Isn't Jesus wonderful!

Oh how great He is! i was so dry for a few days, and after this morning, it just seemed just a little drop of His mercy, and i am tearing up again....

Praise Jesus for:

-the fact that He uses a sinful mess like me to encourage others.
-the mere fact that WE have the privelege and blessing to serve Him daily, to come into His presence.
-His saving blood poured out for me, that I can boldly approach God's eternal throne because of what HE did.
-being able to praise Him!

Tis mystery all, the Immortal dies,
who can explore His strange design?
In vain the first-born seraph tries
to sound the depths of love divine.
Tis mercy all, let earth adore,
let angel minds enquire no more.

No condemnation now I dread,
Jesus and all in Him is mine.
Alive in Him, my living Head,
and clothed in righteousness divine.
Bold I approach the eternal throne,
and claim the crown through Christ my own!

He is good.

One of my favourite hymns seems to fit here:

[i][color=000066]With harps and with vials, there stand a great throng
In the presence of Jesus, and sing this new song:

Refrain
Unto Him Who hath loved us and washed us from sin,
Unto Him be the glory forever, Amen.

All these once were sinners, defiled in His sight,
Now arrayed in pure garments in praise they unite:

Refrain

He maketh the rebel a priest and a king,
He hath bought us and taught us this new song to sing:

Refrain

How helpless and hopeless we sinners had been,
If He never had loved us till cleansed from our sin:

Refrain

Aloud in His praises our voices shall ring,
So that others believing, this new song shall sing:

Refrain[/color][/i]

Heaven's anthem can start here and now, and we'll be still singing it when we get there!!!

I am not as eloquent or knowledgeable as most who post here, so I usually just come here and read. But when I saw this topic, I couldn't help myself....

I was thinking just last week about this song
"Turn your eyes upon Jesus look into His wonderful face, and the things of the world will grow strangely dim in the light of His glorious grace" And I was thinking, why should it be strange that worldly things grow dim? Shouldn't that be normal? And so my prayer has been that nothing would every outshine Him in my affections. Because He is wonderful. And just the thought that in all His kingly glory, He still smiles upon me is quite overwhelming.

Dani

Jesus is the Lover of my soul!

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Jesus, lover of my soul, let me to Thy bosom fly,
While the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high.
Hide me, O my Savior, hide, till the storm of life is past;
Safe into the haven guide; O receive my soul at last.

Other refuge have I none, hangs my helpless soul on Thee;
Leave, ah! leave me not alone, still support and comfort me.
All my trust on Thee is stayed, all my help from Thee I bring;
Cover my defenseless head with the shadow of Thy wing.

Wilt Thou not regard my call? Wilt Thou not accept my prayer?
Lo! I sink, I faint, I fall—Lo! on Thee I cast my care;
Reach me out Thy gracious hand! While I of Thy strength receive,
Hoping against hope I stand, dying, and behold, I live.

Thou, O Christ, art all I want, more than all in Thee I find;
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, heal the sick, and lead the blind.
Just and holy is Thy Name, I am all unrighteousness;
False and full of sin I am; Thou art full of truth and grace.

Plenteous grace with Thee is found, grace to cover all my sin;
Let the healing streams abound; make and keep me pure within.
Thou of life the fountain art, freely let me take of Thee;
Spring Thou up within my heart; rise to all eternity.

-Charles Wesley

[url=http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/l/jlmysoul.htm]cyberhymnal[/url]

[b]Wonderful Grace of Jesus[/b]
https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=14524

[b]I Love My Jesus[/b]
https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=14527

Richardf said

have sang that a few times at the Aber conference or in Geoff Thomas' church.

I found Geoff T a bit too "Reformed Calvinist" to cope with except in small doses, and his constant jigging about while preaching was distracting, but he was a good chap.

Do you know if he's still around?

That's amazing!

You're not Welsh are you? How did you cope in such a hotbed of nationalism as Aber? A theology student once said he was sorry for me because I can't speak Welsh! (Coming from South East Wales, the anglicised industrial valleys, I never had a chance to learn)

Blessings

jeannette

sb1175 wrote:
Oh how great He is! i was so dry for a few days, and after this morning, it just seemed just a little drop of His mercy, and i am tearing up again....

The one thing we can all agree on.

God bless

Lord, Your Beautiful..
Your Face Is All I See...
And When Your Eyes Are On This Child...
Your Grace Abounds To Me...

I love this song, it's so sweet to my spirit when I sing it over and over again.

Jesus is truly wonderful Amen!!

Here4Him said

Thanks Greg, i will listen to those sermons.

Definitely listen to 'Wonderful Grace of Jesus'! I simply [i]love[/i] it. (It's a fun setting to learn to sing.)

Here are the words as in the cyberhymnal:

Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Greater than all my sin;
How shall my tongue describe it,
Where shall its praise begin?
Taking away my burden,
Setting my spirit free;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.

[i]Refrain[/i]
[i]Wonderful the matchless grace of Jesus,
Deeper than the mighty rolling sea;
Wonderful grace, all sufficient for me, for even me.
Broader than the scope of my transgressions,
Greater far than all my sin and shame,
O magnify the precious Name of Jesus.
Praise His Name![/i]

Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Reaching to all the lost,
By it I have been pardoned,
Saved to the uttermost,
Chains have been torn asunder,
Giving me liberty;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.

[i]Refrain[/i]

Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Reaching the most defiled,
By its transforming power,
Making him God’s dear child,
Purchasing peace and heaven,
For all eternity;
And the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.

[i]Refrain[/i]

Here4Him, here is a link to the tune you (probably) sung to 'Thou art the everlasting Word'

[url=http://www.stempublishing.com/hymns/data/music/_8/supremacy.mid]http://www.stempublishing.com/hymns/data/music/_8/supremacy.mid[/url]

(If anyone knows where this tune is published in the UK currently, I'd appreciate the tip-off, thanks. 8-) )

This last year, I asked God to bring my mind up to speed with my spirit, because I feared I was not [i]intellectually[/i] convinced of Jesus... I found it hard to point others to Him, because there seemed to be nothing [i]solid[/i] in my mind to which to refer. :-? Well, He has given me more than I ever dreamed possible, in the form of revelations and visions, so I can never, now, feel I am taxing my imagination to describe His existence. Now, that sounds weird... but I know I do and did believe in Him ... It's just that it was all in spiritual terms, and I found it difficult to define Him to anyone [i]outside[/i]. So, these changes (since He revealed Himself in new ways), have transformed my 'peace in believing' and given me [i]great[/i] joy. :-D

[color=0066FF]Romans 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.[/color]

You might be interested in this comp of extracts from Duncan Campbell's testimonies, of how he finally rearranged his life so as to get back His freedom of faith and living in Christ after years of struggle. This also is called 'Isn't Jesus wonderful?' (a quote from his daughter).

[url=http://www.fireonthealtar.com/compilations/neil%20g/Isnt%20Jesus%20Wonderful%202.mp3]http://www.fireonthealtar.com/compilations/neil%20g/Isnt%20Jesus%20Wonderful%202.mp3[/url]

Yes my Jesus is so incredible and so wonderful. I shutter to think where i'd be without him. I love him so very much. Here4Him .. Thank you for this thread.

Brother Julian