Isn't Jesus wonderful!

Saints, it is great disccussing all kinds of doctrinal issues etc but here i am listening to the song 'Turn your eyes upon Jesus' and oh it just moves my heart. Isn't Jesus wonderful?!!

Oh to God that we never lose our love for Him, that we post more threads on SI about Him, that we grow in the love of Christ.

Why dont we just discuss how wonderful He is?

Lets have a thread about Jesus, lets talk about Him, and may it cause our hearts to be warmed with love for Him.

"Turn your eyes upon Jesus look into His wonderful face, and the things of the world will grow strangely dim in the light of His glorious grace"

Of course He is wonderful!

I don't think anyone will disagree with this.

Thanks for the thread.

God bless.

sb1175 said:

Oh how great He is! i was so dry for a few days, and after this morning, it just seemed just a little drop of His mercy, and i am tearing up again....

Yes i was dry too, but O how lovely it is to think on Jesus again, to be mindful of Him, yes how it fills the heart with love and the eyes with tears. There is no one like our Lord, there is no one like Jesus! "To you who believe He is precious".

Enid said:

Of course He is wonderful!

I don't think anyone will disagree with this.

Thanks for the thread.

Yes sister of course, but isn't it nice to remind ourselves, to just talk about Him? We talk about so many other things on here (good things), so can't we talk about our Saviour? state the obvious if you will.

Talk to me about Jesus, tell me what you love about Him... I need to think on Him, meditate on Him, i soon forget His loveliness to my shame

Richardf said:

Praise Jesus for:
-the fact that He uses a sinful mess like me to encourage others.
-the mere fact that WE have the privelege and blessing to serve Him daily, to come into His presence.
-His saving blood poured out for me, that I can boldly approach God's eternal throne because of what HE did.
-being able to praise Him!

Amen brother!

'Littlegift', i too love that hymn, especially the chorus:

Unto Him Who hath loved us and washed us from sin, unto Him be the glory forever Amen

They sing that especially well in Wales, i have sang that a few times at the Aber conference or in Geoff Thomas' church.

Dani, i am so glad you posted this time, you said:

why should it be strange that worldly things grow dim? Shouldn't that be normal? And so my prayer has been that nothing would every outshine Him in my affections. Because He is wonderful.

You are so right, i have made a habit in my life of letting over things steal my affections, how wicked this is, how insulting to Christ, how it robs God. I think if we can turn away from other rival affections and worldly amusments whatever it might be, we will be freed to value and appreciate the priceless treasure that is the Person of Christ. Oh lets encourage each other to do this- may Jesus always have our hearts, passions, affections, mind and desires.

And sister Ronyia, thank you, that is truly a wonderful soul refreshing hymn, i love it!

Other refuge have I none, hangs my helpless soul on Thee;Leave, ah! leave me not alone, still support and comfort me. All my trust on Thee is stayed, all my help from Thee I bring; Cover my defenseless head with the shadow of Thy wing.

Is there any better way to express the cry of our hearts or they essence of true saving faith in Jesus?

And i love verse 4, especially the first line.

Thou, O Christ, art all I want, more than all in Thee I find;

Oh that this might constantly be my experience. To enjoy and treasure the riches of Christ, to count all else rubbish but to know Him.

Please keep them coming! Lets keep talking about our Jesus. What we love about Him, what He has done for us, our wonderful He is, and how precious!

dclovesjesus wrote:
I am not as eloquent or knowledgeable as most who post here, so I usually just come here and read. But when I saw this topic, I couldn't help myself....

I was thinking just last week about this song
"Turn your eyes upon Jesus look into His wonderful face, and the things of the world will grow strangely dim in the light of His glorious grace" And I was thinking, why should it be strange that worldly things grow dim? Shouldn't that be normal? And so my prayer has been that nothing would every outshine Him in my affections. Because He is wonderful. And just the thought that in all His kingly glory, He still smiles upon me is quite overwhelming.

Dani

Thank you, Dani, for these eloquent words. They spoke right to my heart.
And thanks, Here4Him, for starting this thread.

AD

Thanks Greg, i will listen to those sermons.

Jeannette, it was me who talked about Geoff Thomas. He is still there at the same church,still preaching in those wonderful eloquent tones! I cant say i would agree with him on everything, but i have enjoyed hearing him preach each year i have gone to the aber conference, cos He does preach Christ, and lifts up Christ. I remember one year i was listening to him preach on one of the old welsh chapels, he preached on Christ, and it was so wonderful, it brought tears to my eyes. Then at the end we stood to sing the last hymn, and i will never forget it, it was a touch of heaven to my soul. We sang:

Thou art the everlasting Word,
The Father’s only Son;
God manifestly seen and heard,
And Heav’n’s belovèd one:

Refrain

Worthy, O Lamb of God, art Thou
That every knee to Thee should bow.

