As I have looked at the history of this blog, there have been three times I have shared Christian music and lyrics which have moved me.
Listened to Warren Barfield's first album of the same name and the song 'Mistaken' jumped out at me. My prayer is for everyone to mistake me and my actions for Jesus. My prayer is to 'give them Jesus, and Jesus only.' Nothing of me!
Here are the lyrics and a link to the YouTube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcY1CDoF6vo
Mistaken by Warren Barfield from his self-titled album
I shouldn't have to tell you who I am
Cause who I am should be speaking for itself
Cause if I am who I want to be
Then who you see won't even be me
Oh the more and more I disappear
The more and more He becomes clear
CHORUS:
Til everyone I talk to hears His voice
And everything I touch feels the warmth of His hand
Til everyone I meet
Sees Jesus in me
This is all I wanna be
I wanna be mistaken
For Jesus
Oh I wanna be mistaken
Do they only see who we are
When who we are should be pointing them to Christ
Cause we are who He chose to use
To spread the news
Of the way the truth and the life
Oh I want all I am to die
So all He is can come alive
Til everyone I talk to heart His voice
And everything I touch feels the warmth of His hand
Til everyone I meet
Sees Jesus in me
This is all I wanna be
I wanna be mistaken
For Jesus
Oh I wanna be
Oh I need to be mistaken
For You
Lord i wanna be mistaken
Mistaken
BRIDGE:
May He touch with my hands
See through my eyes
May He speak through my lips
Live through my life
I want Him to
I want Him to live
More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/w/warren_barfield/#share
Monday, November 1, 2010
Jesus Adjectives Exercise (continued)
The words Carol picked were as follows:
Limitless
There is nothing that He can not do.
Precious
His love is the most precious thing we can receive.
Immense
His love and power are larger than anything
The words I picked were as follows:
Mighty
His mighty power is all I need to live this Christian life
Staggering
I am staggered by what He has done, is doing and will do.
Victorious
His victory is my victory and all I have to do is rest in it.
The words Chloe, my grand daughter, picked were as follows:
Mighty Powerful Amazing
Limitless
There is nothing that He can not do.
Precious
His love is the most precious thing we can receive.
Immense
His love and power are larger than anything
The words I picked were as follows:
Mighty
His mighty power is all I need to live this Christian life
Staggering
I am staggered by what He has done, is doing and will do.
Victorious
His victory is my victory and all I have to do is rest in it.
The words Chloe, my grand daughter, picked were as follows:
Mighty Powerful Amazing
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Jesus Adjective Exercise (continued)
I hope the first part of the exercise blessed you as much as it has me, especially as I have listened to friends and family share their three adjectives and why they picked them. Each time was a glorious sharing of Jesus' love and sufficiency in so many lives. If you feel so led, please comment and share your three. I will share mine in a later post.
I was going to take three posts to share the exercise, but I decided to do it in two so there here is the remaining parts.
Read the continuation of the paragraph from the last post. It is a question and answer. Meditate on what the Lord has provided to you through His life and His Spirit in you.
". . . this Christ has chosen to place all of His fullness where?
Inside of you! To [you] God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."
Do you believe the fullness of Christ through the Holy Spirit is in you? If so, how does it work itself out in how you love Christ and all He has done for and in you?
When you have meditated on the question and answer, read the partial devotional below and meditate on the bolded sentences.
My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers - A Life of Pure and Holy Sacrifice
Sep 02 2010
He who believes in Me . . . out of his heart will flow . . . —John 7:38
Jesus did not say, “He who believes in Me will realize all the blessings of the fullness of God,” but, in essence, “He who believes in Me will have everything he receives escape out of him.” Our Lord’s teaching was always anti-self-realization. His purpose is not the development of a person— His purpose is to make a person exactly like Himself, and the Son of God is characterized by self-expenditure. If we believe in Jesus, it is not what we gain but what He pours through us that really counts. God’s purpose is not simply to make us beautiful, plump grapes, but to make us grapes so that He may squeeze the sweetness out of us. Our spiritual life cannot be measured by success as the world measures it, but only by what God pours through us— and we cannot measure that at all.
