Homeward

A Message of Hope God in the flesh, He came to save For you and me His life He gave So we could know peace and have hope When we’re at the end of our rope He lived life true but died in shame So we could know God just the same As the Son and Father are one And for us the battle He won! I have hope for my tomorrow He gave me joy for my sorrow He gave me life that’s worth living Blessings that He keeps on giving Because He lives I can face all With courage to stay strong, stand tall I can give hope, share the good news To those who are down with the blues From death to life He came back here So we could know life without fear And have hope for others to see Salvation is for you and me So we can tell them the good news Better than all other world views It’s a message of hope and grace For now and for leaving this place We too can have hope because we have the grace, protection and provision of God. And we have hope in the resurrection of Jesus, the Christ. We have the blessed assurance that because He lives, we can face tomorrow. Our hope eternal is external to us, so we can rest in the accomplished work of God. Having lost hope in the past on a personal level, I can attest to how important it is. I’m also a living testament as to refocusing on my God instead of my problems, restoring hope, faith and peace in my life. Sadly, too many lose hope without a vision for continuing and even thriving. Don’t give up and don’t lose hope. Cry out to God, who hears you and who will restore all that this world has taken from you. Lord of Truth, You Set Us Free Jesus is the way of love Jesus is the truth above Jesus is the life and plea Lord of truth, you set us free He leads us to live with him A choice to make, not a whim Promised us eternity Heaven’s beauty we will see Follow Him, follow the Way Gift of God’s grace helps us say You are truth Lord and my rock Worth more than gold, cash or stock You are truth Lord this I know The bible said it is so You are light and life and grace Lead us to go from this place To spread truth for all to see The Father is one with thee And spirit that we can’t touch To know that you cared so much Your love so deep you dared die For us in our sin we cry You filled our hearts – love came true You made us whole and brand new You are light and life and peace All our doubts and fears can cease You are God – you set me free Saw my sin yet came to me You pulled me up, saved my soul Took the chards and made me whole Now my cup it overflows You live in me - hope it shows Truth is what you are dear Lord We are all of one accord Truth the whole world needs to see Then they too can be set free We may take our physical freedom for granted because we live in America. However, we can be physically free but be trapped in patterns of negative thought or unhealthy behavior. As a result, we can be in a form of bondage. Whether it’s wrong thinking, listening to false teaching, being enslaved to sinful behavior or emotional bondage, all these things damage our relationship with God. They can be obstacles to living free. The good news is that in Jesus, there is hope. He promised, “You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” Christ has the power to break the chains holding us captive. In a time where facts are no longer universally accepted, God’s truth is as unchanging as He is. Jesus is the way. Accept that as truth and you’ll never be the same.