Created to Worship, Great and Precious Promises, True Worship, Mentorship, Grief and Pain, and The Man on the Middle Cross
Created to Worship, Great and Precious Promises, True Worship, Mentorship, Grief and Pain, and The Man on the Middle Cross
In This Issue... John 12:24 and quotes from A. W. Tozer and Leonard Ravenhill, True Worship, Mentorship, Grief and Pain, and The Man on the Middle Cross, and song from Rhett Walker
Photo by David Guion
Created to Worship, Great and Precious Promises, True Worship, Mentorship, Grief and Pain, and The Man on the Middle Cross
Welcome to this issue of one24worship - Because worship is a daily lifestyle, not just a weekly event.
Here is one verse, two quotes, and four observations to consider this week…
One Verse
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” John 12:24 ESV
Two Quotes
A. W. Tozer
“I was created to worship and praise God. I was redeemed that I should worship Him and enjoy Him forever.”
[Source: A. W. Tozer, Whatever Happened to Worship? A Call to True Worship (Christian Publications, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 1985), pg 67]
Leonard Ravenhill
“A bankrupt who had a millstone of debts around his neck would not delay long in using blank checks signed by a millionaire and specifically donated to him for his distress. Why then do we Christians delay in using the ‘exceeding great and precious promises’ which have already been signed by the Pierced Hand?”
[Source: Leonard Ravenhill, Revival Praying, (Bethany Fellowship, Inc., 1962), pg 63]
Four Observations
“When he was first found by Jesus, the blind beggar in John 9 had been helpless and hopeless. Then he had become the object of God’s supernatural intervention and had had his sight restored.”
“I had always known of mentorship but did not fully understand the importance of it. But, after two years of researching and writing on the topic, I am convinced that everyone needs a mentor. In fact, by not having one as a Christ follower, I believe you are missing out on what God may have in store for you.”
“I‘ve performed thousands of surgeries in my neurosurgery career. But probably the most difficult one was to save the life of a little boy named Mason who’d hit his head in a playground accident, just a few weeks after my own son died.”
SONG from Rhett Walker - Rhett Walker- Man On The Middle Cross (Official Lyric Video)
CHORUS
“I’ve been the one on the left full of guilt and regret / long gone on the wrong side of living / I've been the one on the right always looking for a fight / thinking I could never be forgiven / I'm standing here today overwhelmed by grace / cause I know who paid my cost / Thank God for the man on the middle cross.”
Written by Rhett Walker, Matthew West, AJ Pruis & Matt Jenkins
Until next week,
David Guion
P.S.
“When God gives a promise, thank the Lord, He keeps it.” Butch Ikels