April 26, 2011
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"Abba! Father!"
I Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God...
Romans 8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”Abba! Father!
"Abba! Father!" fitted by grace
To look upon Your lovely face"Abba! Father!" bold humility
Bought at the cross of Calvary"Abba! Father!" what a wonder
Sin's bonds were torn asunder"Abba! Father!" the lowly raised
Jesus Messiah worthy of all praise"Abba! Father!" by grace I come
Precious blood poured from above"Abba! Father!" dust and ashes
Healed by the Lamb's lashes"Abba! Father!" at the mercy seat
Depravity and divinity meet"Abba! Father!" falling face down
My shame transformed to renown"Abba! Father!" with grateful tears
Once I was far, but now brought near"Abba! Father!" adoption sealed
My record of debt nailed, repealed"Abba! Father!" my heart leapt
Into Your strong arms I was swept"Abba! Father!" blessed poverty
Counted now Your holy seed"Abba! Father!" my only plea
A beggar lifted to reign with Thee"Abba! Father!" slave made bride
Pleasures forever at Your side"Abba! Father!" this needy soul
Thrills to exult in You over all"Abba! Father!" pure delight
Dancing in Your marvelous light"Abba! Father!" this infant cries
Childlike faith the world despises"Abba! Father!" the Spirit's saving
All fleshly confidence disabling"Abba! Father!" my groaning sigh
Welcomed at Your throne most high"Abba! Father!" fortify me to abide
In the true tabernacle opened wide"Abba! Father!" may my prayer never cease
Beside Jesus, my eternal great High Priest"Abba! Father!" help me there to tarry
You have borne, surely You will carry"Abba! Father!" through the Son
Strengthen me 'til my work is doneHebrews 10:19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Isaiah 62
6 On your walls, O Jerusalem,
I have set watchmen;
all the day and all the night
they shall never be silent.
You who put the LORD in remembrance,
take no rest,
7 and give him no rest
until he establishes Jerusalem
and makes it a praise in the earth.Luke 18:1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” 6 And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7 And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? , Will he delay long over them? 8 I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
Related:Naphtali News: the Ministry of the Word & Prayer
tent of meeting - my other website devoted to prayer for revival
postcards from England: "The Burden for Revival" (ML-J)
may we learn to value the blood-bought privilege of prayer
In this valley, in the midst of this valley (Ezekiel 37:1-14)Happy Father's Day: "Only the child cries, 'Abba, Father'"
learning to run without fear
Reflections on my Dad on his 107th birthday* (Letter 33 on assurance & fighting for joy)
Holy Father, it grieves me . . . (Father's Day reflections on husbands & fathers)
the poor & needy & joy ~ Psalm 35:9-10 | letter 105 on assurance & fighting for joy
Sovereign Glory (An Advent Hymn)
O, How Shall the Ark of the LORD Come to Me? ~ A Hymn of Gospel Salvation ~ II Samuel 6
I am a leopard - Christ is a lion ~ The Resurrection Celebration
Lenten Reflections: Who hath believed?Scripture quotations are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Comments (4)
Thank you. Beautiful poem.
I am so glad to see a post expounding on the enormous privilege we have as sons of God. Never has there been such a Father!!
Our Father, Hallowed be Thy Name!
My favorite phrase--divinity and depravity meet at the mercy seat. That is quite a statement. There was a cosmic collision at the cross as well. It is just to profound to fully grasp. Jesus there for me. His blood and not mine shed.
And then, God allows us to approach Him as Abba, Father. Too much for mortals to fathom, but a humbling truth.
frank
@TravelingStranger - Thank you, David.
@quest4god@revelife - Amen. OUR FATHER! Consider that we who are not shown mercy have not only been shown mercy – but we have been made children of God, joint-heirs with Jesus!
Norm, your comment reminded me how we can get distracted, but as we lift up the Gospel of the glory of God by the power of the Holy Spirit - to exalt and exult in God's mercy & justice kissing in the person of Jesus Christ, He is glorified and He will draw all men to Himself.
@ANVRSADDAY - Yes, too much for mortals to fathom, but we are given the Holy Spirit so we might begin to understand – and one day we will see Him as He is!
That phrase "divinity and depravity meet at the mercy seat" is a bit of a variation of David Crowder's "A Beautiful Collision." http://youtu.be/kbPe_EimQCU The phrase is not in the actual lyrics to the song but from the album notes: "Where our depravity meets His divinity it is a beautiful collision."