Probably the most familiar words in histotry come from the Bible, the Book of Psalms, the 23 rd Psalm:
'Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me..."
Countless millions of people have taken comfort in these words in serious times of danger, health challenges, death of a loved one.
The book of Psalms is the longest book in the Bible.
Psalms are poems that can either be sung or spoken as prayers.
Some of the psalms tell the music leader what instruments should be used and what tunes should be followed.
Being a musician myself, I have always loved the psalms because the writing is so beautiful and the words are almost melodic by themselves.
Most scholars believe that David (yes of David and Goliath fame) wrote the majority of the Psalms.
David has been described as a man after God's own heart, even though he had some definite sin problems.
Does Bathsheba strike a familiar note?
He was a mighty warrior and a prominent figure in God's history.
I composed a song from the words from the 23rd Psalm.
CLICK HERE to listen to it right now.
My prayer is that all mankind learn the comfort of knowing God through his son, Jesus!
Larry Hayden
http://www.larryhaydenmusic.com/
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Monday, July 19, 2010
Saturday, November 7, 2009
How big is your God?
How big is your God? I believe that your concept of God, and my concept of God, is way too small!
How can we conceive of eternity, infinity, or creation? All things with which our God is intricately and intrinsically related.
How can we comprehend any the following: (Attributes courtesy of http://www.allaboutgod.com/ VisIt them, fabulous site!)
"Trinity: Though the actual word is not used in the Bible, the truth of God revealing Himself in three persons is included. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all called God, given worship as God, exist eternally, and are involved in doing things only God could do. Although, God reveals Himself in three persons, God is One and cannot be divided. All are involved completely whenever One of the Three is active.
Omniscience: “God possesses perfect knowledge and therefore has no need to learn. God has never learned and cannot learn.” Omniscience means all-knowing. God knows everything, and His knowledge is infinite. It is impossible to hide anything from God.
Omnipotence: Literally this word means all-powerful. Since God is infinite and since He possesses power, He possesses infinite power. He does allow His creatures to have some power, but this in no way diminishes His own. “He expends no energy that must be replenished.” When the Bible says God rested on the seventh day, it was to set an example for us and our need for rest, not because He was tired.
Self-existence: When Moses asked who he was talking to in the burning bush, God said, “I AM THE ONE WHO ALWAYS IS.” God has no beginning or end. He just exists. Nothing else in all the universe is self-caused. Only God. In fact, if anything else had created Him, that thing would be God. This is a difficult concept for our minds since everything else we will ever encounter comes from something other than itself. The Bible says, “In the beginning, God.” He was already there.
Eternal: In some ways, this fact about God is similar to His self-existence. God always has been and will forever be, because God dwells in eternity. Time is His creation. It is why God can see the end from the beginning, and why He is never surprised by anything. If He were not eternal, God’s promise of eternal life for those who follow Jesus would have little value.
Omnipresence: This theological term means “always present.” Since God is infinite, His being knows no boundaries. So, clearly He is everywhere. This truth is taught throughout the Bible as the phrase “I am with you always” is repeated 22 times in both the Old and New Testaments. These were even Jesus’ words of assurance just after giving the challenge to His disciples to take His message to the entire world. This is certainly a comforting truth for all who follow Jesus.
Attributes of God – The Conclusion
This is the description of the God of the Bible. All other ideas about God are, according to the Bible, false gods. They are from the imagination of mankind. By learning the attributes of God, you may praise God for who He really is and for how each of His attributes impacts your life in a positive way."
The solar system is about best thing I can think of which displays the "bigness" of God. The Bible says that "the heavens declare His majesty".
Here are a few amazing facts about the size of the solar system. (Yes, I believe if there is a watch, there must be a watch maker).
First, realize that the speed of light is calculated as the distance that light can travel in a year, at 186,282 miles per SECOND. To reach the known edge of our universe takes ten billion years at the speed of light! My brain just went tilt right there, how about you?
Another example: Imagine that you own a rifle that shoots bullets at the speed of light, 186,282 miles per second. You point it straight up in the sky and pull the trigger. You wait ten seconds. That bullet has already travelled almost two million miles. If you stood at the spot where you fired that rifle, and waited ten billion years, with the bullet still traveling that speed, the bullet would be approaching the outer edge of our universe. My brain goes tilt again, how about yours?
And now modern science knows that after our solar system comes another solar system.
Ane then another solar system and then another, and then another, etc. OK. final brain tilt. I give up.
Like I said at the beginning, I believe that your concept of God, and my concept of God is WAY TO SMALL!
