Letter “Y” is for YES! I chose the song mainlyfor the chorus, because I LOVE it. The rest of the “trading my sorrows” lyrics are rich too, and sometimes I need to sing the whole thing really loud!
But, at 73 I’m probably running out of time on Earth, and the one thing I’d better be doing everyday is saying “YES, LORD” to whatever He says to me…no matter my circumstance, mood, or level of “old and decrepit” limitations.
This song pumps up my energy, a huge (and necessary) blessing.😊
~ Cale (don’t miss the 2 great songs following Bible verses!)
Amplified Bible Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you restless and disturbed within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him, The help of my [sad] countenance and my God. Psalm 43:5
Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Psalm 94:19 When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
Psalm 130:5 I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
Psalm 33:20,21 Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
Psalm 56:3-4 When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. / In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid.
Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
Psalm 125:1 They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
2 Samuel 22:31 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Reigning King eternal, Rock of Ages…He is Redeemer
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Of lost anything/everything: time, dreams, dignity, freedom, joy, homes, purpose, hope, sanity, health, relationships; and most of all, each humbled person who “believes on Him” and chooses to call Him Lord and Savior–asking Him to right their ship before they sink beneath Life’s overwhelming swells…
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Christ is the ever strong, faithful, steadfast Rock on which I stand safe, secure; in Whom I rest and am restored. And at this very moment He’s still:
K
Knocking on door of many hearts…inviting folks to receive His Abundant Life, here and now. Make haste to accept Him–THIS may be the day of your visitation💖✝💖.
~ Cale… If I don’t speak, the rocks will paise HIM with shouts!*
Amplified Bible and all [of them] drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ. I Cor 10:4
GOD’S WORD® Translation This is what the Almighty LORD says: I am going to lay a rock in Zion, a rock that has been tested, a precious cornerstone, a solid foundation. Whoever believes [in him] will not worry.Isa 28:16
Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
International Standard Version The LORD is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my God, my stronghold in whom I take refuge, my shield, the glory of my salvation, and my high tower.” Ps 18:2
* Godbey New Test, Luke 19:37-40
the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God with a loud voice for all those miracles which they saw; shouting,
38 Blessed is the King coming in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And certain ones of the Pharisees from the multitude said to Him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples: 40 and He responding said to them, I say unto you, that if these may keep silent, the rocks will cry out.
NET Bible He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit.Ps 27:5
Psalm 31:20 You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
Isaiah 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Isaiah 45:22-25 Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. / By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance. / Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. / And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Douay-Rheims Bible Assemble yourselves, and come, and draw near together, ye that are saved of the Gentiles: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven work, and pray to a god that cannot save.
Isaiah 45:20
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We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
I Corinth 8:4-6
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Romans 1:21-23 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
Habakkuk 2:18-19 What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. / Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”
Amplified Bible “Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps the covenant and lovingkindness, Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You, Which has come upon us… Nehemiah 9:32
LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart. 1 Kings 8:23
King James Bible Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. Ps 147:5
Job 36:5 Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Jeremiah 32:17 “Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
Daniel 2:20-22 declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him. / He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. / He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
Isaiah 40:26 Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
I know that I know that I KNOW Jesus loves me💖 “The Bible tells me so”–and HE shows me everyday in so many blessed ways! The best part is–HE Knows Me, and loves me anyway!
Here’s an “oldie” from the Contemporary Christian music files, by Dallas Holm.
God bless you! ~ Cale
Amplified Bible But if anyone loves God [with awe-filled reverence, obedience and gratitude], he is known by Him [as His very own and is greatly loved]. 1 Corinth 8:3
Acts 13:38-39 Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. / Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
John 10:14 I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me.
Amplified Bible Therefore know [without any doubt] and understand that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God, who is keeping His covenant and His [steadfast] lovingkindness to a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments; Deut 7:9
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Things were subdued in the Westling home–Judd and Lorelei had ceased parsing which of them bore the bulk of responsibility for the less-than-amiable leave-taking, after the tour of Birchwick Cliff.
“I doubt we can be excommunicated from a non-denominational church, Love”, Judd murmured as his wife sat nearby, watching him paint storm clouds over Puget Sound.
She sighed, “somehow, I think Richard’s schedule will be booked up till Christ returns, if we invite him to dinner again–he didn’t greet us after church, just rushed off–that relays a lack of further interest, don’t you think?”
“I’LLwine you, dine you, and be your dessert,” he teased.
She tenderly worked out the tightness in his shoulders–“what, no scintillating conversation as you pour the wine?”
“Well, I’m fresh out of cliff-side ghost stories, but I can still sing a few bars of a Julio Iglesias song.”
Poetry ~ Cabbage After Christmas 