God in Us- Earthen Vessels

Longing for human compassion and understanding, to be valued in someones eyes, I have always seen as a great weakness in myself. Many times I have prayed about this with tears of shame and frustration.

But recently the Lord has given me a new revelation concerning this “neediness”.  He reminded me that I am human and that humans have need of other humans and that he created us to be so.

He showed me that is part of the reason that he came to earth as a human being, so that other human beings could “see” God and not just have to “imagine” Him. As human beings, we needed this visual of God in something that we could relate to- another human being.

And so Christ came and took on the form of an earthen vessel and was subject to the same human frailties as we are- yet without sin.

He experienced every human suffering and temptation that we experience to one degree or another. But most of all he showed us God;

“Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?” John 14: 9

Jesus came as a man and he showed us God; He showed us His love, compassion, humility, humbleness, gentleness, mercy, care, concern, sympathy, and yes, even too, His anger, hurt, and jealousy. Men were now able to have a visual image of who God is and gain a greater faith in Him and love for Him.

And so Jesus passed the torch to His disciples and His disciples passed it to us;

“As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world, And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word. That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one. I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou loved me.” John 17: 18-23

And hence, we have the body of Christ, compacted, working together, caring for one another; having compassion and concern. When one rejoices, we rejoice with them and when one is hurting, we hurt with them- the love of God shown through earthen vessels. (see Ephesians 4:16 and 1 Corninthian 12:26)

So today, once again, the truth has set me free- free from false condemnation for feeling needy for the love and compassion of other human beings.

Jesus made us earthen vessels for His glory to shine through; I look to see God in others and I pray and work that others may see God in me!

Watch and Pray

“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.” 1Peter 4:7

We need to be sober to be able to watch and see life as it truly is. So many people are living an illusion; so many are seeking after a fantasy world created in their imagination. Some are seeking a perfect family with a dog and and a yard. Some are seeking to be a millionaire and have prestige. Some are seeking adventure and travel to far away lands. But God has warned us in his word that we need to watch and pray, because the end of all things is at hand- the end of your life, the end of my life, is at hand.

“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the LORD so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.” 1 Thess 5: 1-6

When we are watching, we are going to see something; God will reveal some things to us, and then we must pray, because the enemy of souls is waiting to steal right away that which God has made known unto us.

Sometimes when watching we will see a warning;

“Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. And now, brethren, I commend you unto God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.” Act 20: 31-32

A warning to us needs to be followed by prayer. We need to pray that God will help us to heed the warning and to deliver us from the snare that Satan has laid. When we are watching and praying, we are alert and we need to pray that God would keep us from the hour of temptation;

“Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” matt 26: 41

It is easy to say, “oh sure, I will stand for Jesus, I want to please him and do all he asks of me.” But when it comes to performing, we need to be praying for the help and strength of God, because in ourselves… in our flesh dwelleth no good thing and without Christ we can do nothing. Peter was indeed willing to stand by Christ to the death, but because he had not watched AND prayed, he ended up denying him three times, even with cursing. This can happen to any of us. We must WATCH… and…PRAY!

When we are watching we are girded- we have prayed, and sought God’s will and read from his word, and we are ready for his call, to do his bidding. When you begin a new employment and you are eager to build a good repoir with your boss you are watching and looking for ways to work, and when that boss needs something done, you hop to it. It is the same in serving Christ. His true servants are girded and waiting to hear his voice and bidding;

“Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.”  Luke 12: 35-38

Here he tells us “blessed are those servants” twice. I don’t know about you, but whenever I see those words “blessed” that tells me that this is an area for receiving great blessings from God.

We need to watch and pray for our fellow soldiers;

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all preserverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, (Paul) that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel.” Ephesians 6: 18-19

We need to watch and pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ. Some are going through hard battles, some are weak, some are sick, some are on the front lines of the battle field like the apostle Paul and need courage and strength. We need to pray always for them and watch for them too!

