A Garden And A Path

In January of this year (2023) the Lord was leading me to work on an album of original prayersongs tentatively titled Paths of Praise Christian Worship Songs.

Suddenly He interrupted that work which I was completely focused on and switched directions. He asked me to create an album of traditional hymns as a gift for His children.

When the Lord changes my focus on a project it completely humbles me. This is because I do not like to be interrupted in a creative work, preferring to start and finish a project in a linear way.

And I like to be in control of everything.

However, the Lord Jesus Christ likes to remind me that He is in control of my life.

He is my Good shepherd and is guiding me. He has a purpose for everything He does and even when it makes no sense to me, I must be obedient and walk by faith, even though I don’t understand why He asks me to do something.

The Lord knew and that was enough. It might be maddening, but I got on my knees and prayed to submit to His will and for grace to learn whatever songs He wanted me to put on the hymn album.

The Lord gave me no more grace to work on my Paths of Praise album even when I tried. He definitely wanted me to focus on a hymn album and learn all new songs ~traditional hymns~which seemed daunting as my energy was now strained by a severe flare up of my auto immune illness. There were many days where I could do no work. I seemed a prisoner. But this I knew, Christ was in me and He was in control.

The music is the Lord’s. I’m His servant. Christ is the One who asked me to sing and gave me this gift to exalt His name in the earth for His glory.

For while I still don’t understand why the Lord wanted to redirect my focus from working on my Paths of Praise Album to work on the hymn album, now I’m glad I did.

As for the choice of hymns, I asked Mark what his favorite hymns were growing up in the Methodist Church.

I grew up in the Roman Catholic Church where we sang different songs from the traditional hymns that the Protestants are familiar with.

I remembered the lovely hymns Mama sang to us as children; hymns she had learned as a child attending a Baptist Church.

I presented a collection before the Lord and asked Him to guide me to His will. While learning to sing the hymns, the Lord’s Garden album presented a great challenge. Jesus mercifully gave me the grace and strength to accomplish what He had put on my heart to do by faith.

He also wanted me to sing “…In Jesus Name” at the end of every hymn.

Some might object to this. It is difficult to imagine that a Christian would find fault except perhaps that some of Christ’s precious children might reject these traditional hymns not because they objected to the Lord’s Name, but because they preferred their beloved hymns to be sung in the familiar way that they have always heard them sung in church.

These precious children of God have every right to their preference.

Below are the scriptures that the Lord inspires and motivates me in all the songs He gives me to glorify and exalt Christ’s name now…

“…speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;”
Ephesians 5:19-20 NASB1995

“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.”
Colossians 3:17 KJV

The Lord has so strongly impressed upon my heart the importance to do all things to the glory of Christ’s name that I must do as He leads me.

Each of the redeemed are given a gift in Christ’s Kingdom that we might proclaim the praises of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light…

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”
1 Peter 2:9-10 NASB1995

“For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake. we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;”
2 Corinthians 4:5, 8-9 NASB1995

The Lord is shining in and through those who submit to His will! He desires to radiate His light through our weak, cracked vessels that He might be glorified through us. Paul wrote:

“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;”
2 Corinthians 4:7 NASB1995

Malachi the prophet wrote that God would call those who loved and obeyed Him His jewels.

The Lord guides each of us to honor and exalt His name as we choose to walk in obedience to His will, eschewing the favor of humans and conformity to the culture so that we might please Christ no matter what our commitment to obey God’s will may cost us.

“Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon His name.

And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth Him not.”
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Malachi‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬-‭18‬ ‭KJV‬‬

https://suzannedavisharden.hearnow.com/the-lords-garden-beloved-christian-hymns

Follow the above link to preview all of the traditional hymns featured on The Lord’s Garden Album! May the Lord use these hymns to comfort and bring joy and encourage those of you who find them a blessing. In Jesus’ Holy name, to whom all honor and glory belongs forever for redeeming our souls from sin. Amen.

Paths of Praise Christian Worship Prayersongs

I love to draw and paint, this is my natural gift…and if left to myself would do this all day. But now I also love to sing ever since the Lord has given me the gift of music to praise Him with. I don’t have the energy to do all things though.