Suggestion: Get a copy of My Utmost for His Highest and read the rest of this devotional.
Mike’s comment –
So, Jesus Christ is all the adjectives above and has given them to us through His life in us. It is not for us, but so His life which is like living water can be ‘poured’ out, ‘poured’ over and flow into other people. Amen!
mike
I was going to take three posts to share the exercise, but I decided to do it in two so there here is the remaining parts.
Read the continuation of the paragraph from the last post. It is a question and answer. Meditate on what the Lord has provided to you through His life and His Spirit in you.
". . . this Christ has chosen to place all of His fullness where?
Inside of you! To [you] God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."
Do you believe the fullness of Christ through the Holy Spirit is in you? If so, how does it work itself out in how you love Christ and all He has done for and in you?
When you have meditated on the question and answer, read the partial devotional below and meditate on the bolded sentences.
My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers - A Life of Pure and Holy Sacrifice
Sep 02 2010
He who believes in Me . . . out of his heart will flow . . . —John 7:38
Jesus did not say, “He who believes in Me will realize all the blessings of the fullness of God,” but, in essence, “He who believes in Me will have everything he receives escape out of him.” Our Lord’s teaching was always anti-self-realization. His purpose is not the development of a person— His purpose is to make a person exactly like Himself, and the Son of God is characterized by self-expenditure. If we believe in Jesus, it is not what we gain but what He pours through us that really counts. God’s purpose is not simply to make us beautiful, plump grapes, but to make us grapes so that He may squeeze the sweetness out of us. Our spiritual life cannot be measured by success as the world measures it, but only by what God pours through us— and we cannot measure that at all.
Suggestion: Get a copy of My Utmost for His Highest and read the rest of this devotional.
Mike’s comment –
So, Jesus Christ is all the adjectives above and has given them to us through His life in us. It is not for us, but so His life which is like living water can be ‘poured’ out, ‘poured’ over and flow into other people. Amen!
mike
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Jesus’ Adjectives Exercise
Read the partial paragraph below from a great book on Jesus Christ. When you are done, please work the exercise shown below.
Jesus Manifesto: Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ
by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola
Kindle Edition - Location 768 - 804
“. . . the One who is supreme in every realm and holds the first place in all things – the Son the Father loves; the One whose significance is unmatched in human history; the One who holds the title deed to the universe . . . this
glorious,
limitless,
amazing,
incredible,
expansive,
incomparable,
marvelous,
stunning,
staggering,
majestic,
mighty,
matchless,
spectacular,
outstanding,
tremendous,
immense,
infinite,
vast,
grand,
triumphant,
victorious,
precious,
radiant,
peerless,
wonderful,
magnificent,
Christ . . .
Contemplate the adjectives for Jesus and pick out three (3) which made an impression on you. Highlight them in your mind, consider why these impressed you and how Jesus fulfills these in your life. If I was a betting man (and I am not) I would bet if you shared it would be a glorious word of your love for Him and what He has done in your life.
We will continue with the part two of the exercise in the next posting.
mike
Jesus Manifesto: Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ
by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola
Kindle Edition - Location 768 - 804
“. . . the One who is supreme in every realm and holds the first place in all things – the Son the Father loves; the One whose significance is unmatched in human history; the One who holds the title deed to the universe . . . this
glorious,
limitless,
amazing,
incredible,
expansive,
incomparable,
marvelous,
stunning,
staggering,
majestic,
mighty,
matchless,
spectacular,
outstanding,
tremendous,
immense,
infinite,
vast,
grand,
triumphant,
victorious,
precious,
radiant,
peerless,
wonderful,
magnificent,
Christ . . .
Contemplate the adjectives for Jesus and pick out three (3) which made an impression on you. Highlight them in your mind, consider why these impressed you and how Jesus fulfills these in your life. If I was a betting man (and I am not) I would bet if you shared it would be a glorious word of your love for Him and what He has done in your life.
We will continue with the part two of the exercise in the next posting.
mike
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