7 SONGS ON THE CROSS - GRACE'S PLAYLIST

Here again I'm with my Easter / Lent season playlist on the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hope you are blessed 🤗

 1. Thank you for the Cross - Bob Kauflin

Thank You for the cross, the mighty cross
That God Himself should die for such as us
And everyday we're changed into Your image, more and more
Yes, by the cross we've truly been transformed

2. Lead me to the Cross - Brooke Fraser

Lead me to the cross where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees, Lord, I lay me down
Rid me of myself, I belong to You
Oh, lead me
Lead me to the cross

3. Above all -  Paul Baloche and Lenny LeBlanc

Crucified

Laid behind the stone

You lived to die

Rejected and alone

Like a rose trampled on the ground

You took the fall

And thought of me

Above all

4. At the Cross - Hillsong

At the cross I bow my knees

Where Your blood was shed for me

There's no greater love than this

You have overcome the grave

Glory fills the highest place

What can separate me now

5. Via Dolorosa - Sandi Patty

Down the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem that day

The soldiers tried to clear the narrow street

But the crowd pressed into see

the man condemned to die on Calvary.

He was bleeding from a beating

there were stripes upon His back

And He wore a crown of thorns upon his head

And He bore with every step

the scorn of those who cried out for his death

6. Worthy Is The Lamb - Hillsong

Thank You for the cross, Lord;

Thank You for the price You paid;

Bearing all my sin and shame,

In love You came,

And gave amazing grace.

Thank You for this love, Lord;

Thank You for the nail-pierced hands;

Washed me in Your cleansing flow,

Now all I know

Your forgiveness and embrace.

7. Once Again - Matt Redman 

And once again I look upon the cross where you died

I'm humbled by your mercy and I'm broken inside

Once again I thank you

Once again I pour out my life

Pour out our life's to you

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100 BILLION X

This is my latest favorite song. I have been listening to it a hundred billion times. I'm in love with the lyrics. Hope it blesses you as it blessed me.

God of creation

There at the start

Before the beginning of time

With no point of reference

You spoke to the dark

And fleshed out the wonder of light

And as You speak

A hundred billion galaxies are born

In the vapor of Your breath, the planets form

If the stars were made to worship so will I

I can see Your heart in everything You’ve made

Every burning star

A signal fire of grace

If creation sings Your praises so will I

God of Your promise

You don’t speak in vain

No syllable empty or void

For once You have spoken

All nature and science

Follow the sound of Your voice

And as You speak

A hundred billion creatures catch Your breath

Evolving in pursuit of what You said

If it all reveals Your nature so will I

I can see Your heart in everything You say

Every painted sky

A canvas of Your grace

If creation still obeys You so will I

If the stars were made to worship so will I

If the mountains bow in reverence so will I

If the oceans roar Your greatness so will I

For if everything exists to lift You high so will I

If the wind goes where You send it so will I

If the rocks cry out in silence so will I

If the sum of all our praises still falls shy

Then we’ll sing again a hundred billion times

God of salvation

You chased down my heart

Through all of my failure and pride

On a hill You created

The light of the world

Abandoned in darkness to die

And as You speak

A hundred billion failures disappear

Where You lost Your life so I could find it here

If You left the grave behind You so will I

I can see Your heart in everything You’ve done

Every part designed in a work of art called love

If You gladly chose surrender so will I

I can see Your heart

Eight billion different ways

Every precious one

A child You died to save

If You gave Your life to love them so will I

Like You would again a hundred billion times

But what measure could amount to Your desire

You’re the One who never leaves the one behind

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MY DELIGHT

We all have desires in our heart. Some of us are still waiting on those desires to be fulfilled. When the season of waiting becomes long, it’s easy to lose hope. But how do we strengthen ourselves and delight in Him in this season of waiting? Delighting is an action of taking great pleasure in Him, to please Him or to be His pleasure. Here is something that encouraged me while studying on this verse.

