Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Better Is One Day
Chris Tomlin
How lovely is Your dwelling place
Oh, Lord Almighty,
For my soul longs and even faints for you.
Oh, here my heart is satisfied (is satisfied)
Within Your presence
I see beneath the shadow of Your wings.
CHORUS:
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
(Than thousands elsewhere)
One thing I ask, and I would seek,
To see Your beauty;
To find You in the place Your glory dwells.
(One thing I ask)
One thing I ask and I would seek,
To see Your beauty;
To find You in the place Your glory dwells.
CHORUS (X2)
(My heart and flesh cry out)
My heart and flesh cry out
For You, the Living God.
Your Spirit's water to my soul.
I've tasted, and I've seen.
Come once again to me.
I will draw near to You.
I will draw near to You.
I will draw near to You.
To you.
(Inspired by Bible quotes: Psalm 27:4, Psalm 84, Psalm 34:8)
The Doctrine of the Bible 1 - Revelation
"The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law." (Deuteronomy 29:29)
Revelation is the act by which God gave men knowledge about Himself and His Creation, which man could not otherwise have known. The Scriptures speak of God's self-revelation in a general way in nature (Ps. 19:1; Rom. 1:18), but especially in the Scriptures (Deut. 29:29; Heb. 1:1). While the Scriptures so not reveal everything, they do reveal all we need to know about God.
Illustration: The relationship between God's revelation in nature and in the Scriptures is best seen in the visit of the Magi. God used the star to show them the King of the Jews had been born, but they were directed to Bethlehem by the revealed Word of God. When they arrived they saw the complete revelation of Jesus Christ (Matt. 2:1-11).
Application: While we can appreciate God's Creation and be impressed by what it reveals concerning Him, our most complete record of what God is like is the Bible.
Revelation is the act by which God gave men knowledge about Himself and His Creation, which man could not otherwise have known. The Scriptures speak of God's self-revelation in a general way in nature (Ps. 19:1; Rom. 1:18), but especially in the Scriptures (Deut. 29:29; Heb. 1:1). While the Scriptures so not reveal everything, they do reveal all we need to know about God.
Illustration: The relationship between God's revelation in nature and in the Scriptures is best seen in the visit of the Magi. God used the star to show them the King of the Jews had been born, but they were directed to Bethlehem by the revealed Word of God. When they arrived they saw the complete revelation of Jesus Christ (Matt. 2:1-11).
Application: While we can appreciate God's Creation and be impressed by what it reveals concerning Him, our most complete record of what God is like is the Bible.
April in November?!
We were blessed with April's presence at SIBC on Sunday. She found my blogspot "by chance" (yeah! right! We know there is no such thing as "chance" as long as God is on the throne!) while looking for church services in Korea on google.com. She is on the sidelinks of my blog at http://aprilsadventures.blogspot.com . It was great worshippng & fellowshipping with you, April! Come back to join us anytime! :-)
Said an English mother to her son: "Charles, your father and I have trained you in righteousness. We have taught you the Word of God. We have lived a godly life before you. If you do not live a godly life, we will stand before God in the day of judgment, and bear witness against you!" That son became one of the world's greatest preachers-Charles H. Spurgeon.