In Thee most perfectly expressed
The Father’s glories shine;
Of the full deity possessed,
Eternally divine:

Refrain

True image of the Infinite,
Whose essence is concealed;
Brightness of uncreated light;
The heart of God revealed:

Refrain

But the high mysteries of Thy Name
An angel’s grasp transcend;
The Father only—glorious claim!—
The Son can comprehend:

Refrain

Throughout the universe of bliss,
The center Thou, and sun;
Th’eternal theme of praise of this,
To Heav’n’s belovèd one:

Refrain

Compliments said:
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Lord, Your Beautiful..
Your Face Is All I See...
And When Your Eyes Are On This Child...
Your Grace Abounds To Me...

I love this song, it's so sweet to my spirit when I sing it over and over again.

Jesus is truly wonderful Amen!!

Amen, He is!!!

I love that Keith Green song too

Thanks Dorcas. The words of that hymn are amazing, it couldn't have been any better if it was a sermon!

And thanks for recommending that Duncan Campbell sermon, it sounds ideal for me at the moment.

Lets have a thread about Jesus, lets talk about Him, and may it cause our hearts to be warmed with love for Him.

Here's something from 2000+ Bible Illustrations that may warm your heart...
An artist can paint the physical hands and feet of our Lord, but he cannot paint the healing power of those hands and the godly walk of those feet. He can paint the outward suffering, but not the inward cause; the cursed tree, but not the curse of the law; the bearing of the cross, but not the bearing of the sins of His people; the cup of vinegar, but not the cup of wrath-the derision of His enemies and the forsaking of the Father.
Where is the artist who can paint one hand of Christ nailed to the cross and the other hand claiming an inheritance of believers?
Or who can paint our Lord bruising the serpent's head, conquering sin, death and the grave?
The artist can only portray blood and water flowing from Christ's side, but he cannot paint what the eye of faith sees in that blood: salvation and pardon.

InTheLight, thats a powerful quote, thanks.

I hope to hear more talk of Jesus, i think we as Christians can be very guilty of spending our time together disscussing doctrinal issues and this and that, but when do we just come together and say, 'can we talk about Jesus?'

Those "simple" songs just as the "Simple Sunday School Stories from the Bible" will forever remain anything but simple...The song "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" is one that wells out of my spirit and puts me in Clear Focus and presents such Peace, each time.

Jesus? Oh Jesus, Precious Lord and Life to my soul....

Where would one begin???
Other than to say: Without HIM I would be nothing; With Him, I can do All Things that He asks of Me. Because of Him, I have the breath and the Life, to Present Him to everyone I encounter...so they too can be set Free to Worship Him.

Psalm 95:6
Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the Lord our Maker

Great subject matter Here4Him...because He is the One Subject that Really Matters in all of life.

Talkn2u

Our God is an awesome God, He reigns from heaven above with wisdom, power and love; our God is an awesome God!

Dani said:

I had been meditating on the story of the woman with the alabaster box...how she broke the box, so none of the ointment would remain, but all of it would be poured out on Jesus. And I began longing to pour out all of my life on Him. I can be so selfish, especially with my time. I say that I want all of Jesus, but I have all of Jesus. What is lacking is that He doesn't always have all of me. Oh that I might be poured out on Him as a fragrant offering. He is worthy of no less.

Amen! This is a wonderful desire, only God oculd have put that in you. I have have the same desire, Oh to be completely His, to be completely given up to the lover of our souls! What keeps me back?

Immortal honors rest on Jesus’ head;
My God, my portion, and my Living Bread;
In Him I live, upon Him cast my care;
He saves from death, destruction, and despair.

He is my Refuge in each deep distress;
The Lord my strength and glorious righteousness;
Through floods and flames He leads me safely on,
And daily makes His sovereign goodness known.

My every need He richly will supply;
Nor will His mercy ever let me die;
In Him there dwells a treasure all divine,
And matchless grace has made that treasure mine.

O that my soul could love and praise Him more,
His beauties trace, His majesty adore;
Live near His heart, upon His bosom lean;
Obey His voice, and all His will esteem.

Dani said:

Does it thrill anyone else to realize that we can behold His glory NOW?? And my heart cries - OH Lord Jesus!!! Open my eyes to see Your glory, that I may behold You and know You as You truly are - the majestic and glorious King.

Amen! If this is available to us now, it must be that there are hindrances in our lives that prevent us from beholding more of His glory now. When we get rid of anything that hinders us i believe we will see have a greater capacity to enjoy Christ. A simpler life, a focused life is a life that the old saints lived that enabled them to enjoy Christ more than most of us do. We must remove these hindrances therefore. Oh help us God.

Tremendous insight there...to realize that hinderances could be what keeps us from beholding His Glory...

