Transported I Rise

From the time I was little, my favorite line in this hymn was

"When clothed in his brightness, transported I rise,

To meet him in clouds of the sky,"

Until then, may we rejoice that we are hidden in the cleft of the rock.

~Ash

Come Out From

Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

1Pe 1:16

For I am the LORD your God:

ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves,

and ye shall be holy; for I am holy:

Lev 11:44

Time has past since we would journey to Florida as a whole family by car. The three day trek to Florida seemed like an eternity to us kids, helped mostly by the eager anticipation to play in the sand and "our" pool --namely the resort's pool. We felt like we owned Florida!

Looking back I can imagine how trying we children were to Dad. "Are we there yet?" "How many more days?" "How many more hours?" "Dad, are bald headed eagles really bald?" "Dad, I feel seasick! No, I'm NOT car sick, I am SEA sick, I feel sea sick." "Dad.." "Dad..."

I am sure my parents wonder if these long trips were even worth the effort. I wonder if they ever realized what an impact these trips had on us.

You see, we had a favorite "tape" (cassette tape -- or rather tapes): Don Francisco's tapes. We could sing every song by memory. These songs made a huge impact on our minds, on our life. And no wonder, we listened to them the whole way down and the whole way home (this was before we discovered the Odyssey series.)

I was thinking today of one of these songs in particular. The song is "Holiness", and it is the chorus that stands out to me even now.

Holiness, Holiness

It's the Lord's command

Not the Lord's request

How true this is! I don't believe we understand the significance of such a command. Above I have listed the verses that come to mind whenever I heard this song. IF only we could grasp the importance of being holy, our lives would be changed.

"How should we then live?

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Eze 33:10, 11"

"Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord"

2Co 6:17

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To Follow

Some times its hard to follow

And let another lead

To get up when commanded

To let go your own need

Yet sometimes its not so bad

To follow and to do

All that another wishes

Let go what's good for you

If only, only, we could grasp

The truth in sacrifice

We would be willing to let go

And to follow would suffice.

Now the Lord saith "Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed."

I Sam. 2:30

Two extremes.

"I would that thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth."

The middle.

Then I saw, and considered it well:

I looked upon it, and received instruction.

Proverbs 24:32