December 17, 2011
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From top of head to soles of feet ~ O my Father! ... O my Advocate!
Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one...Romans 7:18: For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. 7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.
8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father...
From top of head to soles of feet
Of the first Adam, in sin conceived
Against God, carnal mind of enmity
Unclean – no good thing dwells in me!O my Father, have pity on me
Remember my frame, that I am weak
O my Advocate, my perfect Plea,
Do not break this bruisèd reedFrom the womb born speaking lies
My sin is ever before mine eyes
Lamb of God, wash me, or I die!
Father, have pity, hear my cry!O my Father, have pity on me
Remember my frame, that I am weak
O my Advocate, my perfect Plea,
Do not break this bruisèd reedCan the leopard change a single spot?
How can I even one sin blot?
All my best works decay and rot
In sin's vise, helplessly caughtO my Father, have pity on me
Remember my frame, that I am weak
O my Advocate, my perfect Plea,
Do not break this bruisèd reedWorldly sorrow producing death
But godly sorrow never regretted
Always leads to living repentance
Breathe on these slain, O Spirit's Breath!O my Father, have pity on me
Remember my frame, that I am weak
O my Advocate, my perfect Plea,
Do not break this bruisèd reedCleanse me of my sinfulness
Clothe me with salvation's garments
Create in me a new heart of flesh
Desiring only righteousnessO my Father, have pity on me
Remember my frame, that I am weak
O my Advocate, my perfect Plea,
Do not break this bruisèd reedPrecious blood, come purify
Lamb of God, wash me, or I die!
Plunge me in Your crimson tide
O Baptizer, descend and revive!O my Father, have pity on me
Remember my frame, that I am weak
O my Advocate, my perfect Plea,
Do not break this bruisèd reedMake me holy as Thou art!
Rend and break my stony heart
From mine iniquity strengthen me to depart
Can you despise this broken heart?O my Father, have pity on me
Remember my frame, that I am weak
O my Advocate, my perfect Plea,
Do not break this bruisèd reedHoly light of Christ, flood and stream
Unveil my wicked heart of deceit
On my hidden idols, shine Your beam
All goodness dwells in and flows from TheeO my Father, have pity on me
Remember my frame, that I am weak
O my Advocate, my perfect Plea,
Do not break this bruisèd reedCleanse me to the deepest part
Place in me a supple heart
Teach me wisdom in the inward part
Make me holy as Thou art!O my Father, have pity on me
Remember my frame, that I am weak
O my Advocate, my perfect Plea,
Do not break this bruisèd reedFor us You suffered, Your body was scourged
By Yourself our sins You did purge
Gracious blessings for our curse
Atonement for the sinner worstO my Father, have pity on me
Remember my frame, that I am weak
O my Advocate, my perfect Plea,
Do not break this bruisèd reedOf Your righteousness I will speak
For no good thing dwells in me!
O, my Advocate at the mercy seat:
Jesus Christ the Righteous avails for me!Seated at the right hand of Majesty
Unsearchable riches for Abraham's seed
To sup with Christ in the heavenlies
Fat things full of marrow, wines on the lees!Why, O Father, such love to me?
My sin cast into the depths of the sea
Falling down upon my knees
Glory to God! Grace abounds to even me!O my Christ, such ecstasy!
I have tasted and I have seen
In the wilderness, a delightful feast
The choicest wine, the finest wheat
Who is a God like unto Thee?
Not treating us according to our iniquities
Passing over sin, delighting in mercy!
Redemption through Christ to Adam's fallen seedI John 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.I Peter 3:18a For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit...
Romans 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. 17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Psalm 103:10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. 13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. 14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.I John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
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Comments (2)
1I love the LORD, because he has heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2Because he inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4Then I called on the name of the LORD:
"O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!"
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
our God is merciful.
6The LORD preserves the simple;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7Return, O my soul, to your rest;
for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
He is our gracious loving Father, thanks to Him for giving us that place in His heart through faith in Christ.
@quest4god@revelife - "Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful." - Amen and Amen!