What if it Were Today?

 

                                                What if it Were Today?

What if Jesus were coming today, would you be ready? Are you ready to be taken up in the clouds or will you be left behind? Jesus is coming to raise the dead and to take His children home. He is looking for His faithful children that have surrendered to Him and have obeyed His commands. It is not enough to be good or a serving servant. He wants obedient servants. He wants us to shower Him with Love as He showers us with Love.

Lyrics by Leila N. Morris, arranged by Leila N. Morris

“Jesus is coming to earth again, what if it were today? Coming in power and love to reign, what if it were today? Coming to claim His chosen Bride, all the redeemed and purified, over this whole earth scattered wide, what if it were today?

Satan’s dominion will then be over, O that it were today! Sorrow and sighing shall be no more, O that it were today! Then shall the dead in Christ arise, caught up to meet Him in the skies, when shall these glories meet our eyes? What if it were today?

Faithful and true would He find us here if He should come today? Watching in gladness and not in fear, If He should come today? Signs of His coming multiply, morning light breaks in eastern sky, watch, for the time is drawing nigh, what if it were today?

Glory, glory! Joy to my heart  will bring; Glory, glory!  When we shall crown Him King; Glory, glory! Haste to prepare the way; Glory, glory! Jesus will come some day.

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Have You Any Room for Jesus?

 

                                    Have You Any Room for Jesus?

What is it that you fill your waking hours with? Is there any room in your life for Jesus? Every minute of our life belongs to God. He gave us breath to live and the abilities we have to get through the day. As humans, we should be mindful of how much we give back to God? Is He welcome in our home, or do we have things we rather keep from Him? Do we spend any time talking to Him or are we too busy for Him? God knows all, sees all and wants to hear from us. He wants to be welcomed not only in your home, but also into your heart. Make God part of your life and He will guide you always.

Lyrics by source unknown, arranged by Daniel W. Whittle

“Have you any room for Jesus, He who bore your load of sin? As He knocks and asks admission, sinner, will you let Him in?

Room for pleasure, room for business, but for Christ the crucified, not a place that He can enter, in the heart for which He died?

Have you any room for Jesus, as in grace He calls again? O today is time accepted, tomorrow you may call in vain.

Room and time now give to Jesus, soon will pass God’s Day of grace; Soon thy heart left cold and silent, and thy Savior’s pleading cease.

Room for Jesus, King of Glory! Hasten now His word obey; Swing the heart’s door widely open, bid Him enter while you may.”

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Is Thy Heart Right with God?

 

                                                Is thy Heart Right with God?

Where is your relationship with Jesus? Do you Love the Lord, your God with all your heart, soul and mind? Do you practice self-control? Is there sin still lingering in your life that you know you should give up and turn it over to Christ? Is your life in a place that you can purposely say, “I am going to go to heaven and be with Jesus”? Is your heart right with God?

Lyrics by Elisha A. Hoffman, arranged by Elisha A. Hoffman

“Have thy affections been nailed to the cross? Is thy heart right with God? Countest thou all things for Jesus but loss? Is thy heart right with God?

Hast thou dominion over self and over sin? Is thy heart right with God? Over all evil without and within? Is thy heart right with God?

Is there no more condemnation for sin? Is thy heart right with God? Does Jesus rule in the temple within? Is thy heart right with God?

Art thou now walking in heaven’s pure light? Is thy heart right with God? Is thy soul wearing the garment of white? Is thy heart right with God?

Is thy heart right with God, washed in the crimson flood, cleansed and made holy, humble and lowly, right in the sight of God?”

 

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He is Coming Again

 

                                                He is Coming Again

Jesus is coming and there will be no more darkness, all our scars, aches and pains will go away. No more wheelchairs, false teeth or eyeglasses. We will be rejoicing so much that there will be no need for tears. Only happy tears. There will be no more sorrow, no more cloudy days. There we will be in the heavens rejoicing that Jesus has come for us. Oh, Happy days for that blessed assurance.  Come to Jesus today so that you can face this future with Him.