The prayersongs from the Paths of Praise Worship Album all came between 2009-2023. Some are the first prayersongs the Lord ever gave me and I’m excited to be publishing them for the first time. I’ve shared those earliest songs over the years with friends who were suffering, or with my first voice teachers. Songs like Christ’s Joy, For The Mountains May Depart, Secret Place, Sacrifice of Praise, Victory Song, The Lord is My Light and My Salvation, God is For Me; these are some of my earliest prayersongs that the Lord ever gave me. Though they are very joyful songs, they came out of a time of intense spiritual suffering.

*Most of the other prayersongs were written in January of this year with the exception of God is My Refuge which was also one of the earliest Prayersongs.

However, the Lord had me rewrite it.

Be Led By My Spirit is one of my favorites on the Paths of Praise album.

I was sitting one day in the kitchen and the Holy Spirit just sang that song through me. He inspired me to promptly record it.

If I don’t obey that impulse the song will not be remembered.

We Stand Before The Lord, Lord Deliver Me, and Let the Light in Me Not Be Darkness are three published spontaneous spiritual songs that the Lord gave me…but there are many more that are not published.

Obedience to the Lord’s voice within is so important when following Him.

Hebrews 11 tells of the people that heard God’s voice and obeyed Him by faith. They did not wait till they understood why He was asking them to do what He wanted. They just obeyed.

Faith responds to the voice of the Holy Spirit in obedience without the need for explanation because it trusts God.

It loves God. It knows and fears God.

How does it know, love and fear God?

Because it has a habit of abiding in God and studying His word and obeying Him.

God doesn’t want or need perfect people because there are none.

He just needs people that have faith and will listen to Him and obey Him.

God is seeking souls who don’t care what other people think, but who care only what God thinks about them.

“And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.”
Hebrews 11:6 NASB1995

Two things are for certain. You and I will die.

We will stand before Christ.

He will then ask us, “Did you obey My voice?”

How will we hear His voice if we are too busy listening to other people?

How do we hear Christ’s voice?

We start by studying His Word.

We read the Gospels. For ourselves. Not someone’s interpretation, book, or blog, or commentary.

But we read the Gospels for ourselves and we go into our prayer closet and we get alone with Christ and pray to Him and ask Him to teach us and we pray to Him.

Christ has promised that His sheep can hear His voice.

He will speak to us. He will guide us. But we must have faith.

Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.””
John 10:27-30 NASB1995

The Lord Jesus Christ is alive, He is a real, risen Savior!

“He is a God we can come to know…” *Christ’s Joy Prayersong
Paths of Praise Christian Worship Songs, by Suzanne Davis Harden, Through the Indwelling Risen Lord Jesus Christ, Inspired by His Holy Spirit, To The Glory of God the Father, In Jesus’ Holy Name, Amen. Copyright © ℗ 2023, All Rights Reserved.

https://suzannedavisharden.hearnow.com/paths-of-praise-christian-worship-prayersongs

Follow the link above to preview the original worship prayersongs on Paths of Praise! May the Holy Lord Jesus Christ bless you, fill you with His love and peace and draw you closer to Him as you listen, In Jesus’ holy name, to whom all honor, praise, and worship belong, forever and ever, amen.

All Praise, Glory and honor to our beloved Lord Jesus Christ, who shed Thy spotless blood to redeem our souls from eternal death. Lord, You deserve all our love and worship forever. How we love and praise
**You! Thank You for saving us! In Jesus’ name amen.** ❤️

A Garden and A Path of Praise, Peaceangelsong, Copyright © 2023, by Suzanne Davis Harden, All Rights Reserved.Accomplished Through the Indwelling Risen Lord Jesus Christ, Inspired by His Holy Spirit, To The Glory of God the Father, In Jesus’ Holy Name, Amen.The Lord’s Garden Beloved Christian Hymns ~Calming Vocals performed by Suzanne Davis Harden, Through the Indwelling Risen Lord Jesus Christ, Inspired by His Holy Spirit, To The Glory of God the Father, In Jesus’ Holy Name, Amen. Copyright © ℗ 2023, All Rights Reserved.Paths of Praise Christian Worship Prayersongs by Suzanne Davis Harden,Through the Indwelling Risen Lord Jesus Christ, Inspired by His Holy Spirit, To The Glory of God The Father, In Jesus Holy Name, Amen, Copyright © ℗ 2023, All Rights Reserved. /Original Collage Painting of Album Art, by Suzanne Davis Harden Through the Indwelling Risen Lord Jesus Christ, Inspired by His Holy Spirit, To The Glory of God the Father, In Jesus’ Holy Name, Amen. Copyright © 2023, All Rights Reserved. Scripture Quotes taken from the NASB1995 ( New American Standard Bible Copyright ©️ The Lockman Foundation/ The King James Version Bible

