He Is by Aaron Jeoffrey

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Lyrics:

"He Is" by
Aaron Jeoffrey

In Genesis, He's the breath of life

In Exodus, the Passover Lamb

In Leviticus, He's our High Priest

Numbers, The fire by night

Deuteronomy, He's Moses' voice

In Joshua, He is salvation's choice

Judges, law giver

In Ruth, the kinsmen-redeemer

First and second Samuel, our trusted prophet

In Kings and Chronicles, He's sovereign

Ezra, true and faithful scribe

Nehemiah, He's the rebuilder of broken walls and lives

In Esther, He's Mordecai's courage

In Job, the timeless redeemer

In Psalms, He is our morning song

In Proverbs, wisdom's cry

Ecclesiastes, the time and season

In the Song of Solomon, He is the lover's dream



He is, He is, HE IS!



In Isaiah, He's Prince of Peace

Jeremiah, the weeping prophet

In Lamentations, the cry for Israel

Ezekiel, He's the call from sin

In Daniel, the stranger in the fire

In Hosea, He is forever faithful

In Joel, He's the Spirits power

In Amos, the arms that carry us

In Obadiah, He's the Lord our Savior

In Jonah, He's the great missionary

In Micah, the promise of peace

In Nahum, He is our strength and our shield

In Habakkuk and Zephaniah, He's pleading for revival

In Haggai, He restores a lost heritage

In Zechariah, our fountain

In Malachi, He is the son of righteousness rising with healing in His wings



He is, He is, HE IS!



In Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, He is God, Man, Messiah

In the book of Acts, He is fire from heaven

In Romans, He's the grace of God

In Corinthians, the power of love

In Galatians, He is freedom from the curse of sin

Ephesians, our glorious treasure

Philippians, the servants heart

In Colossians, He's the Godhead Trinity

Thessalonians, our coming King

In Timothy, Titus, Philemon He's our mediator and our faithful Pastor

In Hebrews, the everlasting covenant

In James, the one who heals the sick

In First and Second Peter, he is our Shepherd

In John and in Jude, He is the lover coming for His bride

In the Revelation, He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords



He is, He is, HE IS!



The prince of peace

The Son of man

The Lamb of God

The great I AM

He's the alpha and omega

Our God and our Savior

He is Jesus Christ the Lord

and when time is no more



He is, HE IS!

Resolutions

Each year when it begins I make resolutions that I believe are needed changes in my lifestyle and I am resolved to stick to them no matter what.  After a few weeks, a few months, those resolutions have gone to the way side.  Later, as I reflect on my intentions for positive changes, I feel remorseful for not having the self discipline to follow through on the resolutions that I made.  It has also left me with feelings that I have failed myself and others.  Feelings of guilt and shame are added in for good measure as well.

With the new year, before I made any new year's resolutions, I started by defining what happens that causes my failure to follow through on those changes.  What prevents me from recognizing my goals?  Recognizing the obstacles and challenges for each situation showed me where the real changes needed to occur first so that I could then successfully reach my goals.
 
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens" Ecclesiastes 3:1

I often think I never have enough time and that there are too many demands on my time.  When will there be time for me to do those things that are important to me?  A lack of time was the first obstacle that I identified.  I took the time to reflect on my daily schedule, my responsibilities, my plans, and I took it to our Lord in prayer.  During my prayer, I remembered the Bible verse in Ecclesiastes 3:1 "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens."  And I asked myself, are you using your time, every moment, to its fullest?  Are you passing time or are you living the moment?

That was an eye opener for me.  It dawned on me that I had developed a irritating, bad habit of putting off when it didn't fit with how I felt at that moment in time.  For instance, I would plan to do laundry when I got home from work; but at the end of my day when my work day finished, I was too tired to deal with laundry.  It could wait one more day.  By the time I actually got around to doing the laundry, it had become a major chore with several loads needing to be washed, dried, folded, hung up, and put away.  And then I would get it folded or hung up, but it would not get in the closets or the dressers because I had exerted so much energy to get it all washed, dried, folded, and hung up.   Another job half-done which left me feeling drained and another failure that I was facing.

It was time to look at this chore from a different perspective, a new mind set so to speak.  If I would take the time to do the laundry when I had one load to take care of rather than permitting it to pile up, it would take less time to get it done.  It would be a ten to fifteen minute job rather than an all day event.  Now, laundry is done one load at a time, and most of the housework has been broken down in the same way such as vacuuming for ten minutes every morning before going to work and dusting done a room at a time before going to bed.  My reward is more "free" time to do those things that I didn't have time to do before that are important to me such as visiting with family and friends.  By using my moments, I gained time for living my life.