When we are watching we will be stedfast in the faith and work of the Lord;

“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong” 1 Cor 16: 13

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Cor 15: 58

All of life outside of Christ is vain. Our hopes and dreams perish when we die. The only true life is life that is hid in Christ Jesus- lived for his cause, which is the salvation of souls.

“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.” Colossians 2: 2-4

The Bible tells us that those things that are of high esteem in the eyes of men, are an abomination with God. A life in Chirst will not be applauded here by the general population of men. In fact, we will often be looked upon as fools for the hidden things of God are foolishness to those who are spiritually blind.  (1 Cor. 2:14)

We need to keep our hope in the life beyond this world; in the life that is hid in Jesus Christ;

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” 1 Thess 4: 16-18

Christ is our life, our hope, our labour. He is our everything. Have you ever been to a most beautiful spot in God’s great creation and just been enraptured by the beauty and magnifcients of it all? If God made this world, so beautiful, this world that is so engulfed by the sins of men, we can be assured heaven will be that much more glorious. We will not be disappointed. We will not arrive in heaven missing earth- EVER!

We must watch unto prayer. We must not miss the goal!

Now if you have not been watchful and the enemy has gained advantage in your life, there is still hope this side of eternity;

“Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee… He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot our his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.” Rev 3: 2-3, 5

REMEMBER: Watching and Praying go hand in hand. We must do both. We must watch to see and thenpray to fulfill what God shows us.

The Peace That Passeth Understanding

“Be anxious about nothing; but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your request be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, will keeps you hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Phil. 4:6

There is no peace like the peace that passes understanding!

When you don’t  understand why?  God’s peace promises a good reason-

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of  evil, to give you an expected end.” (a future and a hope) Jeremiah 29:11

“He will fulfill the desire of them that fear Him” Psalm 145:19

When you don’t understand when? God’s peace promises a perfect time-

“For yet a little while and He that shall come will come, and will not tarry.”  Hebrews 10:37

When you don’t understand where? God’s peace promises He will be with us-

“I will go before thee and make the crooked places straight;”  Isaiah 45:2

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.”Ps. 23:4

“Fear not for I am with thee: be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness..”  Isaiah 41:10

When you don’t understand how? The peace of God promises a way-

“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?”  Jeremiah 32:27

And finally, will God forget to keep His promises to you? The peace of God says NO!-

“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet I will not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee on the palms of my hands.”  Isaiah 49: 15-16

“Trust in the LORD with ALL thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.“  Proverbs 3:5

Wisdom is Justified of all Her Children

When we seek God for direction and help in our lives, it is so very important that we listen to Him and follow what He shows us no matter what anyone else may think or say about it.

The Lord tells us in Mark 1:19 and Luke 7:35 that the people accused John the Baptist of having a devil and they called the very sinless, beautiful Lord Jesus Christ a glutton and wine bibber. No matter what you do in life, there will always be ones to find fault.

But, “wisdom is justified of all her children”

Proverbs 31:30 says, “favour is deceitful and beauty is vain” Favour or men’s approval- when that is where are heart is, we will be deceived.

“The fear of man bringeth a snare” Proverbs 29:25

“And He (Jesus) said unto them, ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.”

When we are careful to listen to God, He will give us the wisdom that we ask for:

“If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”  James 1: 5

Whenever God instructs us personally, we must be very careful to follow what he tells us. The enemy of our souls is always there to oppose the way God shows us. Sometimes this opposition may even come from one who is a brother or sister in the Lord. This can truly be a sore trial but we must be fully convicted of what God has shown us and follow it no matter what anyone else thinks or believes. Of course God will never show us a way that is contrary to his written word.

In 1 Kings 13 we read about a prophet of God that was sent to King Jeroboam to give him a message from God. The King invited him to his house and the man of God responded, “If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place: For so it was charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, eat no bread, nor drink water, not turn again by the same way that thou camest. “  1 Kings 13: 8-9

But a little further down the road, this same prophet met another prophet of God who brings him a different message than the one God had specifically given him:

“I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spoke unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied to him.” verse 15

So this man of God, who had refused the King, yielded to a prophet. Because of this he lost his life hours later. The wrath of God came down harder on the disobedient than on the one who lied to him.