Behold The Lamb- The 33rd Album From Christ

Featured ~ Suzanne Davis Harden

Behold The Lamb Album Art and link to Album tracks —meditative Christian Instrumentals Inspired by the Holy Spirit, focusing on the Redemptive Work of Christ from the Gospel of John. — Album Art For Behold The Lamb

It is with the greatest joy that I share with you my latest release of Christian Instrumentals~ appropriately titled “Behold The Lamb.”

Why is that an appropriate name for the thirty-third album of musical instrumentals whose tracks and music are focused on various passages in the life of Christ from the Gospel of John?

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, spilled His spotless blood on the cross as an eternal sacrifice to pay for the deliverance from our sins at the age of thirty three.

I could never have known ten years ago when the Lord inspired me to publish my first album that He would give me thirty-three albums of music to glorify His name throughout the earth~or astonishingly, that He would prompt me to call the thirty-third album of music to His children “Behold The Lamb.”

The Lord encouraged me several years ago to write an attribution on the cover (or somewhere visible) on all my works that they are accomplished “…through the Indwelling Risen Lord Jesus Christ, Inspired by the Holy Spirit, to the Glory of God, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.”

Why did He do this?

He wanted to remind not only me, but all of His children that Christ said always it was His Father within Him that did His miracles, and that apart from His Father He could do nothing.

Jesus said, ““Abide in Me, and I in you.
As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,
except it abide in the vine;
no more can ye, except ye abide in Me.”
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https://bible.com/bible/1/jhn.15.4.KJV
John‬ ‭15‬:‭4‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“I am the vine, ye are the branches:
He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing.”
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https://bible.com/bible/1/jhn.15.5.KJV
John‬ ‭15‬:‭5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

I must remind everyone that my music from the Lord is truly a miracle gift. For I wasn’t a musician until Christ sovereignly dropped His music gift into my lap and asked me to do this work for Him. (*I’m not a trained musician and can only play or sing the music that the Lord gives me for His children. I truly can do none of my work apart from Christ.)

Jesus Christ said that He was going to dwell within each of His children who would keep His Words, and abide in Him.

Jesus said, “Don’t you believe that I am in the Father,
and the Father in Me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from Myself; but the Father who lives in Me does His works.”
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https://bible.com/bible/206/jhn.14.10.WEBUS
John‬ ‭14‬:‭10‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬

Jesus said, “Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works’ sake.”
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https://bible.com/bible/206/jhn.14.11.WEBUS
John‬ ‭14‬:‭11‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬

Jesus said,“Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father.”
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https://bible.com/bible/206/jhn.14.12.WEBUS
John‬ ‭14‬:‭12‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬

Jesus said, “In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.”
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https://bible.com/bible/206/jhn.14.20.WEBUS
John‬ ‭14‬:‭20‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬

Jesus said, “If you love Me, keep My commandments.”
‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭15‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/206/jhn.14.15.WEBUS

Jesus said, “One who has My commandments and keeps them, that person is one who loves Me. One who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him, and will reveal Myself to him.””
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https://bible.com/bible/206/jhn.14.21.WEBUS
John‬ ‭14‬:‭21‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬

“Jesus answered him, “If a man loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make Our home with him.”
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https://bible.com/bible/206/jhn.14.23.WEBUS
John‬ ‭14‬:‭23‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬

Jesus said,“He who doesn’t love Me
doesn’t keep My words.
The word which you hear isn’t Mine,
but the Father’s who sent Me.”
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https://bible.com/bible/206/jhn.14.24.WEBUS
John‬ ‭14‬:‭24‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬

When we believe and act by faith on Jesus’ words, He really does show that He is the risen Lord and Savior and manifests Himself to our hearts.

