My sins against You can’t be ignored 
They will be punished, I know they must 
Your law demands it, for You are just 

Pre-Chorus 
If You would count 
Everything that I’ve done wrong 
Who could stand? 
But there’s forgiveness with You, God 

Chorus 
Have mercy on me, have mercy on me 
A broken and a contrite heart 
You won’t turn away 
Have mercy on me, have mercy on me 
Because of Your steadfast love 

Verse 2
Father of mercy, You gave Your Son 
To make atonement for wrongs I have done 
What You required, Jesus fulfilled 
I don’t deserve it—I never will

May Happenings

Our office is getting our roof redone, so we've been exposed to the smell of roofing tar all day. The smell is pretty bad that most of the people in our office left because of headaches. So here I am with no work to do and a brain that is filling up with tar fumes. Wonderful.

So here goes the blogging. And pardon me if this post is full of ramblings. Tar-fumed Head = Bad Headache. I know I've neglected this blog for a while. I think for many of us, there are so many things we'd want to write in here. There are several posts saved as drafts, but I don't know what it is about never completing them. Okay, laziness. 

Anyway, I am in a season of life where big decisions must be made! Emotions have been bipolar to the nth degree the past couple of weeks, just thinking of the possible changes that will be happening within the next few months. I'm so good at that: dwelling on the things that aren't true. This is why I have Philippians 4:8 memorized to constantly go back to during times like these.

Finally brothers, whatever is true, what is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

So what better way to dwell on the true things than to be filled with His word! The past few weeks in the word have been super sweet. Well, every day should be sweet, but God is gracious to challenge me to apply what's written in Scripture. 

Acts 21:19-24

You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews; how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house, solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, behold, bound by the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me. But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.

I don't know what's going to happen to me in the next few months. I don't even know what tomorrow will bring me (James 4:13-15). But I will be faithful to what God has called me to do: follow Him, not to live for myself, and to make disciples of Christ. It does not matter if bonds and afflictions will come my way in whatever decision I make. Those fears should not dictate my decision making. Because it is by the grace of God that I am saved, a miracle in itself that ought to drive me to spread the gospel to others. 

Anyway, that's just something I wanted to share. I'm probably ending this on an incomplete note, but I'm going to look for some work to do.