Galatians 1: 8, 10-12 “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached, let him be accursed… For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet please men, I should not be the servant of Christ. But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man- (he didn’t preach a mans message) For I received it neither of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

When God reveals something to us, its time to take heed.

Wisdom is justified of her children- wisdom comes from God. When we have a situation in life and we seek God for direction, He will be faithful to show us the way and it is critical to follow His leading even if it goes against our own understanding.

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes:”  Proverbs 3: 5-6

When we follow His leading and we are faithful to what he shows us, we will reap good benefits. The wisdom that we follow will shut the mouths of the nay-sayers. When the fruit of our way becomes obvious- that wisdom will be justified of her children, or, in other words, the fruit of our lives will stop the mouths of the scornful:

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”  Isaiah 54: 17

Fruit takes time to mature. It takes time to see the results of obedience to the wisdom of God. But when we are faithful, our works will one day come to fruition, and like the old saying goes, “The proof is in the pudding” our fruit will speak for itself.

“Give her the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.”  Proverbs 31:31

My husband and I recently took a trip down to the coast. It was about a four hour drive. I sat in wonder as the closer we got to the ocean the more beautiful the countryside became. As we drove through the coastal mountain ranges I was struck by the perfectly manicured green hills with perfect little trees decorating them. You could tell that life had been good there. Plenty of sunshine, rain in it’s season. Not too harsh weather conditions.
But when we got to the ocean, a whole other picture was set before my eyes of magnificant beauty. The world opened up into eternity over the vast ocean and here the winds beat mercilessly year round. The trees here possessed a strength and beauty like none I have ever seen. You could see how the years of harsh winds had moulded each into a character of their own. Each tree possessed such personality you could not help but stare in the wonder of it all. Some of them you would even think to be quite deformed, yet still so mysteriously beautiful.
God used these trees to speak to my heart. Such a profound lesson was impressed upon me that words seem inadequate to express.
There are many lives just like those little manicured trees. They have what everyone wishes for. The sun shines on them, love surrounds them. Everything seems to be in their favor. They grow into beautiful people of good morals and productive lives.
But then there are lives that are born in a place where the winds of adversity are ever present. Hardship and adverse conditions meet them everyday. Some cannot stand the hardships and never get established and die. But the ones that take a deep root and hang on, grow up strong, and yes, sometimes appear to have certain deformities because of the constant whippings and lashings of life. Yet they possess a beauty of their own that, unlike the perfectly manicured trees that all seem to look the same, these have formed a unique character and a strength that is deep and secure. Just look at these pictures of some of the costal trees and let them teach you a lesson about life.

Oh God you are my God, and I will ever praise you!
I will seek you in the morning, and I will learn to walk in your ways,
And step by step you’ll lead me, and I will follow you all of my days.
Oh God you are my God, and I will ever praise you!

To see more pictures of our trip come visit my blog

Looking Unto Jesus

In the Arms of God

 

I feel the touch of hands so kind and tender.
They’re leading me in the paths that I must trod.
I’ll have no fear for Jesus walks beside me
For I’m sheltered in the arms of God.

Soon I shall hear the call from heaven’s portals
Come home my child,
It’s the last mile you must trod
I’ll fall asleep
And wake in God’s sweet heaven
For I’m sheltered in the arms of God.

“..If I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto MYSELF.”   Jesus   -John 14:3

JESUS, YOU are MY KING!

I’m forgiven, because you were forsaken
I’m accepted, you were condemned
I’m alive and well, you’re spirit is within me
Because you died and rose again

Amazing love, how can it be
That you my king would die for me
Amazing love, I know it’s true
It’s my JOY to honor you
In all I do, I honor you!

“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of the darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowlege of the the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.”  2 Corinthians 4: 6-11

Who Can Have Compassion?

