This is one of my favorite songs right now.  It will also be the first one I post for 2008.

In the midst of all the bad things that we can get caught up in, God still reigns.  Though, we’ve seen horrible things in our lifetime, and have yet to see more, the glory of God will only burn brighter. 

(Please excuse the last part of the video )

I am starting my first book for 2008 … John Piper’s “Pierced by the Word”. Any thoughts on this book?  Ever read it?  I will probably get through other books before I do this one, but that’s only because there is so much in one ,three to four page chapter, that I am going to take the 31 chapter book a day at a time, so I can chew on it.

  I love how John Piper is always talking about the glory of God.  In every book of his that I have read, he talks about it.  In the first chapter of this book, he talks about the glory of God being the central focus of the story of the death of Lazarus.  He says that today so many people would be up in arms about the fact that Jesus “stayed two days longer in the place where he was” (John 11:6) while Lazarus was dying, and for putting Mary and Martha through the pain they experienced in those few days.  

He then goes on to tell of how we should not begin to tell Jesus what love is.  At Passion this year he gave a definition of love that stuck. Hard.  I was happy to find him use that definition in this book : ” love is doing whatever you need to do to help people see and savor the glory of God in Christ forever and ever”. How true.  Jesus is the only satisfying reality.

Happy New Year all!

I looked for a video of this song with no success.  I love the lyrics.  It goes along with what Louie said to do today while thinking about the past year.   He said to “surrender all over again” and to “put your everything in His hands for His renown”. 

Barlow Girl -”The Guy Song”

Where would we be today if no man ever had strength to believe
If no man had a vision farther than their eyes could ever see
They are the one’s who paved the way
To show you how you have been made for more

This is your day, don’t let them take it away yeah yeah
This is your day, don’t let them take it, take it
This is your day, don’t let them get in your way
This is your day, so come on, take it, take your day