From the Inside Out

As my life goes forth day to day there is an overpowering truth that resonates to the depths of my soul and fills this man with a sense of awe that leaves me speechless and amazed.

The Glory of the Lord lasts FOREVER.

One day my life will be drawn to a close. This heart will cease to beat, and my journey will be complete. I will take a stand among the men and women that have traveled before me. There in that place I will witness the presence and majesty of the God that I have yearned to behold all the days of my life. I will finally stand in the midst of the creator; in the courtyard of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. In that place I will join in the chorus singing "Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord God Almighty. "

I cannot begin to understand why the Lord chooses to love us; to continually bestow mercy and love upon the most foolish and stubborn of beings. Oh the treacherous thought of the frequency that this heart has wandered from the truth and commandments of the King of Kings. How foolishly wicked our hearts are apart from the consuming holiness of the great Yahweh. Desperately, and with absolute hopelessness in my own consistency and strength, I hold fast to the promises of God's faithfulness. I know my failures, they are EVER and ALWAYS before me. I have failed innumerable times in living according to the calling which I have recieved; to follow hard after Christ all the days of this life...

One prayer gives me hope. That the faithful and everlasting Lord would consume this man with holiness by the delight of being in the midst of the Almighty. That this man would be consumed from the INSIDE - OUT by the powerful hand of the God who is seated in the heavens. For before I was concieved and after I am gone the Lord has and will always recieve the praise and worship that his Holy name DEMANDS! The Everlasting King and the Light of the Earth will shine when ALL else fades; His Glory and fame will continue throughout eternity.

Let the words of this song be the meditation of our hearts Oh Lord. For YOU are our merciful and loving king, work in our hearts to love you from the inside --> out with every breath that we take until you call us home to behold your awesome and everlasting GLORY.

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A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart, in my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart, in my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

-"From the Inside Out" - Jeff Johnson