He Is.....

I am part of a wonderful Bible Study with a great group of ladies. I feel very fortunate to be a part of it because they bring wondeful prospectives and thoughts that I wouldn't think of and they are just a lot of fun to be around. This past Wednesday we just began a new study called Anointed-Transformed-Redeemed and it includes Priscilla Shirer, Beth Moore, and Kay Arthur as the teachers. Priscilla Shirer said this in her lesson and it really stuck with me.

He Is…..
The First and the Last
The Beginning and the end
The keeper of creation
The creator of all
He’s the architect of the universe
And the manager of all time

He always was, always is and always will be
Unmoved, unchanged, undefeated and never undone

He was bruised but brought healing,
He was pierced but eased pain,
He was persecuted but brought freedom
He was dead and brings life
He is risen to bring power
And he reigns to bring peace

The world can’t understand Him
Armies can’t defeat Him
Schools can’t explain Him
And leaders they can’t ignore Him

Herod couldn’t kill Him
Nero couldn’t crush Him
The New Age can not replace Him
And Oprah can not explain Him away

He IS Life,
HE IS Love,
HE IS Longevity and He IS The LORD
HE IS Goodness, kindness, faithfulness

And HE IS GOD
HE IS holy and righteous
and powerful and pure

His ways are right,
His word eternal
His will unchanging
And His mind is on us

He is our savior, our guide,
Our peace, our joy, our comfort
Our Lord and He rules our lives,

I serve Him because His bond is love
His yoke is easy His burden is light
And His goal for us is abundant life.

I follow Him because,
He Is the wisdom of the wise
The power of the powerful
The ancient of days, the ruler of rulers,
The leader of all leaders,
His goal is a relationship with me

He will never leave you, never forsake you
Never mislead you, never forget you,
Never overlook you and
Never cancel your appointment is His appointment book.

When you fall He’ll lift you up,
When you fail He will forgive you.
When your weak He’s strong,
When your lost He’s your way
When your afraid He is your courage,
When you stumble He will steady you,
When your hurt He Is going to heal you,
When your broken He will mend you,
When your blind He will lead you,
When your hungry He will feed you,
When you face trials He Is with you,
When I face persecution He shields me,
When I face problems He will comfort me,
When I face loss He will provide for me,

And when we face death
He will carry us all home to meet Him.

He is everything for everybody,
everywhere, every time,
And in every way.

He is your God
And that, sisters, is who you belong to!

**The preacher who originally preached this sermon was a man named S.M. Lockridge. He was a black Baptist preacher in San Diego. He was born on my birthday 58 years ahead of me and died in 2000. I’m not sure what year he preached the “That’s my King” sermon. Here’s a link to a video that has him preaching. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x5CbZdasMA