There Was Jesus ...

When the life I built came crashing to the ground 
When the friends I had were nowhere to be found 
I couldn't see it then but I can see it now 
There was Jesus 

Zach Williams, Dolly Parton - There Was Jesus (Official Music Video)

There Was Jesus 
Every time I tried to make it on my own 
Every time I tried to stand and start to fall 
All those lonely roads that I have travelled on 
There was Jesus 

When the life I built came crashing to the ground 
When the friends I had were nowhere to be found 
I couldn't see it then but I can see it now 
There was Jesus 

Chorus
In the waiting, in the searching 
In the healing and the hurting 
Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces 
Every minute, every moment 
Of where I been and where I'm going 
Even when I didn't know it 
Or couldn't see it 
There was Jesus 

 For this man who needs amazing kind of grace 
For forgiveness at a price I couldn’t pay 
I’m not perfect so I thank God every day 
There was Jesus 

Chorus

On the mountain in the valleys (There was Jesus) 
In the shadows of the alleys (There was Jesus) 
In the fire, in the flood (There was Jesus) 
Always is and always was I never walk alone

I don't know where you are walking today. Are you at peace? Are you worried? Are you hurting? Are you happy? It doesn't matter what state you find yourself during these chaotic times ... always remember ... THERE WAS JESUS! 

In Revelation 2:4 , Jesus says to the church in Ephesus, “But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.” 
It means “first in time or place; first in rank; first, at the first” (Strong's #4413 - πρῶτος - Old & New Testament Greek Lexicon ).


If this is where you find yourself, look to the Lord and return to your FIRST LOVE! If you don't know Jesus as your Savior, NOW is the best time to accept His sacrifice for YOU! This may be the very last time you hear this ... we are not promised our next breath ... so don't put it off!

Maranatha,
Anna

Wounded Worship ...

Watch this link, sing along in worship, you will be blessed!

Shaped by Suffering: Wounded Worship—Michael Card interview and song

Watch Michael Card share his thoughts on suffering and the hope found in the person of Jesus. The song starts at 5 minutes in, if you want to skip over Michael's testimony. I hope you watch it at least one time, though!

Alternate choice of video with song lyrics: Come Lift Up Your Sorrows - Lyric Video

Lyrics, Come Lift Up Your Sorrows

If you are wounded

If you’re alone

If you are angry

If your heart is cold as stone

If you have fallen

And if you are weak

Come find the worth of God

That only the suffering seek

Come lift up your sorrows

And offer your pain

Come make a sacrifice

Of all your shame

There in your wilderness

He's waiting for you

To worship Him with your wounds

For He's wounded too

He has not stuttered

And He has not lied

When He said, "Come unto Me,

you're not disqualified"

If you're heavy laden

You may want to depart

But those who know sorrow

They're closest to His heart.

Come lift up your sorrows

And offer your pain

Come make a sacrifice

Of all your shame

There in your wilderness

He's waiting for you

To worship Him with your wounds

For He's wounded too

In this most holy place

He's made a sacred space

For those who will enter in

And trust to cry out to Him

You'll find no curtain there

No reason left for fear

There's perfect freedom here

To weep every unwept tear

Come lift up your sorrows

And offer your pain

Come make a sacrifice

Of all your shame

There in your wilderness

He's waiting for you

To worship Him with your wounds

For He's wounded too.

Father, we give you praise and glory Lord, because of who you are! May your love and compassion touch each person that comes to this page! I pray the video ministers to many of the wounded, Father. This song touches my heart and brings me even closer to Jesus! In Jesus name. Amen!

Maranatha,

Anna