Photography by Lindsey, of Gallerie Q.
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling for you and for me;
At the heart’s portal He’s waiting and watching,
Watching for you and for me.
Photography by Lindsey, of Gallerie Q.
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling for you and for me;
At the heart’s portal He’s waiting and watching,
Watching for you and for me.
We can always depend on Jesus to protect and care for us! He is our defender and we can rely on Him in all situations! Photography of the Scottish highlands by Amanda and Lindsey’s father.
Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.’
— 2 Chronicles 20:15b (NKJV) —
Today we are praising the Lord for His wonderful, marvelous grace and for His sacrifice on the cross so that we can be saved eternally. Photography by Amanda’s dear friend Joe Krygier, who has generously contributed to Peace for the Storm.
Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,
Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!
Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured
There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.
Beneath the cross of Jesus
I fain would take my stand,
the shadow of a mighty rock
within a weary land;
a home within the wilderness,
a rest upon the way,
from the burning of the noontide heat,
and the burden of the day
One of our favorite Christian music groups is Glad. Glad is known for their acapella singing and their amazing musical harmonies. The music video below is Glad’s medley of Beneath the Cross of Jesus; Man of Sorrows, What a Name; and We Will Glorify. As you listen to this beautiful music, we invite you to ponder Jesus’ sacrifice for us on the cross and the gift of eternal life that He offers to all who accept Him.
As a blanket of snow covered many of our homes this weekend, our minds couldn’t help but think of the spiritual significance of snow. Even though I live in the South now (where we had flurries, and it still shut down schools), I’m a former New Englander. I have such a clear picture in my mind of the morning after a snowfall, waking up and looking outside my window to see the sun glistening like diamonds on an almost blindingly white blanket of snow covering the ground. Untouched. Perfect. The snow has covered the brown, dead grass beneath, and has turned the bleak world of winter into a scene of sparkling beauty. It seems magical, really.
But what David is pleading for here in the verse that inspired this hymn is not magic. It’s a miracle. We may have made a huge mistake or might be spiritually dead inside. But when that moment of repentance comes, when we awaken to the reality that we can’t do this on our own, and we need the Lord’s help, He is there to cover us in His love. He promises to wash our hearts of sin if we accept Him through the miracle of salvation, and in His eyes we will be as spotless as the snow.