I Praise the Lord TUNE "Come Thou Almighty King" 664.6664 Words by Jim Byrd
1. I praise the God of grace, Who chose in Christ a race; Numberless throng: these would like Jesus be, His work on Calvary, From sin would set them free, I praise the Lord.
2. I praise the Son of God, Who on this earth has trod; The Son of Man: died on the bloody tree, Bore my iniquity, Gave me His purity, I praise the Lord.
3. I praise the Spirit of light; Who came into my night; Blest Light of God! Grace came into my soul, Christ Jesus made me whole, His Name I will extol, I praise the Lord.
4. I praise the Trinity, The bless-ed Godhead three; ‘Twill be my joy, to sing delightfully, Throughout eternity; And this my song shall be, I praise the Lord.
Daily Loaded with Benefits "Blessed be the LORD, Who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah" (Psalm 68:19). This verse has so much packed into it. The LORD is the one who daily loads us down with benefits. Think on some of them, each day we have air to breathe, loved ones to share our lives with, food and drink, homes to live in and bread to eat and wonderful pictures in nature to see. Most important is we have a God who is ever present and promises He will never leave you nor forsake you. This is great comfort for the believer! The believer’s sins are forgiven, not just his past sins, but his future sins as well. "Blessed is the man to whom God will not impute sin." –Pastor Wayne Boyd *****
Substitution and Satisfaction Isaiah 53:5, "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed." Isaiah 53:11, "He shall see of the travail of His soul, and shall be satisfied: by His knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for He shall bear their iniquities."
We need to enter into the rest of Christ and repose in what He has done for us. We look outside of ourselves and look to Christ Who has paid all that God has demanded for our sins. He fulfilled the law which we never could and satisfied the justice of God in our room and stead. Three words can sum this up. "It is finished!" Substitution and Satisfaction - Christ is the sinner’s substitute and God is satisfied with the sacrifice of Christ! "What a wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord, What a wonderful Savior is He!" –Pastor Wayne Boyd *****
There is a lot of preaching on the love of God and there should be, but not at the expense of God’s other attributes. We need to hear about the holiness of God and the justice and wrath of God and how they were satisfied in the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ. God’s wrath and justice were extinguished by Christ for His elect. Oh rejoice believer in Christ. –Pastor Wayne Boyd *****
"Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto Thy Name give glory, for Thy mercy, and for Thy truth’s sake." (Psalm 115:1) *****
WHAT DOES FAITH DO? Faith takes God at His Word, and depends upon Him for the whole of salvation. God is good, and therefore He will not, He is true and therefore He cannot, deceive me. I believe that He speaks as He means, and will do what He says; for which reason let me be strong in faith, giving honor to God, and rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. –John Ryland *****
FAITH HONORS CHRIST Faith is a secondary thing compared to Christ. We must have faith to be as the finger with which we touch the hem of the Master’s garment, but the finger does not work the cure. Shall I refuse to touch because I have not washed my finger clean, or it has no gold ring on it? To attach so much importance to the finger as to refuse to touch Christ’s garment with it would be insanity. Do not mind your finger; touch the garment’s hem! Get to Christ somehow, anyhow, for if you get to Him you shall live. It is not the greatness nor the perfection of your faith, it is His greatness and His perfection which is to be depended on. –Charles Spurgeon *****
"O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His Name together" (Psalm 34:3). ******
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