Ezra 3:10-15 (NASB)
Now when the builders had laid the foundation
of the temple of the Lord, the
priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of
Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord
according to the directions of King David of Israel. They sang, praising and
giving thanks to the Lord, saying, “For He is good, for His
lovingkindness is upon Israel forever.” And all the people shouted with a great
shout when they praised the Lord
because the foundation of the house of the Lord
was laid. Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of
fathers’ households, the old
men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the
foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many shouted aloud
for joy, so that the people could not distinguish the sound
of the shout of joy from the sound of the weeping of the people, for the people
shouted with a loud shout, and the sound was heard far away.
I tend to hold on to the past with a
voracious tenacity which only leads me to a place of ‘weeping for the way
things used to be’, much like the priest’s and Levites recounting the past move
of God in Isreal. But, what God is
saying now is that 'it is the time for a new grace,' and with a new grace comes a
new understanding and a fresh revelation of Him.
Philippians 3:7-10 (KJV)
But what things were gain to me,
those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless,
and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of
Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and
do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And
be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but
that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by
faith:
That I may know him, and the
power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made
conformable unto his death;
Paul being a ‘Jew’s Jew’, or as we might put it ‘a man’s man’
after the law, he was raised with the finest teachers, schools and
background. He was raised to be a committed
religious man of God. His response
regarding his past (-even though it was probably
a great upbringing with many happy memories).
“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss
for Christ…, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ” Why? The answer is simple…” That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection”.
1 John 2:15-17 (NASB)
Do not love the world
nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father
is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust
of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from
the world. The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives
forever.
Lord, may I continue to surrender to you the many times in
my life where I received encouragement, counsel and blessing from you, and the growth
that resulted from that encounter. Thank you for what you have taught me, but help me
not put my confidence or hope in what you have done for me in the past, but
trust you for my daily sustenance.
I realize that I need ‘My Daily Bread’ from you, that is your fresh grace. And with that fresh grace is the need for a
new and fresh revelation of you.
Help me to be satisfied in you and you alone.
Help me to be satisfied in you and you alone.
Satisfied With You
God
you are my God, (God you are my God)
Earnestly I seek Your face
God you are my God, (God you are my God)
Earnestly I seek Your face
(Bridge)
I will lift You high, (I will lift You high)
I will lift Your name on high
I will lift You high, (I will lift You high)
I will lift Your name on high
How I thirst for You, (how I thirst for You)
Everyday I thirst for You
How I thirst for You, (how I thirst for You)
Everyday I thirst for You
(Chorus)
I have seen You in the sanctuary
I have seen Your power and I have seen Your glory
I am satisfied with You, I am satisfied with You
Earnestly I seek Your face
God you are my God, (God you are my God)
Earnestly I seek Your face
(Bridge)
I will lift You high, (I will lift You high)
I will lift Your name on high
I will lift You high, (I will lift You high)
I will lift Your name on high
How I thirst for You, (how I thirst for You)
Everyday I thirst for You
How I thirst for You, (how I thirst for You)
Everyday I thirst for You
(Chorus)
I have seen You in the sanctuary
I have seen Your power and I have seen Your glory
I am satisfied with You, I am satisfied with You
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