Lyrics by Mabel Johnston Camp, arranged by Mabel Johnston Camp

“Lift up your heads, pilgrims aweary, see day’s approach now crimson the sky; night shadows flee, and you beloved, awaited with longing, at last draws nigh.

Dark was the night, sin warred against us; Heavy the load of sorrow we bore; But now we see signs of His coming; Our hearts glow within us, Joy’s cup runneth over!

O blessed hope! O blissful promise! Filling  our hearts with rapture divine; O day of days! Hail Thy appearing! Thy transcendent glory forever shall shine.

Even so, come, Precious Lord Jesus; Creation waits redemption to see; Caught up in the clouds, soon we shall meet Thee; O blessed assurance, forever with Thee!

He is coming again, He is coming again, the very same Jesus, rejected of men; He is coming again, He is coming again with power and great glory, He is coming again!

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Jesus Returneth

 

                                                Jesus Returneth

“But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.” Matthew 24:36. No one knows when Jesus will appear. Many prophesy that they know but the Bible clearly states that no one knows, not even the angels. It could be when you’re sleeping, it could be in the middle of the day, it could be when and where you least expect it. So be ready because Christ will return soon.

Lyrics by H. L. Turner, arranged by James McGranahan

“It may be at morn, when the day is awaking, when sunlight through darkness and shadow is breaking, that Jesus will come in the fullness of glory, to receive from the world “His own”.

It may be at midday, it may be at twilight, it may be perchance, that the blackness of midnight will burst into light in the blaze of His glory, when Jesus receives “His own.”

While its hosts cry Hosanna, from heaven descending, with glorified saints and the angels attending, with grace on His brow, like a halo of glory, will Jesus receive “His own.”

Oh, joy! Oh, delight! Should we go without dying, no sickness, no sadness, no dread and no crying, caught up through the clouds with our Lord into glory, when Jesus receives “His own.”

O Lord Jesus, how long, how long ere we shout the glad song, Christ returneth! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen. Hallelujah! Amen.”

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Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness

 

                                                Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness

Have you ever considered how far Jesus’ blood on the cross reached? It was not for just one person, or for those living in that day. His blood reached out to all of us. The song says there were sinners more than sands upon the shore. Consider, what a burden that was to bear upon Jesus’ shoulders. He not only bled for the people of the day but for generations after, even beyond us. Now He sits upon the throne waiting for whom He ransomed Himself for our sins.

Lyrics by Nicolaus L. Zinzendorf, arranged by William Gardener’s

“Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness my beauty are, my glorious dress; ‘Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed, with joy shall I lift up my head.

Bold, shall I stand in Thy great day, for who aught to my charge shall lay? Fully absolved through these I am, from sin and fear, from guilt and shame.

Lord, I believe Thy precious blood, which, at the mercy seat of God, forever doth for sinners plead, for me, even for my soul was shed.

Lord, I believe were sinners more than sands upon the ocean shore, thou has for all a ransom paid, for all a full atonement paid. Amen.”

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Depth of Mercy! Can There Be

 

                                    Depth of Mercy! Can There Be

Justice means getting what we deserve. Mercy means not getting what we deserve. Grace means getting what we don’t deserve. Do we deserve mercy when we are such sinners? There are some who use His name in vain. Outright lie to another’s face. We do what we want to do and dismiss what God wants us to do. When our life centers around self and not God, do you think we deserve mercy? No, we don’t, but God hands it out anyway. His grace, His mercy are gifts given to us. When we repent of our sins, mercy abounds.

Lyrics by Charles Wesley, arranged by Willaim B. Bradberry

“Depth of mercy! Can there be mercy still reserved for me? Can my God His wrath forbear me, the chief of sinners spare?

I have long withstood His grace, long provoked Him to His face, would not hearken to His calls, grieved Him by a thousand falls.

Now incline me to repent; Let me now my sins lament; Now my foul revolt deplore, weep, believe, and sin no more.

There for me my Savior stands, holding forth His wounded hands; God is love I know, I feel, Jesus weeps and loves me still. Amen.”

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