He directs and guides our life;

His Holy Spirit comes to live in our hearts and we become the living temples of the Holy Spirit.

Christ manifests His reality to the world through our faith and obedience to Him.

We honor and worship Him by obeying Him.

Often our obedience to Christ is misunderstood and therefore misinterpreted.

But we cannot worry about what others will think about us, or allow their opinion or even rejection of us deter us from obeying our Lord Jesus Christ.

Christ must be our Head, our supreme Authority, our King and God, or else we have an idol.

Jesus said that no man can have two masters.

““You cannot serve two masters at the same time.
You will hate one and love the other, or you will be loyal to one and not care about the other.
You cannot serve God and Money
at the same time.”
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https://bible.com/bible/406/mat.6.24.ERV
Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭24‬ ‭ERV‬‬

The price that a Christian is purchased or redeemed with is the spotless blood of Jesus Christ.

“You were bought with the precious blood of Christ’s death. He was a pure and perfect sacrificial Lamb.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭1‬:‭19‬ ‭ERV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/406/1pe.1.19.ERV

Each Christian who calls on Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior is a living temple wherein the Spirit of Christ dwells.

“Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/206/1co.6.19-20.WEBUS

Each professing Christian is a human representative or ambassador of Christ on earth who is proclaiming to the world that the risen Lord Jesus Christ lives within them.

“Look closely at yourselves. Test yourselves to see if you are living in the faith. Don’t you realize that Christ Jesus is in you? Of course, if you fail the test, He is not in you.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭5‬ ‭ERV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/406/2co.13.5.ERV

“God decided to let His people know just how rich and glorious that truth is. That secret truth, which is for all people, is that Christ lives in you, His people. He is our hope for glory.”
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭27‬ ‭ERV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/406/col.1.27.ERV

“We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For Him who knew no sin He made to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/206/2co.5.20-21.WEBUS

The Lord Jesus Christ redeemed us with His spotless blood and only has our best interest in mind.

His Word admonishes us to seek the Lord, for we cannot cultivate our relationship with Him without abiding in fellowship with our Lord.

“Seek Yahweh while He may be found. Call on Him while He is near.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭6‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/206/isa.55.6.WEBUS

Jesus Christ said on the Eve before His crucifixion, “…

“This is eternal life, that they should know You, the only true God, and Him whom You sent, Jesus Christ.”
‭‭John‬ ‭17‬:‭3‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/206/jhn.17.3.WEBUS

“Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.””
‭‭John‬ ‭6‬:‭29‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/206/jhn.6.29.WEBUS

“Always rejoice. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.”
‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭16‬-‭18‬ ‭WEBUS‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/206/1th.5.16-18.WEBUS

Each one of these verses is an admonition to remain in the presence of the Lord.

Rejoice always…be joyful how, and why?

We give our praise to God for His wondrous blessings!

What is one of His beautiful blessings? Forgiveness. He forgives all our sins. He suffered and died on the cross to forever cleanse us from the stain of sin.

Others may condemn us for our faults but read what the scriptures say and rejoice in Christ!

“Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect [when it is] God Who justifies [that is, Who puts us in right relation to Himself? Who shall come forward and accuse or impeach those whom God has chosen? Will God, Who acquits us?] Who is there to condemn [us]? Will Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who died, or rather Who was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God actually pleading as He intercedes for us?”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭33‬-‭34‬ ‭AMPC‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/8/rom.8.33-34.AMPC

We meditate on Christ and the precious gifts we have in Him.

Pray without ceasing..this is abiding in Christ’s presence and it takes a choice admittedly and a determination not to abide in the world or conform to it.

Give thanks in all circumstances, and this is really a difficult one, but we can still abide in Christ here even when we vent to Him because Hebrews 4 says:

“Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭14‬-‭16‬ ‭ESV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/59/heb.4.14-16.ESV

No matter what our issue, if we choose to, we can abide in Christ or His Word would not have said it was His Will for us to do so.

Truly, I know these spiritual practices are challenging and take much perseverance and prayer.

But our Lord loves each of us very much. He redeemed us with His blood, therefore He paid the highest possible price for our souls.

