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It really is a question of who
it is you trust.
For some it’s the employer who is
likely to go bust.
For some it is the media and
their favourite rocking chair.
But who can trust the media?
Their lies are everywhere.
Some rely on alcohol and any
form of booze.
But drunkenness is guaranteed
the way by which they lose!
Some trust in their teacher or
their granny’s crystal ball.
Sadly at the very end these do
not work at all.
Others trust religion and their
favourite guru.
But when it comes to trusting;
O Lord there’s only You.
It wasn’t always that way. Not
while I was still young.
While life was like a violin
that someone had unstrung.
For You were there to rescue me
and cause my face to smile.
I’d been so deeply in the “dumps”,
it had become my style.
O Lord You hear the longings of
people who are hurt.
You specialise in rescuing from
overwhelming dirt.
Your love became a beacon in
which to place my hope.
The Blessed Holy Spirit gave
the strength by which I cope.
To cope with my shortcomings which
haunted all my past.
That’s when Your love,
unfailing, so wide and deep and vast,
Rescued and forgave me in spite
of my distress.
All of this You did while I was
living in a mess!
So Lord I have to praise You,
for all that You have done;
For giving me my freedom
through Your Great and Holy Son.
I never can forget it. The good
You’ve done for me,
Exceeds the expectations of all
I thought could be.
You heard my cry for mercy and my
terror of the grave;
You knew my deepest longings
and You heard my prayer to save.
I felt that death was choking
me with ropes around so tight,
It seemed to be impossible to
live another night!
So Lord I called upon You. I trusted
in Your Name;
And in an instant You were
there to take my guilt and shame.
O Lord I can’t forget You for
all you’ve done for me.
There’s no one else Whom I can
trust for all eternity.
I know I don’t deserve it; You
did it on that cross.
To think that God would do this
– to suffer so much loss!
You thought that I was worth it,
in spite of all I’d been!
How can I ever thank You for
washing me so clean.
Jim Strickland – written Wednesday, 05 October 2011
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
WHOM TO TRUST
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