Look up these scriptures below and begin to familiarize yourself with them. Highlight them, write them in your journal, pray them, but mostly get them in your heart! And He will give you the desires of your heart!

WAYS TO DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD

Doing His will
I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart. Psalm 40:8

Meditating on scriptures
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1:1-2

Being honest  
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truthfully are His delight. Proverbs 12:22

Obedience
So Samuel said: Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. 1 Samuel 15:22

Prayer
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But the prayer of the upright is His delight. Proverbs 15:8

Loving His Word
I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word. Your testimonies also are my delight And my counselors. Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it. And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love. Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your law is my delight. Psalm 119:16, 24, 35, 47, 77

Most of all, we delight in Him because we love Him. And through the process of delighting ourselves in the Lord, we see that He delights in us!

Here is a song that blessed my heart. It's called "None but Jesus" by Hillsong:

All my delight is in you Lord

All of my hope

All of my strength

All my delight is in you Lord

Forevermore

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MY STRENGTH

Verse:

My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; He is mine forever. Psalm 73:26

Devotion:

Off-late I have been having issues with my health. I had been to the Doctor yesterday and got bad reports again. Yes, I was heart broken and cried all night. I woke up in the morning and this verse came to my mind. Even though my health has failed and my spirit has grown weak, I can boldly say God is the strength of my heart right now. If not for God I would never be able to get over this storm. As the psalmist said, weeping may last for a night but joy comes in the morning. I woke up, dressed up and showed up at work. He is my strength when I am weak!

Song:

This song spoke right through my heart this week. It's called, "Made me glad" by Hillsong. Few lines from the song:

Whom have I in heaven but You

There's none I desire beside You

For You have made me glad, and I'll say of the Lord

You are my shield, my strength, my portion

Deliverer, my shelter, strong tower

My very present help in time of need...

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OCEANS - HILLSONG

Currently I'm super obsessed with this song. It has just touched my heart like no other song that I have heard off late. This song can just lift your spirit up. No matter what you are facing today, may you feel the presence of God when you hear it. This song has been inspired from Matthew 14:25-33 where Jesus asks Peter to walk on the water.

There are a couple things I get from this story. The first is that Peter had the faith and trust in God to walk out on the water… Wow! That is scary and intimidating and unknown. And of course he walked out into a storm. It was windy and the waves were coming from all directions, but he still decided to take a step of faith trusting that God was going to guide his steps.

It was one of those days when everything went wrong. I was super depressed and down. I felt like I was walking into something scary, intimidating, and unknown. So I had to trust God with all my heart and know that He was going to take care of me along the way. Are you taking a step of faith towards God’s will for your life? Are you trusting him as you walk on the uneven water?

The second thing I get from this story is that when Peter walked amongst the waves and the wind, for a split second, he lost sight of Jesus. He lost sight of the one who was keeping him above the waves, and that is the moment he started sinking. But as soon as Jesus came back into Peter’s vision, Peter was lifted to the place of calm and security again. Are you keeping your eyes on Jesus? Are you keeping your gaze above the waves? If this is true in your life, then your perspective should be shifted. You are no longer focused on the scary-intimidating-unknown around you, but you are focused on the firm foundation of Jesus Christ.

Put yourself in Peter’s situation… ask yourself some hard questions… and take a listen to this song…

You call me out upon the waters

The great unknown where feet may fail

And there I find You in the mystery

In oceans deep

My faith will stand

And I will call upon Your name

And keep my eyes above the waves

When oceans rise

My soul will rest in Your embrace

For I am Yours and You are mine

Your grace abounds in deepest waters

Your sovereign hand

Will be my guide

Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me

You've never failed and You won't start now

So I will call upon Your name

And keep my eyes above the waves

When oceans rise

My soul will rest in Your embrace

For I am Yours and You are mine

Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders

Let me walk upon the waters

Wherever You would call me

Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander

And my faith will be made stronger

In the presence of my Savior

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