“But when we live in a right way, it is like living in the light. God is always in the light. So, if we live in the light, we share together in the life which God gives. And when Jesus, the Son of God, died on the cross, He saved us from all our sins. The blood of His sacrifice makes us clean. If we say that we never do any wrong thing, we are deceiving ourselves. Even though we may think it is true, it is a lie. Instead, we should agree that we have done wrong things and tell that to God. Then God will forgive us for our sins. He always does what He has promised to do. He always does what is right. He will forgive us and He will make us clean again, whatever bad things we may have done. God says that all people have done wrong things. So, if we say that we have not done any wrong thing, we are saying that God tells lies. It shows that we have not accepted His message at all.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬-‭10‬ ‭EASY‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/2079/1jn.1.7-10.EASY

When we stumble and make mistakes, (and we all do because we are human, not one of us is perfect,) Jesus does not condemn us; when we humbly go to Him and ask, He forgives us and says, “…let’s try again.”

His Spirit within us is there to help us hear His voice in our hearts and want to obey Him. (*See Romans 8)

Jesus is on our side.
He wants to help us succeed in accomplishing His will.
All we need do is abide in Him and pray,
and keep true to His Word daily.
He will take care of manifesting Himself to our hearts, teaching us His word,
and showing us His will.

I’m very excited about sharing the Lord’s new album inspired by the Holy Spirit as a tribute to Christ’s life and redemptive ministry, and pray that the Lord will speak through His Word to each heart that listens to His songs and encourage them mightily with His love and grace, in Jesus’ name, amen.

In Christ’s love,

Suzanne ♥️

“And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭5‬:‭20‬ ‭ESV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/59/1jn.5.20.ESV

Preview all of the tracks for Behold The Lamb on my Hear & Now Website Music Player. May Christ fill you with peace as you listen to His music, in Jesus’ name, amen. ❤️

Peaceangelsong, “Behold The Lamb, The 33rd Album From Christ”, Copyright ©️ 2023, by Suzanne Davis Harden, Through the Indwelling Risen Lord Jesus Christ, Inspired By His Holy Spirit, To The Glory of God The Father, In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

For God So Loved The World

Featured ~ Suzanne Davis Harden

An Easter Greeting — **For God So Loved The World**

For God so loved the world
A world condemned and lost
That He gave His only Son
To die upon a cross;
His one and only spotless Son
Who had no sin in Him,
Who bore the sins of every soul
And was condemned for them;
He suffered sickness, grief, and shame,
Wretchedness, unending pain,
Betrayal, persecution, death,
The curse of hell in the end…
He took upon Himself the curse
God’s righteous Law said we deserved
Because all souls from Adam’s race
Are born in sin and must be saved.
Adam is a word that stands
For each and every soul of man
Women, children it includes,
~Adam sinned for me and you.
Though we were never born as yet
His sin affected all his race.

When Jesus died upon the cross
He bore the sins of all the lost,
That all who might believe in Him
By faith be made righteous within.
Adam disobeyed God’s Law
And all in Him became sinners…
Jesus Christ obeyed God’s will
To take upon Himself man’s sin…
And all who will believe in Christ
Who in His cross choose to abide
Have their sins by Him removed
In Christ by faith they are made pure
For Christ, their Adam, God obeyed
And by His act many souls saved
Through faith in Him and by God’s grace.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

May Christ Be Honored.

ENCOURAGING SCRIPTURES FOR MEDITATION

“God gave Jesus as a way to forgive people’s sins
through their faith in Him.
God can forgive them
because the blood sacrifice of Jesus
pays for their sins.

God gave Jesus to show that
He always does what is right and fair.
He was right in the past
when He was patient
and did not punish people for their sins.

And in our own time He still does what is right.
God worked all this out in a way
that allows Him to judge people fairly
and still make right any person
who has faith in Jesus.

God makes people right
through their faith in Jesus Christ.

He does this for all
who believe in Christ.
Everyone is the same.

All have sinned
and are not good enough
to share God’s divine greatness.
They are made right
with God by His grace.
This is a free gift.

They are made right with God
by being made free from sin
through Jesus Christ.”
Romans 3:22-26 ERV (Easy to Read Version)

“When Adam sinned,
sin entered the world.

