Up From the Grave He Arose!

Low in the grave He lay

Jesus my Savior!

Waiting the coming day

Jesus my Lord!

Up from the grave He arose

With a mighty triumph o'er His foes

He arose a Victor from the dark domain

And He lives forever with His saints to reign

He arose! (He arose)

He arose! (He arose)

Hallelujah! Christ arose!

Vainly they watch His bed

Jesus, my Savior!

Vainly they seal the dead

Jesus my Lord!

Up from the grave He arose

With a mighty triumph o'er His foes

He arose a Victor from the dark domain

And He lives forever with His saints to reign

He arose! (He arose)

He arose! (He arose)

Hallelujah! Christ arose!

Death cannot keep his prey

Jesus, my Savior!

He tore the bars away

Jesus my Lord!

Up from the grave He arose

With a mighty triumph o'er His foes

He arose a Victor from the dark domain

And He lives forever with His saints to reign

He arose! (He arose)

He arose! (He arose)

Hallelujah! Christ arose!

Up from the grave He arose

With a mighty triumph o'er His foes

He arose a Victor from the dark domain

And He lives forever with His saints to reign

He arose! (He arose)

He arose! (He arose)

Hallelujah! Christ arose!

-Robert Lowry

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New Songs of Praise with Sweet Accord

 Come, let us sing unto the Lord,

New songs of praise with sweet accord;

For wonders great by Him are done;

His hand and arm have victory won.

The great salvation of our God

Is seen through all the earth abroad;

Before the heathen’s wond'ring sight,

He hath revealed His truth and right.

He called to mind His truth and grace

In promise made to Israel’s race;

And unto earth’s remotest bound,

Glad tidings of salvation sound.

All lands to God lift up your voice;

Sing praise to Him, with shouts rejoice;

With voice of joy and loud acclaim,

Let all unite and praise His Name.

Praise God with harp, with harp sing praise,

With voice of psalms His glory raise;

With trumpets, cornets, gladly sing

And shout before the Lord, the King.

Let earth be glad, let billow roar

And all that dwell from shore to shore;

Let floods clap hands with one accord,

Let hills rejoice before the Lord.

For lo, he comes; at his command

all nations shall in judgment stand;

In justice robes and throned in light,

the Lord shall judge, dispensing right.

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Psalm 95

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Manipulation and Control

Who do you talk with and who really listens to you?

The world is full of people who do not care about you and others who desire to control you.

No matter who you are your own job is to always be discerning with the people you have in your life.

...But perhaps you have fallen into the wrong crowd?

Are these people seemingly always critical of you?

Do these people make fun of you on a regular basis?

Are these people bossy, running your life, ruining your life, controlling your life?

Do these people use eisegesis--reading and teaching what they want the Bible to say to control you and others?

Do they make a "show" of liking you, but in reality, you can tell they really do not care about you?

Are these people taking advantage of you?

Are these people making you the "but" of their jokes; making fun of you, not considering your feelings?

Does anyone in this group stick up for you?

Do you ever feel alone even when you are with these people?

Do you ever feel used or abuse with these people?

Are these people talking about you behind your back?

Do you sometimes feel like a victim?

Is their control of your life beginning to hold you back or bothering you?

Have other people outside your group questioned why you are with them?

Are others concerned for you because you are with these

controlling people?

Are you "allowed" to have your own life or do these people consume your life?

Has your life been seemingly "run" by these people as your years slip by?

These people could be in your own family or someone else's family.

All of these questions are things which you should be critically thinking about and discerning concerning your own life.

All of these questions are questions I would be asking of you because I would be concerned you were being abused, controlled, manipulated, deceived, indoctrinated, used, lied to---because all of these questions are Red Flags for abuse.

If any one of these questions concern you about yourself---***privately ask another person (an outsider) for help discerning truth to get safely away from your abusers so you can learn to think for yourself again.

There is always hope. The LORD hears our innermost being. He understands our groans! (Romans 8:24-27)

You can be safe in Him! 

You can have victory away from your abusers!

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Psalm 17:6-9 

..."I have called upon You, 

for You will answer me, O God;

Incline Your ear to me, 

hear my speech.

Wondrously show 

Your lovingkindness,

O Savior of those who take refuge 

at Your right hand

From those who rise up 

against them.

Keep me as 

the apple of the eye;

Hide me in the shadow 

of Your wings

From the wicked 

who despoil me,

My deadly enemies 

who surround me."...

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The Creation Glorifies the LORD!

 

Internet Photo:  Magnificent Blue Jays

Psalm 98

O sing to the Lord a new song,


For He has done wonderful things,


His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him.

The Lord has made known His salvation;


He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.

He has remembered His lovingkindness 

and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;


All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;


Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises.

Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,


With the lyre and the sound of melody.

With trumpets and the sound of the horn


Shout joyfully before the King, the Lord.

Let the sea roar and all it contains,


The world and those who dwell in it.

Let the rivers clap their hands,


Let the mountains sing together for joy

Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth;


He will judge the world with righteousness


And the peoples with equity.

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