First problem solved, so now it was time to look at my second obstacle.  I am overweight and do not get enough exercise.  Not only did this affect how I felt about myself, it also was a health concern.  Weight has always been a problem for me.  I gain weight and I lose weight, but I have yet to maintain my ideal weight.  Why?  There was no easy answer to this one.  Again, I prayed about it.  There was more than one obstacle in my path to success.

"Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price.  Therefore honor God with your bodies." 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

First, I have self-discipline to eat well balanced meals and avoid junk food but only when it is convenient.  If I'm hungry, I want instant gratification.  It is easier to open a package than it is to cook and easier yet to buy fast food rather than preparing a nutritious meal at home.  Time for a change.  If you eat junk, you become what you eat.  Does God want me to be junk?  No!  1 Corinthians 6:19-20: "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price.  Therefore honor God with your bodies."

Secondly, whenever I eat something that I know is junk or I over indulge, I give up trying to lose weight. I failed so I stop trying.  The result is that I continue to gain weight.  Each day is a new beginning!  I may have slipped, but I can begin again.  Stop seeing every setback as an excuse to not go forward.  It was a sure way to sabotage my efforts.  I needed to be kind to myself and quit beating myself up about it.  Accept that I slipped and then begin again.  God forgives us our sins.  He loves us.  He also wants us to succeed.

"You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great." Psalm 18:35 (NIV)

Whatever challenges and obstacles you face, do not feel discouraged.  Do not quit or give up.  Do not feel like a failure or that you have not done enough.  While we all face trials and tribulations that strengthen us, mature us, and shape us into who we are, God never puts on us what we cannot manage for He is always with us.  All things are possible through our Lord.  He will help each of us if we go to Him with our burdens.  With His wisdom and guidance, I will succeed.  On my own, I was floundering.  Once I took it to our Lord in prayer, He saved me, helped me, and guides me to where I need to be.

Start over today by acknowledging that you can't do it on your own but with God's help, nothing is impossible.

Luke 1:37, "For nothing is impossible with God."

Matthew 19:26, "Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

'Me' Time

As all of us know, we at times feel as though life gets us down.  For me, it does not happen often but when it does, I am filled with conflicting emotions that usually are expressed loudly as I vent my frustrations.   My family and friends can attest to my passion! Venting helps me to identify my feelings.  Then I am able to pinpoint what is happening that is within my control to change.

Years ago, a good friend gave me a suggestion that has served me well.  She explained that there are people who live their problems.  We all know people like this who just, no matter what, cannot do anything because they have to focus on the trials and tribulations in their life.  They are stuck in the mire of everyday living.

This soft spoken friend who's quiet demeanor calms as it reassures went on to suggest that since I was becoming a mother for the first time to make a change in my life that would help me if I would commit to doing it every day for the rest of my days.  Simple to say, not always easy to do.

She said 'Give yourself five minutes in the morning before your household wakes up.  Give yourself five minutes every day when you come home from work.  Get on your knees every night before you get into bed and give God five minutes in prayer.'

I have to admit that I laughed at her as she said it.  Not that I found it funny, but that I could not see how this would help me.  What happens in five minutes?  All of my problems go away?  All the answers just magically appear?  What?  Why?  My mind filled with questions on the effectiveness of what she suggested.

As I listened, I learned the specialness of what she was giving to me.  Five minutes in the morning before my household wakes up permits me to have quiet time, to be relaxed, to let go of my problems, to rejuvenate my mind.  It is a a reflective period.

Five minutes every evening when I get home allows me the time to let go of my work day and shift my focus onto my home life.  Letting me shelve my responsibilities and requirements from my employment so that I can transition my mind to my family's needs.

And, five minutes on my knees in prayer every night before I get into bed is one of the foundations of my Christian faith.  I take everything to God in prayer.  I talk to God.  The Holy Spirit fills me and strengthens my faith.  Every day, I say several prayers throughout the day but having this specific time gives me the opportunity to give everything to our Lord.  It has become the most favorite and important part of my day.

Let me tell you, it is not always possible to have my 'five minutes in the morning for 'me' time or my 'five minutes in the evening' either.  I always make time for my five minutes of prayer, no matter what.  Flexibility is possible for the other 'me' times, but I never go to sleep until I talk to God. 

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!  Your problems will stay with you until those problems are resolved.  If you live your problems, you are missing out on those precious treasures that life gives us.  Your family and friends need you to be more than a compilation of your trials and tribulations.  They need all that you can be, to fully share all of you with each of them.

So, simple to say, not always easy to do ... 'Five minutes of quiet time before your household wakes up each morning. Five minutes every evening when you get home from work.  And, most importantly, five minutes of prayer time with God every night before you go to sleep.'  Try it ... live it ... never let go of it.