~*I Stand All Amazed*~
I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me,
Confused at the grace that so fully he proffers me,
I tremble to know that for me he was crucified,
That for me a sinner, he suffered, he bled and died.
Oh it is wonderful that he should care for me
enough to die for me
Oh is it wonderful , Wonderful to me.
I marvel that he would descend from his throne divine,
To rescue a soul so rebellious and proud as mine,
That he should extend his great love unto such as I
Sufficient to own, to redeem, and to justify.
I think of his hands, pierced and bleeding to pay the debt!
Such mercy, such love, and devotion can I forget?
No, No, I will praise and adore at the mercy seat,
Until at the glorified throne I kneel at his feet.
Oh, it is wonderful that he should care for me enough to die for me
Oh is is wonderful, wonderful to me..
~*Text: Cecil Frances Alexander,
1818-1895*~
~*Music: John H Gower, 1855-1922*~
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~*Crumpled and Dirty*~
A well-known speaker started off his seminar by\
holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he
asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands
started going up. He said, "I am going to give
this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this."
He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up. He
then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands
were up in the air. "Well," he replied, "what if
I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and
started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.
He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now who
still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.
"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable
lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you
still wanted it because it did not decrease in value.
It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives we
are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by
the decisions we make and the circumstances that
come our way. We feel as though we are worthless.
But no matter what has happened or what willhappen,
you will never lose your value in God's eyes. To Him,
dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are
still priceless to Him.
~* The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we are
but by WHOSE WE ARE! You are special - Don't ever forget it!*~
~*Count Your Blessings, not your problems*~
~* Please sign my guestbook before leaving*~
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