For the past couple of years now I have meditated on the beautiful fruit of gentleness and worked and prayed that God would bless me with this most valuable character trait.

Now, through the course of a present trial, compassion has become my theme. I can’t get away from thinking about it and meditating over it. So precious has it been to me in the midst of tumults, fears and insecurities.

Compassion- beautiful, calming and precious compassion. Another rare fruit indeed. A fruit that I am praying will be imbedded into the very depths of my being through this dark tunnel in which I am passing through.

I have always felt myself to be a compassionate person yet I am learning that compassion needs a very deep root system if it is to stay intact, and the roots of compassion will only go deep in contrary conditions; in heart-wrenching trials.

Even the Hebrew and Greek deffinitions of compassion seem to get deeper and deeper as you read each one:

Compassion- to spare, take pity upon, have mercy on… to find compassion, be loved; feelings of compassion are usually accompanied by acts of compassion… to show pity on another person who is in serious need, usually with a focus on an act of kindness that will help meet that need… to deal gently… to sympathize with, touched with the feeling…sympathetic.

It has been said that people don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care. How true this is exemplified when we look upon our Saviour and how He dealt with souls.

First, He healed, He gave, He sacrificed. He showed the multitudes how much he loved and cared about them. He took such pity upon them- THEN- they chose to sit and listen to Him and they eagerly drank in all He had to say. They wanted to listen to Him and  to be with Him. He had shown them so much mercy, taken such pity upon their seemingly hopeless conditions. He had brought hope back into their lives. They naturally flocked to Him, so drawn were they to this beautiful, compassionate man. Even when He tried to get away across the lake, they followed Him over. When the man with legion was healed, he sat at Jesus’ feet and hung upon His every word. He cried, “Lord, I want to go with you!”  Whenever Mary and Martha heard He was in town, their hearts lept with great joy and they scrambled to prepare their home for His comfort. Zacheaus was full of joy and rapture that this gentle, compassionate man would want to come into his home and stay.

Story after story reveals people with a fervent, burning, love and desire to be with the LORD, all of which was preceeded by compassion eminating from this Holy Ghost filled man.  How powerful compassion is!

Anyone can preach a message. Anyone can point out the faults and sins of another. But…

“Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way?”   (going astray; beset by weaknesses) For He (Jesus) himself also is compassed with infirmity.”   Hebrews 5:2

Who can take pity on them, have mercy, love them, show them concern through ‘acts of kindness’? Who can help meet their needs? Who can deal gently with them? Who can sympathize and be touched with the feeling of their infirmity? Who? Who is willing?

“But whosoever hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have a need, and shutteth up his bowels (his heart) of compassion, how dwelleth the love of God in Him?” 1 John 3: 17-18

If we believe we have the love of God dwelling in us let us consider that love accordingly:

“But when He saw the multitude, He was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.” Matt 9:36

“But thou, O LORD, art a God FULL of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.“  Ps. 86:15

“He hath made His wonderful works to be remembered: The LORD is gracious and FULL of compassion.” Ps. 111:4

“The LORD is gracious, and FULL of compassion; slow to anger, and great in mercy. The LORD is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all His workd. “  Ps 145: 8-9

“It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions FAIL NOT; They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness!”  Lam 3: 22-23

What, we may wonder, are acts “moved by compassion”?

“For I was hungry, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison and ye came unto me.” Matt 25:35-36

But who are they that “shutteth up their bowels of compassion”?

verses 42-43 paraphrased-

I was hungry- you gave me nothing to satisfy my hunger: I was thirsty you brought no cool water in your hands: I was strange so you avoided me: I was vulnerable yet you offered no protection or strength: I was sick and I never saw you: I was in the prison house and you never sought to set me free.

“In as much as ye have done it to the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me”  ~Jesus Christ

Who can have compassion? Who?

The Value of One Soul

One morning an elderly man was walking on a nearly deserted beach. He came upon a boy surrounded by thousands and thousands of starfish. As eagerly as he could, the youngster was picking them up and throwing them back into the ocean.

