The Lord impressed upon me this morning how very alone we are if we do not die to self
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‘Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.’
John 12:24 KJV
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Alone and without hope
How alone …
Alone …
How alone without the Saviour
Literally alone
Friends, people may surround
But aloneness within prevails
And the heartbreaking thing about this is, that those afflicted, are unaware of it and therefore unable to comprehend the reason
… and the turmoil continues
In darkness alone
Emptiness
Despair
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But The Light of the world is waiting on the edge of that darkness
(John 9:5b KJV)
Waiting to infiltrate the darkness of life and flood it with life-giving breath
Just ask
Eternal life awaits
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HE LIVES, WE DIE
The stone which hid, is rolled away
Jesus has risen; we are watching, swaying, and cry
Help us comprehend, dear Lord
He lives, the price, beyond our means was paid
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He lives, hallelujah, we live
And because He lives, so must we die
Die to self, it’s our turn now
But all glory, He has blessed us to live in Christ
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Surrender all your right to self
Grind emotions, thoughts and plans prepared
Let your Saviour’s power prevail in you
A new creation, tears and repentance succeed
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Standing in the power of His mighty, precious Son
Escape the hold of earthly things
And acquaintances that beckon forth
Listen for that soft, small voice in turmoil that unfolds
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Jesus calls us, gently leads us
We have no right or hold on the old life
And just as a flower bursts forth with sweet newness
In pain and anguish we are pushed out of hardness
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Thank you for a life refreshed
Thank you for a life eternal
Thank you that You died, without surrender
We sing praises to our ever-loving Father
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From “Fragrance from the Spring”