That a God that big, a God that powerful, loves you and me, is pretty unfathomable, don;t you thihk?
But John 3:16 proves that it is true: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whosoever believes in Him, shall not perish, but have eternal life.
Hmm. Eternal...there goes that brain tilt again.
All I can say is, As the old song says, "Oh Happy day, Oh Happy day,
When Jesus washed. Oh when he washed. He washed my sins away!
I maximize the Internet to share the Gospel. Please review and forward the links below to others:
Directory Of Christian Ministries: Go To Directory
How can we conceive of eternity, infinity, or creation? All things with which our God is intricately and intrinsically related.
How can we comprehend any the following: (Attributes courtesy of http://www.allaboutgod.com/ VisIt them, fabulous site!)
"Trinity: Though the actual word is not used in the Bible, the truth of God revealing Himself in three persons is included. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all called God, given worship as God, exist eternally, and are involved in doing things only God could do. Although, God reveals Himself in three persons, God is One and cannot be divided. All are involved completely whenever One of the Three is active.
Omniscience: “God possesses perfect knowledge and therefore has no need to learn. God has never learned and cannot learn.” Omniscience means all-knowing. God knows everything, and His knowledge is infinite. It is impossible to hide anything from God.
Omnipotence: Literally this word means all-powerful. Since God is infinite and since He possesses power, He possesses infinite power. He does allow His creatures to have some power, but this in no way diminishes His own. “He expends no energy that must be replenished.” When the Bible says God rested on the seventh day, it was to set an example for us and our need for rest, not because He was tired.
Self-existence: When Moses asked who he was talking to in the burning bush, God said, “I AM THE ONE WHO ALWAYS IS.” God has no beginning or end. He just exists. Nothing else in all the universe is self-caused. Only God. In fact, if anything else had created Him, that thing would be God. This is a difficult concept for our minds since everything else we will ever encounter comes from something other than itself. The Bible says, “In the beginning, God.” He was already there.
Eternal: In some ways, this fact about God is similar to His self-existence. God always has been and will forever be, because God dwells in eternity. Time is His creation. It is why God can see the end from the beginning, and why He is never surprised by anything. If He were not eternal, God’s promise of eternal life for those who follow Jesus would have little value.
Omnipresence: This theological term means “always present.” Since God is infinite, His being knows no boundaries. So, clearly He is everywhere. This truth is taught throughout the Bible as the phrase “I am with you always” is repeated 22 times in both the Old and New Testaments. These were even Jesus’ words of assurance just after giving the challenge to His disciples to take His message to the entire world. This is certainly a comforting truth for all who follow Jesus.
Attributes of God – The Conclusion
This is the description of the God of the Bible. All other ideas about God are, according to the Bible, false gods. They are from the imagination of mankind. By learning the attributes of God, you may praise God for who He really is and for how each of His attributes impacts your life in a positive way."
The solar system is about best thing I can think of which displays the "bigness" of God. The Bible says that "the heavens declare His majesty".
Here are a few amazing facts about the size of the solar system. (Yes, I believe if there is a watch, there must be a watch maker).
First, realize that the speed of light is calculated as the distance that light can travel in a year, at 186,282 miles per SECOND. To reach the known edge of our universe takes ten billion years at the speed of light! My brain just went tilt right there, how about you?
Another example: Imagine that you own a rifle that shoots bullets at the speed of light, 186,282 miles per second. You point it straight up in the sky and pull the trigger. You wait ten seconds. That bullet has already travelled almost two million miles. If you stood at the spot where you fired that rifle, and waited ten billion years, with the bullet still traveling that speed, the bullet would be approaching the outer edge of our universe. My brain goes tilt again, how about yours?
And now modern science knows that after our solar system comes another solar system.
Ane then another solar system and then another, and then another, etc. OK. final brain tilt. I give up.
Like I said at the beginning, I believe that your concept of God, and my concept of God is WAY TO SMALL!
That a God that big, a God that powerful, loves you and me, is pretty unfathomable, don;t you thihk?
But John 3:16 proves that it is true: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whosoever believes in Him, shall not perish, but have eternal life.
Hmm. Eternal...there goes that brain tilt again.
All I can say is, As the old song says, "Oh Happy day, Oh Happy day,
When Jesus washed. Oh when he washed. He washed my sins away!