Puzzled, the older man looked at the young boy and asked, “Little boy, what are you doing?”

The youth responded without looking up, “I’m trying to save these starfish, sir.”

The old man chuckled aloud, and queried, “Son, there are thousands of starfish and only one of you. What difference can you make?”

Holding a starfish in his hand, the boy turned to the man and, gently tossing the starfish into the water, said, “It will make a difference to that one!”

“But when He (Jesus) saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest is truly plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.”  Matt 9:36-38

“…If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.” Matt 18:12-14

O that we could see the value of just one soul. Even Jesus himself looked upon the multitudes and in His humanity knew that he alone could not meet each need. He prayed for labourers- Shepherds willing to take the time needed to help that one soul. We may not be able to reach multitudes, but if each of us took under one soul and took the time and compassion to nurture that soul, we can know that we have brought in a sheave for the Lord. We made a difference in that one life.

The multitudes… made up of individuals with different backrounds, different heartaches, needs, fears and concerns- all fainting and weary because they had no shepherd. They had no one that would guide them, care for them shelter and protect them; lead them to green pastures and cool clean water; bind up their wounds; draw them close enough to develop a lasting relationship with them.

The sheep know the voice of their shepherd. They have learned to trust him.

But a sheep with no shepherd is prey to the hungry wolves and subject to poisonous forage and wandering about looking for water… fainting and weary.

When Jesus looks upon a soul, he looks past their sin-stained life, their dirty unkempt  garment. What does he see? A beloved lamb!

See Him tenderly take the lamb up in his arms and carry it close to His bosom; a place of compassion, love and affection. See Him carry the dying sheep home to the rest of the fold, washing his fleece, pouring ointment into it’s wounds and binding him up. See him carefully introducing the new and healthful food, a little at a time till he has the strength to eat more. See him leading the lamb to the cool, clear water. The little lamb is scared and insecure. The rest of the flock is healthy and strong; but this little lamb is skinny and wounded from wandering about. Yet he is learning to trust the good Shepherd. This all feels so good. He listens for the shepherds voice. When he is afraid he runs to Him, this great-hearted caretaker. Trust is being established. Over time the lamb gets fatter and more vibrant. Soon you cannot tell that he was ever any different than the rest of the flock. But all this didn’t happen overnight. It took time, patience, labor, compassion and and vision. A vision of the value of one soul!

“But a certain Samaritan as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him. And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an Inn, and took care of him…Go and do likewise.” Luke 10:33, 34, 37

I hailed me a woman from the street, Shameless, but oh so fair!

I bade her sit in the models seat and painted her sitting there.

I his all trace of her heart unclean; I painted a babe at her breast;

I painted her as she might have been if the worst had been the best.

She laughed at my picture and went away, then came with a knowing nod,

A connoisseur, and I heard him say; “tis Mary the mother of God”…

By R. W. Service

Keep Me Safe Till the Storm Passes By

 

 

In the dark of the midnight have I oft hid my face,
While the storm howls above me, and there’s no hiding place.
‘Mid the crash of the thunder, Precious Lord, hear my cry,
Keep me safe till the storm passes by.

Till the storm passes over, till the thunder sounds no more,
Till the clouds roll forever from the sky;
Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand,
Keep me safe till the storm passes by.

Many times Satan whispered, “There is no need to try,
For there’s no end of sorrow, there’s no hope by and by”
But I know Thou art with me, and tomorrow I’ll rise
Where the storms never darken the skies.

Till the storm passes over, till the thunder sounds no more,
Till the clouds roll forever from the sky;
Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand,
Keep me safe till the storm passes by.

When the long night has ended and the storms come no more,
Let me stand in Thy presence on the bright peaceful shore;
In that land where the tempest, never comes, Lord, may I
Dwell with Thee when the storm passes by.

Till the storm passes over, till the thunder sounds no more,
Till the clouds roll forever from the sky;
Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand,
Keep me safe till the storm passes by.