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Random Thought : March 9, 2004

Yearn,  this has been a interesting word to me the past couple of days.  Its is a interesting song I have been listening to as of late as well.  What are the things  I am  yearning for? What are the desires and passions of my heart?  Is it a passion and desire for a intimate relationship with God?  Often times not.  This song has made  me thing about  what I am passionate about, the things I do to please myself, and not necessarily God.  I want it to be my prayer and ultimately my desire to have a passion overflowing for God.  This CD and this song unparticular has been uplifting to my spirit.  I have grown a earnest desire/passion for reaching the people of France.  Last summer I had a opportunity to join a team of 13 to work on a facility to prepare it for use as classrooms, school help classes, and many other programs.  Its just touched me to now that I was apart of that.  And that my obedience to God, and his faithfulness has be proven to me.  Even thought often times I ignore it.  Thus my need of redirecting my passion and yearning for the things of God.  Not my own selfishness.  Its not necessarily what we have done.  But the eternal impact that is to come, is what I often over look.... some of my random thoughts.  Not sure if this totally makes sense, just wanted to get it out, I guess.  The song...

Yearn
Words and Music by Shane Barnard

...nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of the habitation, that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist..."(Acts 17:25-28)

It was happening! Acts 17! I found myself singing this prayer one evening a few months ago in my living room.  No guitar.  No music.  Just a lovesickness.  And a groping...because of my lack of it...

I never want to be ok with singing, I never want to be ok with just bringing grain in light of our Jesus.  I want to yearn! A deep down, gut wrenching yearning for the Father.  "Let us show gratitude, by which we may offer God and acceptable service with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire." (Heb 12:28-29)

Holy design
This place in time
That I might seek and find my God
My God

Lord I want to yearn for You
I want to burn with passion
Over you
And only You
Lord I want to yearn

Your joy is mine
Yet why am I fine
With all my singing and bringing
grain
In light of Him

Oh you give life and breath
Through Him You give all things
In Him we live and move
That's why I sing

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Random Thought : Feb 25, 2004

Hello All, I finally came out of my laziness state and decided to finally add to my Random Thoughts page. Well today I saw The Passion of the Christ.  The movie that has been causing a bit of controversy as of late.  Which I think is totally bogus stuff.  I mean coming back and thinking about the movie, I would be more angry at the Roman centurion.  But first things first.  I was impressed at the near accurate account of the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus Christ.  There is definitely a Catholic perspective given in this film.  Not one that is so overwhelming, but is a bit evident.  The movie starts with Jesus praying in the garden, with Christ struggling with what is about to happen.  The scene jumps to Judas finishing the deal of betraying Jesus, as well as the band of men going to find Christ in the garden.  This portion of the movie includes the cutting off of the ear by Peter.  Thus the movie flows into the horrific brutal punishment Christ suffered.  Something that was neat to me to see was the fact that after the guards beat Christ with the glass embedded whip, the movie portrayed the guards exhausted from the energy they exerted to beat Christ.  Yet Christ had the strength to stand back up!  That is so awesome to me.  This movie was definitely graphic in the brutality suffered by Jesus Christ.  I do highly recommend this movie.  If you got unsaved friends that be great to take them too! Word's can't even describe the images I saw today.  It puts the death of Christ on the cross in a new perspective.  I think today as Christians we take lightly what has been done on the cross for our sins.  

Something's that I thought could have been improved a bit in the film, Christ is faced indirectly with Satan through out this movie.  There is a monologue of Satan in the garden when Christ is praying.  This is the only thing that is said by Satan in the entire movie.  Later on you see Satan in the crowd, then see Satan disappear. This character could have been developed a bit more. Satan finishes the monologue with saying to Christ that the burden is to heavy for Him to do it by himself.  I think Mel Gibson used Satan in the rest of the movie as a character just watching on the "sidelines" so to speak to see if Jesus would fail, or wimp-out so to speak.  Thought Satan could have been used a bit more to show the struggle Christ obviously faced to some extent.   I also thought a more developed resurrection and ending would have been good.  I mean it was sufficient.  But more could have been done.

As for being a movie that is pointing the finger at anyone, I think it is not.  I was more angered at the Roman guards that laughed and made a big joke out of the whole thing.  But ultimately each one of us is responsible for Christ suffering on the Cross.  On my way home from church I was reminded of this song by a group called FFH.  Its called On My Cross.  Below I have posted the lyrics of the song.  First time I heard this song I almost broke down and started crying in the bookstore when I heard this.  Like I said before, I would recommend this.  Not for young aged children of course, I'd struggle with Jr. High teens going.   But would/could be a great opportunity to share your faith with other's who saw the movie that may not be saved. Please contact me and let me know what you think.  Ciao.  Mail Me

ON MY CROSS

How wide is Your love
That You would stretch Your arms
And go around the world
And why for me would a Savior’s cry be heard

I don’t know
Why You went where I was meant to go
I don’t know
Why You love me so

Those were my nails
That was my crown
That pierced Your hands and your brow
Those were my thorns
Those were my scorns
Those were my tears that fell down
And just as You said it would be
You did it all for me
After You counted the cost
You took my shame, my blame
On my cross

How deep is Your grace
That you could see my need
And chose to take my place
And then for me, these words I’d hear You say

Father no
Forgive them for they know not what they do
I will go
Because I love them so

From: FFH: Have I ever told you

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