Total surrender is absolutely vital; yet seldom seen in lives today.

We are missing out sooo much, by holding on to things rather than handing them over to Him, wholly.

He IS Wonderful...and NOTHING should interfere with our pursuit of His Face!!!!

Dani said:

And I don't know why I do it, but I allow things to pull me away from Him. But eventually I always get to the place where I feel this longing, an emptiness, a yearning deep inside. So I will put everything aside and draw near to Him. And He is there and He still loves me and I wonder why I let my heart get distracted. There is nothing better than His love.

I know, isn't Jesus wonderful that He still longs to meet with us even after we have spurned Him so many times. This reminds me of a Paul Washer sermon on the Song of Solomon where he talks about this situation between the lover and his beloved. It is definately worth a listen. I can't remember which of these two it is, but it is probably mentioned in both. Anyway both are most excellent sermons that have helped me so much, in fact i think i should listen to them again!

'(The Glory of God) in Moral Purity' (Paul Washer)

'You Are Dearly Loved By God' (Paul Washer)

And He is there and He still loves me and I wonder why I let my heart get distracted.

Have had Leonard Ravenhill's repeating of this coming to the fore lately ...

His Plan For Me

When I stand at the Judgment Seat of Christ
And He shows His plan for me,
The plan of my life as it might have been
Had He had His way - and I see
How I blocked Him here, and checked Him there,
And I would not yield my will,
Will there be grief in my Savior's eyes,
Grief though He loves me still?
Would He have me rich and I stand there poor,
Stripped of all but His grace,
While memory runs like a hunted thing,
Down the paths I cannot retrace.
Lord, of the years that are left to me
I give them to Thy hand
Take me and break me and mold me,
To the pattern that Thou hast planned!
-Author Unknown

From; [url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=13622]The Judgement Seat of Christ[/url]

Dani...
Continue to "live out Christ" in front of your sons...
Continue to pray over them, trusting that God has honored your prayers.
Know that God has heard the cry of your heart...
And the other thing I would strongly suggest is that you get into His Word and pursue His assurance that they will walk in the Salvation of the Lord....
God will give you a Word to stand on. Get alone with Him. And I promise you that you will KNOW He has spoken and you will have a Word to hold tightly to in the "waiting"...

When my son was in Iraq, I could bearly function in society, and I have a very public job, where I am confronted with people NONstop all day long. My demeanor must be "up" and professional. However, I would find myself falling apart without warning...the concern over my son's safety engulfed me.

One day without warning I fell into tears in the middle of a store...I walked out as quickly as possible, went home, sat in my chair with my Bible in hand, and spoke to the Lord out of desperation: "Father, I must hear from you...I must know that you are watching my Son and that you are in control...my head knows it but my heart needs to be certain."

He took me immediately to a scripture I had not ever paid attention to in Job 41:26 "The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin."
Upon reading it my spirit was covered in the Peace of God...and I never cried over him being out there for his entire tour.

God kept my Son from harm that tour and altho he was running from bombs "daily" he was not hurt physically or emotionally.

And to keep in line with this thread...This is one more reason for rejoicing at the Wonderfulness of Jesus...Not just because my son was kept safe....but I rejoice in His Goodness, that He saw me crying before Him and He met my hearts desperation with the Power of His Spirit thru His Word...

My son leaves for his second tour, in three days. I know that I will need to sequester myself again and hold on to the Lord...
I don't know the plans He has for my son, for many sons and daughters have lost their lives for this country...but KNOWING that the Lord of all Heaven and Earth, cares enough to make His Word and Spirit known to me, can get me and all the other mothers and fathers assurance and an anchor to hold on to ...

Your greatest testimony is living out Jesus in front of your boys...let them see your pursuit of His Will and Word and Ways...Let them hear you be thankful for His Mighty Acts and For His Sovereignty...Speak of His Greatness with rejoicing and a genuine heart and you will be cultivating the ground of their hearts.

They have watched you, you are raising them for Him...they will come into that saving knowledge for they will NOT be able to depart from Truth!!!

Happy Mothers Day!

May the Lord richly bless you both! God bless you mothers, saints, sisters... Both of you touched me deeply.

The power of praying mothers

Oh my sister Dani, this is a wonderful place to be in! The Lord says

"I dwell in th ehigh and holy place with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones" (Isa 57:15).

It is a great place to be in to realise and confess we havn't valued Him and sought Him enough and to lay at His feet in brokeness, and yet be encouraged sister God says He will dwell with such people as you!

I can see you have such a heart for Christ. God has placed that in you, there is no doubt, you have encouraged me so much by your desire and love for Christ, so do be encouraged! May that grow more and more and may you come to know Him more, but sister i can certainly tell you are well on the way! Keep going! God Bless you!