I maximize the Internet to share the Gospel. Please review and forward the links below to others:
Directory Of Christian Ministries: Go To Directory
Music: www.LarryHaydenMusic.com
Watch Music Videos: www.LarryHaydenMusic.com/videos.html
View daily blog: "Thoughts of A Christian" www.larryhaydenmusic.blogspot.com
Watch YouTube Videos: www.youtube.com/user/larryhaydenmusic
View Christian topics on Facebook: www.facebook.com/larryhaydenmusic
View Christian posts on Twitter: www.twitter.com/larry12468
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Jesus Is A Friend of Mine (And a friend to you too!)
Today I am going to have a guest speaker speak to you below from John 4:34-38. His name is Jesus.
Jesus is a friend of mine!! Yes I believe that and I cherish that precious reality. He is also a friend and father to the fatherless. Those who reach out to Him will find Him!
Larry Hayden
May God use you mightily today!
Visit my Internet sites:
Music and videos: www.LarryHaydenMusic.com
Daily Online Journal: www.larryhaydenmusic.blogspot.com
YouTube Videos: www.youtube.com/user/larryhaydenmusic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/larryhaydenmusic
Twitter: www.twitter.com/larry12468
Jesus is a friend of mine!! Yes I believe that and I cherish that precious reality. He is also a friend and father to the fatherless. Those who reach out to Him will find Him!
Watch the song I sing: Friendship With Jesus. This is the song I have chosen to have sung at my own funeral. It is not a sad song, it is an especially wonderful song!
As friends of Jesus, he expects his disciples (us) to be co-laborers with Him:
John 4:34-38
Jesus said:
"My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me,
and to finish His work. Do you not say, 'There
are still four months and then comes the
harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your
eyes and look at the fields, for they are
already white for harvest!
And he who reaps receives wages, and
gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who
sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
For in this the saying is true: 'One sows and
another reaps.' I sent you to reap that for
which you have not labored; others have
labored, and you have entered into their
labors."
Larry Hayden
May God use you mightily today!
Visit my Internet sites:
Music and videos: www.LarryHaydenMusic.com
Daily Online Journal: www.larryhaydenmusic.blogspot.com
YouTube Videos: www.youtube.com/user/larryhaydenmusic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/larryhaydenmusic
Twitter: www.twitter.com/larry12468
Monday, October 5, 2009
To me, without a doubt, the most important question that every man and woman on earth most find the answer for is this: WHO IS JESUS, REALLY?
I know in my knower (my spirit) that I have the correct answer for this question!
I am not bragging, quite the opposite, I very nearly missed it and actually I am just very grateful that the Lord Jesus gave me a long rope and patiently waited for me just like he does for anyone sincerely seeking Him.
I am convinced that the Bible teaches that God has no "step children".
By that I mean that each man and woman must find Jesus, believe Him AND accept Him as a distinct decision of free will, repent of sins, and follow Him from then on.
If you are not a believer, the information in the link above, if you honestly pursue it, should answer your questions.
I consider this link, WHO IS JESUS, REALLY?
to be the most important page on my music website.
Posted by:
Larry Hayden, Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter
Please share the gospel by visiting my Internet sites and sharing the links with others:
Music: wwww.LarryHaydenMusic.com
Videos: www.LarryHaydenMusic.com/videos.html
Daily blog: "Thoughts of A Christian" www.larryhaydenmusic.blogspot.com
YouTube Videos: www.youtube.com/user/larryhaydenmusic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/larryhaydenmusic
Twitter: www.twitter.com/larry12468
For non-believers: www.larryhaydenmusic.com/WhoIsJesus.html
I know in my knower (my spirit) that I have the correct answer for this question!
I am not bragging, quite the opposite, I very nearly missed it and actually I am just very grateful that the Lord Jesus gave me a long rope and patiently waited for me just like he does for anyone sincerely seeking Him.
I am convinced that the Bible teaches that God has no "step children".
By that I mean that each man and woman must find Jesus, believe Him AND accept Him as a distinct decision of free will, repent of sins, and follow Him from then on.
If you are not a believer, the information in the link above, if you honestly pursue it, should answer your questions.
I consider this link, WHO IS JESUS, REALLY?
to be the most important page on my music website.
Posted by:
Larry Hayden, Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter
Please share the gospel by visiting my Internet sites and sharing the links with others:
Music: wwww.LarryHaydenMusic.com
Videos: www.LarryHaydenMusic.com/videos.html
Daily blog: "Thoughts of A Christian" www.larryhaydenmusic.blogspot.com
YouTube Videos: www.youtube.com/user/larryhaydenmusic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/larryhaydenmusic
Twitter: www.twitter.com/larry12468
For non-believers: www.larryhaydenmusic.com/WhoIsJesus.html
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