Adam’s sin brought death,
so death spread to everyone,
for everyone sinned.

Yes, people sinned
even before the law was given.
But it was not counted as sin
because there was not yet
any law to break.

Still, everyone died—
from the time of Adam
to the time of Moses—
even those who did not disobey
an explicit commandment of God,
as Adam did.

Now Adam is a symbol,
a representation of Christ,
who was yet to come.

But there is a great difference
between Adam’s sin
and God’s gracious gift.

For the sin of this one man, Adam,
brought death to many.

But even greater
is God’s wonderful grace
and his gift of forgiveness to many
through this other man, Jesus Christ.

And the result of God’s gracious gift
is very different from the result
of that one man’s sin.

For Adam’s sin
led to condemnation,
but God’s free gift leads to our
being made right with God,
even though we are
guilty of many sins.

For the sin of
this one man, Adam,
caused death to rule
over many.

But even greater
is God’s wonderful grace
and his gift of righteousness,
for all who receive it
will live in triumph
over sin and death
through this one man,
Jesus Christ.

Yes, Adam’s one sin
brings condemnation for everyone,
but Christ’s one act of righteousness
brings a right relationship with God
and new life for everyone.

Because one person disobeyed God,
many became sinners.

But because one other person
obeyed God,
many will be made righteous.

God’s law was given so that all people
could see how sinful they were.
But as people sinned more and more,
God’s wonderful grace
became more abundant.

So just as sin ruled over all people
and brought them to death,
now God’s wonderful grace
rules instead,
giving us right standing
with God and resulting in eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 5:12-21 NLT (New Living Translation)

For God So Loved The World~ Prayer Song & Scripture Painting Collage, Copyright © 2021 by Suzanne Davis Harden through the risen Lord Jesus Christ in me, inspired by the Holy Spirit, to the glory of God the Father, in Jesus’ name, all rights reserved.

*Bible quotations, Easy to read version, (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International; Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

May Christ Be Honored.

Death Could Not Hold Him

Featured ~ Suzanne Davis Harden

Death Could Not Hold Him

On the cross Christ bore the sins
Of all humanity
Not all the pain and sin and shame
For all eternity
Not even all the hosts of hell
Nor death claimed victory…

Over Christ, God’s only Son
Who shed His spotless blood
To redeem our sinful souls
And make us each His child…

Born anew in righteousness,
Not ours but Christ’s alone,
A righteousness we could not earn
But His redemption clothed.

Christ purchased righteousness for us
With His spotless blood;
We receive His gift of grace,
By faith we know and trust

That God is ever faithful,
That He can never lie
He was faithful to His Son
To raise Him back to life
After Jesus bore our sins
And suffered hell three days
His Father kept His Holy Word
And rose Him from the grave…

Now He lives to die no more
So all can now be saved
Who come to Christ for salvation
When to the Lord they pray
Asking Christ into their heart
His children now are they
To ever walk with Him by faith
To love Jesus with all their heart
And ever sing His praise.
In Jesus’ holy name,
Amen.

SCRIPTURES FOR MEDITATION

“In hope of eternal life, which God, that
cannot lie, promised before the world
began;” Titus 1:2 KJV

“For by grace are ye saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves: it is
the gift of God: Not of works, lest any
man should boast.”
Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV

“For He hath made Him to be sin for
us, who knew no sin; that we might be
made the righteousness of God in
Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV

“Therefore my heart is glad, and my
glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest
in hope.

For Thou wilt not leave my
soul in hell; neither wilt Thou suffer
Thine Holy One to see corruption.” ~
Psalms 16:9-10 KJV

“For we walk by faith and not by
sight…” 2 Corinthians 5:7

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.”
John 3:16-17 KJV

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for loving the world so much that You sent Thy only Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins, that we might not perish, but have everlasting life with Thee. Jesus Christ is our indescribable Gift of eternal life from Thee. We thank You for the cross and the resurrection. We love You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

“Death Could Not Hold Him” (Prayer Poem~All glory to God~Copyright © 2020 by Suzanne Davis Harden, All rights reserved. Original Scripture Painting, All Glory to God, Copyright © 2020 by Suzanne Davis Harden, All rights reserved. Scripture Quotes taken from the King James Bible (Public Domain)